落屎馬
See also: 落屎马
Chinese
| to have diarrhea; to make a fool of oneself | horse; surname | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (落屎馬) | 落屎 | 馬 | |
| simp. (落屎马) | 落屎 | 马 | |
| alternative forms | 漏屎馬／漏屎马 | ||
| Literally: “horse with diarrhea”. | |||
Etymology
Originally referred to a horse with diarrhea.
Pronunciation
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: làu-sái-bé
- Tâi-lô: làu-sái-bé
- Phofsit Daibuun: laosay'bea
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /lau²¹⁻⁴¹ sai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ be⁴¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /lau¹¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 落屎馬
- (Southern Min) a horse with diarrhea
- (Southern Min) good-for-nothing; useless person
References
- On-line Taiwanese Dictionary
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- “Entry #9955”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.