蛀龜仔

Chinese

		termite; to bore (of insects)	tortoise; turtle	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (蛀龜仔)		蛀	龜	仔
simp. (蛀龟仔)		蛀	龟	仔

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiù-ku-á

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiù-ku-á
    • Tâi-lô: tsiù-ku-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciuo'ku'ar
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siu²¹⁻⁴¹ ku⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siu¹¹⁻⁵³ ku⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

Noun

蛀龜仔

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) insect that eats into books, clothing, etc.

Synonyms

• 蠹蟲／蠹虫 (dùchóng)
• (Hokkien) 剪蚻, 剪魚／剪鱼, 剪蟲／剪虫, 剪鼠, 剪魚仔／剪鱼仔