龜毛
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See also: 龟毛
Chinese
[edit]tortoise; turtle | hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar | ||
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trad. (龜毛) | 龜 | 毛 | |
simp. (龟毛) | 龟 | 毛 | |
Literally: “turtle hair”. |
Etymology 1
[edit]Originally Hokkien. It is possibly a reference to 龜毛兔角/龟毛兔角 (guīmáotùjiǎo) ("an impossibility", literally "turtle fur and rabbit horns"), a Buddhist metaphor that describes hollow or specious logic.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟ ㄇㄠˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gueimáo
- Wade–Giles: kuei1-mao2
- Yale: gwēi-máu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueimau
- Palladius: гуймао (gujmao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Southern Min
Adjective
[edit]龜毛
- (Southern Min, Taiwanese Mandarin, of someone's personality) picky; indecisive; high-maintenance (describes somebody with unreasonable expectations)
Synonyms
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References
[edit]- (Min Nan) “Entry #12094”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
Etymology 2
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟ ㄇㄠˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gueimáo
- Wade–Giles: kuei1-mao2
- Yale: gwēi-máu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueimau
- Palladius: гуймао (gujmao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gwai1 mou4
- Yale: gwāi mòuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: gwai1 mou4
- Guangdong Romanization: guei1 mou4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]龜毛
Synonyms
[edit]Variety | Location | Words |
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Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 屌毛 |
Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 屌毛 |
Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 雞巴毛, 雞子毛, 屌毛 |
Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 雞巴毛, 屌毛, 㞗毛 |
Xi'an | 㞗毛 | |
Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 㞗毛 |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 鳩毛 |
Gan | Pingxiang | 卵毛 |
Southern Min | Tainan | 𡳞蔓 |
Jieyang | 𡳞毛 | |
Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 卵毛 |
Wu | Shanghai | 卵毛 |
Shanghai (Chongming) | 卵毛 | |
Suzhou | 卵毛 | |
Danyang | 卵毛 | |
Hangzhou | 卵毛 |
Related terms
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- Chinese terms spelled with 龜
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- Southern Min Chinese
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