土鱉

Chinese

earth; dust; rural
earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian
 
turtle
trad. (土鱉/土鼈) /
simp. (土鳖)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation


Noun

土鱉

  1. Chinese ground beetle (Eupolyphaga sinensis)
  2. (dialectal, figurative) old-fashioned person; one who has seen nothing of life
  3. (neologism) one who has never studied/lived overseas
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation


Noun

土鱉

  1. (Hokkien) alternative form of 塗鱉 / 涂鳖