摃龜

See also: 𫼱龟

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (摃龜)		摃	龜
simp. (𫼱龟)		𫼱	龟

Etymology

From Japanese スコンク (sukonku, “shutout”), from English skunk.

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kòng-ku

Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kòng-ku
  - Tâi-lô: kòng-ku
  - Phofsit Daibuun: korngkw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ku⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ku³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ku⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ku⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ku⁴⁴/

Verb

摃龜

(Taiwanese Hokkien) to end up with nothing; to end up with no monetary reward

Usage notes

Often used to describe situations where a lottery payout goes unclaimed. The Min Nan pronunciation is frequently used when reading aloud or speaking with others.

References

“摃龜”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
劉建仁 (17 May 2011) “摃龜（kɔŋʟ-ku）──沒有簽中任何彩金／零分慘敗；吃鴨蛋”, in 台灣話的語源與理據 (in Chinese), retrieved 24 January 2016