生鉎

Chinese

to grow rust
trad. (生鉎)
simp. (生𰽫) 𰽫
alternative forms 生鍟生𰾝 Cantonese
生銹生锈 Hokkien
生鏥 Hokkien

Pronunciation


Verb

生⫽鉎 (verb-object)

  1. (Cantonese, Zhao'an Hakka, Eastern Min, Southern Min) to rust; to get rusty; to corrode; to oxidise
  2. (Hokkien) to accumulate grime on one's skin

Synonyms

References

  • 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “生鉎”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎[1] (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC
  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “生𰽫”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 456.