租屋蟑螂
Chinese
| rent; taxes | house; room | cockroach | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (租屋蟑螂) |
租 | 屋 | 蟑螂 | |
Etymology
Literally, “rental cockroach”.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zūwūzhāngláng
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄨ ㄨ ㄓㄤ ㄌㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zuwujhangláng
- Wade–Giles: tsu1-wu1-chang1-lang2
- Yale: dzū-wū-jāng-láng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuujanglang
- Palladius: цзуучжанлан (czuučžanlan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡su⁵⁵ u⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ lɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
租屋蟑螂
- (Taiwan, derogatory, colloquial) terrible tenant