膠

See also: 胶
膠 U+81A0, 膠
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-81A0
← 膟
[U+819F] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 膡 →
[U+81A1]

Translingual

Han character

膠 (Kangxi radical 130, 肉+11, 15 strokes, cangjie input 月尸一竹 (BSMH), four-corner 77222, composition ⿰⺼翏)

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 993, character 8
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 29841
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1445, character 6
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2109, character 6
  • Unihan data for U+81A0

Chinese

trad. 膠
simp. 胶*

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (翏) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
醪 *ruːw
嫪 *ruːw, *rɯːws
嘐 *ɡ·ruːw, *krɯːw, *qʰrɯːw
賿 *rrɯːw, *rrɯːwʔ
顟 *rrɯːw
膠 *krɯːw, *krɯːws, *kʰrɯːw
轇 *krɯːw
摎 *krɯːw, *rɯw
髎 *riw, *rɯːw
熮 *riws, *rɯːw, *rɯwʔ
廖 *rɯːw, *rɯːws, *rɯws
憀 *rɯːw, *rɯw
豂 *rɯːw
漻 *rɯːw
翏 *ɡ·rɯːw, *ɡ·rɯws
寥 *rɯːw, *rɯːwɢ
蓼 *rɯːwʔ, *rɯwɢ
鄝 *rɯːwʔ
鷚 *mɡlɯw, *rɯwɢs, *mɡrɯw, *ɡrɯw
繆 *mlɯw, *mɡrɯw, *mrɯws, *mlɯwɢ
勠 *rɯw, *rɯwɢs, *rɯwɢ
疁 *rɯw
飂 *rɯw, *rɯws
鏐 *rɯw, *rɯw
僇 *rɯwɢs, *rɯwɢ
瘳 *r̥ʰɯw
璆 *ɡlɯw, *ɡrɯw
謬 *mrɯws
蟉 *ɡ·rɯw, *ɡrɯw, *ɡrɯwʔ
樛 *krɯw
磟 *ruːwɢ, *rɯwɢ
戮 *rɯwɢ
剹 *rɯwɢ
穋 *rɯwɢ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *krɯːw, *krɯːws, *kʰrɯːw): semantic ⺼ (“meat; flesh”) + phonetic 翏 (OC *ɡ·rɯːw, *ɡ·rɯws).

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Note:
  • gĕu/gău - literary;
  • gă - vernacular.
Note:
  • gor1 - vernacular;
  • gao1 - literary.
Note:
  • ka - vernacular;
  • kau - literary.
Rime
Character 膠 膠 膠
Reading # 1/3 2/3 3/3
Initial (聲) 見 (28) 溪 (29) 見 (28)
Final (韻) 肴 (90) 肴 (90) 肴 (90)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division (等) II II II
Fanqie 古肴切 口交切 古孝切
Baxter kaew khaew kaewH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/kˠau/ /kʰˠau/ /kˠauH/
Pan
Wuyun 		/kᵚau/ /kʰᵚau/ /kᵚauH/
Shao
Rongfen 		/kau/ /kʰau/ /kauH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/kaɨw/ /kʰaɨw/ /kaɨwH/
Li
Rong 		/kau/ /kʰau/ /kauH/
Wang
Li 		/kau/ /kʰau/ /kauH/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/kau/ /kʰau/ /kauH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		jiāo qiāo jiào
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		gaau1 haau1 gaau3
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 膠 膠
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		jiāo jiǎo
Middle
Chinese 		‹ kæw › ‹ kæwX ›
Old
Chinese 		/*[k]ˁriw/ /*[k]ˁriwʔ/
English glue glue

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 膠 膠 膠
Reading # 1/3 2/3 3/3
No. 8350 8354 8355
Phonetic
component 		翏 翏 翏
Rime
group 		幽 幽 幽
Rime
subdivision 		2 2 2
Corresponding
MC rime 		交 敎 敲
Old
Chinese 		/*krɯːw/ /*krɯːws/ /*kʰrɯːw/
Notes 校本改目旁

Definitions

膠

  1. glue; adhesive; gum; resin
  2. rubber (material)
  3. to glue; to adhere
  4. sticky; gluey
  5. (Cantonese) plastic
  6. short for 膠州／胶州 (Jiāozhōu)
  7. short for 膠澳／胶澳 (former name of 青島／青岛 (Qīngdǎo))
  8. (Wenzhounese) swim bladder

Synonyms

  • (rubber):
Dialectal synonyms of 橡膠 (“rubber (material)”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 膠
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 膠皮, 橡膠
Taiwan 橡膠, 橡皮
Singapore 橡皮
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 膠皮, 橡膠
Central Plains Mandarin Xi'an 膠皮, 橡膠
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 橡膠, 橡皮, 膠皮
Wuhan 橡膠, 橡皮, 膠
Jianghuai Mandarin Yangzhou 橡膠
Hefei 橡膠
Cantonese Guangzhou 樹膠, 膠
Hong Kong 樹膠, 膠
Taishan 樹膠, 膠
Yangjiang 樹膠
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 樹溶
Gan Nanchang 橡膠, 橡皮
Hakka Meixian 樹仁仔
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 橡膠
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 橡膠
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 橡膠
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 橡膠
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 橡膠
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 橡膠
Jin Taiyuan 膠皮, 橡膠
Northern Min Jian'ou 橡膠, 樹奶
Eastern Min Fuzhou 橡膠, 樹奶
Southern Min Xiamen 樹奶
Quanzhou 樹奶
Zhangzhou 樹奶
Taipei 樹奶
Kaohsiung 樹奶
Penang (Hokkien) 樹奶
Singapore (Hokkien) 樹奶
Manila (Hokkien) goma, 樹奶
Chaozhou 樹奶
Wu Suzhou 橡膠, 橡皮
Wenzhou 橡皮
Xiang Changsha 橡膠, 橡皮
Shuangfeng 橡膠, 橡皮
  • (plastic):
Dialectal synonyms of 塑料 (“plastic”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 塑料
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 塑料
Taiwan 塑膠, 塑料
Malaysia 塑膠
Singapore 塑膠
Southwestern Mandarin Guilin 塑料
Cantonese Guangzhou 塑料, 塑膠, 膠
Hong Kong 塑膠, 膠
Taishan 塑膠, 膠
Kaiping (Chikan) 膠
Hakka Meixian 塑料
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) 塑膠
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 塑膠
Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) 塑膠
Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) 塑膠
Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) 塑膠
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 塑膠
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 塑膠
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 塑膠
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 塑膠
Southern Min Xiamen 塑料
Quanzhou 塑料
Zhangzhou 塑料
Tainan 塑膠
Manila (Hokkien) 塑膠
Shantou 塑料
Shantou (Chaoyang) 塑料
Jieyang 塑料
Wu Shanghai 塑料
Ningbo 塑膠
  • (swim bladder):
Dialectal synonyms of 魚鰾 (“swim bladder”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 魚鰾, 鰾
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 魚尿脬
Chifeng 魚脬, 魚尿脬
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 魚尿脬
Harbin 魚泡兒
Shenyang 魚泡
Singapore 魚鰾
Jilu Mandarin Tianjin 魚泡兒
Tangshan 魚尿脬
Cangzhou 魚尿包
Baoding 魚尿脬
Shijiazhuang 魚泡兒
Jinan 魚泡, 魚飄
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 魚泡兒
Qingdao 魚鰾兒
Central Plains Mandarin Zhengzhou 魚尿脬
Xi'an 魚脯兒
Xining 魚尿脬, 魚漂兒
Xuzhou 魚泡兒, 魚尿脬
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 魚泡, 魚泡兒
Lanzhou 魚泡兒
Ürümqi 魚泡兒
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 魚泡, 魚泡兒
Chongqing 魚泡兒
Wuhan 魚泡, 泡
Guiyang 魚鰾, 魚脬
Kunming 魚尿脬
Guilin 魚泡
Liuzhou 魚脬, 魚泡
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 魚泡泡, 魚脬兒
Yangzhou 魚泡子, 魚脬
Nantong 魚鰾, 魚泡
Hefei 魚泡
Cantonese Guangzhou 魚泡, 魚白
Hong Kong 魚泡
Macau 魚泡
Guangzhou (Panyu) 魚泡
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 魚泡
Guangzhou (Conghua) 魚泡
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 魚泡
Foshan 魚泡
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 魚泡
Foshan (Shunde) 魚泡
Foshan (Sanshui) 魚泡
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 魚泡
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 魚泡
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) 魚泡
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) 魚泡
Zhuhai (Doumen) 魚泡
Jiangmen (Baisha) 魚泡
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 魚泡
Taishan 魚泡
Kaiping (Chikan) 魚泡
Enping (Niujiang) 魚泡
Heshan (Yayao) 魚泡
Dongguan 魚泡
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 魚朵
Gan Nanchang 魚泡
Pingxiang 魚泡
Hakka Meixian 魚泡仔, 魚泡
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) 魚鰾
Dongguan (Qingxi) 魚泡
Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua) 魚白
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 魚鰾
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 魚泡
Heyuan (Bendihua) 魚泡
Wengyuan 魚鰾
Liannan 泡
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) 魚泡
Jiexi 魚泡
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) 魚泡
Changting 魚泡哩
Wuping (Yanqian) 魚泡
Ninghua 魚泡
Yudu 魚泡
Ningdu 魚鰾
Tonggu (Sandu) 魚泡
Ganzhou (Panlong) 魚鰾
Dayu 魚泡
Yangxi (Tangkou) 魚泡
Yangchun (Sanjia) 魚泡
Xinyi (Sihe) 魚泡
Xinyi (Qianpai) 魚泡
Gaozhou (Xindong) 魚泡
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) 魚泡
Huazhou (Xin'an) 魚泡
Lianjiang (Shijiao) 魚泡
Lianjiang (Qingping) 魚泡
Mengshan (Xihe) 魚泡
Luchuan 魚泡
Huizhou Jixi 魚泡泡
Jin Taiyuan 魚泡兒, 魚鰾
Xinzhou 魚脬
Linhe 魚泡
Jining 魚泡
Hohhot 魚泡兒
Zhangjiakou 魚尿脬
Handan 魚泡兒
Northern Min Jian'ou 魚泡
Eastern Min Fuzhou 魚膠
Southern Min Xiamen 魚鰾
Quanzhou 魚鰾
Zhangzhou 魚鰾, 魚噗
Tainan 魚鰾
Singapore (Hokkien) 魚鰾
Longyan 魚泡
Shantou 魚鰾
Shantou (Chenghai) 魚鰾
Haikou 魚鰾
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 魚泡
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 魚泡
Wu Shanghai 魚泡泡
Shanghai (Chongming) 魚泡
Suzhou 魚鰾鰾
Hangzhou 魚泡泡兒
Ningbo 魚泡泡
Wenzhou 魚膠, 膠
Jinhua 魚泡
Xiang Changsha 魚脬
Loudi 魚脬

Compounds

  • 不乾膠 / 不干胶 (bùgānjiāo)
  • 世膠 / 世胶
  • 乳膠 / 乳胶 (rǔjiāo)
  • 亞膠 / 亚胶
  • 以膠投漆 / 以胶投漆
  • 似漆如膠 / 似漆如胶
  • 傳致膠 / 传致胶
  • 冰膠 / 冰胶
  • 凝膠體 / 凝胶体
  • 割膠 / 割胶
  • 動物膠 / 动物胶
  • 合成橡膠 / 合成橡胶
  • 吸膠 / 吸胶
  • 呵膠 / 呵胶
  • 塑膠 / 塑胶
  • 塑膠工業 / 塑胶工业
  • 塑膠布 / 塑胶布
  • 塑膠炸彈 / 塑胶炸弹
  • 塑膠玻璃 / 塑胶玻璃
  • 塑膠花 / 塑胶花
  • 塑膠袋 / 塑胶袋
  • 塑膠貨幣 / 塑胶货币
  • 夾膠玻璃 / 夹胶玻璃
  • 如膠似漆 / 如胶似漆 (rújiāosìqī)
  • 如膠如漆 / 如胶如漆
  • 如膠投漆 / 如胶投漆
  • 孔膠 / 孔胶
  • 密封膠 / 密封胶 (mìfēngjiāo)
  • 寒膠 / 寒胶
  • 對膠 / 对胶
  • 工程塑膠 / 工程塑胶
  • 弓膠 / 弓胶
  • 弦膠 / 弦胶
  • 強力膠 / 强力胶 (qiánglìjiāo)
  • 折膠 / 折胶
  • 投膠 / 投胶
  • 折膠墮指 / 折胶堕指
  • 擦紙膠 / 擦纸胶
  • 擦膠 / 擦胶
  • 擾擾膠膠 / 扰扰胶胶
  • 明膠 / 明胶 (míngjiāo)
  • 東序西膠 / 东序西胶
  • 果膠 / 果胶 (guǒjiāo)
  • 松膠 / 松胶
  • 東膠 / 东胶
  • 東膠西序 / 东胶西序
  • 柳膠 / 柳胶
  • 桃膠 / 桃胶 (táojiāo)
  • 栲膠 / 栲胶
  • 楓膠 / 枫胶
  • 槐膠 / 槐胶
  • 槐膠彈子 / 槐胶弹子
  • 橡膠 / 橡胶 (xiàngjiāo)
  • 樹膠 / 树胶 (shùjiāo)
  • 橡膠樹 / 橡胶树 (xiàngjiāoshù)
  • 橡膠草 / 橡胶草
  • 歙漆阿膠 / 歙漆阿胶
  • 氟碳塑膠 / 氟碳塑胶
  • 氯丁橡膠 / 氯丁橡胶
  • 水膠 / 水胶
  • 泡沫塑膠 / 泡沫塑胶
  • 泡沫橡膠 / 泡沫橡胶
  • 泡沫髮膠 / 泡沫发胶
  • 泥膠 / 泥胶 (níjiāo)
  • 湖膠 / 湖胶
  • 煮膠 / 煮胶
  • 煙膠 / 烟胶
  • 煎膠續弦 / 煎胶续弦
  • 熟橡膠 / 熟橡胶
  • 牛皮膠 / 牛皮胶
  • 牛膠 / 牛胶
  • 玻璃膠 / 玻璃胶
  • 生橡膠 / 生橡胶 (shēngxiàngjiāo)
  • 異戊橡膠 / 异戊橡胶
  • 白膠 / 白胶
  • 白膠香 / 白胶香
  • 皓膠 / 皓胶
  • 皮膠 / 皮胶 (píjiāo)
  • 萬能膠 / 万能胶 (wànnéngjiāo)
  • 秋膠 / 秋胶
  • 穿線膠裝 / 穿线胶装
  • 笨膠 / 笨胶
  • 續弦膠 / 续弦胶
  • 背膠布 / 背胶布
  • 脂膠 / 脂胶
  • 脫膠 / 脱胶 (tuōjiāo)
  • 膠乳 / 胶乳 (jiāorǔ)
  • 膠元蛋白 / 胶元蛋白
  • 膠加 / 胶加
  • 膠化 / 胶化 (jiāohuà)
  • 膠印 / 胶印
  • 膠卷 / 胶卷 (jiāojuǎn)
  • 膠卷兒 / 胶卷儿
  • 膠原 / 胶原 (jiāoyuán)
  • 膠原病 / 胶原病 (jiāoyuánbìng)
  • 膠原蛋白 / 胶原蛋白 (jiāoyuán dànbái)
  • 膠口 / 胶口
  • 膠合 / 胶合
  • 膠合板 / 胶合板 (jiāohébǎn)
  • 膠噤 / 胶噤
  • 膠囊 / 胶囊 (jiāonáng)
  • 膠囊劑 / 胶囊剂
  • 膠固 / 胶固
  • 膠執 / 胶执
  • 膠姆糖 / 胶姆糖 (jiāomǔtáng)
  • 膠子 / 胶子 (jiāozǐ)
  • 膠密 / 胶密
  • 膠州 / 胶州 (Jiāozhōu)
  • 膠州灣 / 胶州湾 (Jiāozhōuwān)
  • 膠布 / 胶布 (jiāobù)
  • 膠帶 / 胶带 (jiāodài)
  • 膠序 / 胶序
  • 膠庠 / 胶庠
  • 膠戾 / 胶戾
  • 膠折 / 胶折
  • 膠拖 / 胶拖
  • 膠掌 / 胶掌
  • 膠捲 / 胶卷 (jiāojuǎn)
  • 膠擦 / 胶擦
  • 膠擾 / 胶扰
  • 膠木 / 胶木 (jiāomù)
  • 膠杯 / 胶杯
  • 膠東 / 胶东 (Jiāodōng)
  • 膠東丘陵 / 胶东丘陵
  • 膠柱 / 胶柱
  • 膠柱調瑟 / 胶柱调瑟
  • 膠柱鼓瑟 / 胶柱鼓瑟 (jiāozhùgǔsè)
  • 膠棗 / 胶枣
  • 膠樽 / 胶樽
  • 膠水 / 胶水 (jiāoshuǐ)
  • 膠水兒 / 胶水儿
  • 膠泥 / 胶泥
  • 膠清 / 胶清
  • 膠淤 / 胶淤
  • 膠淺 / 胶浅
  • 膠溺 / 胶溺
  • 膠滯 / 胶滞
  • 膠漆 / 胶漆 (jiāoqī)
  • 膠漆之情 / 胶漆之情
  • 膠漆交 / 胶漆交
  • 膠漆契 / 胶漆契
  • 膠漆相投 / 胶漆相投
  • 膠漆相融 / 胶漆相融
  • 膠濟鐵路 / 胶济铁路
  • 膠片 / 胶片 (jiāopiàn)
  • 膠片書籍 / 胶片书籍
  • 膠版 / 胶版
  • 膠版印刷 / 胶版印刷
  • 膠版紙 / 胶版纸 (jiāobǎnzhǐ)
  • 膠牙 / 胶牙
  • 膠牙餳 / 胶牙饧
  • 膠球 / 胶球 (jiāoqiú)
  • 膠瑟 / 胶瑟
  • 膠皮 / 胶皮 (jiāopí)
  • 膠皮車 / 胶皮车
  • 膠盭 / 胶盭
  • 膠目 / 胶目
  • 膠着 (jiāozhuó)
  • 膠筏 / 胶筏
  • 膠管 / 胶管
  • 膠粘 / 胶粘
  • 膠粘劑 / 胶粘剂
  • 膠紙 / 胶纸 (jiāozhǐ)
  • 膠結 / 胶结
  • 膠緻 / 胶致
  • 膠續 / 胶续
  • 膠羽 / 胶羽
  • 膘膠 / 膘胶 (biàojiāo)
  • 膠膠 / 胶胶
  • 膠膠擾擾 / 胶胶扰扰
  • 膠膠紛紛 / 胶胶纷纷
  • 膠膠膊膊 / 胶胶膊膊
  • 膠膠角角 / 胶胶角角
  • 膠致 / 胶致
  • 膠舟 / 胶舟
  • 膠船 / 胶船
  • 膠菜 / 胶菜 (Jiāocài)
  • 膠著狀態 / 胶着状态
  • 膠著 / 胶着 (jiāozhuó)
  • 膠萊谷地 / 胶莱谷地
  • 膠葛 / 胶葛
  • 膠袋 / 胶袋 (jiāodài)
  • 膠裝 / 胶装
  • 膠言 / 胶言
  • 膠讓 / 胶让
  • 膠質 / 胶质 (jiāozhì)
  • 膠車 / 胶车
  • 膠輵 / 胶𬨍
  • 膠轕 / 胶𮝺
  • 膠附 / 胶附
  • 膠青 / 胶青
  • 膠革 / 胶革
  • 膠靴 / 胶靴
  • 膠鞋 / 胶鞋 (jiāoxié)
  • 膠餳 / 胶饧
  • 膠體化學 / 胶体化学 (jiāotǐ huàxué)
  • 膠體溶液 / 胶体溶液
  • 膠體物 / 胶体物
  • 膠鬲之困 / 胶鬲之困
  • 膠鰾 / 胶鳔
  • 膠黌 / 胶黉
  • 膠黏 / 胶黏
  • 膠黐 / 胶黐
  • 蜂膠 / 蜂胶 (fēngjiāo)
  • 螯膠 / 螯胶
  • 蟲膠 / 虫胶 (chóngjiāo)
  • 蟲膠清漆 / 虫胶清漆
  • 褐藻膠 / 褐藻胶
  • 西膠 / 西胶
  • 起膠餅 / 起胶饼
  • 超能膠 / 超能胶
  • 透明膠 / 透明胶
  • 鉤膠 / 钩胶
  • 阿井膠 / 阿井胶
  • 阿拉伯膠 / 阿拉伯胶 (ālābó jiāo)
  • 阿膠 / 阿胶 (ējiāo)
  • 阿膠版 / 阿胶版
  • 陰膠 / 阴胶
  • 陳雷膠漆 / 陈雷胶漆
  • 集絃膠 / 集弦胶
  • 雷陳膠漆 / 雷陈胶漆
  • 順丁橡膠 / 顺丁橡胶
  • 食膠蟲 / 食胶虫
  • 香膠 / 香胶
  • 驢皮膠 / 驴皮胶
  • 骨膠 / 骨胶
  • 魚膠 / 鱼胶 (yújiāo)
  • 鰾膠 / 鳔胶 (biàojiāo)
  • 鳳麟膠 / 凤麟胶
  • 鸞膠 / 鸾胶
  • 鸞膠續斷 / 鸾胶续断
  • 鸞膠鳳絲 / 鸾胶凤丝
  • 鹿膠 / 鹿胶
  • 鹿角膠 / 鹿角胶 (lùjiǎojiāo)
  • 麋膠 / 麋胶
  • 麟膠 / 麟胶
  • 黃明膠 / 黄明胶
  • 黃膠 / 黄胶
  • 黏膠 / 黏胶
  • 黏膠纖維 / 黏胶纤维
  • 黐膠 / 黐胶
  • 黑膠 / 黑胶 (hēijiāo)
  • 黑膠唱片 / 黑胶唱片
  • 黑膠綢 / 黑胶绸 (hēijiāochóu)
  • 鼠膠 / 鼠胶

Descendants

  • → Burmese: ကော် (kau)
  • → Khmer: កាវ (kaaw)
  • → Lao: ກາວ (kāo)
  • →? Sundanese: ka
  • → Thai: กาว (gaao)
  • → Vietnamese: keo (non-Sino-Vietnamese)

Etymology 2

Near homophone of the vulgar word 鳩 / 鸠 (gau1).

Pronunciation

Definitions

膠 (Hong Kong Cantonese)

  1. (originally Internet slang) stupid; foolish; dumb
    膠劇／胶剧 [Hong Kong Cantonese]  ―  gaau1 kek6 [Jyutping]  ―  stupid soap operas
  2. (Internet slang) stupidness; stupidity (Classifier: 打 c)
  3. (originally Internet slang, offensive) idiot; retard
    左膠／左胶 [Hong Kong Cantonese]  ―  zo2 gaau1 [Jyutping]  ―  leftard
    巴膠／巴胶 [Hong Kong Cantonese]  ―  baa1 gaau1 [Jyutping]  ―  bus fans with bad behaviours
  4. (originally Internet slang, possibly offensive) nerd; enthusiast
    腳膠／脚胶 [Hong Kong Cantonese]  ―  goek3 gaau1 [Jyutping]  ―  foot fetish
    巴膠／巴胶 [Hong Kong Cantonese]  ―  baa1 gaau1 [Jyutping]  ―  bus enthusiast
  5. (chiefly Internet slang) to act stupidly; to act foolishly

Compounds

See also

  • :o) (commonly associated with the term)

Japanese

Kanji

膠

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. glue
  2. isinglass

Readings

  • Go-on: きょう (kyō)←きやう (kyau, historical)
  • Kan-on: こう (kō)←かう (kau, historical)
  • Kun: にかわ (nikawa, 膠)

Compounds

Etymology

Kanji in this term
膠
にかわ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

From 煮(に) (ni, “boiling”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 煮(に)る (niru).) + 皮(かわ) (kawa, “skin”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) にかわ [nìkáwá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ika̠β̞a̠]

Noun

膠(にかわ) • (nikawa) ←にかは (nikafa)?

  1. glue made from animal hide, tendons, and bone

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja

膠 • (gyo) (hangeul 교, revised gyo, McCune–Reischauer kyo, Yale kyo)

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Vietnamese

Han character

膠: Hán Nôm readings: giao, keo

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