金龜子
See also: 金龟子
Chinese
| golden turtle; turtle-shaped handle on a golden seal, or the golden seal itself | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (金龜子) | 金龜 | 子 | |
| simp. (金龟子) | 金龟 | 子 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jīnguīzǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄗˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jingueizǐh
- Wade–Giles: chin1-kuei1-tzŭ3
- Yale: jīn-gwēi-dž
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingueitzyy
- Palladius: цзиньгуйцзы (czinʹgujczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
金龜子
- scarab (Scarabaeus sacer)
- (～科) scarab (Scarabaeidae)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 金龜子 (“scarab”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 金龜子 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 金殼郎, 黃馬褂兒 |
| Taiwan | 金龜子 | |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 金其亮 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 金殼螂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 金殼亮 |
| Guiyang | 金貓貓 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 金各郎 |
| Yangzhou | 金媽媽 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 金巴牛 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 金龜 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 金龜 |
| Quanzhou | 金龜 | |
| Yongchun | 金龜 | |
| Zhangzhou | 金龜 | |
| Taipei | 金龜, 筍龜 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 金龜, 腫米龜 | |
| Kaohsiung | 金龜 | |
| Yilan | 金龜, 筍龜 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 金龜 | |
| Taichung | 金龜 | |
| Tainan | 金龜, 鐵金龜 | |
| Hsinchu | 金龜 | |
| Kinmen | 金龜 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 金龜 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 金蟲 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 金胡蟲 |
| Ningbo | 金蟲 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 鳳鳳 |