山龜

See also: 山龟

Chinese

		mountain; hill	tortoise; turtle
trad. (山龜)		山	龜
simp. (山龟)		山	龟
anagram		龜山／龟山
Literally: “mountain tortoise”.

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): soaⁿ-ku

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soaⁿ-ku
  - Tâi-lô: suann-ku
  - Phofsit Daibuun: svoa'kw
  - IPA (Singapore): /suã⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴/

Noun

山龜

(Singapore Hokkien) country bumpkin; someone who is not well-informed

Synonyms

內山倯／内山倯 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
內山猴／内山猴 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
山猴 (Philippine Hokkien)
怯子 (qièzi)
牛子 (niúzǐ) (archaic)
鄉下人／乡下人 (xiāngxiarén)
鄉佬／乡佬 (xiānglǎo)
野人 (yěrén)
阿土 (ātǔ)

Descendants

→ English: suaku

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