壽龜

Chinese

		(long) life	tortoise; turtle
trad. (壽龜)		壽	龜
simp. (寿龟)		寿	龟

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siū-ku

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siū-ku
    • Tâi-lô: siū-ku
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siuxkw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siu²²⁻²¹ ku⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siu⁴¹⁻²² ku³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siu²²⁻²¹ ku⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siu³³⁻¹¹ ku⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siu³³⁻²¹ ku⁴⁴/

Noun

壽龜

1. (Southern Min) a kind of food made of flour shaped like a turtle served on birthdays (usually dyed red externally)

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 麵龜／面龟

Related terms

• 壽桃／寿桃 (shòutáo)