紅舌狗
Appearance
See also: 红舌狗
Chinese
[edit]red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular |
tongue | dog | ||
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trad. (紅舌狗) | 紅 | 舌 | 狗 | |
simp. (红舌狗) | 红 | 舌 | 狗 | |
Literally: “red-tongued dog”. |
Etymology
[edit]From the use of animals on Guinness packaging for exported stout to represent the local distributor of each country (a black dog for Malaysia, a wolf ("red-tongued dog") for Singapore, and a cat for Indonesia).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: âng-chi̍h-káu
- Tâi-lô: âng-tsi̍h-káu
- Phofsit Daibuun: angciqkao
- IPA (Singapore): /aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡si(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ kau⁴²/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
Noun
[edit]紅舌狗
Descendants
[edit]- → English: ang ji gao, ang ji kao