耳垢

Chinese

		ear	dirt; disgrace
trad. (耳垢)		耳	垢
simp. ^#(耳垢)		耳	垢

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ěrgòu

(Zhuyin): ㄦˇ ㄍㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ gau³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hǐ-káu / hī-káu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ěrgòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄦˇ ㄍㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ěrgòu
  - Wade–Giles: êrh³-kou⁴
  - Yale: ěr-gòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: eelgow
  - Palladius: эргоу (ergou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ koʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁵ gau³
  - Yale: yíh gau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ gau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ geo³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ kɐu̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hǐ-káu
  - Tâi-lô: hǐ-káu
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hi²² kau⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hī-káu
  - Tâi-lô: hī-káu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hixkao
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hi²²⁻²¹ kau⁵³/

Noun

耳垢

earwax

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 耳垢 (“earwax”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		耳垢, 耵聹
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	耳屎, 耳殘, 耳朵底子
	Taiwan	耳屎
	Chengde	耳塞
	Chifeng	耳塞子
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	耳塞子, 耳殘, 耳碎
	Qiqihar	耳殘
	Harbin	耳殘, 耳屎, 耳塞
	Jiamusi	耳屎, 耳殘
	Baicheng	耳塞
	Changchun	耳殘
	Tonghua	耳殘
	Shenyang	耳殘
	Jinzhou	耳殘
	Singapore	耳屎
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	耳碎
	Tangshan	耳朵痰
	Cangzhou	耳屎, 耳碎
	Baoding	耳碎
	Shijiazhuang	耳屎
	Lijin	耳碎
	Jinan	耳碎
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	耳蛹子
	Dandong	耳殘, 耳絨子
	Yantai	耳蛹兒
	Yantai (Muping)	耳蛹兒
	Qingdao	耳蛹兒
	Zhucheng	耳塞, 耳蛹
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	耳塞
	Jining	耳碎
	Wanrong	耳塞子
	Linfen	耳碎
	Shangqiu	耳屎
	Yuanyang	耳屎, 耳垢
	Zhengzhou	耳眵
	Xinyang	耳屎
	Baihe	耳屎, 耳塞
	Xi'an	耳屎, 耳朵屎, 耳塞
	Baoji	耳屎
	Tianshui	耳屎
	Xining	耳塞, 耳屎
	Xuzhou	耳碎, 耳碎子, 耳屎
	Fuyang	耳眵
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	耳屎
	Bayanhot	耳塞
	Lanzhou	耳屎
	Dunhuang	耳塞
	Hami	耳屎
	Ürümqi	耳塞
	Jimsar	耳塞
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	耳屎
	Nanchong	耳屎, 耳糞
	Dazhou	耳屎
	Hanyuan	耳屎
	Xichang	耳屎, 耳結
	Zigong	耳屎
	Chongqing	耳屎
	Wuhan	耳屎, 耳塞, 耳㞎㞎
	Yichang	耳屎
	Xiangyang	耳屎
	Tianmen	耳屎, 耳屎㞎㞎
	Guiyang	耳屎
	Zunyi	耳屎
	Bijie	耳屎
	Liping	耳屎
	Zhaotong	耳屎, 耳結
	Dali	耳屎
	Kunming	耳屎
	Mengzi	耳屎
	Guilin	耳屎
	Liuzhou	耳屎
	Nanning (Wuming)	耳屎
	Jishou	耳屎
	Changde	耳屎
	Hanzhong	耳屎, 耳塞
	Dagudi (Maliba)	耳屎
	Reshuitang (Longling)	耳屎
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	耳屎
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	耳朵屎
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	耳屎
	Yangzhou	耳屎
	Lianyungang	耳塞子
	Lianshui	耳塞子
	Nantong	耳屎, 耳塞
	Anqing	耳朵屎
	Wuhu	耳屎
	Hefei	耳屎
	Hong'an	耳屎
Cantonese	Guangzhou	耳屎
	Hong Kong	耳屎
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	耳屎
	Macau	耳屎
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	耳屎
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	耳屎
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	耳屎
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	耳屎
	Foshan	耳屎
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	耳屎
	Foshan (Shunde)	耳屎
	Foshan (Sanshui)	耳屎
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	耳屎
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	耳屎
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	耳屎
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	耳屎
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	耳屎
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	耳屎
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	耳屎
	Taishan	耳屎
	Kaiping (Chikan)	耳屎
	Enping (Niujiang)	耳屎
	Heshan (Yayao)	耳屎
	Dongguan	耳屎
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	耳屎
	Qingyuan	耳屎
	Fogang	耳屎
	Yingde (Hanguang)	耳屎
	Yangshan	耳屎
	Lianshan (Butian)	耳屎
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	耳屎
	Shaoguan	耳屎
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	耳屎
	Renhua	耳屎
	Lechang	耳屎
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	耳屎
	Sihui	耳屎
	Guangning	耳屎
	Deqing	耳茄, 耳屎
	Huaiji	耳屎
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	耳屎
	Yunfu	耳屎
	Xinxing	耳屎
	Luoding	耳屎
	Yunan (Pingtai)	耳屎
	Xinyi	耳屎
	Lianjiang	耳屎
	Nanning	耳屎
	Nanning (Tanka)	耳屎
	Wuzhou	耳屎
	Yulin	耳屎
	Rongxian	耳屎
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	耳屎
	Hepu (Shatian)	耳屎
	Guiping	耳屎
	Guiping (Mule)	耳屎
	Pingnan	耳屎
	Guigang (Gangcheng)	耳屎
	Guigang (Pingdong)	耳屎
	Beihai	耳屎
	Beihai (Nankang)	耳屎
	Beihai (Yingpan)	耳屎
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	耳屎
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	耳屎
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	耳屎
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	耳屎
Ipoh (Guangfu)	耳屎
Sarikei (Xinhui)	耳屎
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	耳屎
Móng Cái	耳屎
Bangkok (Guangfu)	耳屎
Betong (Rongxian)	耳屎
Gan	Nanchang	耳屎
	Pengze	耳刀屎
	Lichuan	耳屎
	Pingxiang	耳屎
Hakka	Meixian	耳屎
	Dabu (Xihe)	耳屎
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	耳屎
	Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)	耳屎
	Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)	耳屎
	Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)	耳屎
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	耳屎
	Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)	耳屎
	Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)	耳屎
	Boluo (Bendihua)	耳屎
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	耳屎
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	耳屎
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	耳屎
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	耳屎
	Wuhua (Changbu)	耳屎
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	耳屎
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	耳屎
	Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)	耳屎
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	耳屎
	Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua)	耳屎
	Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	耳屎
	Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua)	耳垢
	Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	耳屎
	Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)	耳屎
	Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)	耳屎
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	耳屎
	Jiexi	耳屎
	Luhe	耳屎
	Nanjing (Meilin)	耳屎
	Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang)	耳屎
	Changting	耳屎
	Longyan (Yongding)	耳屎
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	耳屎
	Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)	耳屎
	Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)	耳屎
	Wuping (Zhongshan)	耳屎
	Liancheng (Peitian)	耳屎
	Liancheng (Zhongbao)	耳屎
	Liancheng (Laiyuan)	耳屎
	Yudu	耳屎
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	耳屎
	Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian)	耳屎
	Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian)	耳屎
	Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian)	耳屎
	Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian)	耳屎
	Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian)	耳屎
	Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian)	耳屎
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	耳屎
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	耳屎
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	耳屎
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	耳屎
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	耳屎
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	耳屎
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	耳屎
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	耳屎
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	耳屎
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	耳屎
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	耳屎
	Hong Kong	耳屎
	Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao)	耳屎
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	耳屎
	Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan)	耳屎
	Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian)	耳屎
	Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang)	耳屎
Xingye (Gaofeng)	耳屎
Rongxian (Xiandi)	耳屎
Sabah (Longchuan)	耳屎
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	耳屎
Senai (Huiyang)	耳屎
Singkawang	耳屎
Bangkok (Meixian)	耳屎
Bangkok (Fengshun)	耳屎
Bangkok (Jiexi)	耳屎
Huizhou	Jixi	耳朵屎
	Shexian	耳朵屎
	Fuliang	耳屎
Jin	Taiyuan	耳柴, 耳碎
	Yangyuan	耳塞
	Datong	耳塞
	Xinzhou	耳心
	Lüliang (Lishi)	耳塞, 抵耳
	Changzhi	耳塞
	Linhe	耳塞
	Jining	耳塞
	Hohhot	耳塞
	Erenhot	耳塞
	Pingshan	耳塞
	Zhangjiakou	耳塞
	Handan	耳塞
	Linzhou	耳塞兒
	Suide	耳塞
Jiuxing Yumin	Lanxi	耳朵惡
Northern Min	Jian'ou	耳仔屎, 耳川屎
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	耳屎
Eastern Min	Fuqing	耳屎
Southern Min	Xiamen	耳屎
	Quanzhou	耳屎
	Zhangzhou	耳屎, 耳空屎
	Zhao'an	耳屎
	Taipei (Wanhua)	耳屎
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	耳屎
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	耳屎
	Kaohsiung	耳屎
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	耳屎
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	耳屎
	Yilan	耳屎
	Yilan (Toucheng)	耳屎
	Changhua (Lukang)	耳屎
	Changhua (Yongjing)	耳屎
	Taichung	耳屎
	Taichung (Wuqi)	耳屎
	Tainan	耳屎
	Tainan (Anping)	耳屎
	Taitung	耳屎
	Hsinchu	耳屎
	Miaoli (Houlong)	耳屎
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	耳屎
	Penghu (Magong)	耳屎
	Penghu (Xiyu)	耳屎
	Penang (Hokkien)	耳仔屎
	Singapore (Hokkien)	耳屎
	Manila (Hokkien)	耳屎
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	耳屎
	Pingnan (Sijie)	耳仔屎
	Pingle (Zhoutang)	耳仔屎
	Lechang (Tatou)	耳仔屎
	Yingde (Yuzui)	耳屎
	Yunan (Liantan)	耳屎
	Chaozhou	耳屎
	Shantou	耳屎
	Haifeng	耳屎
	Bangkok (Teochew)	耳屎
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	耳屎
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	耳屎
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	耳屎
	Singapore (Teochew)	耳屎
	Leizhou	耳屎
	Wenchang	耳屎
	Haikou	耳屎
Central Min	Yong'an	耳仔屎
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	耳屎
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	耳屎
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	耳屎, 耳朵屎
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	耳朵屎
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	耳屎
Waxiang	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	耳屎
Wu	Shanghai	耳馬
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	耳末, 耳毛
	Shanghai (Jiading)	起馬
	Shanghai (Chongming)	新人惡
	Suzhou	膜
	Danyang	耳朵屎
	Hangzhou	耳朵惡
	Ningbo	耳朵惡
	Wenzhou	耳朵惡
	Jinhua	耳朵惡
Xiang	Changsha	耳屎
	Xiangtan	耳屎
	Loudi	耳屎, 耳朵屎
	Hengyang	耳朵屎
	Quanzhou	耳朵屎, 耳屎
Xiangnan Tuhua	Dong'an	耳朵屎
Yuebei Tuhua	Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang)	耳屎
	Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang)	耳屎
	Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang)	耳屎
	Renhua (Zhoutian)	耳屎
	Renhua (Shitang)	耳屎
	Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou)	耳屎
	Lechang (Changlai)	耳屎
	Lechang (Beixiang)	耳屎
	Lechang (Huangpu)	耳朵屎
	Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi)	耳屎
	Lechang (Sanxi)	耳屎

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
耳	垢
みみ Grade: 1	あか Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
耳あか

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) みみあか [mìmíáká] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
(Tokyo) みみあか [mìmíákáꜜ] (Odaka – [4])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [mʲimʲia̠ka̠]

Noun

耳(みみ)垢(あか) • (mimiaka)

earwax, cerumen

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
耳	垢
じ Grade: 1	こう Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じこー [jìkóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑiko̞ː]

Noun

耳(じ)垢(こう) • (jikō)

earwax, cerumen

Synonyms

耳糞(みみくそ) (mimikuso)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[SMK5-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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