蛀蚼仔

Chinese

		rice weevils and other such insects	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
simp. and trad. (蛀蚼仔)		蛀蚼	仔
alternative forms		蛀龜仔／蛀龟仔

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiù-ku-á

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiù-ku-á
    • Tâi-lô: tsiù-ku-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciuo'ku'ar
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siu²¹⁻⁵³ ku⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ku³³ a⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siu²¹⁻⁵³ ku⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siu¹¹⁻⁵³ ku⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siu²¹⁻⁴¹ ku⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

Noun

蛀蚼仔

1. (Southern Min) insect that eats into clothes, wood, books, etc.

Synonyms

• 蛀蟲／蛀虫 (zhùchóng)