蛀鼻

Chinese

		termite; to bore (of insects)	nose
simp. and trad. (蛀鼻)		蛀	鼻

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiù-phī / chiù-phīⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiù-phī
    • Tâi-lô: tsiù-phī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciuophi
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pʰi⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiù-phīⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tsiù-phīnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciuophvi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siu²¹⁻⁵³ pʰĩ²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siu²¹⁻⁴¹ pʰĩ³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siu¹¹⁻⁵³ pʰĩ³³/

Noun

蛀鼻

1. (Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) snub nose; pug nose; depression on the middle of the bridge of the nose (usually due to syphilis, tubercles, or external injury)

Synonyms

• 塌鼻子 (tābízi)
• (Xiang) 凹鼻筒

See also

• (Hokkien) 凹鼻