躼跤蠓

Chinese

			bones of leg; wrestle	grasshopper; midge; sandfly
trad. (躼跤蠓)		躼	跤	蠓
simp. (𲄚跤蠓)		𲄚	跤	蠓
alternative forms		躼腳蠓／𲄚脚蠓 躼骹蠓／𲄚骹蠓 軂腳蚊／𬧤脚蚊

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lò-kha-báng

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Kaohsiung, Sanxia, Yilan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lò-kha-báng
    • Tâi-lô: lò-kha-báng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: loirqa'barng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ baŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lo¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ baŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Yilan): /lo²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ baŋ⁵³/

Noun

躼跤蠓

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) crane fly (Tipulidae)

   Synonyms: 大蚊, 長腳蚊／长脚蚊

2. (Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) tall person