屎殼郎

Chinese

stool; faeces phonetic phonetic
trad. (屎殼郎)
simp. (屎壳郎)
alternative forms
 
屎殼螂屎壳螂
屎蚵蜋
屎蚵螂
屎克螂
屎哥螂
屎殼螂屎壳螂
屎蚵蜋
屎蚵螂
屎克螂
屎哥螂
屎各郎

Etymology

From (shǐ, “faeces”); the latter two syllables are likely from a dialectal unstressed name for the insect, eventually cognate with 蜣螂 (qiāngláng) (*/k.laŋ/, "dung beetle").

Pronunciation


Noun

屎殼郎

  1. dung beetle

Synonyms

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