屎殼郎
Chinese
stool; faeces | phonetic | phonetic | ||
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trad. (屎殼郎) | 屎 | 殼 | 郎 | |
simp. (屎壳郎) | 屎 | 壳 | 郎 | |
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Etymology
From 屎 (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
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 蜣螂 (“dung beetle”) [map]
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