摃龜

See also: 扛龟

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (摃龜)		摃	龜
simp. (扛龟)		扛	龟

Etymology

From Japanese スコンク (スコンク), from English skunk. First used in Min Nan.

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): kòng-ku

Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kòng-ku
  - Tâi-lô: kòng-ku
  - Phofsit Daibuun: korngkw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɔŋ˨˩꜒꜔ ku˦˦/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔŋ˦˩꜒꜒꜓ ku˧˧/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔŋ˨˩꜒꜔ ku˦˦/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kɔŋ˩˩꜒꜔ ku˦˦/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔŋ˨˩꜓꜖ ku˦˦/

Verb

摃龜

(chiefly Min Nan) to end up with nothing; to end up with no monetary reward

Usage notes

Often used to describe situations where a lottery payout goes unclaimed. The Min Nan pronunciation is frequently used when reading aloud or speaking with others.

References

“Entry #9585”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
劉建仁 (2011-05-17), “摃龜（kɔŋʟ-ku）──沒有簽中任何彩金／零分慘敗；吃鴨蛋”, in 台灣話的語源與理據‎ (in Chinese), retrieved 2016-01-24

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