四眼田雞
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田雞眼
Chinese
| four | eye | field chicken; frog; the Chinese edible frog Hoplobatrachus chinensis, syn. Hoplobatrachus rugulosus | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (四眼田雞/四眼田鷄) | 四 | 眼 | 田雞/田鷄 | |
| simp. (四眼田鸡) | 四 | 眼 | 田鸡 | |
Etymology
Called “four-eyed frog” owing to the belief that wearing glasses causes one's eyes to become protruding (exophthalmic, like a frog's) and dull in appearance.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sìhyǎn tiánji
- Wade–Giles: ssŭ4-yen3 tʻien2-chi1
- Yale: sz̀-yǎn tyán-jī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhyean tyanji
- Palladius: сыянь тяньцзи (syjanʹ tjanʹczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sz̩⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄧㄢˇㄦ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sìhyǎnrtiánji
- Wade–Giles: ssŭ4-yen3-ʼrh-tʻien2-chi1
- Yale: sz̀-yǎnr-tyán-jī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhyealtyanji
- Palladius: сыяньртяньцзи (syjanʹrtjanʹczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sz̩⁵¹ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sei3 ngaan5 tin4 gai1
- Yale: sei ngáahn tìhn gāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: sei3 ngaan5 tin4 gai1
- Guangdong Romanization: séi3 ngan5 tin4 gei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sei̯³³ ŋaːn¹³ tʰiːn²¹ kɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Noun
四眼田雞
- (figurative, colloquial, humorous or derogatory) bespectacled person; someone who wears glasses, especially a young person; four-eyes
Synonyms
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 四眼兒, 四眼兒狗 |
| Taiwan | 四眼田雞 | |
| Harbin | 四眼兒 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 四眼兒, 四眼兒狗 pejorative |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 二餅 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 四眼佬 man, 四眼妹 girl, 四眼狗 pejorative |
| Hong Kong | 四眼仔 boy, 四眼妹 girl, 四眼佬 man, 四眼婆 woman, 四眼龜 pejorative | |
| Taishan | 四眼佬 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 四眼佬 | |
| Dongguan | 四眼仔 boy, 四眼佬 man | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 四眼兒 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 目鏡生 |
| Xianyou | 目鏡生 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 四眼田雞, 四眼狗 pejorative, 四隻眼 pejorative, 架樑 |