土豚
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Chinese
earth; dust; rural earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian |
suckling pig | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (土豚) | 土 | 豚 | |
| simp. #(土豚) | 土 | 豚 | |
Etymology
Calque of Afrikaans erdvark (literally “earth pig”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˇ ㄊㄨㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tǔtún
- Wade–Giles: tʻu3-tʻun2
- Yale: tǔ-twún
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuutwen
- Palladius: тутунь (tutunʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯ən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tou2 tyun4
- Yale: tóu tyùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: tou2 tyn4
- Guangdong Romanization: tou2 tün4
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰou̯³⁵ tʰyːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
土豚
- an aardvark (mammal)
See also
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 土 | 豚 |
| つち Grade: 1 |
ぶた Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
土 (tsuchi, “earth”) + 豚 (buta, “pig”), calque of Afrikaans erdvark (“earth pig”).
Pronunciation
Noun
土豚 or 土豚 • (tsuchibuta)
- an aardvark (mammal)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ツチブタ.
See also
- 土狼 (tsuchiōkami)