套套

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Chinese

to cover; covering; case
to cover; covering; case; cover; (a measure word, a set of something); sheath
 
to cover; covering; case
to cover; covering; case; cover; (a measure word, a set of something); sheath
 
simp. and trad.
(套套) 		套 套

Etymology

Reduplicative diminutive.

Pronunciation

Noun

套套

  1. (colloquial, Jin) methods; ways
  2. (colloquial) old rules; conventions
  3. (colloquial) Alternative name for 避孕套 (bìyùntào, “condom”).

Synonyms

  • (method):
  • (condom):
Dialectal synonyms of 避孕套 (“condom”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 避孕套, 安全套, 保險套, 陰莖套
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 避孕套兒, 套兒
Taiwan 保險套, 衛生套, 套, 套套, 小雨傘 euphemistic, 小雨衣 euphemistic, 小夜衣 euphemistic
Harbin 保險套兒
Malaysia 如意套
Singapore 如意套, 安全套
Cantonese Hong Kong 避孕套, 安全套, 套, condom, dom, dom dom, 小雨衣 euphemistic, 小夜衣 euphemistic, 如意袋 euphemistic
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 保險套, 保險落
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 保險落
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 保險套
Southern Min Taipei sak-khuh GT, 保險套 GT
Shantou (Chaoyang) 避孕袋, 避孕套
Wu Shanghai 套子
Note GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
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