牛螕

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Chinese

ox; cow; bull
simp. and trad.
(牛螕)
alternative forms 牛蜱

Pronunciation


Noun

牛螕

  1. (Southern Min, Puxian Min) gadfly
  2. (Puxian Min) miser; penny-pincher

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Adjective

牛螕

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) stingy; miserly

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References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 , editor (2021), “牛螕”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 239.