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Chinese
Etymology
Disyllabic form of 孔 (OC *kʰloːŋʔ, “hole; aperture”).
Pronunciation
Noun
窟窿
- (colloquial) hole; cavity
- (colloquial, figurative) deficit; debt
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
孔 (“hole”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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孔, 洞, 穴
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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孔, 洞, 孔洞, 空洞, 空穴, 窿
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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窟窿
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Singapore
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洞
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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窟窿
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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窟窿
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Wanrong
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窟窿
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Xi'an
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窟窿子, 窟窿
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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窟窿, 洞洞, 洞
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Wuhan
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窟窿, 窟眼, 洞洞, 洞
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Liuzhou
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窿
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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窟窿
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Yangzhou
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洞, 窟窿
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Hefei
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窟窿, 洞
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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窿, 咕窿
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Hong Kong
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窿, 咕窿
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Taishan
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孔
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Yangjiang
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窿
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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窿
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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窿
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Gan
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Nanchang
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洞
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Hakka
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Meixian
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窿仔, 窿空仔
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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空
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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空
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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空
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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空
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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空
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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空
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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窟窿, 窟子
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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川
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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空空
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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空, 空口
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Quanzhou
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空
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Zhangzhou
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空口
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Zhangzhou (Changtai)
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空
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Taipei
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空
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Penang (Hokkien)
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空
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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空
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Manila (Hokkien)
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空
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Chaozhou
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空
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Jieyang
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空, 洞
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Haifeng
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空
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Singapore (Teochew)
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空
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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空
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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窿
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Wu
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Suzhou
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洞
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Wenzhou
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洞, 窟, 窟窿
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Jinhua
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窟窿
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Xiang
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Changsha
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洞, 洞子
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Shuangfeng
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眼貢, 洞
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- (deficit): 虧空/亏空 (kuīkong)
Derived terms