| maggot | grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蛆婆子) | 蛆 | 婆 | 子 | |
| simp. #(蛆婆子) | 蛆 | 婆 | 子 | |
蛆婆子
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蛆蟲 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 蛆蚜子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 蛆蚜子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 屎蟲, 屎坑蟲 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 𫋂仔 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 蠕屎蟲, 屎缸蟲 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 蠕屎蟲, 屎缸蟲 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 屎缸蟲 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 蠕屎蟲, 屎缸蟲 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 蠕屎蟲, 屎缸蟲 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 屎缸蟲 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 屎礐蟲 |
| Quanzhou | 屎礐蟲 | |
| Zhangzhou | 屎礐蟲 | |
| Taipei | 屎礐仔蟲 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 屎龜, 蛆 | |
| Kaohsiung | 屎礐仔蟲, 便所蟲 | |
| Yilan | 屎礐仔蟲 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 屎礐仔蟲 | |
| Taichung | 屎礐仔蟲 | |
| Tainan | 屎礐仔蟲 | |
| Hsinchu | 屎礐仔蟲 | |
| Kinmen | 屎礐蟲 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 屎礐仔蟲 | |
| Shantou | 屎蟲 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 蛆婆子 |
| Loudi | 蛆婆子 | |