屎殼郎

Chinese

		stool; feces	shell	youth
trad. (屎殼郎)		屎	殼	郎
simp. (屎壳郎)		屎	壳	郎

Etymology

From 屎 (shǐ, “faeces”); the latter two syllables are likely from a dialectal unstressed name for the insect, eventually cognate with 蜣螂 (*/k.laŋ/, "dung beetle").

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shǐkelàng

(Zhuyin): ㄕˇ ˙ㄎㄜㄌㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si² hok³ long⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shǐkelàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˇ ˙ㄎㄜㄌㄤˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyy.kelanq
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩²¹⁴ kʰə⁴ lɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: si² hok³ long⁴
  - Yale: sí hok lòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si² hok⁸ long⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi² hog³ long⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /siː³⁵ hɔːk̚³ lɔːŋ²¹/

Noun

屎殼郎

dung beetle

Synonyms

虼螂 (gèláng)
蜣螂 (qiāngláng)
(Min Nan) 牛屎龜／牛屎龟, 屎龜／屎龟

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