窟窿

Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(窟窿)
窿
variant forms 窟籠窟笼
窟櫳窟栊
窟弄

Etymology

Disyllabic form of (OC *kʰloːŋʔ, “hole; aperture”).

Pronunciation


Noun

窟窿

  1. (colloquial) hole; cavity
  2. (colloquial, figuratively) deficit; debt

Synonyms

  • (hole):
Dialectal synonyms of (“hole”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 孔洞空洞空穴
Mandarin Beijing 窟窿
Jinan 窟窿
Xi'an 窟窿子窟窿
Wuhan 窟窿窟眼洞洞
Chengdu 窟窿洞洞
Yangzhou
Hefei 窟窿
Cantonese Guangzhou 窿咕窿
Hong Kong 窿咕窿
Gan Nanchang
Hakka Meixian 窿仔窿空仔
Jin Taiyuan 窟窿窟子
Min Bei Jian'ou
Min Dong Fuzhou 空空
Min Nan Xiamen 空口
Quanzhou
Zhangzhou 空口
Taipei
Philippines (Manila)
Chaozhou
Wu Suzhou
Wenzhou 窟窿
Xiang Changsha
Shuangfeng 眼貢

Derived terms

  • 填窟窿
  • 拉窟窿
  • 捅窟窿
  • 窟窿眼
  • 窟窿眼兒窟窿眼儿
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