窟窿

Chinese

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

Etymology

Dialectally preserved disyllabic form of (OC *kʰloːŋʔ, “hole; aperture”).

Pronunciation


Noun

窟窿

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

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of (“hole”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 孔洞
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
Hong Kong 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
Taipei
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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