摃龜

See also: 𫼱龟

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (摃龜)		摃	龜
simp. (𫼱龟)		𫼱	龟

Etymology

From Japanese スコンク (sukonku, “shutout”), from English skunk.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kòng-ku

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kòng-ku
    • Tâi-lô: kòng-ku
    • Phofsit Daibuun: korngkw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ku⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ku³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ku⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ku⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ku⁴⁴/

Verb

摃龜

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to end up with nothing; to end up with no monetary reward

Usage notes

• Often used to describe situations where a lottery payout goes unclaimed. The Min Nan pronunciation is frequently used when reading aloud or speaking with others.

References

• “Entry #9555”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
• 劉建仁 (2011 May 17) “摃龜（kɔŋʟ-ku）──沒有簽中任何彩金／零分慘敗；吃鴨蛋”, in 台灣話的語源與理據 (in Chinese), retrieved 2016-01-24