漚屎

Chinese

		steep; bubble; froth	stool; faeces
trad. (漚屎)		漚	屎
simp. (沤屎)		沤	屎

Pronunciation

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): àu-sái

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ao³ sai²

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: àu-sái
    • Tâi-lô: àu-sái
    • Phofsit Daibuun: aosae
    • IPA (Xiamen): /au²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /au⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sai⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /au²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /au¹¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /au²¹⁻⁴¹ sai⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ao³ sai²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: àu sái
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /au²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sai⁵²⁻²¹/

Adjective

漚屎 (derogatory)

1. (Hokkien, of colour) faeces-like; ugly

   漚屎色／沤屎色 [Hokkien]  ―  -aù-sái sek [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  ugly color

   漚屎面／沤屎面 [Hokkien]  ―  -aù-sái bīn [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  displeased face; long face

2. (Hokkien, of a person) despicable
3. (Teochew) bad; useless

References

• “Entry #13803”, 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.