紅舌狗

See also: 红舌狗

Chinese

		red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular	tongue	dog
trad. (紅舌狗)		紅	舌	狗
simp. (红舌狗)		红	舌	狗
Literally: “red-tongued dog”.

Etymology

From the use of animals on Guinness packaging for exported stout to represent the local distributor of each country (a black dog for Malaysia, a wolf ("red-tongued dog") for Singapore, and a cat for Indonesia).

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): âng-chi̍h-káu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: âng-chi̍h-káu
    • Tâi-lô: âng-tsi̍h-káu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: angciqkao
    • IPA (Singapore): /aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡si(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ kau⁴²/

Noun

紅舌狗

1. (Singapore Hokkien) Guinness Foreign Extra Stout

   Synonym: (Malaysia) 烏狗／乌狗

Descendants

• → English: ang ji gao, ang ji kao