紅龜

Chinese

		red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular	tortoise; turtle
trad. (紅龜)		紅	龜
simp. (红龟)		红	龟

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): âng-ku

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Hsinchu, Lukang, Sanxia, Tainan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: âng-ku
    • Tâi-lô: âng-ku
    • Phofsit Daibuun: angkw
    • IPA (Lukang): /aŋ²⁴⁻²² ku³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ku⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /aŋ¹³⁻²² ku⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Tainan): /aŋ²⁴⁻³³ ku⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /aŋ²⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴/

Noun

紅龜

1. (Hokkien) red tortoise cake

Synonyms

• (Hakka) 紅粄／红粄
• (Hokkien) 紅龜粿／红龟粿 (âng-ku-kóe), 紅龜仔粿／红龟仔粿

Derived terms

• 紅龜粿／红龟粿 (âng-ku-kóe) (Min Nan)

 

References

• “Entry #5450”, 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.