蛇王
Chinese
editsnake; serpent | king; Wang (proper name) | ||
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simp. and trad. (蛇王) |
蛇 | 王 | |
anagram | 王蛇 |
Etymology
editThe sense of "slack off" or "lazy" compares a hibernating snake with human.
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: se4 wong4
- Yale: sèh wòhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: se4 wong4
- Guangdong Romanization: sé4 wong4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɛː²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
edit蛇王
- (Cantonese) lazy person
- (Hong Kong) owner of a shop that sells snake soup and catches snakes in the neighborhood (this term is also used in their shop names)
Verb
edit蛇王
Synonyms
editVariety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 偷懶, 躲懶, 偷閒 | |
Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 躲懶兒, 偷懶兒, 脫懶兒 |
Taiwan | 偷懶 | |
Singapore | 偷懶 | |
Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 躲懶 |
Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 躲懶, 隑懶 |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 躲懶, 放蛇, 偷雞 |
Hong Kong | 偷懶, 蛇王, 吞泡 | |
Dongguan | 偷雞 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 偷懶 |
Hakka | Meixian | 偷嫽 |
Xingning | 偷嫽, 怠懶 | |
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 偷嫽 | |
Jin | Taiyuan | 偷懶 |
Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 躲懶 |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 想惰 |
Zhangzhou | 想惰, 想死 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 食蛇 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 食蛇 | |
Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 偷懶 |
Adjective
edit蛇王