Translingual
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Glyph origin
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声) : semantic 足 (“foot”) + phonetic 否.
Etymology
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Cantonese word for "squat":
- Guangzhou mɐu⁵³, Conghua mou⁵⁵, Panyu (Shiqiao) mɐu⁵⁵, Zengcheng pɐu⁵⁵, Shunde (Daliang) mɐu⁵³, Zhuhai (Qianshan) pɐu⁵⁵, Kaiping (Chikan) vau³³, Taishan peu³³, Nanhai (Shatou) mɐu⁵⁵, Jiangmen (Baisha) mou²³, Hong Kong (Kam Tin) məu⁵⁵, Macau pɐu⁵⁵.
Etymology not certain. Perhaps a Kra-Dai substrate word; compare Zhuang maeuq (“to squat”). Others believe this is from 貓 (“cat > to bend; to bend down”), as in colloquial Mandarin 貓腰 (“to bend down”), although this may be less likely due to the semantic mismatch ("squat" and "bend down").
Pronunciation
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Definitions
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踎 (Cantonese)
- to squat; to crouch
踎低,唔准企起身! [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]- mau1 dai1, m4 zeon2 kei5 hei2 san1! [Jyutping]
- Squat down, don't stand up!
- to be stuck somewhere (because of unfortunate circumstances)
佢喺監倉踎咗十年。 [Cantonese, trad.]
佢喺监仓踎咗十年。 [Cantonese, simp.]- keoi5 hai2 gaam1 cong1 mau1 zo2 sap6 nin4. [Jyutping]
- He was stuck in jail for 10 years.
踎喺屋企睇電視 [Cantonese, trad.]
踎喺屋企睇电视 [Cantonese, simp.]- mau1 hai2 uk1 kei2 tai2 din6 si6 [Jyutping]
- to stay at home all day and watch TV
- to muddle along; to drift along
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of
蹲 (“to squat”)
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Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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蹲
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Mandarin
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Beijing
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蹲
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Taiwan
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蹲
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Jinan
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跍堆, 跍蹲, 蹲
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Xi'an
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趷蹴, 蹴, 蹲
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Wuhan
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跍
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Chengdu
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跍
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Yangzhou
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蹲
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Hefei
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蹲
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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踎
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Hong Kong
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踎
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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踎
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Macau
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踎
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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踎
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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䟵
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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踎
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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踎
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Foshan
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踎
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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踎
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Foshan (Shunde)
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踎
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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踎
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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踎
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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踎
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Zhuhai (Qianshan)
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踎
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Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
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踎
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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踎
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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踎
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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踎
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Taishan
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踎
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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踎
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Enping (Niujiang)
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踎
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Heshan (Yayao)
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踎
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Dongguan
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踎, 冬
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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踎
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Yangjiang
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踎
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Nanning
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踎
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Yulin
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踎
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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踎
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Gan
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Nanchang
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跍, 蹲
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Hakka
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Meixian
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蹲, 𨁏
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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跍
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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跍
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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踎
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Conghua (Lütian)
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跍
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Jiexi
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跍
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Changting
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𨁏
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Ninghua
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𨁏
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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跍
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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跍
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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跍
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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跍
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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跍
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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跍
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Hong Kong
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跍
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Senai (Huiyang)
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跍
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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圪蹴, 蹲
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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跍嚕
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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蹲, 跍
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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跍
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Quanzhou
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跍
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Zhangzhou
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跍
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Taipei
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跍
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Kaohsiung
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跍
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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跍
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Manila (Hokkien)
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跍
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Chaozhou
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跍
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Shantou
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跍
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Jieyang
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跍
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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跍
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Leizhou
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跍
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Wu
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Shanghai
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跍, 蹲
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Suzhou
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蹲, 伏
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Wenzhou
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𧺤, 彎
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Xiang
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Changsha
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跍
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Shuangfeng
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蹲
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- (to muddle along): 混 (hùn)
Compounds
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