龜精
Chinese
| tortoise; turtle | energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (龜精) | 龜 | 精 | |
| simp. (龟精) | 龟 | 精 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
龜精
- (Hokkien) cunning and crafty person
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) male prostitute
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) person that wears bizarre or exotic clothing
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 男妓 (“male prostitute”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 男妓, 妓男, 男娼 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 老泡兒, 兔兒爺, 妞兒夾子 |
| Taiwan | 男妓, 牛郎, 鴨 | |
| Lanzhou | 崽娃子 | |
| Chengdu | 㚻子, 鴨子, 兔兒, 吃相飯的, 吃相公飯的 | |
| Malaysia | 鴨 | |
| Singapore | 鴨 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 契弟 |
| Hong Kong | 男妓, 鴨 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 鴨 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 鴨 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 桃脯 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 契弟, 阿倌 |
| Taipei | 龜精 GT | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 鴨, 阿倌 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 屁精, 兔子 |
| Suzhou | 相公 | |
| Jinhua | 雄婊子 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 幺它 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |
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