窟窿

Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(窟窿)
窟 窿
variant forms 窟籠/窟笼
窟櫳/窟栊
窟弄

Etymology

Disyllabic form of 孔 (OC *kʰloːŋʔ, “hole; aperture”).

Pronunciation


Noun

窟窿

  1. (colloquial) hole; cavity
  2. (colloquial, figuratively) deficit; debt

Synonyms

  • (hole):
Dialectal synonyms of 孔 (“hole”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 孔、洞、穴
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 孔、洞、孔洞、空洞、空穴
Mandarin Beijing 窟窿
Jinan 窟窿
Xi'an 窟窿子、窟窿
Wuhan 窟窿、窟眼、洞洞、洞
Chengdu 窟窿、洞洞、洞
Yangzhou 洞
Hefei 窟窿、洞
Cantonese Guangzhou 窿、咕窿
Hong Kong 窿、咕窿
Gan Nanchang 洞
Hakka Meixian 窿仔、窿空仔
Jin Taiyuan 窟窿、窟子
Min Bei Jian'ou 川
Min Dong Fuzhou 空空
Min Nan Xiamen 空、空口
Quanzhou 空
Zhangzhou 空口
Taipei 空
Philippines (Manila) 空
Chaozhou 空
Wu Suzhou 洞
Wenzhou 洞、窟、窟窿
Xiang Changsha 洞
Shuangfeng 眼貢、洞

Derived terms

  • 填窟窿
  • 拉窟窿
  • 捅窟窿
  • 窟窿眼
  • 窟窿眼兒/窟窿眼儿
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