蝸居

See also: 蜗居

Chinese

		land snail	reside
trad. (蝸居)		蝸	居
simp. (蜗居)		蜗	居
Literally: “snail house”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wōjū, guājū

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄛㄐㄩ, ㄍㄨㄚㄐㄩ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wo¹ geoi¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: wōjū
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄛㄐㄩ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uojiu
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: guājū
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚㄐㄩ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guajiu
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wo¹ geoi¹
  - Yale: wō gēui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wo¹ goey¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wo¹ gêu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /wɔː⁵⁵ kɵy̯⁵⁵/

Noun

蝸居

(figuratively) house as small as a snail's shell
(humble) (my) humble abode

Derived terms

蝸居蟻蛭／蜗居蚁蛭

Verb

蝸居

(figuratively) to live in a small room

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