土公
Chinese
earth; dust; rural earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian |
just; honourable; public just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (土公) | 土 | 公 | |
| simp. #(土公) | 土 | 公 | |
| alternative forms | 土工 | ||
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thó͘-kong
Adjective
土公
Synonyms
- (Hokkien) 土公仔
Derived terms
Noun
土公
- (Mainland China Hokkien, dated) pallbearer
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) person who prepares and takes care of a corpse and digs the grave
Synonyms
- (person who prepares): (Hokkien) 土公仔