臊
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Translingual
Han character
臊 (Kangxi radical 130, 肉+13, 17 strokes, cangjie input 月口口木 (BRRD), four-corner 76294, composition ⿰⺼喿)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 996, character 18
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 29955
- Dae Jaweon: page 1447, character 20
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2116, character 10
- Unihan data for U+81CA
Chinese
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 臊 |
|---|
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Small seal script |
Characters in the same phonetic series (喿) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *saːw, *saːws): semantic 肉 (“meat; flesh”) + phonetic 喿 (OC *saːws)
Etymology 1
| trad. | 臊 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 臊 | |
| alternative forms | 𦞣 𦠨 | |
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *saːw (“fat; grease; oil; sweat”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: sāo
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄠ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sao
- Wade–Giles: sao1
- Yale: sāu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sau
- Palladius: сао (sao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: sou1
- Yale: sōu
- Cantonese Pinyin: sou1
- Guangdong Romanization: sou1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sou̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Gan
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: so
- Tâi-lô: so
- Phofsit Daibuun: soy
- Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /so³³/
- Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /so⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: so͘
- Tâi-lô: soo
- Phofsit Daibuun: sof
- Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /sɔ³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chho
- Tâi-lô: tsho
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhoy
- Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰo³³/
- Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰɤ⁴⁴/
- Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /t͡sʰo⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
Note:
- so/so͘ - literary;
- chho - vernacular.
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: cao3 / co1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshàu / tsho
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰau²¹³/, /t͡sʰo³³/
Note:
- cao3 - literary;
- co1 - vernacular.
- Middle Chinese: saw
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*[m.s]ˤaw/
- (Zhengzhang): /*saːw/
Definitions
臊
- (having) the rank taste and smell of meat, such as pork or mutton
- 16th century, chapter 53, in Journey to the West:
- 八戒道：「若這等，我決無傷。他們都是香噴噴的，好做香袋；我是個臊豬，就割了肉去，也是臊的，故此可以無傷。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- Bājiè dào: “Ruò zhè děng, wǒ jué wú shāng. Tāmen dōu shì xiāngpēnpēn de, hǎo zuò xiāngdài; wǒ shì ge sāozhū, jiù gē le ròu qù, yě shì sāo de, gùcǐ kěyǐ wú shāng.” [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
八戒道：「若这等，我决无伤。他们都是香喷喷的，好做香袋；我是个臊猪，就割了肉去，也是臊的，故此可以无伤。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
- 1947, 魯迅, “上海所感”, in 集外集拾遺, page 307:
- (having) the smell like one of urine
- (Cantonese) (having) the smell of milk
- (Cantonese, dated in Hong Kong) to give birth
- (Cantonese) baby
- (Southern Min) fishy
- (Southern Min) meat or fish dishes (as opposed to vegetarian dishes)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 羶 (“smelling or tasting of mutton”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 臊 (“smelling of urine”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 嬰兒 (“baby; infant”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 腥 (“fishy; having a fishy smell”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 腥, 腥氣 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 腥 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 腥 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 腥氣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 腥 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 腥 |
| Hong Kong | 腥 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 腥 |
| Pingxiang | 腥 | |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 臭臊 |
| Jieyang | 臊 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 臭腥, 腥 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 腥氣 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 腥氣 | |
| Danyang | 腥氣 | |
| Ningbo | 腥氣 | |
Compounds
Etymology 2
| trad. | 臊 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 臊 | |
| alternative forms | 𦟄 | |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: sào
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄠˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sào
- Wade–Giles: sao4
- Yale: sàu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: saw
- Palladius: сао (sao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Xi'an)
- Guanzhong Pinyin: sāo
- Sinological IPA (key): /sau⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: sou3
- Yale: sou
- Cantonese Pinyin: sou3
- Guangdong Romanization: sou3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sou̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: cao3
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshàu
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰau²¹³/
- (Teochew)
Definitions
臊
Compounds
Etymology 3
| trad. | 臊 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 臊 | |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: sào
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄠˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sào
- Wade–Giles: sao4
- Yale: sàu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: saw
- Palladius: сао (sao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Xi'an)
- Guanzhong Pinyin: sāo
- Sinological IPA (key): /sau⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: sou3
- Yale: sou
- Cantonese Pinyin: sou3
- Guangdong Romanization: sou3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sou̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
臊
Compounds
References
- “臊”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
- “臊”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2026.
Japanese
Kanji
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
臊 • (jo) (hangeul 조, revised jo, McCune–Reischauer cho, Yale co)
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