雄
Gang Hiog 江煜
discusses the character 雄
|
gê1gê1hou6hou6 |
家家戶戶｜家家户户 |
each and
every family (an idiom): every household |
|
tai5 |
刣 |
to kill, to
slaughter |
|
tai5 goi1 |
刣雞｜刣鸡 |
to kill a
chicken |
|
tai5 gho5 |
刣鵝｜刣雄 |
to kill a goose |
|
gho5hêng5 |
鵝雄｜鹅雄 |
gander, a
bull goose, a male goose |
|
gho5bho2 |
鵝母｜鹅母 |
dame: female
goose |
|
ah4hêng5 |
鴨雄｜鸭雄 |
drake: male
duck |
|
gang1 gai7 |
公個｜公个 |
male |
|
bho2 gai7 |
母個｜母个 |
female |
hiong1 雄
|
êng1hiong1 |
英雄 |
hero |
|
hiong5gao6 |
雄厚 |
strong and
solid, robust |
|
hiong5sim1 |
雄心 |
great
ambition, lofty aspiration |
|
dêg8zi2 |
特指 |
in particular
referring to |
|
hiong5sên3 |
雄性 |
male |
|
dêg8zi2 hiong5sên3
gai7 |
特指雄性個｜特指雄性个 |
in particular
referring to male (animals) |
|
dêg8zi2 hiong5sên3
gai7 ah4 |
特指雄性個鴨｜特指雄性个鸭 |
in particular
referring to male duck |
|
dêg8zi2 hiong5sên3
gai7 gho5 |
特指雄性個鵝｜特指雄性个鹅 |
in particular
referring to male goose |
|
gho5hêng5 |
鵝雄｜鹅雄 |
gander, a
bull goose, a male goose |
|
ah4hêng5 |
鴨雄｜鸭雄 |
drake: male
duck |
A couple of points worth mentioning:
Some male animals are called gou2 牯 like ngiao1gou2 貓牯｜猫牯
for a tom-cat or go1 like de1go1 豬豭｜猪豭
for boar [a male pig]
In Teochew Uê, hiong1 can also mean fast – gian5 hiong1 dih4gian2 行雄滴仔 – walk a little faster
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