豬番

Chinese

hog; pig; swine
 
(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign
(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; surname; place name
trad. (豬番) 豬 番
simp. (猪番) 猪 番

Etymology

Euphemism for 豬腸/猪肠 (de1 deng5), where 腸/肠 (deng5, “intestine”), homophonous to 唐 (deng5, “ethnic Chinese”), is replaced with its antonym 番 (huang1, “non-Chinese”) (Yang, 2004).

Pronunciation


Noun

豬番

  1. (Southeast Asian Teochew) pig intestines (food)

Synonyms

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