清明龜

Chinese

clear and bright; sober and calm; clear tortoise; turtle
trad. (清明龜) 清明
simp. (清明龟) 清明

Pronunciation

  • Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ca1 mia2 gu1 / cann1 mia2 gu1

  • Puxian Min
    • (Putian)
      • Pouseng Ping'ing: ca1 mia2 gu1 [Phonetic: ca5 mia5 gu1]
      • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: chaⁿ-miá-gu
      • Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰa⁵³³⁻¹¹ mia¹³⁻¹¹ ku⁵³³/
    • (Xianyou)
      • Pouseng Ping'ing: cann1 mia2 gu1 [Phonetic: cann5 mia5 gu1]
      • Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰã⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ mia²⁴⁻²¹ ku⁵⁴⁴/

Noun

清明龜

  1. (Puxian Min) dark green tortoise-shaped Qingming offering
    Synonym: 草龜 / 草龟 (cǎoguī) (Xianyou Puxian Min)

References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “清明龟”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 72.