刺龍

Chinese

		thorn; sting; prick thorn; sting; prick; pierce; stab; thrust; assassinate; murder	dragon; imperial; surname
trad. (刺龍)		刺	龍
simp. (刺龙)		刺	龙

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiah-lêng

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiah-lêng
    • Tâi-lô: tshiah-lîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiahleeng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ liɪŋ²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liɪŋ²⁴/

Verb

刺龍

1. (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to tattoo

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 紋身 (“to tattoo”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		紋身, 刺青
Mandarin	Taiwan	紋身, 刺青
	Singapore	紋身
Cantonese	Hong Kong	紋身
Gan	Lichuan	紋身
Southern Min	Xiamen	刺龍, 刺鳳, 刺字, 紋身
	Quanzhou	刺字, 紋身
	Zhangzhou	紋身
	Tainan	刺字 GT, 刺龍 GT, 刺鳳 GT, 紋身 GT
	Singapore (Hokkien)	畫尪公
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)