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窟窿

窟窿

Chinese

		cave; hole	cavity; hole
simp. and trad. (窟窿)		窟	窿
alt. forms		窟籠／窟笼窟櫳／窟栊窟弄

Noun

窟窿

(colloquial) hole; cavity
(colloquial) deficit; debt

Derived terms

填窟窿
拉窟窿
捅窟窿

窟窿眼
窟窿眼兒／窟窿眼儿

Etymology

Dialectally preserved disyllabic form of 孔 (OC *kʰloːŋʔ, “hole; aperture”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kūlong

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄌㄨㄥ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping): fat¹ lung^4-1

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kūlong
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄌㄨㄥ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ku.lhong
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰu⁵⁵ lʊŋ²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fat¹ lung^4-1
  - Yale: fāt lūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fat⁷ lung^4-1
  - IPA ^(key): /fɐt̚⁵ lʊŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵/