小強
See also: 小强
Chinese
small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young | strength; force; power strength; force; power; powerful; better | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (小強) | 小 | 強 | |
| simp. (小强) | 小 | 强 | |
| Literally: “little Keung (given name)”. | |||
Etymology
From a 1993 Hong Kong comedy film Flirting Scholar, in which the protagonist called a cockroach by this name.
Pronunciation
Noun
小強
- (colloquial) cockroach
- (colloquial, figuratively) something difficult to kill or eradicate
- 難打，伊是個小強。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
- From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 46
- [ne̞³³ tã³⁴ ɦi²³ z̥z̩³³ ɦəʔ¹² ɕiɔ³³ d̥͡ʑiã⁴⁴] [IPA]
- It’s so hard to hit, such a nuisance.
难打，伊是个小强。 [Shanghainese, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 蟑螂 (“cockroach”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 蜚蠊, 䗅蜋, 香娘子 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蟑螂, 蜚蠊 | |
| Taxonomic name | 蜚蠊 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 老蟑兒, 油炸豆兒 |
| Taiwan | 蟑螂, 小強 | |
| Ulanhot | 老蟑 | |
| Tongliao | 蟑螂 | |
| Chifeng | 蟑螂 | |
| Bayanhot | 蟑螂 | |
| Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 蟑螂 | |
| Harbin | 蟑螂, 老蟑 | |
| Shenyang | 老蟑 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 蟑火螂 | |
| Jinan | 蟑螂 | |
| Xi'an | 蟑螂 | |
| Lanzhou | 蟑螂 | |
| Ürümqi | 蟑螂, 油蟲 | |
| Wuhan | 灶馬子 | |
| Chengdu | 偷油婆, 蟑螂 | |
| Chongqing | 偷油婆 | |
| Guiyang | 偷油婆 | |
| Kunming | 偷油婆 | |
| Liuzhou | 偷油婆, 臊甲 | |
| Xuzhou | 蟑螂 | |
| Yangzhou | 蟑木蟲子 | |
| Nanjing | 蟑螂 | |
| Nantong | 蟑木蟲兒 | |
| Malaysia | 蟑螂 | |
| Singapore | 蟑螂 | |
| Kokang | 灶麻雞 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 曱甴 |
| Hong Kong | 曱甴, 小強 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 曱甴 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 曱甴 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 曱甴 | |
| Macau | 曱甴 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 曱甴 | |
| Taishan | 曱甴 | |
| Dongguan | 曱甴 | |
| Shaoguan | 曱甴 | |
| Yangjiang | 曱甴 | |
| Xinyi | 曱甴 | |
| Maoming (Xinpo) | 曱甴 | |
| Nanning | 曱甴 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 曱甴 | |
| Penang (Guangfu) | 曱甴 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 曱甴 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 曱甴 | |
| Yangon (Taishan) | 曱甴 | |
| Mandalay (Taishan) | 曱甴 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 煠撥子, 赤膊子 |
| Lichuan | 蚻 | |
| Pingxiang | 油賊婆 | |
| Guixi | 煠撥子 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 黃蚻 |
| Xingning | 黃蚻 | |
| Huiyang | 黃蚻 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 黃蚻 | |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 黃蚻 | |
| Heyuan (Bendihua) | 蜞蚻 | |
| Wengyuan | 黃蚻 | |
| Nanxiong (Zhuji) | 黃蚻 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 黃蚻 | |
| Liannan | 黃蚻 | |
| Jiexi | 蜞蚻 | |
| Luhe | 蜞蚻 | |
| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 黃蚻 | |
| Changting | 黃蚻 | |
| Wuping | 黃蚻 | |
| Wuping (Yanqian) | 黃蚻 | |
| Wuping (Pingyu) | 黃蚻 | |
| Liancheng | 黃蚻 | |
| Ninghua | 黃蚻 | |
| Yudu | 黃蚻 | |
| Ningdu | 黃蚻 | |
| Ruijin | 黃蚻 | |
| Shicheng | 黃蚻 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 黃蚻 | |
| Tonggu (Sandu) | 虼蚻 | |
| Ganzhou (Panlong) | 黃蚻 | |
| Dayu | 黃蚻 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 黃蚻 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 黃蚻 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 蜞蚻, 蜞蚻仔 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 黃蚻 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 蜞蚻, 黃蚻 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 黃蚻 | |
| Hong Kong | 黃蚻 | |
| Mengshan (Xihe) | 黃蚻 | |
| Luchuan | 黃蚻 | |
| Sabah (Longchuan) | 黃蚻 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 蜞蚻 | |
| Singkawang | 蜞蚻 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 油蟲 |
| Shexian | 蟑油蟲 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 蟑螂 |
| Taibus (Baochang) | 蟑螂 | |
| Linhe | 蟑螂 | |
| Jining | 蟑老財 | |
| Hohhot | 蟑螂 | |
| Baotou | 蟑老財 | |
| Dongsheng | 蟑螂 | |
| Haibowan | 蟑螂 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 蚻 |
| Jian'ou (Dikou) | 蚻 | |
| Songxi | 蚻 | |
| Zhenghe | 蚻 | |
| Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 蚻 | |
| Jianyang | 蚻 | |
| Wuyishan | 蚻 | |
| Pucheng (Shibei) | 蚻 | |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 虼蚻 |
| Changle | 蚻母 | |
| Fuqing | 虼蚻 | |
| Yongtai | 虼蚻 | |
| Gutian | 蚻母 | |
| Fu'an | 蚻 | |
| Ningde | 蚻母 | |
| Shouning | 蚻 | |
| Zhouning | 蚻 | |
| Fuding | 蚻, 虼蚻 | |
| Matsu | 灶蚻 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 虼蚻 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 虼蚻 | |
| Quanzhou | 虼蚻 | |
| Jinjiang | 虼蚻 | |
| Nan'an | 虼蚻 | |
| Anxi | 虼蚻 | |
| Yongchun | 虼蚻 | |
| Dehua | 虼蚻 | |
| Zhangzhou | 虼蚻 | |
| Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 虼蚻 | |
| Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 虼蚻 | |
| Hua'an | 虼蚻 | |
| Zhangpu | 虼蚻 | |
| Yunxiao | 虼蚻 | |
| Dongshan | 虼蚻 | |
| Taipei | 虼蚻 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 虼蚻 | |
| Kaohsiung | 虼蚻 | |
| Yilan | 虼蚻 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 虼蚻 | |
| Taichung | 虼蚻 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 虼蚻 | |
| Tainan | 虼蚻 | |
| Taitung | 虼蚻 | |
| Hsinchu | 虼蚻 | |
| Kinmen | 虼蚻 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 虼蚻 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 虼蚻 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 虼蚻 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 虼蚻 | |
| Longyan | 虼蚻 | |
| Zhangping (Yongfu) | 虼蚻仔 | |
| Datian | 油蚻 | |
| Pingnan (Shangdu) | 虼蚻 | |
| Chaozhou | 虼蚻 | |
| Shantou | 虼蚻 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 虼蚻 | |
| Jieyang | 虼蚻 | |
| Haifeng | 虼蚻 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 虼蚻 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 虼蚻 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 虼蚻 | |
| Leizhou | 虼蚻 | |
| Wenchang | 虼蚻 | |
| Haikou | 虼蚻 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 虼蚻 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 虼蚻 |
| Xianyou | 虼蚻 | |
| Min Zhong | Yong'an | 蚻 |
| Sanyuan | 蚻 | |
| Shaxian | 蚻 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Sanxiang | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 臊甲 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 油蟲 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蟑螂, 小強 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 灶鴨 | |
| Suzhou | 蟑螂 | |
| Wuxi | 蟑螂 | |
| Danyang | 蟑螂 | |
| Hangzhou | 蟑螂 | |
| Ningbo | 蟑螂 | |
| Wenzhou | 膠蚻 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 偷油婆 |
| Xiangtan | 偷油婆 | |
| Loudi | 油鹽蟲 | |
| Quanzhou | 臊甲子 | |