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牛螕

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: ghu5 bi5
POJ: gû-pî
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

noun: gadfly, horsefly
牛螕

The page shows both a noun 'gadfly' sense (Southern Min/Puxian-Min) and a separate adjective 'stingy; miserly' sense (Taiwanese Hokkien) under the same reading; the noun sense was picked as primary but the adjective sense may also be current in Teochew.

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