# 曱甴
## Chinese

* 曱甴 (Cantonese)

### Etymology

See 虼蚻.

### Pronunciation

* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gaat$^6$ zaat$^{6-2}$ / gaat$^6$ zaat$^6$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ka$^1$ tat$^{4*}$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gaat$^6$ zaat$^{6-2}$ / gaat$^6$ zaat$^6$
*** Yale: gaaht jáat / gaaht jaaht
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gaat$^9$ dzaat$^{9-2}$ / gaat$^9$ dzaat$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gad$^6$ zad$^{6-2}$ / gad$^6$ zad$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /kaːt̚² t͡saːt̚²⁻³⁵/, /kaːt̚² t͡saːt̚²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ka$^1$ tat$^{4*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰa³³ tʰat̚²¹⁻²¹⁵/
* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some! Particularly: “Mandarin?”

### Noun

曱甴
* (chiefly Cantonese) cockroach (Classifier: 隻／只 c)
* (Cantonese, figurative, derogatory) undesirable person or thing
* (Cantonese, figurative, neologism, derogatory, offensive) protestor; thug protestor [2019–]
    曱甴之亂／曱甴之乱 [Cantonese] ― gaat$^6$ zaat$^{6-2}$ zi$^1$ lyun$^6$ [Jyutping] ― Riot of the Cockroaches (i.e. the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests)
    From: 2020 May 1, 刘志宇 (Liu Zhiyu), 《媒介伦理视角下的微博群体传播研究 ——基于对意见领袖的访谈》 (thesis), Wuhan: Central China Normal University, page 57
    Bǐrú zài Xiānggǎng xíngshì hěn bùhǎo de shíhòu, hěnduō 曱甴 (duì bàoluàn cānyǔzhě de mièchēng) hái hùn dào Wēibó shàng lái, yǒude fǎnchuàn, yǒude gǎo tāmen suǒwèi de wénxuān, zài qiángwài zhè zhǒng cèhuà shì míngmùzhāngdǎn de, dànshì wǒmen zěnme dīfáng zhè zhǒng wèntí mùqián bìng méiyǒu míngquè de bànfǎ. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    From: 2021, 黎恩灝, 警暴心理學（一）：警察製造的非人化暴力, in 《破解香港的威權法治——傘後與反送中以來的民主運動》, page 150
    ze$^2$ se$^1$ kei$^4$ sau$^2$ bing$^6$ fei$^1$ seon$^4$ seoi$^5$ bin$^2$ jik$^1$ kong$^3$ zang$^1$ ze$^2$ dik$^1$ jing$^4$ zoeng$^6$, ji$^4$ si$^6$ zok$^3$ wai$^4$ can$^1$ zing$^3$ fu$^2$ zan$^6$ jing$^4$ dik$^1$ faan$^2$ dung$^6$ jyun$^4$ leon$^6$ seot$^6$, gung$^1$ jin$^4$ gu$^2$ ceoi$^1$ ging$^2$ caat$^3$ wo$^4$ zi$^1$ ci$^4$ ging$^2$ caat$^3$ dik$^1$ si$^5$ man$^4$ si$^6$ kong$^3$ zang$^1$ ze$^2$ wai$^4$ “cyun$^4$ bo$^3$ wan$^1$ jik$^6$” dik$^1$ “gaat$^6$ zaat$^{6-2}$”, jiu$^3$ “daa$^2$ gaat$^6$ zaat$^{6-2}$”. ging$^2$ fong$^1$ jat$^1$ fong$^1$ min$^6$ zoi$^6$ lai$^6$ hang$^4$ gei$^3$ ze$^2$ wui$^{6-2}$ wui$^4$ jing$^3$ ze$^2$ zung$^2$ syut$^3$ faat$^3$ wai$^4$ “bat$^1$ lei$^5$ soeng$^2$”, “bat$^1$ lai$^5$ maau$^6$”, ji$^3$ tou$^4$ daam$^6$ faa$^3$ “fei$^1$ jan$^4$ faa$^3$” dik$^1$ jim$^4$ zung$^6$ sing$^3$; daan$^6$ ling$^6$ jat$^1$ fong$^1$ min$^6$, cin$^4$ sin$^3$ ging$^2$ jyun$^4$ jing$^4$ jin$^4$ si$^3$ mou$^4$ gei$^6$ daan$^6$ dik$^1$ fu$^1$ hot$^3$ cin$^4$ sin$^3$ gau$^3$ wu$^6$ jyun$^4$ wai$^4$ “gaat$^6$ zaat$^{6-2}$ baan$^6$ gau$^3$ wu$^6$”, gaai$^1$ fong$^1$ “jau$^5$ jan$^4$ m$^4$ zou$^6$ zou$^6$ gaat$^6$ zaat$^{6-2}$”. [Jyutping]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
** 2024, “龍的傳人 [The People Of The Dragon]”, 黃明志 [Namewee] (lyrics)‎performed by 黃明志 [Namewee]:
       mùyángquǎn, fǎnzéi gǎzá dōu gěi wǒ jìnlái [Pinyin]
       Calling all the Western shills and roaches

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 蜚蠊, 䗅蜋, 香娘子 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蟑螂, 蜚蠊 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 蜚蠊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 老蟑兒, 油炸豆兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 蟑螂, 小強 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 老蟑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 蟑螂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 蟑螂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 蟑螂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 蟑螂, 老蟑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 老蟑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 蟑螂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 蟑螂 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 蟑螂 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 蟑火螂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 蟑螂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 蟑螂 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 蟑螂 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 蟑螂 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 蟑螂, 油蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 偷油婆, 蟑螂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 偷油婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 灶馬子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 偷油婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 偷油婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 偷油婆, 臊甲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 騷夾 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kokang | 灶麻雞 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 蟑螂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 蟑木蟲子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 蟑木蟲兒 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 曱甴, 小強 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Nanning (Tanka) | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Yangon (Taishan) | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 曱甴 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 煠撥子, 赤膊子 |
| Gan | Pengze | 鍋灶髦 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 蚻 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 油賊婆 |
| Gan | Guixi | 煠撥子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 蜞蚻 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Nanxiong (Zhuji) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 蜞蚻 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 蜞蚻 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Changting | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 虼蚻 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 蜞蚻, 蜞蚻仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 蜞蚻, 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 蜞蚻 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 蜞蚻 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 蜞蚻 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 油蟲 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 蟑油蟲 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 油蟲 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 蟑螂 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 蟑螂 |
| Jin | Linhe | 蟑螂 |
| Jin | Jining | 蟑老財 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 蟑螂 |
| Jin | Baotou | 蟑老財 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 蟑螂 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 蟑螂 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 蚻 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 蚻 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 蚻 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 蚻 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 蚻 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 蚻 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 蚻 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 蚻 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 虼蚻 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 蚻母 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 虼蚻 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 虼蚻 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 蚻母 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 蚻 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 蚻母 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 蚻 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 蚻 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 蚻, 虼蚻 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 灶蚻 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 虼蚻仔 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 油蚻 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 虼蚻 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 虼蚻 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 虼蚻, 灶雞 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 虼蚻 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 蚻 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 蚻 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 蚻 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 臊甲 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 油蟲 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蟑螂, 小強 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 灶鴨 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 蟑螂 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 蟑螂 |
| Wu | Danyang | 蟑螂 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 蟑螂 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 蟑螂 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 膠蚻 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 偷油婆 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 偷油婆 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 油鹽蟲 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 臊甲子 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Dong'an | 油蟲, 偷油婆, 騷家婆 |

#### Derived terms

* 曱甴仔
* 曱甴屎
* 曱甴屋
* 曱甴箱
* 水曱甴
* 飛曱甴／飞曱甴

#### See also

* 暴徒 (bàotú, “thug”), 黑警 (hēijǐng, “(derogatory) police”)