# 腌臢
## Chinese
### Etymology 1

Probably related to words for dirty with the shape of /VtsV/, /VnV/, or /VntsV/: 骯髒／肮脏 (āngzāng), 齷齪／龌龊 (wòchuò), 污糟 (wūzāo), 屙糟, 惡濁／恶浊 (èzhuó).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): āza, āngzāng, āngza
    (Zhuyin): ㄚ ˙ㄗㄚ, ㄤ ㄗㄤ, ㄤ ˙ㄗㄚ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jim$^1$ zim$^1$ / jim$^1$ zaam$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): nga$^1$ za
* Jin (Wiktionary): gha$^1$ za$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): am-cham / a-cha / a-cham / an-cham
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: āza
*** Zhuyin: ㄚ ˙ㄗㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: azå
*** Wade–Giles: a$^1$-tsa$^5$
*** Yale: ā-dza
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: a.tza
*** Palladius: ацза (acza)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀä⁵⁵ d͡z̥ä²/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: āngzāng
*** Zhuyin: ㄤ ㄗㄤ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: angzang
*** Wade–Giles: ang$^1$-tsang$^1$
*** Yale: āng-dzāng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: angtzang
*** Palladius: анцзан (anczan)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɑŋ⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: āngza
*** Zhuyin: ㄤ ˙ㄗㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: angzå
*** Wade–Giles: ang$^1$-tsa$^5$
*** Yale: āng-dza
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ang.tza
*** Palladius: анцза (ancza)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀɑŋ⁵⁵ d͡z̥ä²/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jim$^1$ zim$^1$ / jim$^1$ zaam$^1$
*** Yale: yīm jīm / yīm jāam
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jim$^1$ dzim$^1$ / jim$^1$ dzaam$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yim$^1$ jim$^1$ / yim$^1$ zam$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /jiːm⁵⁵ t͡siːm⁵⁵/, /jiːm⁵⁵ t͡saːm⁵⁵/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$㤿憸 / 㤿𪫺 腌臢
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: nga$^1$ za
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋa⁴² t͡sa²/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: gha$^1$ za$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɣa¹¹ t͡sa¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Hsinchu, Jinjiang, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: am-cham
*** Tâi-lô: am-tsam
*** Phofsit Daibuun: amzafm
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /am⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sam⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /am³³ t͡sam³³/
** (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Sanxia, Yilan, Tainan, Magong)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-cha
*** Tâi-lô: a-tsa
*** Phofsit Daibuun: azaf
*** IPA (Kaohsiung, Yilan, Tainan): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sa⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Kinmen, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-cham
*** Tâi-lô: a-tsam
*** Phofsit Daibuun: azafm
*** IPA (Kinmen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sam⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Philippines): /a³³ t͡sam³³/
** (Hokkien: Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: an-cham
*** Tâi-lô: an-tsam
*** Phofsit Daibuun: anzafm
*** IPA (Philippines): /an³³ t͡sam³³/

#### Adjective

腌臢
* (dialectal) dirty; filthy
    From: 1907 CE, Liu E, The Travels of Lao Can
    Shì bì shàng zìjǐ yòng de, āza diǎn, qǐng dàlǎoye bùyào xiánqì. [Pinyin]
    It is our master's own, and he hopes, sir, you will excuse its being slightly soiled.
* (dialectal) uncomfortable; annoyed
* (dialectal) despicable; repulsive

##### Synonyms

* (dirty):
* 不乾淨 / 不干净 (bù gānjìng)
* 惡濁 / 恶浊 (èzhuó)
* 污穢 / 污秽 (wūhuì)
* 骯髒 / 肮脏
* 髒 / 脏
* 髒兮兮 / 脏兮兮 (zāngxīxī)
* 齷齪 / 龌龊 (wòchuò)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 污, 穢, 污穢 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 骯髒, 污穢 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 髒, 腌臢 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 髒, 骯髒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 髒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 埋汰 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 骯髒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 邋遢 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 骯髒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 髒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 髒, 窩囊, 腌臢 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 髒, 邋乎, 埋汰 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 齷齪, 邋遢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 陳 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 髒, 日髒, 骯髒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 髒, 骯髒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 骯髒, 髒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 骯髒, 腌臢 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 髒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 髒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 髒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 挖抓, 髒, 齷齪, 邋遢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guang'an | 挖抓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 挖抓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 拉瓜, 賴 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 髒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 邋遢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 邋遢, 污糟, 涴 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 髒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 髒, 邋遢 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 髒, 膿糟, 拾弄 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 污糟, 邋遢, 揦鮓 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 污糟, 邋遢, 揦鮓 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 邋遢, 骯屎 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 骯屎 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 揦鮓 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 垠 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 污糟 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 污糟, 邋遢 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 邋遢, 揦鮓 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 污糟, 邋遢 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 污糟, 邋遢 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 污糟 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 污糟 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 污糟 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 污糟 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 邋遢 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 邋遢 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 揦鮓 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 揦鮓 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 揦鮓, 邋遢 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 揦鮓 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 邋遢, 揦鮓, 黧貰 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 邋遢, 揦鮓 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 邋遢 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 邋遢 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 賴濕, 鹹濕 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 垠 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 失引, 污糟, 揦鮓 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 污糟, 揦鮓 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 腌臢 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 邋遢 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 雷堆, 雷賴, 齷齪 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 漚紐, 穢 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 累贅 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 囉嗦 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 囉嗦 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 囉嗦 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 烏數 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 烏奴 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 邋遢 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 垃圾 |
| Hakka | Changting | 齷齪 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 屙糟 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 屙糟 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 屙糟 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 齷齪 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 屙糟 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 屙糟 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 垃圾 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 屙糟, 垃圾 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 屙糟, 垃圾 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 屙糟, 垃圾 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 屙糟, 垃圾 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 屙糟, 垃圾 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 屙糟, 垃圾 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 漚紐, 累贅, 囉嗦 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 活柴, 污糟 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 邋遢, 污糟 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 遢邋 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 遢邋 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 邋遢 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 邋遢 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 邋遢 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 日髒, 髒, 腌臢 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 日髒 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 髒 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 污喏, 垃圾 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 污喏 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 污喏 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 垃圾 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 垃圾 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 垃渣, 濫𡞟, 懶露, 五鹵, 齷齪 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 流瘍, 流死瘍, 垃圾, 腌臢, 驚儂, 垃儳, 穢涗, 塕埃 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 腌臢, 兇, 驚儂, 穢涗, 塕埃 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 腌臢, 垃圾, 污漬, 驚儂, 垃圾鬼, 穢涗, 塕埃 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 垃圾, 垃儳, 癩𰣻爛癆, 驚儂 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 垃圾, 腌臢, 癩𰣻, 驚儂 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 垃圾, 垃儳, 腌臢, 癩𰣻, 驚儂 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 垃圾, 垃儳, 腌臢, 癩𰣻爛癆, 驚儂 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 垃圾, 癩𰣻爛癆, 驚儂 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 垃圾 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 垃圾 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 垃圾, 垃儳, 腌臢, 癩𰣻, 癩𰣻爛癆, 驚儂, 流𣻸 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 垃圾 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 垃圾, 腌臢, 癩𰣻 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 垃圾, 腌臢, 驚儂, 垃儳, 癩𰣻 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 垃圾, 腌臢, 驚儂, 垃儳, 癩𰣻 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 垃儳 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 流瘍, 垃儳, 垃圾, 厚穢 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 腌臢 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 垃圾, 鏖糟, 凄疑 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 垃圾, 鏖糟, 凄疑 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 垃圾 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 垃圾, 鏖糟, 凄疑 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 凄疑 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 垃圾, 邋遢 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 邋滯 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 尻髒 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 尻髒 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 污盧 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 齷齪 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 齷齪, 鏖糟 dated |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 邋遢, 齷齪 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 齷齪, 邋遢, 污糟 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 污糟, 齷拉 |
| Wu | Danyang | 髒 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 埲, 邋遢 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 膩腥, 鏖糟, 淟汰, 邋遢 dated |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 鏖糟, 髒 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 遮捏, 鏖糟 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 邋遢, 邋糊 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 派老, 邋遢 |

##### Derived terms

* 腌臢死臢 / 腌臜死臜
* 腌臢病
* 腌臢鬼

#### Verb

腌臢
* (dialectal) to dirty; to make something dirty
* (dialectal) to make it difficult or uncomfortable for (someone)

#### Noun

腌臢
* (dialectal) dirt; filth
    From: Feng Menglong, Stories to Awaken the World, 1627 CE
    Qín Chóng tuō xià dàopáo, jiāng tù xià yī xiù de āza chóngchóng guǒ zhe, fàng yú chuáng cè, yīrán shàngchuáng, yōngbào rúchū. [Pinyin]
    Qin Chong, having rolled up his soiled gown and put it in a corner, lay down once more beside her.

### Etymology 2

* For pronunciation and definitions of 腌臢 – see 奄尖 (“picky; choosy; fussy”). (This term is a variant form of 奄尖).