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侏儒

Pronunciation: /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ ɻu³⁵/

“侏儒” is a Chinese word. Its 10 meanings in English:

noun

  1. dwarf; pygmy; midget
  2. minor; child
  3. dwarf who acts as an entertainer or musician for the officials
  4. one who caters to the officials and is in their favour
  5. (alt. form 株檽) short column on the beam
  6. spider

adjective

  1. dwarfish; short in stature
  2. short in stature (due to young age); little

verb

  1. to be discontented with unfair treatment

proper noun

  1. Zhuru (a subdistrict of Caidian district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)

Etymology

Possibly cognate with 蜘蛛 (OC *te to, “spider”), per the dialectal dictionary Fangyan (1st century CE): : Compare the derivation of English midget from midge.

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