膠

See also: 胶

膠 U+81A0, 膠 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-81A0 ← 膟 [U+819F] CJK Unified Ideographs 膡 → [U+81A1]

Translingual

Han character

膠 (Kangxi radical 130, 肉+11, 15 strokes, cangjie input 月尸一竹 (BSMH), four-corner 7722₂, composition ⿰⺼翏)

Derived characters

• 𠐋, 㶀, 廫

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 993, character 8
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 29841
• Dae Jaweon: page 1445, character 6
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2109, character 6
• Unihan data for U+81A0

Chinese

trad.		膠
simp.		胶*

Wikipedia has articles on:

• 膠 (Cantonese)
• 膠 (消歧義) (Written Standard Chinese^?)

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (翏) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
醪	*ruːw
嫪	*ruːw, *rɯːws
嘐	*ɡ·ruːw, *krɯːw, *qʰrɯːw
賿	*rrɯːw, *rrɯːwʔ
顟	*rrɯːw
膠	*krɯːw, *krɯːws, *kʰrɯːw
轇	*krɯːw
摎	*krɯːw, *rɯw
髎	*riw, *rɯːw
熮	*riws, *rɯːw, *rɯwʔ
廖	*rɯːw, *rɯːws, *rɯws
憀	*rɯːw, *rɯw
豂	*rɯːw
漻	*rɯːw
翏	*ɡ·rɯːw, *ɡ·rɯws
寥	*rɯːw, *rɯːwɢ
蓼	*rɯːwʔ, *rɯwɢ
鄝	*rɯːwʔ
鷚	*mɡlɯw, *rɯwɢs, *mɡrɯw, *ɡrɯw
繆	*mlɯw, *mɡrɯw, *mrɯws, *mlɯwɢ
勠	*rɯw, *rɯwɢs, *rɯwɢ
疁	*rɯw
飂	*rɯw, *rɯws
鏐	*rɯw, *rɯw
僇	*rɯwɢs, *rɯwɢ
瘳	*r̥ʰɯw
璆	*ɡlɯw, *ɡrɯw
謬	*mrɯws
蟉	*ɡ·rɯw, *ɡrɯw, *ɡrɯwʔ
樛	*krɯw
磟	*ruːwɢ, *rɯwɢ
戮	*rɯwɢ
剹	*rɯwɢ
穋	*rɯwɢ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *krɯːw, *krɯːws, *kʰrɯːw): semantic ⺼ (“meat; flesh”) + phonetic 翏 (OC *ɡ·rɯːw, *ɡ·rɯws).

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): jiāo (jiao¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): jiao¹

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gaau¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): gau¹

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): kâu

  (Hailu, HRS): gau^ˋ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): gau¹

• Northern Min (KCR): gáu
• Eastern Min (BUC): gĕu / gău / gă
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gor¹ / gao¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ka / kau

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ga¹

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹kau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiao
    • Wade–Giles: chiao¹
    • Yale: jyāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiau
    • Palladius: цзяо (czjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: jiao¹
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: giao
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiau⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gaau¹
    • Yale: gāau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gao¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːu̯⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: gau¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kau³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kâu
    • Hakka Romanization System: gau^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gau¹
    • Sinological IPA: /kau̯²⁴/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: gau^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /kau⁵³/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: gau¹
    • Sinological IPA: /kau⁴⁴/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gáu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kau⁵⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gĕu / gău / gă
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɛu⁵⁵/, /kau⁵⁵/, /ka⁵⁵/

Note:

• gĕu/gău - literary;
• gă - vernacular.

• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: gor¹
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: go̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɒ⁵³³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: gor¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɒ⁵⁴⁴/
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: gao¹
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: gau
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kau⁵³³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: gao¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kau⁵⁴⁴/
Note:
• gor1 - vernacular;
• gao1 - literary.
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka
    • Tâi-lô: ka
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kaf
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ka⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /ka³³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kau
    • Tâi-lô: kau
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kaw
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kau⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /kau³³/
Note:
• ka - vernacular;
• kau - literary.
• • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ga¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ka
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ka³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹kau
    • MiniDict: kau^平
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹kau
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kɔ⁵³/

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• Middle Chinese: kaew, khaew, kaewH

Rime
Character	膠	膠	膠
Reading #	1/3	2/3	3/3
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	溪 (29)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	肴 (90)	肴 (90)	肴 (90)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	II	II
Fanqie	古肴切	口交切	古孝切
Baxter	kaew	khaew	kaewH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠau/	/kʰˠau/	/kˠauH/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚau/	/kʰᵚau/	/kᵚauH/
Shao Rongfen	/kau/	/kʰau/	/kauH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kaɨw/	/kʰaɨw/	/kaɨwH/
Li Rong	/kau/	/kʰau/	/kauH/
Wang Li	/kau/	/kʰau/	/kauH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kau/	/kʰau/	/kauH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiāo	qiāo	jiào
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gaau1	haau1	gaau3

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[k]ˤriw/, /*[k]ˤriwʔ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*krɯːw/, /*krɯːws/, /*kʰrɯːw/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	膠	膠
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	jiāo	jiǎo
Middle Chinese	‹ kæw ›	‹ kæwX ›
Old Chinese	/*[k]ˁriw/	/*[k]ˁriwʔ/
English	glue	glue
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	膠	膠	膠
Reading #	1/3	2/3	3/3
No.	8350	8354	8355
Phonetic component	翏	翏	翏
Rime group	幽	幽	幽
Rime subdivision	2	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	交	敎	敲
Old Chinese	/*krɯːw/	/*krɯːws/	/*kʰrɯːw/
Notes			校本改目旁

Definitions

膠

1. glue; adhesive; gum; resin
2. rubber (material)
3. to glue; to adhere
4. sticky; gluey
5. (Cantonese) plastic
6. short for 膠州／胶州 (Jiāozhōu)
7. short for 膠澳／胶澳 (former name of 青島／青岛 (Qīngdǎo))
8. (Wenzhounese) swim bladder

Synonyms

• (rubber):

Dialectal synonyms of 橡膠 (“rubber (material)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		膠
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	膠皮, 橡膠
	Taiwan	橡膠, 橡皮
	Singapore	橡皮
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	膠皮, 橡膠
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	膠皮, 橡膠
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	橡膠, 橡皮, 膠皮
	Wuhan	橡膠, 橡皮, 膠
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	橡膠
	Hefei	橡膠
Cantonese	Guangzhou	樹膠, 膠
	Hong Kong	樹膠, 膠
	Taishan	樹膠, 膠
	Yangjiang	樹膠
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	樹溶
Gan	Nanchang	橡膠, 橡皮
Hakka	Meixian	樹仁仔
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	橡膠
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	橡膠
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	橡膠
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	橡膠
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	橡膠
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	橡膠
Jin	Taiyuan	膠皮, 橡膠
Northern Min	Jian'ou	橡膠, 樹奶
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	橡膠, 樹奶
Southern Min	Xiamen	樹奶
	Quanzhou	樹奶
	Zhangzhou	樹奶
	Taipei	樹奶
	Kaohsiung	樹奶
	Penang (Hokkien)	樹奶
	Singapore (Hokkien)	樹奶
	Manila (Hokkien)	goma, 樹奶
	Chaozhou	樹奶
Wu	Suzhou	橡膠, 橡皮
	Wenzhou	橡皮
Xiang	Changsha	橡膠, 橡皮
	Shuangfeng	橡膠, 橡皮

• (plastic):

Dialectal synonyms of 塑料 (“plastic”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		塑料
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	塑料
	Taiwan	塑膠, 塑料
	Malaysia	塑膠
	Singapore	塑膠
Southwestern Mandarin	Guilin	塑料
Cantonese	Guangzhou	塑料, 塑膠, 膠
	Hong Kong	塑膠, 膠
	Taishan	塑膠, 膠
	Kaiping (Chikan)	膠
Hakka	Meixian	塑料
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	塑膠
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	塑膠
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	塑膠
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	塑膠
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	塑膠
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	塑膠
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	塑膠
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	塑膠
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	塑膠
Southern Min	Xiamen	塑料
	Quanzhou	塑料
	Zhangzhou	塑料
	Tainan	塑膠
	Manila (Hokkien)	塑膠
	Shantou	塑料
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	塑料
	Jieyang	塑料
Wu	Shanghai	塑料
	Ningbo	塑膠

• (swim bladder):

Dialectal synonyms of 魚鰾 (“swim bladder”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		魚鰾, 鰾
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	魚尿脬
	Chifeng	魚脬, 魚尿脬
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	魚尿脬
	Harbin	魚泡兒
	Shenyang	魚泡
	Singapore	魚鰾
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	魚泡兒
	Tangshan	魚尿脬
	Cangzhou	魚尿包
	Baoding	魚尿脬
	Shijiazhuang	魚泡兒
	Jinan	魚泡, 魚飄
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	魚泡兒
	Qingdao	魚鰾兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Zhengzhou	魚尿脬
	Xi'an	魚脯兒
	Xining	魚尿脬, 魚漂兒
	Xuzhou	魚泡兒, 魚尿脬
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	魚泡, 魚泡兒
	Lanzhou	魚泡兒
	Ürümqi	魚泡兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	魚泡, 魚泡兒
	Chongqing	魚泡兒
	Wuhan	魚泡, 泡
	Guiyang	魚鰾, 魚脬
	Kunming	魚尿脬
	Guilin	魚泡
	Liuzhou	魚脬, 魚泡
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	魚泡泡, 魚脬兒
	Yangzhou	魚泡子, 魚脬
	Nantong	魚鰾, 魚泡
	Hefei	魚泡
Cantonese	Guangzhou	魚泡, 魚白
	Hong Kong	魚泡
	Macau	魚泡
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	魚泡
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	魚泡
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	魚泡
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	魚泡
	Foshan	魚泡
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	魚泡
	Foshan (Shunde)	魚泡
	Foshan (Sanshui)	魚泡
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	魚泡
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	魚泡
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	魚泡
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	魚泡
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	魚泡
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	魚泡
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	魚泡
	Taishan	魚泡
	Kaiping (Chikan)	魚泡
	Enping (Niujiang)	魚泡
	Heshan (Yayao)	魚泡
	Dongguan	魚泡
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	魚朵
Gan	Nanchang	魚泡
	Pingxiang	魚泡
Hakka	Meixian	魚泡仔, 魚泡
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	魚鰾
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	魚泡
	Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)	魚白
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	魚鰾
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	魚泡
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	魚泡
	Wengyuan	魚鰾
	Liannan	泡
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	魚泡
	Jiexi	魚泡
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	魚泡
	Changting	魚泡哩
	Wuping (Yanqian)	魚泡
	Ninghua	魚泡
	Yudu	魚泡
	Ningdu	魚鰾
	Tonggu (Sandu)	魚泡
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	魚鰾
	Dayu	魚泡
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	魚泡
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	魚泡
	Xinyi (Sihe)	魚泡
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	魚泡
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	魚泡
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	魚泡
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	魚泡
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	魚泡
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	魚泡
	Mengshan (Xihe)	魚泡
	Luchuan	魚泡
Huizhou	Jixi	魚泡泡
Jin	Taiyuan	魚泡兒, 魚鰾
	Xinzhou	魚脬
	Linhe	魚泡
	Jining	魚泡
	Hohhot	魚泡兒
	Zhangjiakou	魚尿脬
	Handan	魚泡兒
Northern Min	Jian'ou	魚泡
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	魚膠
Southern Min	Xiamen	魚鰾
	Quanzhou	魚鰾
	Zhangzhou	魚鰾, 魚噗
	Tainan	魚鰾
	Singapore (Hokkien)	魚鰾
	Longyan	魚泡
	Shantou	魚鰾
	Shantou (Chenghai)	魚鰾
	Haikou	魚鰾
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	魚泡
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	魚泡
Wu	Shanghai	魚泡泡
	Shanghai (Chongming)	魚泡
	Suzhou	魚鰾鰾
	Hangzhou	魚泡泡兒
	Ningbo	魚泡泡
	Wenzhou	魚膠, 膠
	Jinhua	魚泡
Xiang	Changsha	魚脬
	Loudi	魚脬

Compounds

• 不乾膠 / 不干胶 (bùgānjiāo)
• 世膠 / 世胶
• 乳膠 / 乳胶 (rǔjiāo)
• 亞膠 / 亚胶
• 以膠投漆 / 以胶投漆
• 似漆如膠 / 似漆如胶
• 傳致膠 / 传致胶
• 冰膠 / 冰胶
• 凝膠體 / 凝胶体
• 割膠 / 割胶
• 動物膠 / 动物胶
• 合成橡膠 / 合成橡胶
• 吸膠 / 吸胶
• 呵膠 / 呵胶
• 塑膠 / 塑胶
• 塑膠工業 / 塑胶工业
• 塑膠布 / 塑胶布
• 塑膠炸彈 / 塑胶炸弹
• 塑膠玻璃 / 塑胶玻璃
• 塑膠花 / 塑胶花
• 塑膠袋 / 塑胶袋
• 塑膠貨幣 / 塑胶货币
• 夾膠玻璃 / 夹胶玻璃
• 如膠似漆 / 如胶似漆 (rújiāosìqī)
• 如膠如漆 / 如胶如漆
• 如膠投漆 / 如胶投漆
• 孔膠 / 孔胶
• 密封膠 / 密封胶 (mìfēngjiāo)
• 寒膠 / 寒胶
• 對膠 / 对胶
• 工程塑膠 / 工程塑胶
• 弓膠 / 弓胶
• 弦膠 / 弦胶
• 強力膠 / 强力胶 (qiánglìjiāo)
• 折膠 / 折胶
• 投膠 / 投胶
• 折膠墮指 / 折胶堕指
• 擦紙膠 / 擦纸胶
• 擦膠 / 擦胶
• 擾擾膠膠 / 扰扰胶胶
• 明膠 / 明胶 (míngjiāo)
• 東序西膠 / 东序西胶
• 果膠 / 果胶 (guǒjiāo)
• 松膠 / 松胶
• 東膠 / 东胶
• 東膠西序 / 东胶西序
• 柳膠 / 柳胶
• 桃膠 / 桃胶 (táojiāo)
• 栲膠 / 栲胶
• 楓膠 / 枫胶
• 槐膠 / 槐胶
• 槐膠彈子 / 槐胶弹子
• 橡膠 / 橡胶 (xiàngjiāo)
• 樹膠 / 树胶 (shùjiāo)
• 橡膠樹 / 橡胶树 (xiàngjiāoshù)
• 橡膠草 / 橡胶草
• 歙漆阿膠 / 歙漆阿胶
• 氟碳塑膠 / 氟碳塑胶
• 氯丁橡膠 / 氯丁橡胶
• 水膠 / 水胶
• 泡沫塑膠 / 泡沫塑胶
• 泡沫橡膠 / 泡沫橡胶
• 泡沫髮膠 / 泡沫发胶
• 泥膠 / 泥胶 (níjiāo)
• 湖膠 / 湖胶
• 煮膠 / 煮胶
• 煙膠 / 烟胶
• 煎膠續弦 / 煎胶续弦
• 熟橡膠 / 熟橡胶
• 牛皮膠 / 牛皮胶
• 牛膠 / 牛胶
• 玻璃膠 / 玻璃胶
• 生橡膠 / 生橡胶 (shēngxiàngjiāo)
• 異戊橡膠 / 异戊橡胶
• 白膠 / 白胶
• 白膠香 / 白胶香
• 皓膠 / 皓胶
• 皮膠 / 皮胶 (píjiāo)
• 萬能膠 / 万能胶 (wànnéngjiāo)
• 秋膠 / 秋胶
• 穿線膠裝 / 穿线胶装
• 笨膠 / 笨胶
• 續弦膠 / 续弦胶
• 背膠布 / 背胶布
• 脂膠 / 脂胶
• 脫膠 / 脱胶 (tuōjiāo)
• 膠乳 / 胶乳 (jiāorǔ)
• 膠元蛋白 / 胶元蛋白
• 膠加 / 胶加
• 膠化 / 胶化 (jiāohuà)
• 膠印 / 胶印
• 膠卷 / 胶卷 (jiāojuǎn)
• 膠卷兒 / 胶卷儿
• 膠原 / 胶原 (jiāoyuán)
• 膠原病 / 胶原病 (jiāoyuánbìng)
• 膠原蛋白 / 胶原蛋白 (jiāoyuán dànbái)
• 膠口 / 胶口
• 膠合 / 胶合
• 膠合板 / 胶合板 (jiāohébǎn)
• 膠噤 / 胶噤
• 膠囊 / 胶囊 (jiāonáng)
• 膠囊劑 / 胶囊剂
• 膠固 / 胶固
• 膠執 / 胶执
• 膠姆糖 / 胶姆糖 (jiāomǔtáng)
• 膠子 / 胶子 (jiāozǐ)
• 膠密 / 胶密
• 膠州 / 胶州 (Jiāozhōu)
• 膠州灣 / 胶州湾 (Jiāozhōuwān)
• 膠布 / 胶布 (jiāobù)
• 膠帶 / 胶带 (jiāodài)
• 膠序 / 胶序
• 膠庠 / 胶庠
• 膠戾 / 胶戾
• 膠折 / 胶折
• 膠拖 / 胶拖
• 膠掌 / 胶掌
• 膠捲 / 胶卷 (jiāojuǎn)
• 膠擦 / 胶擦
• 膠擾 / 胶扰
• 膠木 / 胶木 (jiāomù)
• 膠杯 / 胶杯
• 膠東 / 胶东 (Jiāodōng)
• 膠東丘陵 / 胶东丘陵
• 膠柱 / 胶柱
• 膠柱調瑟 / 胶柱调瑟
• 膠柱鼓瑟 / 胶柱鼓瑟 (jiāozhùgǔsè)
• 膠棗 / 胶枣
• 膠樽 / 胶樽
• 膠水 / 胶水 (jiāoshuǐ)
• 膠水兒 / 胶水儿
• 膠泥 / 胶泥
• 膠清 / 胶清
• 膠淤 / 胶淤
• 膠淺 / 胶浅
• 膠溺 / 胶溺
• 膠滯 / 胶滞
• 膠漆 / 胶漆 (jiāoqī)
• 膠漆之情 / 胶漆之情
• 膠漆交 / 胶漆交
• 膠漆契 / 胶漆契
• 膠漆相投 / 胶漆相投
• 膠漆相融 / 胶漆相融
• 膠濟鐵路 / 胶济铁路
• 膠片 / 胶片 (jiāopiàn)
• 膠片書籍 / 胶片书籍
• 膠版 / 胶版
• 膠版印刷 / 胶版印刷
• 膠版紙 / 胶版纸 (jiāobǎnzhǐ)
• 膠牙 / 胶牙
• 膠牙餳 / 胶牙饧
• 膠球 / 胶球 (jiāoqiú)
• 膠瑟 / 胶瑟
• 膠皮 / 胶皮 (jiāopí)
• 膠皮車 / 胶皮车
• 膠盭 / 胶盭
• 膠目 / 胶目
• 膠着 (jiāozhuó)
• 膠筏 / 胶筏
• 膠管 / 胶管
• 膠粘 / 胶粘
• 膠粘劑 / 胶粘剂
• 膠紙 / 胶纸 (jiāozhǐ)
• 膠結 / 胶结
• 膠緻 / 胶致
• 膠續 / 胶续
• 膠羽 / 胶羽
• 膘膠 / 膘胶 (biàojiāo)
• 膠膠 / 胶胶
• 膠膠擾擾 / 胶胶扰扰
• 膠膠紛紛 / 胶胶纷纷
• 膠膠膊膊 / 胶胶膊膊
• 膠膠角角 / 胶胶角角
• 膠致 / 胶致
• 膠舟 / 胶舟
• 膠船 / 胶船
• 膠菜 / 胶菜 (Jiāocài)
• 膠著狀態 / 胶着状态
• 膠著 / 胶着 (jiāozhuó)
• 膠萊谷地 / 胶莱谷地
• 膠葛 / 胶葛
• 膠袋 / 胶袋 (jiāodài)
• 膠裝 / 胶装
• 膠言 / 胶言
• 膠讓 / 胶让
• 膠質 / 胶质 (jiāozhì)
• 膠車 / 胶车
• 膠輵 / 胶𬨍
• 膠轕 / 胶𮝺
• 膠附 / 胶附
• 膠青 / 胶青
• 膠革 / 胶革
• 膠靴 / 胶靴
• 膠鞋 / 胶鞋 (jiāoxié)
• 膠餳 / 胶饧
• 膠體化學 / 胶体化学 (jiāotǐ huàxué)
• 膠體溶液 / 胶体溶液
• 膠體物 / 胶体物
• 膠鬲之困 / 胶鬲之困
• 膠鰾 / 胶鳔
• 膠黌 / 胶黉
• 膠黏 / 胶黏
• 膠黐 / 胶黐
• 蜂膠 / 蜂胶 (fēngjiāo)
• 螯膠 / 螯胶
• 蟲膠 / 虫胶 (chóngjiāo)
• 蟲膠清漆 / 虫胶清漆
• 褐藻膠 / 褐藻胶
• 西膠 / 西胶
• 起膠餅 / 起胶饼
• 超能膠 / 超能胶
• 透明膠 / 透明胶
• 鉤膠 / 钩胶
• 阿井膠 / 阿井胶
• 阿拉伯膠 / 阿拉伯胶 (ālābó jiāo)
• 阿膠 / 阿胶 (ējiāo)
• 阿膠版 / 阿胶版
• 陰膠 / 阴胶
• 陳雷膠漆 / 陈雷胶漆
• 集絃膠 / 集弦胶
• 雷陳膠漆 / 雷陈胶漆
• 順丁橡膠 / 顺丁橡胶
• 食膠蟲 / 食胶虫
• 香膠 / 香胶
• 驢皮膠 / 驴皮胶
• 骨膠 / 骨胶
• 魚膠 / 鱼胶 (yújiāo)
• 鰾膠 / 鳔胶 (biàojiāo)
• 鳳麟膠 / 凤麟胶
• 鸞膠 / 鸾胶
• 鸞膠續斷 / 鸾胶续断
• 鸞膠鳳絲 / 鸾胶凤丝
• 鹿膠 / 鹿胶
• 鹿角膠 / 鹿角胶 (lùjiǎojiāo)
• 麋膠 / 麋胶
• 麟膠 / 麟胶
• 黃明膠 / 黄明胶
• 黃膠 / 黄胶
• 黏膠 / 黏胶
• 黏膠纖維 / 黏胶纤维
• 黐膠 / 黐胶
• 黑膠 / 黑胶 (hēijiāo)
• 黑膠唱片 / 黑胶唱片
• 黑膠綢 / 黑胶绸 (hēijiāochóu)
• 鼠膠 / 鼠胶

Descendants

• → Burmese: ကော် (kau)
• → Khmer: កាវ (kaaw)
• → Lao: ກາວ (kāo)
• →? Sundanese: ka
• → Thai: กาว (gaao)
• → Vietnamese: keo (non-Sino-Vietnamese)

Etymology 2

Near homophone of the vulgar word 鳩 / 鸠 (gau¹).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gaau¹
    • Yale: gāau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gao¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːu̯⁵⁵/

Definitions

膠 (Hong Kong Cantonese)

1. (originally Internet slang) stupid; foolish; dumb

   膠劇／胶剧 [Hong Kong Cantonese]  ―  gaau¹ kek⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  stupid soap operas

2. (Internet slang) stupidness; stupidity (Classifier: 打 c)
3. (originally Internet slang, offensive) idiot; retard

   左膠／左胶 [Hong Kong Cantonese]  ―  zo² gaau¹ [Jyutping]  ―  leftard

   巴膠／巴胶 [Hong Kong Cantonese]  ―  baa¹ gaau¹ [Jyutping]  ―  bus fans with bad behaviours

4. (originally Internet slang, possibly offensive) nerd; enthusiast

   腳膠／脚胶 [Hong Kong Cantonese]  ―  goek³ gaau¹ [Jyutping]  ―  foot fetish

   巴膠／巴胶 [Hong Kong Cantonese]  ―  baa¹ gaau¹ [Jyutping]  ―  bus enthusiast

5. (chiefly Internet slang) to act stupidly; to act foolishly

Compounds

• 倭膠 / 倭胶
• 假膠 / 假胶 (gaa² gaau¹)
• 大中華膠 / 大中华胶 (daai⁶ zung¹ waa⁴ gaau¹)
• 左膠 / 左胶 (zo² gaau¹)
• 巴膠 / 巴胶 (baa¹ gaau¹)
• 民主膠 / 民主胶
• 派膠 / 派胶 (paai³ gaau¹)
• 煩膠 / 烦胶 (faan⁴ gaau¹)
• 玩膠 / 玩胶
• 真心膠 / 真心胶 (zan¹ sam¹ gaau¹)
• 硬膠 / 硬胶 (ngaang⁶ gaau¹)
• 腳膠 / 脚胶 (goek³ gaau¹)
• 膠劇 / 胶剧 (gaau¹ kek⁶)
• 自膠 / 自胶 (zi⁶ gaau¹)
• 鐵膠 / 铁胶 (tit³ gaau¹)

See also

• :o) (commonly associated with the term)