度縮

/tɔːk̚² sʊk̚⁵/

/tɔːk̚² sʊk̚⁵/

Probably from 度 (dok⁶, “to measure; to ponder”) + 縮 /缩 (suk¹, “to withdraw; to reduce”). Alternatively, it may come from 鐸 /铎 (dok⁶, “the name of a miser”) + 叔 (suk¹, “uncle”) (Bai, 2003); compare English scrooge < Ebenezer Scrooge, Eastern Min 貽順哥 /贻顺哥 (ì-sông-gŏ̤) < 馬貽順 /马贻顺 (Mā Ì-sông).


度縮

/tɔːk̚² sʊk̚⁵/

/tɔːk̚² sʊk̚⁵/