Etymology

keng

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Today it means: Synonym of chao keng (“to malinger, to shirk military duties by reporting sick”). Full definition →

Teochew 臭
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The story

  1. Teochew · borrowed from臭“dirty, ill-reputed”
  2. English todaykeng

Clipping of chao keng, from Teochew 臭 (cao³, “dirty, ill-reputed”) + 經 /经 (gêng¹, “to evade; to pass the buck”).

Words from the same roots

Teochew臭 all →

chao keng

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