世界盃

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See also: 世界杯

Chinese

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world; realm governed by a Buddha cup
trad. (世界盃/世界杯) 世界 /
simp. (世界杯) 世界

Etymology

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“washroom; bathroom”
Based on English WC (from water closet), which shares its initials with world cup.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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世界盃

  1. world cup
    世界盃球隊世界杯球队  ―  shìjièbēi qiúduì  ―  world cup team
  2. (Shanghainese, humorous, slang) washroom; bathroom

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References

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  • Qian, Nairong, Xu, Baohua, Tang, Zhenzhu, editors (2007), 《上海话大词典》, Shanghai: 上海辞书出版社, →ISBN, page 97