大笨象

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Chinese

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big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
stupid; foolish; silly
stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy
 
shape; form; appearance
shape; form; appearance; elephant; image under a map (maths)
 
trad. (大笨象)
simp. #(大笨象)
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Etymology

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"HSBC Holdings"
When Hong Kong's economy was blooming in the 1980s, HSBC was one of the companies with highest stock price in the city, but its price stagnated while the others were rising, and was therefore described as difficult as moving an elephant.

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Noun

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大笨象

  1. (Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) elephant (Classifier: )

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Proper noun

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大笨象

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, finance, nickname) HSBC Holdings

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