梳打埠
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Chinese
[edit]soda; soda water | a jetty; port; a city a jetty; port; a city; quay | ||
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trad. (梳打埠) | 梳打 | 埠 | |
simp. #(梳打埠) | 梳打 | 埠 |
Etymology
[edit]Macau is famous for its casinos. When the gamblers lose money, their wallets are like being washed with soda (i.e. all money is "washed away").
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: so1 daa2 fau6
- Yale: sō dá fauh
- Cantonese Pinyin: so1 daa2 fau6
- Guangdong Romanization: so1 da2 feo6
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɔː⁵⁵ taː³⁵ fɐu̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]梳打埠
- (chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese, dated) Macau