紅頭船

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Chinese

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red; revolutionary; prosperity
red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular
 
head; (noun suffix) a boat; vessel; ship
trad. (紅頭船)
simp. (红头船)

Etymology

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From Teochew.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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紅頭船

  1. (nautical) Teochew junk
    Synonym: 大眼雞大眼鸡

References

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  • Lim Hiong Seng (1886) “Nautical”, in Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular, Singapore: Koh Yew Hean Press
  • Fielde, Adele Marion (1883) “ (cûn)”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press