十一路電車

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Chinese

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eleven; 11; one tenth road; path; way tram; streetcar; electric multiple unit train
trad. (十一路電車) 十一 電車
simp. (十一路电车) 十一 电车
Literally: “route 11 tram”.

Etymology

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From the fact that the number eleven resembles a pair of legs in Arabic numerals (11).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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十一路電車

  1. (Shanghainese, humorous) walking
    十一路電車 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    十一路电车 [Shanghainese, simp.]
    7taq 8zeq-iq-lu 6di-tsho [Wugniu]
    to walk