世界盃

See also: 世界杯

Chinese

world; the World cup
trad. (世界盃/世界杯) 世界 /
simp. (世界杯) 世界

Etymology

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

Pronunciation


Noun

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

  • 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
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