世界盃
See also: 世界杯
Chinese
world; the World | cup | ||
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trad. (世界盃/世界杯) | 世界 | 盃/杯 | |
simp. (世界杯) | 世界 | 杯 |
Etymology
- “washroom; bathroom”
- Based on English WC (from water closet), which shares its initials with world cup.
Pronunciation
Noun
世界盃
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 廁所 (“toilet; restroom; bathroom”) [map]
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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