消波塊

Chinese
 
consume; news; subside
consume; news; subside; to disappear; to vanish
 wave; (Cantonese) ball
 
piece; chunk; lump
piece; chunk; lump; (a measure word, for cloth, cake, soap); (measure word for chunks, lumps); yuan (unit of currency); fast (of a watch); swift; rapid; happy; joyful; soon; quick
trad. (消波塊) 消 波 塊
simp. (消波块) 消 波 块

Etymology

Calque of Japanese 消波ブロック.

Pronunciation

Noun

消波塊

  1. tetrapod (a concrete structure used in breakwaters to absorb and reduce the energy of waves, such as along a shoreline)

Synonyms
  • (Taiwanese Hokkien) 肉粽角 (ròuzòngjiǎo)
  • (Taiwan, humorous) 中部粽 (zhōngbùzòng)
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