碼頭

See also: 码头

Chinese

 
a weight; number; yard
a weight; number; yard; code; pile; stack
head; (noun suffix)
trad. (碼頭)
simp. (码头)
alternative forms 馬頭马头 pier
anagram 頭碼头码

Etymology

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Pronunciation


Noun

碼頭

  1. pier; wharf; dock; quay
    • 1883, Adele Marion Fielde, “ (tok)”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 581:
      碼頭码头 [Teochew]   dog4 bhê2 tao5 [Peng'im]   make a jetty
  2. port city

Synonyms

  • (pier):
  • (port city): 港市 (gǎngshì)

Derived terms

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