梳打埠

Chinese

		soda; soda water	a jetty; port; a city a jetty; port; a city; quay
trad. (梳打埠)		梳打	埠
simp. #(梳打埠)		梳打	埠

Etymology

Macau is famous for its casinos. When the gamblers lose money, their wallets are like being washed with soda (i.e. all money is "washed away").

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): so¹ daa² fau⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: so¹ daa² fau⁶
    • Yale: sō dá fauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: so¹ daa² fau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: so¹ da² feo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɔː⁵⁵ taː³⁵ fɐu̯²²/

Noun

梳打埠

1. (chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese, dated) Macau

Synonyms

• 澳門／澳门