"埋土" meaning in All languages combined

See 埋土 on Wiktionary

Proper name [Chinese]

IPA: /maːi̯²¹ tʰou̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /maːi̯²¹ tʰou̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: maai⁴ tou² [Cantonese, Jyutping], màaih tóu [Cantonese, Yale], maai⁴ tou² [Cantonese, Pinyin], mai⁴ tou² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: Alteration of 理工 due to superstitious connotations related to 工字不出頭/工字不出头 (“one cannot become successful in life by being a worker”, literally “the vertical stroke in the character 工 does not poke above the first horizontal stroke”). The 𤣩 and 工 in 理工 are therefore replaced with 土, where the vertical stroke pokes above the first horizontal stroke. Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|工}} 工 Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 埋土
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous) Hong Kong Polytechnic University Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong, humorous Synonyms: 理大
    Sense id: en-埋土-zh-name-FEDbzfTD Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Hong Kong Cantonese

Download JSON data for 埋土 meaning in All languages combined (1.6kB)

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