"埋土" meaning in Chinese

See 埋土 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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
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  "literal_meaning": "to bury in earth",
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        "Hong Kong Polytechnic University"
      ],
      "id": "en-埋土-zh-name-FEDbzfTD",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "maai⁴ tou²"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "màaih tóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "maai⁴ tou²"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mai⁴ tou²"
    },
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    {
      "ipa": "/maːi̯²¹ tʰou̯³⁵/"
    }
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "maai⁴ tou²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "màaih tóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "maai⁴ tou²"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mai⁴ tou²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maːi̯²¹ tʰou̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
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      "ipa": "/maːi̯²¹ tʰou̯³⁵/"
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