茂利 in Chinese

IPA: /mɐu̯²² lei̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /mɐu̯²² lei̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: mau⁶ lei² [Cantonese, Jyutping], mauh léi [Cantonese, Yale], mau⁶ lei² [Cantonese, Pinyin], meo⁶ léi² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: A theory is it is a shortened transliteration of English mullion. In the early 20th century, the British introduced Western architectural elements to Hong Kong, including the mullion. The locals at the time would liken gawkers (anyone who stares blankly due to being dumbfounded etc.) to a mullion standing in the middle of a window, and later the slang would apply to any dumb person. Another theory is the term is a concatenation of 瞀 (mào, “ignorant”) and 里 (lǐ, “short for 大鄉里”). Etymology templates: {{bor|yue|en|mullion}} English mullion, {{lang|zh|粤语有典故：黐线、茂利}} 粤语有典故：黐线、茂利, {{zh-l|瞀|gloss=ignorant}} 瞀 (mào, “ignorant”), {{zh-l|大鄉里}} 大鄉里, {{zh-l|里|gloss=short for 大鄉里}} 里 (lǐ, “short for 大鄉里”) Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 茂利

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"茂利" meaning in Chinese

Noun