"Richard" meaning in Chinese

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Noun

IPA: /wiːt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐt̚²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /wiːt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐt̚²¹/ Chinese transliterations: wit¹ cat⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], wīt chàht [Cantonese, Yale], wit⁷ tsat⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], wid¹ ced⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: From English Richard, which resembles the pronunciation of 碌柒 (luk¹ cat⁶, “dickhead; idiot”). Probably popularised by The God of Cookery (quoted below). Etymology templates: {{der|yue|en|Richard}} English Richard, {{m|yue|碌柒|t=dickhead; idiot}} 碌柒 (luk¹ cat⁶, “dickhead; idiot”) Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} Richard
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, minced oath, euphemistic) Synonym of 碌柒 Wikipedia link: The God of Cookery Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong, euphemistic Categories (topical): Chinese minced oaths Synonyms: 碌柒 [synonym, synonym-of]

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