田螺車
Chinese
| river snail | vehicle on land; car; machine vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (田螺車) | 田螺 | 車 | |
| simp. (田螺车) | 田螺 | 车 | |
Etymology
Apparently from similarity between concrete mixers and the shells of river snail.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tiánluóchē
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄔㄜ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tiánluóche
- Wade–Giles: tʻien2-lo2-chʻê1
- Yale: tyán-lwó-chē
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tyanluoche
- Palladius: тяньлочэ (tjanʹločɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tin4 lo4-2 ce1
- Yale: tìhn ló chē
- Cantonese Pinyin: tin4 lo4-2 tse1
- Guangdong Romanization: tin4 lo4-2 cé1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiːn²¹ lɔː²¹⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
田螺車
- (chiefly Hong Kong) concrete mixer vehicle