三重埔大學
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Chinese[edit]
| Sanchong | university; college | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (三重埔大學) | 三重埔 | 大學 | |
| simp. (三重埔大学) | 三重埔 | 大学 | |
Etymology[edit]
學／学 (ha̍k) is a homophonic pun of 礐／𬒈 (ha̍k), which is short for 屎礐／屎𬒈 (sái-ha̍k). In the past, faeces collected from Taipei citizens were transported to the compost site in Sanchong district of Taipei County.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Saⁿ-têng-po͘ tāi-ha̍k
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Saⁿ-têng-po͘ tāi-ha̍k
- Tâi-lô: Sann-tîng-poo tāi-ha̍k
- Phofsit Daibuun: sva'dengpof daixhak
- IPA (Taipei): /sã⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ tai³³⁻¹¹ hak̚⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /sã⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ²³⁻³³ pɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ tai³³⁻²¹ hak̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun[edit]
三重埔大學 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
- (self-deprecatory) A fictional university for joking about one's poor education background.