五腳基
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Chinese[edit]
five | role; foot; base | base; foundation; basic base; foundation; basic; (chemistry) radical | ||
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trad. (五腳基) | 五 | 腳 | 基 | |
simp. (五脚基) | 五 | 脚 | 基 | |
alternative forms | 五腳氣/五脚气 五腳起/五脚起 |
Etymology[edit]
Partial calque of Malay kaki lima (literally “five feet”), via Hokkien 五跤記/五跤记 (gō͘-kha-kì), from 五 (“five”) + phono-semantic matching of Malay kaki (“foot”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
五腳基
- five-foot way (roofed pedestrian walkway under a qilou)