十一路電車

Chinese

		eleven; 11; one tenth	road; path; way	tram; streetcar; electric multiple unit train
trad. (十一路電車)		十一	路	電車
simp. (十一路电车)		十一	路	电车
Literally: “route 11 tram”.

Etymology

From the fact that the number eleven resembles a pair of legs in Arabic numerals (11).

Pronunciation

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁸zeq-iq-lu ⁶di-tsho

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• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁸zeq-iq-lu ⁶di-tsho
    • MiniDict: zeh^入 ih lu di^去 tsho
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵zeq-iq-lu ³di-tsho
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zəʔ¹¹ iɪʔ²² lu²³ di²² t͡sʰo⁴⁴/

Noun

十一路電車

1. (Shanghainese, humorous) walking

   搭十一路電車 [Shanghainese, trad.]
   搭十一路电车 [Shanghainese, simp.]

   ⁷taq ⁸zeq-iq-lu ⁶di-tsho [Wugniu]

   to walk