呼拉圈

Chinese

circle; ring; loop
circle; ring; loop; to confine; enclose; pen (pig); a fold
 
trad. (呼拉圈) 呼拉
simp. #(呼拉圈) 呼拉
alternative forms 呼啦圈 standard in Mainland China

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English hula + (quān, “hoop”).

Pronunciation


Note: from Mandarin.

Noun

呼拉圈

  1. (chiefly Taiwan, Hong Kong) hula hoop