掘地孖罅

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (掘地孖罅) 掘 地 孖 罅
simp. #(掘地孖罅) 掘 地 孖 罅

Etymology

From Spanish Guatemala, via Cantonese.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

掘地孖罅

  1. (obsolete) Guatemala (a country in Central America)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 危地馬拉 (“Guatemala”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 瓜地馬拉, 瓜國
Cantonese Hong Kong 危地馬拉, 危國
Hakka Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 瓜地馬拉
Southern Min Xiamen 危地馬拉
Quanzhou 危地馬拉
Zhangzhou 危地馬拉

References

  • 李大明 (18 July 2013) “墨西哥老华侨堪称“语言活化石” 乡音难改古语溜”, in 新浪新聞‎[1]
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