梳打埠

Chinese

soda; soda water
a jetty; port; a city
a jetty; port; a city; quay
 
trad. (梳打埠) 梳打 埠
simp. #(梳打埠) 梳打 埠

Etymology

Macau is famous for its casinos. When the gamblers lose money, their wallets are like being washed with soda (i.e. all money is "washed away").

Pronunciation

Noun

梳打埠

  1. (Cantonese, dated) Macau

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 澳門 (“Macau”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 澳門, 濠江 literary
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 澳門
Singapore 澳門
Cantonese Guangzhou 梳打埠
Hong Kong 澳門, 馬交, 梳打埠
Macau 澳門, 澳門街
Taishan 澳門
Southern Min Tainan 澳門
Wu Shanghai 澳門
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