阿魯巴

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (阿魯巴)
simp. (阿鲁巴)

Etymology 1

From Dutch Aruba.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

阿魯巴

  1. Aruba (an island, dependent territory, and constituent country of the Netherlands, in the Caribbean Sea)
Derived terms
  • 荷屬阿魯巴 / 荷属阿鲁巴
  • 阿魯巴人 / 阿鲁巴人
  • 阿魯巴弗羅林 / 阿鲁巴弗罗林

Etymology 2

Said to derived from Arabic أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa, four).

Pronunciation


Noun

阿魯巴

  1. (chiefly Taiwan and Mainland China) happy corner (a school prank) (clarification of this definition is needed)
Synonyms
  • con (Hong Kong)
  • happy corner (Hong Kong, Macau)
  • 卡大樹卡大树, 卡人 (Northeast China)
  • 打樁打桩 (dǎzhuāng) (Jiangsu, Zhejiang)
  • 撞柱子 (Malaysia)
  • 撕胩, 勒胩, 磨人 (mórén) (Sichuan, Chongqing)
  • 操桿子操杆子 (Gansu)
  • 操槓操杠, 撞柱子 (Henan, Hubei)
  • 槓人杠人 (Hebei)
  • 樹人树人 (shùrén) (Northern China)
  • 磨柱, 撞鐘撞钟 (zhuàngzhōng), 撞大樹撞大树 (Guangdong)
  • 磨槓子磨杠子, 茲求兹求 (Shaanxi)
  • 鋸人锯人, 操桿兒操杆儿 (Beijing)
  • 開飛機开飞机, 開人开人 (Shanxi, Shandong, Anhui)