飛利浦

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (飛利浦) 飛 利 浦
simp. (飞利浦) 飞 利 浦

Etymology

Genericized trademark. From English Philips, a light bulb brand. Compare Wu 菲力浦.

Pronunciation

Noun

飛利浦

  1. (Cantonese, dated) someone who is tactless, especially a third wheel; unwelcome companion

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 電燈泡 (“third wheel”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 電燈泡
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 電燈泡子
Cantonese Guangzhou 電燈膽
Hong Kong 電燈膽, 飛利浦
Kaiping (Chikan) 電燈膽
Dongguan 電燈膽
Hakka Meixian 電燈膽
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) 電燈膽
Eastern Min Fuzhou 電光泡
Southern Min Jieyang 電燈泡
Wu Shanghai 電燈泡, 燈泡, 菲力浦
Suzhou 電燈泡
Hangzhou 電燈泡
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