五腳砌

Chinese

five role; foot; base to build by laying bricks or stones
trad. (五腳砌) 五 腳 砌
simp. (五脚砌) 五 脚 砌
alternative forms 五骹砌

Etymology

Partial calque of Malay kaki lima (literally “five feet”), from 五 (“five”) + phono-semantic matching of Malay kaki (“foot”).

Pronunciation


Noun

五腳砌

  1. (Teochew) five-foot way (roofed pedestrian walkway under a qilou)

Synonyms

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