加拿大

Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(加拿大)

Etymology 1

Attested in Kunyu Wanguo Quantu [1602] as 加拿大國加拿大国, referring to the French colony within the larger territory of New France.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

加拿大

  1. Canada (a country in North America)
    為什麼那麼移民選擇加拿大 [MSC, trad.]
    为什么那么移民选择加拿大 [MSC, simp.]
    Wèishénme nàme duō yímín xuǎnzé Jiānádà? [Pinyin]
    Why do so many migrants choose Canada?
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (加拿大):
  • Vietnamese: Gia Nã Đại (加拿大)

Others:

Etymology 2

Pun on the near-homophone 胳肋底 (gaak3 laak6-1 dai2).

Pronunciation


Noun

加拿大

  1. (Cantonese, humorous) armpit (Classifier: c)
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