露螺

Chinese

Etymology 1

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Pronunciation

Min Nan (Hokkien, POJ): lō͘-lê / hō͘-lê / lō͘-lêr / lǒ͘-lêr

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Tainan, Taichung, Yilan, Magong, Hsinchu)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lō͘-lê
  - Tâi-lô: lōo-lê
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loxlee
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɔ³³⁻²¹ le²³/
  - IPA (Yilan): /lɔ³³⁻²¹ le²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lɔ²²⁻²¹ le²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei, Tainan): /lɔ³³⁻¹¹ le²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hō͘-lê
  - Tâi-lô: hōo-lê
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoxlee
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hɔ²²⁻²¹ le²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Sanxia, Kinmen, Hsinchu)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lō͘-lêr
  - Tâi-lô: lōo-lêr
  - IPA (Kinmen): /lɔ²²⁻¹² lə²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Lukang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lǒ͘-lêr
  - Tâi-lô: lǒo-lêr
  - IPA (Lukang): /lɔ³³⁻²² lə²⁴/

Noun

露螺

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, Zhao'an Hakka) snail
- 抾露螺，看無啥，其實嘛是一項誠危險的工課。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  抾露螺，看无啥，其实嘛是一项诚危险的工课。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  From: 2015, 洪協強, 趁外路仔
  Khioh lō͘-lê, khòaⁿ bô-siáⁿ, kî-si̍t mā sī chi̍t hāng chiâⁿ gûi-hiám ê khang-khòe. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  Picking snails might be seen as nothing much, but it is actually a very dangerous task.

Synonyms

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Etymology 2

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) Borrowed from English Rolex, possibly via Japanese ロレックス (rorekkusu).

Pronunciation

Min Nan (Hokkien, POJ): Lō͘-lê

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lō͘-lê
  - Tâi-lô: Lōo-lê
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loxlee
  - IPA (Taipei): /lɔ³³⁻¹¹ le²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɔ³³⁻²¹ le²³/

Noun

露螺

(Taiwanese Hokkien, slang) Rolex
- 不知東時來的七仔魁　頭殼秀逗雙手掛露螺 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  不知东时来的七仔魁　头壳秀逗双手挂露螺 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  From: 1995, 羅大佑 feat. OK男女合唱團, OK情歌
  m̄ chai tang-sî lâi ê chhit-á-khoe, thâu-khak siò͘-to͘h siang-chhiú kòa Lō͘-lê [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  This playboy that came no one knows when is muddleheaded and wears Rolexes on both his hands
- 大人只甘那顧著面底皮　比七仔比車比厝比路螺 [Hokkien, trad.]
  大人只甘那顾着面底皮　比七仔比车比厝比路螺 [Hokkien, simp.]
  From: 2000, 陳雷, 臺灣話
  tōa-lâng chí kan-na kò͘-tio̍h bīn-té-phôe, pí chhit-á pí chhia pí chhù pí Lō͘-lê [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  The grown-ups only care about their face [reputation]; they just compare their girlfriends, cars, houses and Rolexes.
- 駛著賓士擱掛著勞力士　我是欲拿啥咪甲伊比 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  驶着宾士搁挂着劳力士　我是欲拿啥咪甲伊比 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  From: 2001, 董事長樂團, 不爽
  sái-tio̍h Biàn-luh koh kòa-tio̍h Lō͘-lê, góa sī beh the̍h siáⁿ-mih kah i pí [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  [He] drives a Mercedes and wears a Rolex; what could I use to match up to him?
- 有人開米連ㄝ　嘛有人掛勞力 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  有人开米连ㄝ　嘛有人挂劳力 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  From: 2006, 方瑞娥 and 高向鵬, 錢四腳人兩腳
  ū-lâng khui Bí-leng--ê, mā ū-lâng kòa Lō͘-lê [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  Some people drive BMWs, and some wear Rolexes
- ROLEX攏無當掛　二四小時攏綴你行 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  ROLEX拢无当挂　二四小时拢缀你行 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  From: 2020, 黃昺翔, 叫爸爸
  Lō͘-lê lóng bô-tàng kòa, lī-sì sió-sî lóng tòe lí kiâⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  Rolexes I cannot wear, following you around twenty-four seven

Synonyms

勞力士／劳力士 (Láolìshì)

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