飛利浦

Chinese

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

(This form in the hanzi box is uncreated: "飞利浦".)

Etymology

Genericized trademark. From English Philips, a light bulb brand.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): fei¹ lei⁶ pou²

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fei¹ lei⁶ pou²
  - Yale: fēi leih póu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fei¹ lei⁶ pou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: féi¹ léi⁶ pou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fei̯⁵⁵ lei̯²² pʰou̯³⁵/

Noun

飛利浦

(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 edit
Mandarin	Taiwan	電燈泡
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
Hakka	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	電燈膽
Min Dong	Fuzhou	電光泡
Min Nan	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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