三重埔大學

Chinese

		Sanchong	university; college
trad. (三重埔大學)		三重埔	大學
simp. (三重埔大学)		三重埔	大学

Etymology

學／学 (ha̍k) is a homophonic pun of 礐／𬒈 (ha̍k), which is short for 屎礐／屎𬒈 (sái-ha̍k). In the past, faeces collected from Taipei citizens were transported to the compost site in Sanchong district of Taipei County.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Saⁿ-têng-po͘ tāi-ha̍k

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Saⁿ-têng-po͘ tāi-ha̍k
    • Tâi-lô: Sann-tîng-poo tāi-ha̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sva'dengpof daixhak
    • IPA (Taipei): /sã⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ tai³³⁻¹¹ hak̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sã⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ²³⁻³³ pɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ tai³³⁻²¹ hak̚⁴/

Noun

三重埔大學 (Taiwanese Hokkien)

1. (self-deprecatory or sarcastic) A fictional university for joking about one's poor education background.