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呂宋噶喇吧

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Chinese

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Luzon; The Philippines; Pasig River Delta in Manila Sunda Kalapa; Jakarta; Java
trad. (呂宋噶喇吧) 呂宋 噶喇吧
simp. (吕宋噶喇吧) 吕宋 噶喇吧

Etymology

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See also Hakka 呂宋加拉巴 / 吕宋加拉巴.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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呂宋噶喇吧

  1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) Timbuktu (placeholder for a very far away remote, distant place)
  2. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) imaginary thing

See also

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References

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  • 周长楫 [Zhou, Changji], editor (2006), “吕宋噶喇吧”, in 闽南方言大词典 MINNAN FANGYAN DA CIDIAN [Dictionary of Southern Min dialects] (overall work in Hokkien and Mandarin), Fuzhou: 福建人民出版社 [Fujian People's Publishing House], →ISBN, page 9.