抓李抓罅

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (抓李抓罅)		抓	李	抓	罅
simp. #(抓李抓罅)		抓	李	抓	罅
alternative forms		抓李抓鏬 抓釐抓罅

Etymology

Borrowed from English Walla Walla, via Taishanese. 抓 is to be read as 搲.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): waa² lei⁵ waa² laa³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: waa² lei⁵ waa² laa³
    • Yale: wá léih wá la
    • Cantonese Pinyin: waa² lei⁵ waa² laa³
    • Guangdong Romanization: wa² léi⁵ wa² la³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waː³⁵ lei̯¹³ waː³⁵ laː³³/

Proper noun

抓李抓罅

1. (obsolete) Walla Walla (a city in Washington, United States)
   • https://jref.com/threads/translation-for-wooden-stamp.61423/

     抓李抓鏬新利源 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

     Walla Walla Sun Lee Yuen

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     抓李抓罅華僑救國會 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     抓李抓罅华侨救国会 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     Walla Walla Chinese Association for National Salvation

   • https://www.macaudata.mo/macaubook/book086/html/166101.htm

     二十四日有氣嗹拿，二十五日有抓釐抓罅 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     二十四日有气𪡏拿，二十五日有抓釐抓罅 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

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   • Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site Archives: Box11-Folder54-Sheet1-Front-012

     抓李抓罅埠德利號收 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     抓李抓罅埠德利号收 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

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Synonyms

• 瓦拉瓦拉 (Wǎlāwǎlā)