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瓦特

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Chinese

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phonetic
trad. (瓦特)
simp. #(瓦特)
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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English Watt or watt.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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瓦特

  1. Watt (surname)

Classifier

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瓦特

  1. (physics) watt (unit of power)
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Etymology 2

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From Shanghainese 脫了 / 脱了 (3hhua 4theq-leq). Popularized through TV drama iPartment.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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瓦特

  1. (Mainland China, slang, humorous) to bust; to stop working
    腦子瓦特脑子瓦特  ―  nóng nǎozi wǎtè le  ―  What's wrong with you