探戈

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (探戈) 探 戈
simp. #(探戈) 探 戈

Etymology

Borrowed from English or Spanish tango. For Taiwanese Min Nan and Hakka, via Japanese タンゴ (tango).

Pronunciation


Noun

探戈

  1. (~舞) tango
    今夜的探戈 酸酸甜甜又苦苦 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad. and simp.]
    From: 葉啟田 (lyrics 俞隆華), 最後的探戈
    kim-iā ê thàn-gò͘, sng-sng-tiⁿ-tiⁿ iū khó͘-khó͘ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    Tonight's tango, sour, sweet, and bitter
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