瑪麗亞

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (瑪麗亞)
simp. (玛丽亚)

Etymology

Borrowed from English Maria.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

瑪麗亞

  1. A transliteration of the English, Spanish, or Italian female given name Maria
  2. (Taiwan, derogatory) Filipino migrants to Taiwan
    瑪麗亞怎麼老師 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
    玛丽亚怎么老师 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]
    From: 2019, Han Kuo-yu
    Mǎlìyà zěnme biàn lǎoshī le? [Pinyin]
    How did Filipinos become teachers?
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