玻璃
Chinese
phonetic | |||
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trad. (玻璃) | 玻 | 璃 | |
simp. #(玻璃) | 玻 | 璃 | |
2nd round simp. | 玻玏 | ||
alternative forms | 玻瓈/玻璃 |
Etymology
From Prakrit words for crystal or quartz; cf. Prakrit 𑀨𑀸𑀮𑀺𑀅 (phālia) (Ji, 1998v4); from Sanskrit स्फटिक (sphaṭika). Cognate with Pali phalika (“crystal”), Thai ผลึก (pà-lʉ̀k, “crystal”), Lao ຜະລຶກ (pha lưk), ຜະລິກະ (pha li ka), Khmer ផលិក (phɑlək), etc. The meaning has been shifted to refer to glass (the material).
The definition of "gay person" is derived from BL.
Pronunciation
Noun
玻璃
- glass (Classifier: 張/张 m; 塊/块 m c)
- generic term for any film material with glass-like transparency, such as cellophane, nylon, plastic, etc. (Classifier: 張/张 m; 塊/块 m)
- (Wuhan, humorous) eyeglasses; spectacles
- (Sichuanese, humorous) plain boiled water
- (slang) gay person; male homosexual
Synonyms
- (glass): 琉璃 (liúlí)
- (eyeglasses):
Dialectal synonyms of 眼鏡 (“eyeglasses”) [map]
Derived terms
Derived terms from 玻璃
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References
- Duffus, William (1883), “glass”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 123
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