滑鐵盧
Chinese
phonetic | ||||
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trad. (滑鐵盧) | 滑 | 鐵 | 盧 | |
simp. (滑铁卢) | 滑 | 铁 | 卢 |
Etymology
Borrowed from English Waterloo, via Cantonese.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
滑鐵盧
- Waterloo (in various countries, especially the city in Belgium)
Noun
滑鐵盧
- (figuratively) defeat; disastrous defeat
- 慘遭滑鐵盧 / 惨遭滑铁卢 ― cǎnzāo huátiělú ― to suffer a crushing defeat
Verb
滑鐵盧
- (chiefly Cantonese) to suffer a disastrous defeat