蝌蝌啃蠟

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See also: 蝌蝌啃蜡

Chinese

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite candle; wax
trad. (蝌蝌啃蠟) 蝌 蝌 啃 蠟
simp. (蝌蝌啃蜡) 蝌 蝌 啃 蜡
alternative forms 蝌蝌齦蠟／蝌蝌龈蜡
Literally: “tadpole chews wax”.

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English Coca-Cola. This was one of the very first names for Coca-Cola used in China in 1927, at a time when each vendor would come up with their own rendition of foreign names in Chinese.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

蝌蝌啃蠟

  1. (obsolete) Coca-Cola

Synonyms

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