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 is said to be one of the very first names for Coca-Cola used in China, but some identify it as a false rumor.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

蝌蝌啃蠟

  1. (obsolete) Coca-Cola

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References

  1. ^
    2018 September 18 (last accessed), ““可口可乐”—— 中文翻译的经典之作”, in 可口可乐‎, archived from the original on 18 September 2018:
  2. ^
    2018 July 25, xiao, “可口可乐中文译名的传说与事实”, in ShareAmerica‎, archived from the original on 3 July 2022:
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