加拿大

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(加拿大)

Etymology 1

Attested in Kunyu Wanguo Quantu as 加拿大國加拿大国, referring to the French colony within the larger territory of New France.

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Proper noun

加拿大

  1. Canada (a country in North America)
    為什麼那麼移民選擇加拿大 [MSC, trad.]
    为什么那么移民选择加拿大 [MSC, simp.]
    Wèishénme nàme duō yímín xuǎnzé Jiānádà?
    Why do so many migrants choose Canada?
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Sino-Xenic (加拿大):
  • Vietnamese: Gia Nã Đại (加拿大)

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Etymology 2

Pun on the near-homophone 胳肋底 (gaak3 laak6-1 dai2).

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Noun

加拿大

  1. (Cantonese, humorous) armpit (Classifier: c)
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