Chinese

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five role; foot; base to build by laying bricks or stones
trad. (五腳砌)
simp. (五脚砌)
alternative forms 五骹砌
 
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Etymology

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Partial calque of Malay kaki lima (literally five feet), from (“five”) + phono-semantic matching of Malay kaki (foot).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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五腳砌

  1. (Teochew) five-foot way (roofed pedestrian walkway under a qilou)

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