類火車
Chinese
editkind; type; class kind; type; class; category; similar; like; to resemble |
fire vehicle; train; combat chariot carrying equipment for attack by fire | ||
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trad. (類火車) | 類 | 火車 | |
simp. (类火车) | 类 | 火车 | |
Literally: “quasi-train”. |
Etymology
editCoined by Wang Kwo-tsai, Minister of Transportation of Taiwan, in response to the railway strike in 2022.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lèihuǒche
- Wade–Giles: lei4-huo3-chʻê1
- Yale: lèi-hwǒ-chē
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leyhuooche
- Palladius: лэйхочэ (lɛjxočɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /leɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
edit類火車
- (Taiwan, sometimes sarcastic) bus replacement service; bustitution