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阿魯巴

简阿鲁巴 · 繁阿魯巴

Mandarin · pinyin ā lǔ bā#

(Tw) (slang) a prank, prevalent in Chinese schools and known as "happy corner" in Hong Kong, in which several people carry a victim with his legs spread open, bringing his groin up against a pole or tree trunk

Mandarin · pinyin Ā lǔ bā#

Aruba, island in the Caribbean, a self-governing part of the Netherlands

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
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巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
鲁: lǔ · foolish, stupid, rash; vulgar

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1–3–1 · a1 lu3 ba1

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name · Etymology 1

Aruba (an island, dependent territory, and constituent country of the Netherlands, in the Caribbean Sea)

noun · Etymology 2

(chiefly Taiwan and Mainland China) happy corner (a school prank)

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