Chinese

機場

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
airport; airfield (Classifier: 個／个 m c)
  • TOCFL 3
  • 机场

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Origin

Short for 飛機場／飞机场 (fēijīchǎng).

The definition of "software to circumvent internet censorship" is derived from the Shadowsocks logo being a paper airplane.

From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lineage

  • characterChinese機 “weaving machine; spinning machine”
    • meaningChinese木 “tree; woody plant”
    • soundChinese幾 “how much; how many”
      • ideaChinese𢆶 “minute; extremely small; tiny; infinitesimal”
      • ideaChinese戍 “to defend the frontier; (in general) to defend; to garrison”
        • ideaChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
        • ideaChinese戈 “dagger-axe (an ancient Chinese weapon similar to a halberd)”
  • characterChinese場 “open space; field; market; large place used for a specific purpose”
    • meaningChinese土 “earth; soil”
    • soundChinese昜 “sunshine”

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