English
fotiaoqiang
Fotiaoqiang comes from Mandarin 佛跳墙.
- Mandarinmodern佛跳墙literally ‘Buddha Jumps Over the Wall’
- Englishearliest quotation 2013fotiaoqiang
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern佛跳墙literally ‘Buddha Jumps Over the Wall’
- Englishearliest quotation 2013fotiaoqiang
Earliest quotation: 2013, Yeou-Jey Hsu, 36 Hours in Taipei, Taiwan: “Newfulou also prepares an award-winning fotiaoqiang (“Buddha jumps over…”
The story
Borrowed from Mandarin 佛跳墙 (fótiàoqiáng, literally “Buddha Jumps Over the Wall”)
Every English word from Mandarin 佛跳墙
Today it means
noun Synonym of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 佛跳墙 / fotiaoqiang