戇框框

Chinese

		simple; stupid	frame; door frame	frame; door frame
trad. (戇框框)		戇	框	框
simp. (戆框框)		戆	框	框

Etymology

Euphemism of 戇鳩鳩／戆鸠鸠 (ngong6 gau gau1), replacing 鳩／鸠 (gau1, “penis”) with 框 (kwaak1, “box”).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngong⁶ kwaak¹ kwaak¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngong⁶ kwaak¹ kwaak¹
    • Yale: ngohng kwāak kwāak
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngong⁶ kwaak⁷ kwaak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngong⁶ kuag¹ kuag¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːŋ²² kʷʰaːk̚⁵ kʷʰaːk̚⁵/

Adjective

戇框框

1. (Cantonese, euphemistic) stupid; foolish; dumb