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Chinese
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
Chinese
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both; two; some
both; two; some; a few; tael
comb
banana
trad.
(
兩梳蕉
)
兩
梳
蕉
simp.
(
两梳蕉
)
两
梳
蕉
Literally:
“two bunches of banana”.
Etymology
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Refers to empty hands, which resemble two bunches of banana.
Pronunciation
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Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
loeng
5
so
1
ziu
1
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
loeng
5
so
1
ziu
1
Yale
:
léuhng s
ō
j
ī
u
Cantonese Pinyin
:
loeng
5
so
1
dziu
1
Guangdong Romanization
:
lêng
5
so
1
jiu
1
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/lœːŋ¹³ sɔː
⁵⁵
t͡siːu̯
⁵⁵
/
Noun
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兩梳蕉
(
Cantonese
)
empty
hands
帶
兩梳蕉
/
带
两梳蕉
[
Cantonese
]
―
daai
3
loeng
5
so
1
ziu
1
[Jyutping]
― to be
empty-handed
; to not bring anything