兩梳蕉
Chinese
editboth; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael |
comb | banana | ||
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trad. (兩梳蕉) | 兩 | 梳 | 蕉 | |
simp. (两梳蕉) | 两 | 梳 | 蕉 | |
Literally: “two bunches of banana”. |
Etymology
editRefers to empty hands, which resemble two bunches of banana.
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: loeng5 so1 ziu1
- Yale: léuhng sō jīu
- Cantonese Pinyin: loeng5 so1 dziu1
- Guangdong Romanization: lêng5 so1 jiu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /lœːŋ¹³ sɔː⁵⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
edit兩梳蕉