四萬噉口

Chinese

		four	ten thousand; a great number; surname	(Cantonese) this; in such way	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (四萬噉口)		四	萬	噉	口
simp. (四万噉口)		四	万	噉	口
alternative forms		四萬咁口／四万咁口

四萬

Etymology

From the resemblance of the character 四 (“four”) on a mahjong 四萬 (literally “four myriads”) tile to a broadly smiling face.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sei³ maan⁶ gam² hau²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sei³ maan⁶ gam² hau²
    • Yale: sei maahn gám háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sei³ maan⁶ gam² hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: séi³ man⁶ gem² heo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³ maːn²² kɐm³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

Idiom

四萬噉口

1. (Cantonese) describes a broadly smiling face

   笑到四萬噉口 [Cantonese, trad.]
   笑到四万噉口 [Cantonese, simp.]

   siu³ dou³ sei³ maan⁶ gam² hau² [Jyutping]

   to be smiling very broadly