多嚿魚
Chinese
editmany; much; a lot of many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi- |
fish | |||
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trad. (多嚿魚) | 多 | 嚿 | 魚 | |
simp. (多嚿鱼) | 多 | 嚿 | 鱼 | |
nonstandard simp. | 多𫩥鱼 | |||
alternative forms | 多舊魚/多旧鱼 | |||
Literally: “having an extra piece of fish”. |
Etymology
editPronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: do1 gau6 jyu4-2
- Yale: dō gauh yú
- Cantonese Pinyin: do1 gau6 jy4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: do1 geo6 yu4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɔː⁵⁵ kɐu̯²² jyː²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Phrase
edit多嚿魚
Usage notes
editMay be paired with 唐餐變西餐/唐餐变西餐 (“Chinese meal becomes Western meal”), 法國大餐/法国大餐 (“French-style feast”) or 雙層魚柳包/双层鱼柳包 (“Double Filet-O-Fish”) to form a xiehouyu.