See also: 大肚黄

Chinese

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pregnant Wong; Huang (surname)
trad. (大肚黃) 大肚
simp. (大肚黄) 大肚
Literally: “pregnant Wong”.

Etymology

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From the resemblance of the character to a pregnant woman.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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大肚黃

  1. (Cantonese, Hakka, Guangxi Mandarin, Jinhua Wu, Nanning Pinghua) the surname
    大肚黃定係三畫王 [Cantonese, trad.]
    大肚黄定系三画王 [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei5 sing3 daai6 tou5 wong4-2 ding6 hai6 saam1 waa2 wong4 aa3? [Jyutping]
    Is your surname "pregnant Wong" or "three-stroked Wong"?

Usage notes

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The surnames and are homophones in Cantonese and Hakka, so 大肚黃大肚黄 (or 江夏黃江夏黄) and 三畫王三画王 are used to distinguish the two surnames.

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