戇框框
Chinese
editsimple; stupid | frame; door frame | frame; door frame | ||
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trad. (戇框框) | 戇 | 框 | 框 | |
simp. (戆框框) | 戆 | 框 | 框 |
Etymology
editEuphemism of 戇鳩鳩/戆鸠鸠 (ngong6 gau gau1), replacing 鳩/鸠 (gau1, “penis”) with 框 (kwaak1, “box”).
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngong6 kwaak1 kwaak1
- Yale: ngohng kwāak kwāak
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngong6 kwaak7 kwaak7
- Guangdong Romanization: ngong6 kuag1 kuag1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɔːŋ²² kʷʰaːk̚⁵ kʷʰaːk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adjective
edit戇框框