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Etymology 1

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cigarette; tobacco; smoke intestines
trad. (煙腸)
simp. (烟肠)
alternative forms 胭腸胭肠

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Noun

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煙腸

  1. (Southern Min) sausage
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Etymology 2

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cigarette; tobacco; smoke ‑er
trad. (煙腸)
simp. (烟肠)
Literally: “smoker (person)”.

Phono-semantic matching of English intern.

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Noun

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煙腸

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous) intern (worker)
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