賣飛佛
Chinese
editsell | to fly | Buddha; Buddhism | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
trad. (賣飛佛) | 賣 | 飛 | 佛 | |
simp. (卖飞佛) | 卖 | 飞 | 佛 | |
Literally: “sell a flying buddha”. |
Etymology
editPhono-semantic matching of English my favourite. Popularized through a TV commercial of Ron Ng with Tai Lin.
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: maai6 fei1 fat6
- Yale: maaih fēi faht
- Cantonese Pinyin: maai6 fei1 fat9
- Guangdong Romanization: mai6 féi1 fed6
- Sinological IPA (key): /maːi̯²² fei̯⁵⁵ fɐt̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
edit賣飛佛