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M巾
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Chinese
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
Chinese
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menstruation
towel
simp.
and
trad.
(
M巾
)
M
巾
Etymology
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From the abbreviation of
English
menstruation
+
巾
(
gan1
, “cloth”).
Pronunciation
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Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
em
1
gan
1
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
em
1
gan
1
Yale
:
colloquial sounds not defined
Cantonese Pinyin
:
em
1
gan
1
Guangdong Romanization
:
ém
1
gen
1
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ɛːm
⁵⁵
kɐn
⁵⁵
/
Noun
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M巾
(
Cantonese
,
slang
)
sanitary napkin