多嚿魚
Chinese
[edit]many; much; a lot of many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi- |
fish | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (多嚿魚) | 多 | 嚿 | 魚 | |
| simp. (多嚿鱼) | 多 | 嚿 | 鱼 | |
| nonstandard simp. | 多𫩥鱼 | |||
| alternative forms | 多舊魚／多旧鱼 | |||
| Literally: “having an extra piece of fish”. | ||||
Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: do1 gau6 jyu4-2
- Yale: dō gauh yú
- Cantonese Pinyin: do1 gau6 jy4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: do1 geo6 yu4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɔː⁵⁵ kɐu̯²² jyː²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Phrase
[edit]多嚿魚
Usage notes
[edit]May be paired with 唐餐變西餐／唐餐变西餐 (“Chinese meal becomes Western meal”), 法國大餐／法国大餐 (“French-style feast”) or 雙層魚柳包／双层鱼柳包 (“Double Filet-O-Fish”) to form a xiehouyu.