企鵝

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See also: 企鹅

Chinese

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to stand goose
trad. (企鵝)
simp. (企鹅)
alternative forms 企鵞企鹅
Literally: “standing goose”.
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Etymology

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  • (employee who does not work): From 行行企企 (haang4 haang4 kei5 kei5, to walk around aimlessly and have nothing to do).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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企鵝

  1. penguin (Classifier: m c) [from 19th c.]
  2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) employee who does not work

Synonyms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (企鵝):
  • Japanese: 企鵝(きが) (kiga)

Others:

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Hyōgai
on'yomi

Noun

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()() (kiga

  1. (rare) penguin

Synonyms

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