大交合
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Chinese
[edit]big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
to deliver; to turn over; to make friends to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money) |
to close; to gather; to join to close; to gather; to join; to fit; all; together | ||
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simp. and trad. (大交合) |
大 | 交 | 合 | |
alternative forms | 大膠合/大胶合 大膠盒/大胶盒 |
Etymology
[edit]Alteration of 天文台 (tin1 man4 toi4, “Hong Kong Observatory”). Pun on 交合 (gaau1 hap6, “sexual intercourse”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: daai6 gaau1 hap6
- Yale: daaih gāau hahp
- Cantonese Pinyin: daai6 gaau1 hap9
- Guangdong Romanization: dai6 gao1 heb6
- Sinological IPA (key): /taːi̯²² kaːu̯⁵⁵ hɐp̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
[edit]大交合