老舉埋年——算鳩數
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Chinese[edit]
female prostitute | regard as; to figure; to calculate regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute |
turtle-dove; Turtur orientalis | number; figure; to count number; figure; to count; to calculate; several; frequently; repeatedly | ||||
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trad. (老舉埋年——算鳩數) | 老舉 | 埋年 | —— | 算 | 鳩 | 數 | |
simp. (老举埋年——算鸠数) | 老举 | 埋年 | —— | 算 | 鸠 | 数 | |
Literally: “a prostitute near the end of a year―keeping penis accounts”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lou5 geoi2 maai4 nin4, syun3 gau1 sou3
- Yale: lóuh géui màaih nìhn, syun gāu sou
- Cantonese Pinyin: lou5 goey2 maai4 nin4, syn3 gau1 sou3
- Guangdong Romanization: lou5 gêu2 mai4 nin4, xun3 geo1 sou3
- Sinological IPA (key): /lou̯¹³ kɵy̯³⁵ maːi̯²¹ niːn²¹ syːn³³ kɐu̯⁵⁵ sou̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom[edit]
老舉埋年——算鳩數