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tongue [粵] 舌 [sit6] was the original word that means “tongue”. But 舌 is pronounced exactly like 蝕 “suffering loss”, which is considered as inauspicious. The very opposite of “suffering loss” is “earning profit”, which is 利 in Chinese. So the word 脷, pronounced exactly as 利, is coined to replace 舌.
Stroke count: 11
Level: 2
Radical: 肉 (#130)
This character is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 |
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龍脷 lung4 lei6*2 = sole (fish) 粵 豬脷 zyu1 lei6 = pig tongue 粵 鴨脷 aap3 lei6 = a sharp knife (lit., "duck tongue") 粵 鴨脷洲 aap3 lei6 zau1 = Ap Lei Chau (Aberdeen Island, the most densely populated island in the world) 黐脷根 ci1 lei6 gan1 = to lisp 粵 豬橫脷 zyu1 waang4 lei6 = pork pancreas 粵 揦脷 laa2 lei6 = expensive; spicy 粵 攻鼻揦脷 gung1 bei6 laa2 lei6 = irritates the nose; smells or tastes intensely irritating 粵 脷苔 lei6 toi1 = coating on tongue; fur on the tongue 粵 牛脷 ngau4 lei6 = cow tongue; ox tongue 粵 See all 18 compounds |
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Showing all 2 examples containing 脷
佢講得𦧲𦧲脷。 粵
He's slurring his speech. [Lit. he speak manner tongue-tied. You can also replace 得 with 到 or 嘢 in the sentence.]
佢唔單只問得好溜,講話重開口夾著脷添 粵
Not only does he asks peculiar questions, he says things that causes embarassment. Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |