鴛鴦 (jyun1 joeng1 , jin1 joeng1 | yuan1 yang1) : affectionate couple; coffee + tea

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鴛鴦

jyun1 joeng1 , jin1 joeng1

yuan1 yang1

[1] mandarin ducks
[2] affectionate/lovey-dovey couple; lovebirds
[3] (in HK) coffee mixed with tea
[4] (in Malaysia) two different rice noodles (米粉 and 沙河粉) stir-fried together

Classifier(s): [華] 對 (for meanings [1] & [2])

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 2,590,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

鴛鴦 / 鸳鸯

This word has been viewed 3624 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 1st Sep 2005 17:10 and last edited on 5th Feb 2014 23:11

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Characters in this word:

鴛 jyun1 jin1 - male mandarin duck
鴦 joeng1 - female mandarin duck

10 compounds containing this word:

鴛鴦茶 - coffee tea
鴛鴦茉莉 - Brunfelsia acuminata (lady-of-the-night)
鴛鴦戲水 - a male and a female swimming or taking a bath together
鴛鴦汽水 - mixing two kinds of soda/drinks together
只羨鴛鴦不羨仙 - better to be a pair of wood duck lovers on earth than fairies in heaven
鴛鴦火鍋 - hot pot with two separate soup bases
棒打鴛鴦 - break a couple apart
鴛鴦襪 - mismatched socks
鴛鴦鍋 - hot pot with two separate soup bases
鴛鴦飯 - fried rice with tomato and white sauce topping

Showing 1 example containing 鴛鴦

噉做會棒打鴛鴦，我做唔落。粵
Doing this would break the couple apart. I cannot bear to do it.

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