蛤蟆 (haa1 mou1; haa4 maa4 | ha2 ma2*5) : collective term for frogs and toads

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蛤蟆

haa1 mou1; haa4 maa4

ha2 ma2*5

collective term for frogs and toads

Jyutping haa1 mou1 is the more common colloquial reading; haa4 maa4 is literary.
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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

蛤蟆

This word has been viewed 3332 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bernard on 30th Jun 2008 16:58 and last edited on 22nd Apr 2014 15:11

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Characters in this word:

蛤 gap3 haa4 - clam; frog; toad
蟆 maa4 - frog, toad

3 compounds containing this word:

癩蛤蟆 - toads
癩蛤蟆想食天鵝肉 - to be out of one's league; to desire sth. one is unworthy of
蛤蟆夯 - power-driven rammer or tamper; pile driver

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你真係癩蛤蟆想食天鵝肉粵
You are going after a girl who is way too good for you.

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