硬膠

Cantonese · source Jyutpingngaang6 gaau1

Meanings

  1. rigid plastic; euphemism for 'dumbass'
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Same syllable, six tones

ngaangngaang1—ngaang2—ngaang3—ngaang4—ngaang5—硬ngaang6hard

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: ying4 hao2. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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ngaang6 gaau1

Cantonese word readings for 硬膠. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

  1. hard rubber; ebonite
  2. (Cantonese, minced oath, euphemistic, vulgar) alternative form of 戇鳩 /戆鸠 (“idiot; asshole”)

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Exact source record & identity硬膠 硬膠 [ying4 hao2] {ngaang6 gaau1} /rigid plastic; euphemism for 'dumbass'/

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