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鴛鴦

简鸳鸯 · 繁鴛鴦

Mandarin · pinyin yuān yāng

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1–1 · yuan1 yang1

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 6 senses · 1 Cantonese reading

jyun1 joeng1

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

jyun1 joeng1

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

(literal) mandarin duck (Classifier: 隻／只 m c; 雙／双 m; 對／对 m c)
(obsolete) ruddy shelduck
(figurative) objects or people occurring in inseparable pairs
(figurative) affectionate couple; happily married couple
(figurative) yuenyeung (a beverage made by mixing coffee with Hong Kong-style milk tea)(Classifier: 杯)