一個骨

简 一个骨 · 繁 一個骨
Cantonese · source Jyutpingjat1 go3 gwat1

Meanings

  1. 15 minutes; quarter-hour; literal meaning: a piece of bone; Cantonese slang, derived from the English word 'quarter', the pronunciation of 'quart' sounds similar to the Cantonese pronunciation of '骨' (gwat1)
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Same syllable, six tones

jat一jat1onejat2—jat3—jat4—jat5—日jat6sun
gwat骨gwat1bonegwat2—gwat3—gwat4—gwat5—掘gwat6to dig

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: yi1 ge5 gu3. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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CC-Canto · Pleco Inc. · edition 2017-02-02
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Exact source record & identity一個骨 一个骨 [yi1 ge5 gu3] {jat1 go3 gwat1} /15 minutes; quarter-hour; literal meaning: a piece of bone; Cantonese slang, derived from the English word 'quarter', the pronunciation of 'quart' sounds similar to the Cantonese pronunciation of '骨' (gwat1)/

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