兩公婆見鬼

简 两公婆见鬼 · 繁 兩公婆見鬼
Cantonese · source Jyutpingloeng5 gung1 po4 gin3 gwai2

Meanings

  1. a couple sees a ghost, which means if a couple is inside the house, and one thinks a ghost is spot, then that ghost must be his or her partner
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Same syllable, six tones

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: liang3 gong1 po2 jian4 gui3. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

loeng5 gung1 po2 gin3 gwai2

Cantonese word readings for 兩公婆見鬼. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Exact source record & identity兩公婆見鬼 两公婆见鬼 [liang3 gong1 po2 jian4 gui3] {loeng5 gung1 po4 gin3 gwai2} /a couple sees a ghost, which means if a couple is inside the house, and one thinks a ghost is spot, then that ghost must be his or her partner/

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