八月十五

Cantonese · source Jyutpingbaat3 jyut6 sap6 ng5

Meanings

  1. the moon festival (the 15th day of the 8th lunar month); the slang for 'backside
  2. buttocks'
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Same syllable, six tones

baatbaat1—baat2—八baat3eightbaat4—baat5—baat6—
sap湿sap1trivialsap2—sap3—sap4—sap5—十sap6ten
ngng1—ng2—ng3—吾ng4I五ng5five误ng6mistake

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baat3 jyut6 sap6 ng5

Cantonese word readings for 八月十五. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

  1. (colloquial) Mid-Autumn Festival
  2. (Cantonese, humorous) buttocks (Classifier: 個/个 c)

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Exact source record & identity八月十五 八月十五 [ba1 yue4 shi2 wu3] {baat3 jyut6 sap6 ng5} /the moon festival (the 15th day of the 8th lunar month); the slang for 'backside/buttocks'/

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