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籮底橙

简箩底橙 · 繁籮底橙

Cantonese · source Jyutpinglo4 dai2 caang2

(slang) literally: 'leftover orange'; used to describe leftover goods that no one wants that are of inferior quality; it is often used as a derogatory term to refer to women who are the "Leftover Women" and unwanted by men

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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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Reading & tones

lo44 · low fallingdai22 · high risingcaang22 · high rising

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Same syllable, six tones

lo啰lo1long-winded 裸lo2nakedlo3—罗lo4gauzelo5—摞lo6to pile up

dai䃅dai1A stone that can be used to make black dye 底dai2background 帝dai3emperordai4—dai5—弟dai6younger brother

caang撑caang1to support 橙caang2orange 锃caang3枨caang4door postcaang5—caang6—

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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Written characters

籮底橙箩

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: luo2 di3 cheng2. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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lo4 dai2 caang2

Cantonese word readings for 籮底橙. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

(Cantonese) leftover or substandard goods
(Cantonese, figuratively) "leftover woman"; old spinster; old unmarried woman

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