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兩梳蕉

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Chinese

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both; two; some
both; two; some; a few; tael
 
comb banana
trad. (兩梳蕉)
simp. (两梳蕉)
Literally: “two bunches of banana”.

Etymology

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Refers to empty hands, which resemble two bunches of banana.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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兩梳蕉

  1. (Cantonese) empty hands
    兩梳蕉两梳蕉 [Cantonese]  ―  daai3 loeng5 so1 ziu1 [Jyutping]  ―  to be empty-handed; to not bring anything