喃嘸

Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 喃嘸 – see 南無 (“to salute; to homage or to take refuge.”). (This term is a variant form of 南無).

Etymology 2

		mumble in repetition	unclear; an expletive
simp. and trad. (喃嘸)		喃	嘸
alternative forms		南無／南无 喃無／喃无

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): naam⁴ mo⁴ / naam⁴ mo^4-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: naam⁴ mo⁴ / naam⁴ mo^4-2
    • Yale: nàahm mòh / nàahm mó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: naam⁴ mo⁴ / naam⁴ mo^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: nam⁴ mo⁴ / nam⁴ mo^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /naːm²¹ mɔː²¹/, /naːm²¹ mɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

Verb

喃嘸

1. (Cantonese) to chant or recite sutras

   喃嘸噉聲／喃呒噉声 [Cantonese]  ―  naam⁴ mo⁴ gam² seng¹ [Jyutping]  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

• 喃嘸佬 / 喃呒佬 (naam⁴ mo⁴ lou²) (Cantonese)
• 喃嘸先生 / 喃呒先生 (Cantonese)
• 喃嘸師傅 / 喃呒师傅 (Cantonese)