狗噏
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]dog | (Cantonese) to babble | ||
---|---|---|---|
trad. (狗噏) | 狗 | 噏 | |
simp. #(狗噏) | 狗 | 噏 |
Etymology
[edit]Minced form of 鳩噏/鸠噏. Popularized after Donald Tsang's speech error at the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 2009.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gau2 ngap1
- Yale: gáu ngāp
- Cantonese Pinyin: gau2 ngap7
- Guangdong Romanization: geo2 ngeb1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐu̯³⁵ ŋɐp̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
[edit]狗噏
- (Cantonese, minced oath, vulgar) to babble away, to ramble away