籮底橙

Chinese

		basket	background; bottom; base background; bottom; base; (possessive part.); (subor. part.)	orange tree; the colour orange; orange
trad. (籮底橙)		籮	底	橙
simp. (箩底橙)		箩	底	橙
Literally: “oranges at the bottom of the basket”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lo⁴ dai² caang^4-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lo⁴ dai² caang^4-2
    • Yale: lòh dái cháang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lo⁴ dai² tsaang^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: lo⁴ dei² cang^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔː²¹ tɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰaːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

籮底橙

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

Synonyms

• 賣剩蔗／卖剩蔗

See also

• 攝灶罅／摄灶罅