蚊都瞓

Chinese

		mosquito	metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already	sleep
trad. (蚊都瞓)		蚊	都	瞓
simp. (蚊都𰥛)		蚊	都	𰥛
alternative forms		蚊都睏／蚊都困 蚊都訓／蚊都训
Literally: “even mosquitoes go to sleep”.

Etymology

Mosquitoes are a kind of nocturnal insect which made people in the past have a misconception that they do not need sleep. If an animal that does not need sleep falls asleep (due to boredom), that means it is too late.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): man^4-1 dou¹ fan³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: man^4-1 dou¹ fan³
    • Yale: mān dōu fan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: man^4-1 dou¹ fan³
    • Guangdong Romanization: men^4-1 dou¹ fen³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐn²¹⁻⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ fɐn³³/

Phrase

蚊都瞓

1. (Cantonese) too late

Synonyms

• 蚊瞓／蚊𰥛