麥克麥克

Chinese

		phonetic	phonetic
trad. (麥克麥克)		麥克	麥克
simp. (麦克麦克)		麦克	麦克

Etymology

麥克 borrowed from English mark, as in the unit of currency.

Pronunciation

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸maq-kheq₇-maq₈-kheq₇

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• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁸maq-kheq₇-maq₈-kheq₇
    • MiniDict: mah^入 kheh^入 mah^入 kheh^入
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵maq-kheq₄-maq₅-kheq₄
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /maʔ¹¹ kʰəʔ²² maʔ²² kʰəʔ²³/

Adjective

麥克麥克

1. (Shanghainese) possessing a lot of money

   伊屋裡銅鈿老多個，鈔票是多得來麥克麥克。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
   伊屋里铜钿老多个，钞票是多得来麦克麦克。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

   ⁶yi ⁷oq-li₆ ⁶don-di₆ ⁶lau ¹tu-gheq ⁵tshau-phiau₅ ⁶zy ¹tu-teq₇-le₆ ⁸maq-kheq₇-maq₈-kheq₇ [Wugniu]

   His family is very wealthy, they have a lot of cash.