兩梳蕉

兩梳蕉

Chinese

		both; two; ounce both; two; ounce; some; a few; tael	comb	banana
trad. (兩梳蕉)		兩	梳	蕉
simp. (两梳蕉)		两	梳	蕉
Literally: “two bunches of banana”.

Etymology

Refers to empty hands, which resemble two bunches of banana.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): loeng⁵ so¹ ziu¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: loeng⁵ so¹ ziu¹
    • Yale: léuhng sō jīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loeng⁵ so¹ dziu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêng⁵ so¹ jiu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lœ̽ːŋ¹³ sɔː⁵⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵/

Noun

兩梳蕉

1. (Cantonese) empty hands

   帶兩梳蕉 / 带两梳蕉 [Cantonese]  ―  daai³ loeng⁵ so¹ ziu¹ [Jyutping]  ―  to be empty-handed; to not bring anything