典解

典解

Chinese

		canon; dictionary	to loosen; to untie; to explain to loosen; to untie; to explain; to remove; to divide; to dissolve; to solve; solution; send under escort
trad. (典解)		典	解
simp. #(典解)		典	解

Etymology

Corruption of 點解／点解 (dim² gaai²).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): din² gaai²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: din² gaai²
    • Yale: dín gáai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: din² gaai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: din² gai²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːn³⁵ kaːi̯³⁵/

Pronoun

典解

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, chiefly Internet slang, neologism) why?