籮底橙
Chinese
basket | background; bottom; base background; bottom; base; (possessive part.); (subor. part.) | orange tree; the color orange; orange | ||
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trad. (籮底橙) | 籮 | 底 | 橙 | |
simp. (箩底橙) | 箩 | 底 | 橙 | |
Literally: “oranges at the bottom of the basket”. |
Pronunciation
Noun
籮底橙
- (Cantonese) leftover goods
- (Cantonese, figuratively) "leftover woman"; old spinster; old unmarried woman
Synonyms
- 賣剩蔗/卖剩蔗
See also
- 攝灶罅/摄灶罅