Marijuana literally means "big numb" in Chinese? Or "big horse" if I mispronounce it?
Re:Cantonese Font with Pronunciation
by keyboard_smash on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @01:10AM
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Haha, yeah, works that way for Cantonese and Mandarin. 大麻 daai6 maa4/dà má (marijuana, literally ‘big numb’) vs 大馬 daai6 maa5/dà mǎ (big horse).
Bonus: 大媽 daai6 maa1/dà mā (auntie or father’s elder brother’s wife, literally ‘big mother’).
e.g. The classic example is 大麻煩 - is it 大|麻煩 (a big inconvenience), or is it 大麻|煩 (marijuana annoyance)? Is 粉絲 fan, or vermicelli? Is 早唞! “good night!” or “go fuck yourself!”?