籮底橙
Chinese
| basket | background; bottom; base background; bottom; base; (possessive part.); (subor. part.) |
orange tree; the colour orange; orange | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (籮底橙) | 籮 | 底 | 橙 | |
| simp. (箩底橙) | 箩 | 底 | 橙 | |
| Literally: “oranges at the bottom of the basket”. | ||||
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lo4 dai2 caang4-2
- Yale: lòh dái cháang
- Cantonese Pinyin: lo4 dai2 tsaang4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: lo4 dei2 cang4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɔː²¹ tɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰaːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
籮底橙
- (Cantonese) leftover or substandard goods
- (Cantonese, figuratively) "leftover woman"; old spinster; old unmarried woman