粵

花faa1名meng2

faa1 meng2huā míng

English

  1. name of a person on the household register (old)
  2. name on a roster
  3. professional name of a prostitute
  4. pseudonym
  5. nickname
  6. nickname

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 為咗方便或者搞笑,幫人或者物件改嘅另一個名(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 呢位係Melanie,花名叫做咩姐。 (ni1 wai2 hai6 Melanie, faa1 meng2 giu3 zou6 me1 ze1.)

    This is is Melanie, nicknamed Miss. Me.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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