粵

木muk6魚jyu2

simp木鱼
muk6 jyu2mù yú

English

  1. mokugyo
  2. katsuobushi; dried and smoked skipjack tuna ----
  3. wooden fish (percussion instrument)
  4. wooden fish; Chinese temple block ----
  5. wooden-fish songs, a traditional Cantonese music style
  6. nightclub hostess who provides sexual services; literally: wooden fish

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 食物;鰹魚煙燻製成嘅魚乾
  2. 一種中式嘅木製敲擊樂器,呈球狀而空心,而且會開窿,有時會雕成魚形,喺佛教禮儀入面係重要嘅法器
  3. 粵調四大歌體之一
  4. 會提供性服務嘅舞小姐;同只可以觀賞嘅「金魚」唔同,木魚係一種敲擊樂器,係可以「扑」嘅,所以就有咁嘅隱喻

Examples

  • 木魚書

    wooden-fish books

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

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