鴛jyun1鴦joeng1

English

1. (bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
2. (Hong Kong style beverage) Yuanyang or coffee with tea
3. mandarin duck
4. (fig.) affectionate couple; happily married couple
5. male-female couple; lovebirds
6. things that occur as a pair
7. a combination or juxtaposition of two different elements
8. yinyeung, a local drink made with coffee, tea, and milk; coffee with milk tea

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 鳥類嘅一種，鳥綱雁形目鴨科鴛鴦屬；雄係鴛，雌係鴦（量詞：隻）
2. 因為鴛鴦（喺繁殖期嗰陣）經常喺埋一齊生活唔分開，所以藉鴛鴦比喻夫婦、男女伴侶
3. 兩樣拼埋做一對嘅嘢
4. 兩樣唔同又擺埋一齊相映配對嘅嘢
5. 一種將咖啡同奶茶兩溝嘅港式飲品

Examples

• 鴛鴦房

  room for lovers; "honeymoon suite"

• 鴛鴦劍

  yuanyang sword ----

• 苦命鴛鴦

  fated couple; bitter romance

• 棒打鴛鴦

  to break up a couple ----

• 鴛鴦炒飯

  yin yang fried rice

• 你對襪鴛鴦嘅！

  You're wearing two different socks. ----

• 一杯鴛鴦，唔該。

  A cup of coffee with milk tea, please.

• 個湖上面有好多鴛鴦。

  There are many mandarin ducks on the lake. ----