粵

孖maa1公gung1仔zai2

maa1 gung1 zai2mā gōng zǎi

English

  1. describes two people who always stick together, hang out together and do everything together such that they are practically inseparable; normally used to describe best friends
  2. couple
  3. siblings
  4. a metaphor for a couple of lovers or friends who are exceptionally close together; literally: couple doll

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 比喻兩個人非常親密,成日喺埋一齊

Examples

  • 佢哋成日出雙入對,好似對孖公仔咁。

    They always appear as a couple, as if they were a couple of dolls bound together.

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

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