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刨paau4冬dung1瓜gwaa1

paau4 dung1 gwaa1páo dōng guā

English

  1. speak Mandarin Chinese in Cantonese accent
  2. near homophone for "普通話" (Putonghua), i.e. Mandarin, the standard language of China; used for comedic effect or to convey a (self)mocking tone; literally: to peel winter melon

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 普通話嘅暱稱，係用普通話讀「普通話」呢個名出嚟嘅粵語諧音

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

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