粵

孤gu1男naam4寡gwaa2女neoi5

gu1 naam4 gwaa2 neoi5gū nán guǎ nǚ

English

  1. a single man and a single woman
  2. a male and a female together alone [written and colloquial]
  3. bachelors
  4. a man and a woman together (typically in a secluded setting)
  5. referring to a man and a woman alone together (often suggesting something might happen between them)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 男女單獨相處,通常暗指佢哋可能有曖昧關係

Examples

  • 佢兩個孤男寡女喺間酒店房度,唔通捉棋咩!

    They are man and woman alone in a hotel room, what do you think they are doing? Playing chess?

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

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