盲公話 (maang4 gung1 waa2) — "blind man's speech" transforms one spoken syllable into two. It is a "Cantonese Pig-Latin" which can be used by children, was used to speak secretly during the Cultural Revolution, etc. in Cantonese

maangˎ₄gungˉ¹waaˊ²
盲公话
Mandarin Pinyin: mang2 gong1 hua4

Meaning of 盲公話

noun"blind man's speech" transforms one spoken syllable into two. It is a "Cantonese Pig-Latin" which can be used by children, was used to speak secretly during the Cultural Revolution, etc.

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