鴛 (jyun1) — male mandarin duck in Cantonese
jyunˉ¹鴛简 鸳
Mandarin Pinyin: yuan1
Meaning of 鴛
nounmale mandarin duck
Example Sentences with 鴛
噉做會棒打鴛鴦，我做唔落。
Doing this would break the couple apart. I cannot bear to do it.
gaaˉ¹加naaiˏ₅奶zauˊ²走tongˎ₄糖jyunˉ¹鴛soeng1.鴦。
Yuenyeung with milk, no sugar.
ngoˏ₅我jiu˗₃要jatˉ¹一buiˉ¹杯jyunˉ¹鴛soeng1.鴦。
I want a cup of Yuenyeung.
jitˍ₆熱jyunˉ¹鴛soengˉ¹鴦dingˍ₆定dung˗₃凍jyunˉ¹鴛soeng1?鴦？
Hot Yuenyeung or iced Yuenyeung?
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度jyunˉ¹鴛soengˉ¹鴦houˊ²好houˊ²好jam2.飲。
The Yuenyeung here is delicious.
Words Containing 鴛
鴛鴦戲水jyun1 joeng1 hei3 seoi2
a male and a female swimming or taking a bath together (lit., "two mandarin ducks playing in water")
鴛鴦鍋jyun1 joeng1 wo1
hot pot with two separate soup bases
鴛鴦火鍋jyun1 joeng1 fo2 wo1
hot pot with two separate soup bases
鴛鴦茉莉jyun1 joeng1 mut6 lei2
Brunfelsia acuminata (lady-of-the-night)
棒打鴛鴦paang5 daa2 jyun1 joeng1
to break up affectionate couples
鴛鴦汽水jyun1 joeng1 hei3 seoi2
mixing two kinds of soda/drinks together
鴛鴦腳jyun1 joeng1 goek3
a type of flying kicks style in martial arts [colloquial]
鴛盟jyun1 mang4
vow of love between a couple
鴛鴦門jyun1 joeng1 mun4
a styles or schools of martial art; mismatched doors (two different door panels on a door)
鴛鴦襪jyun1 joeng1 mat6
(a pair of) mismatched socks
只羨鴛鴦不羨仙zi2 sin6 jyun1 joeng1 bat1 sin6 sin1
better to be a pair of wood duck lovers on earth than fairies in heaven
鴛鴦jyun1 joeng1 , jin1 joeng1
(in HK) coffee mixed with tea
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