大肚黃

See also: 大肚黄

Chinese

		pregnant	Wong; Huang (surname)
trad. (大肚黃)		大肚	黃
simp. (大肚黄)		大肚	黄
Literally: “pregnant Wong”.

Etymology

From the resemblance of the character 黃／黄 to a pregnant woman.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ tou⁵ wong^4-2

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ tou⁵ wong^4-2
  - Yale: daaih tóuh wóng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ tou⁵ wong^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ tou⁵ wong²
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑːi̯²² tʰou̯¹³ wɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

Proper noun

大肚黃

(Cantonese) Wong (surname)

你姓大肚黃定係三劃王呀？ [Cantonese, trad.]
你姓大肚黄定系三划王呀？ [Cantonese, simp.]
Nei⁵ sing³ daai⁶ tou⁵ wong^4-2 ding⁶ hai⁶ saam¹ waak⁶ wong⁴ aa³? [Jyutping]
Is your surname "pregnant Wong" or "three-stroked Wong"?

Usage notes

The surnames 黃／黄 and 王 are homophones in Cantonese, so 大肚黃／大肚黄 and 三劃王／三划王 (saam1 waak6 wong4) are used to distinguish the two surnames.

See also

三劃王／三划王

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