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杏
Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: [[almond]]
Definitions
  1. 1 [[almond]]
  2. 2 hahng gāa cháang 杏加橙 — [almond plus orange] a euphemistic expression of irritation; a contemptible person, a "bastard", a euphemistic or humorous version of hahm gāa cháan (ad 3.10.2001, G1).
  3. 3 hahng sik gāa cháang sik 杏色加橙色 — [almond colour plus orange colour] a euphemistic or humorous version of hahm gāa cháan 冚家剷.
Other Readings
杏
[1] [n] apricot [2] [n] almond; apricot kernels [3] apricot flowers
Words containing 杏
杏加橙
curse of one's family to die (derogatory)
杏仁露
almond soup
胡杏兒
Myolie Wu Hang-yee, name of a Hong Kong actress and singer
北杏
bitter apricot seeds (in TCM, have medicinal use)
杏紅
apricot pink (a colour)
杏色
apricot colored (also used for various shades of beige)
南北杏
apricot kernel (both sweet and bitter types)
杏仁糊
almond paste soup -- a sweet Chinese dessert soup (糖水) made from almonds
杏花邨
(estate in Hong Kong Island) Heng Fa Chuen
杏仁餅
almond cookies; almond biscuits
杏仁糊
(dessert) almond dessert
杏仁茶
almond cream soup; almond tea; almond paste
杏色加橙色
used as an euphemism for 冚家鏟 (ham6 gaa1 caan2), used to curse someone wish
杏壇
(noun) the teaching profession
杏仁
almond
杏黃
(noun) apricot yellow; pinkish yellow
銀杏
ginkgo; gingko; ginko - scientific name of a plant and fruit
杏桃
apricot
杏花邨
Heng Fa Chuen, Hong Kong MTR Station
紅杏出牆
cuckolds one's husband; has an affair
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