多嚿魚

Chinese

	many; much; a lot of many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi-		fish
trad. (多嚿魚)	多	嚿	魚
simp. (多嚿鱼)	多	嚿	鱼
nonstandard simp.	多𫩥鱼
alternative forms	多舊魚／多旧鱼
Literally: “having an extra piece of fish”.

Etymology

Pun on 多㞗餘 (do1 gau1 jyu4).

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): do¹ gau⁶ jyu^4-2

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: do¹ gau⁶ jyu^4-2
  - Yale: dō gauh yú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: do¹ gau⁶ jy^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: do¹ geo⁶ yu^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔː⁵⁵ kɐu̯²² jyː²¹⁻³⁵/

Phrase

多嚿魚

(Cantonese, minced oath) fricking unnecessary

Usage notes

May be paired with 唐餐變西餐／唐餐变西餐 (“Chinese meal becomes Western meal”), 法國大餐／法国大餐 (“French-style feast”) or 雙層魚柳包／双层鱼柳包 (“Double Filet-O-Fish”) to form a xiehouyu.