麥克麥克

Chinese

phonetic phonetic
trad. (麥克麥克) 麥克 麥克
simp. (麦克麦克) 麦克 麦克

Etymology

麥克 borrowed from English mark, as in the unit of currency.

Pronunciation


  • Wu
    • (Northern: Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 8maq-kheq7-maq8-kheq7
      • MiniDict: mah kheh mah kheh
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 5maq-kheq4-maq5-kheq4
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /maʔ¹¹ kʰəʔ²² maʔ²² kʰəʔ²³/

Adjective

麥克麥克

  1. (Shanghainese) possessing a lot of money
    屋裡銅鈿鈔票麥克麥克 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    屋里铜钿钞票麦克麦克 [Shanghainese, simp.]
    6yi 7oq-li6 6don-di6 6lau 1tu-gheq 5tshau-phiau5 6zy 1tu-teq7-le6 8maq-kheq7-maq8-kheq7 [Wugniu]
    His family is very wealthy, they have a lot of cash.