mola mola

See also: Mola mola and molamola

English

Alternative forms

molamola

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Mola mola.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈməʊ.lə ˈməʊ.lə/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmoʊ.lə ˈmoʊ.lə/
Rhymes: -əʊlə

Noun

mola mola (plural mola molas)

A fish of the species Mola mola, an ocean sunfish or mola.

Chinese

Etymology

Pun on the fish species Mola mola (sunfish).

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁵ laa³ mou⁵ laa³

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁵ laa³ mou⁵ laa³
  - Yale: móuh la móuh la
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁵ laa³ mou⁵ laa³
  - Guangdong Romanization: mou⁵ la³ mou⁵ la³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯¹³ laː³³ mou̯¹³ laː³³/

Interjection

mola mola

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) alternative form of 冇喇冇喇 (“no more; it's over; something is lost; to be done for; etc.”)

See also

翻車魚 / 翻车鱼 (fānchēyú)