拍某菜
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Chinese[edit]
to clap; to pat; to beat to clap; to pat; to beat; to hit; to slap; to take (a picture) |
(used before measure word and noun) some; (a) certain; so and so | dish (type of food); vegetables | ||
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trad. (拍某菜) | 拍 | 某 | 菜 | |
simp. #(拍某菜) | 拍 | 某 | 菜 | |
alternative forms | 打某菜 扑某菜 扑姥菜 拍姆菜 | |||
Literally: “hit-wife vegetable”. |
Etymology[edit]
Because the garland chrysanthemum loses water and shrinks a lot after being cooked, it would cause a man to hit his wife for thinking that she ate it all up.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
拍某菜