fat fat
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Chinese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Reduplication of English fat. fat is also a romanisation of 發 (faat3, “to become rich”), hence carrying the meanings of both.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fet1 fet1
- Cantonese Pinyin: fet7 fet7
- Guangdong Romanization: féd1 féd1
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɛːt̚⁵ fɛːt̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adjective[edit]
fat fat
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, neologism) fat (rich; producing a large income)