孖煙通

See also: 孖烟通

Chinese

		twins	chimney
trad. (孖煙通)		孖	煙通
simp. (孖烟通)		孖	烟通
alternative forms		孖煙筒／孖烟筒 孖煙囪／孖烟囱
Literally: “twin chimneys”.

Boxer shorts.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maa¹ jin¹ tung¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maa¹ jin¹ tung¹
    • Yale: mā yīn tūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maa¹ jin¹ tung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ma¹ yin¹ tung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː⁵⁵ jiːn⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

孖煙通

1. (Cantonese) boxer shorts (Classifier: 條／条 c)
   • 2018 September 10, 張惠雅, quotee, “西藏之旅波折重重 張惠雅：底褲都濕晒”, in 成報, page B02:

     你以為着晒Tee，着晒棉褲入面仲着條孖煙通，沖晒涼，洗晒頭，就可以舒舒服服上火車54小時，就可以好嘆好乾淨咁瞓喺張床到？ [Cantonese, trad.]
     你以为着晒Tee，着晒棉裤入面仲着条孖烟通，冲晒凉，洗晒头，就可以舒舒服服上火车54小时，就可以好叹好干净咁𰥛喺张床到？ [Cantonese, simp.]

     nei⁵ ji⁵ wai⁴ zoek³ saai³ ti¹, zoek³ saai³ min⁴ fu³ jap⁶ min⁶ zung⁶ zoek³ tiu⁴ maa¹ jin¹ tung¹, cung¹ saai³ loeng⁴, sai² saai³ tau⁴, zau⁶ ho² ji⁵ syu¹ syu¹ fuk⁶ fuk⁶ soeng⁵ fo² ce¹ 54 siu² si⁴, zau⁶ ho² ji⁵ hou² taan³ hou² gon¹ zeng⁶ gam² fan³ hai² zoeng¹ cong⁴ dou⁶? [Jyutping]

     You think if you wear a t-shirt, sweatpants and boxers inside, take a shower, and wash your hair, you could comfortably go on a train for 54 hours and then enjoyably and cleanly lie on the bed?

Synonyms

• 平角褲／平角裤 (píngjiǎokù)
• 四角褲／四角裤 (sìjiǎokù)