三劃王

Chinese
three
 
to delimit; to transfer; to assign
to delimit; to transfer; to assign; to differentiate; to mark off; to draw (a line); to delete; stroke of a Chinese character
 king; Wang (proper name)
trad. (三劃王) 三 劃 王
simp. (三划王) 三 划 王

Pronunciation

Proper noun

三劃王

  1. (Cantonese) the surname 王 (Wong)

Usage notes

The surnames 黃／黄 and 王 are homophones in Cantonese, so 大肚黃／大肚黄 (or 江夏黃／江夏黄) and 三劃王／三划王 (saam1 waak6 wong4) are used to distinguish the two surnames.

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