mola mola

See also: Mola mola and molamola

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; something is lost; to be done for; etc.”)

See also

翻車魚／翻车鱼 (fānchēyú)

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