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鴛鴦〔鸳鸯〕 jyun1 joeng1 {yuān yāng}

(Hong Kong style beverage) Yuanyang or coffee with tea

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鴛鴦〔鸳鸯〕 jyun1 joeng1 {yuān yāng}

  1. (Chinese bird species) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
  2. affectionate couple
  3. happily married couple

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鴛鴦襪〔鸳鸯袜〕 jyun1 joeng1 mat6 {yuān yang wà}

mismatched socks

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鴛鴦門〔鸳鸯门〕 jyun1 joeng1 mun4 {yuān yang mén}

a styles or schools of martial art; mismatched doors (two different door panels on a door)

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鴛鴦鍋〔鸳鸯锅〕 jyun1 joeng1 wo1 {yuān yang guō}

  1. "Mandarin Ducks" pot
  2. hot pot with a divider, containing spicy soup on one side, mild soup on the other

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鴛鴦戲水〔鸳鸯戏-〕 jyun1 joeng1 hei3 seoi2 {yuān yāng xì shuǐ}

  1. lit. mandarin ducks playing in the water
  2. fig. to make love

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鴛鴦蝴蝶〔鸳鸯--〕 jyun1 joeng1 wu4 dip6 {yuān yang hú dié}

  1. Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds)
  2. derogatory reference to populist and romantic writing around 1900

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鴛鴦蝴蝶派〔鸳鸯---〕 jyun1 joeng1 wu4 dip6 paai3 {yuān yang hú dié pài}

Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds) literary school around 1900, criticized as populist and romantic by socialist realists

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