"between" meaning in Chinese

See between in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

Etymology: Reinterpretation of English btw as an abbreviation of between. Etymology templates: {{der|yue|en|btw}} English btw, {{m|en|between}} between Head templates: {{head|zh|phrase}} between
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism, humorous) BTW; by the way Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong, Internet, humorous, neologism
    Sense id: en-between-zh-phrase-roCiN46Z Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese neologisms, Hong Kong Cantonese

Download JSON data for between meaning in Chinese (1.7kB)

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yue",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "btw"
      },
      "expansion": "English btw",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "between"
      },
      "expansion": "between",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Reinterpretation of English btw as an abbreviation of between.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "phrase"
      },
      "expansion": "between",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hong Kong Cantonese",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "By the way, there's no need to be baffled, the handwriting [of this letter] isn't mine, I got someone to write it for me.",
          "ref": "2013, 于日辰(小姓奴), 壹獄壹世界 A World in an Iron Grille, page 206",
          "text": "Between, 唔使覺得奇怪,D字跡不是我的,我搵人代寫。 [Hong Kong Cantonese, trad.]\nBetween, 唔使觉得奇怪,D字迹不是我的,我揾人代写。 [Hong Kong Cantonese, simp.]\nBetween, m⁴ sai² gok³ dak¹ kei⁴ gwaai³, di¹ zi⁶ zik¹ bat¹ si⁶ ngo⁵ dik¹, ngo⁵ wan² jan⁴ doi⁶ se². [Jyutping]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "BTW; by the way"
      ],
      "id": "en-between-zh-phrase-roCiN46Z",
      "links": [
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          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "slang",
          "slang"
        ],
        [
          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ],
        [
          "BTW",
          "BTW"
        ],
        [
          "by the way",
          "by the way"
        ]
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        "(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism, humorous) BTW; by the way"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Internet",
        "humorous",
        "neologism"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "between"
}
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      "args": {
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        "2": "en",
        "3": "btw"
      },
      "expansion": "English btw",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "between"
      },
      "expansion": "between",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Reinterpretation of English btw as an abbreviation of between.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
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      },
      "expansion": "between",
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    }
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        "Cantonese phrases",
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        "Chinese internet slang",
        "Chinese lemmas",
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        "Chinese phrases",
        "Hong Kong Cantonese",
        "Requests for pronunciation in Chinese entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "By the way, there's no need to be baffled, the handwriting [of this letter] isn't mine, I got someone to write it for me.",
          "ref": "2013, 于日辰(小姓奴), 壹獄壹世界 A World in an Iron Grille, page 206",
          "text": "Between, 唔使覺得奇怪,D字跡不是我的,我搵人代寫。 [Hong Kong Cantonese, trad.]\nBetween, 唔使觉得奇怪,D字迹不是我的,我揾人代写。 [Hong Kong Cantonese, simp.]\nBetween, m⁴ sai² gok³ dak¹ kei⁴ gwaai³, di¹ zi⁶ zik¹ bat¹ si⁶ ngo⁵ dik¹, ngo⁵ wan² jan⁴ doi⁶ se². [Jyutping]",
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      "glosses": [
        "BTW; by the way"
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        [
          "BTW",
          "BTW"
        ],
        [
          "by the way",
          "by the way"
        ]
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