一個骨 (jat1 go3 gwat1) — a quarter; in Cantonese

jatˉ¹一go˗₃個gwatˉ¹骨

简一个骨

Mandarin Pinyin: yi2 ge4 gu3

Meaning of 一個骨

nouna quarter;

nouna quarter of an hour, fifteen minutes

noun15 minutes; quarter-hour; literal meaning: a piece of bone; Cantonese slang, derived from the English word 'quarter', the pronunciation of 'quart' sounds similar to the Cantonese pronunciation of '骨' (gwat1)

Characters in 一個骨

一jat1

one; a; an; the

個go3

unit; piece (see Note)

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