明瓦 (ming4 ngaa5) — thin, ground pieces of mother-of-pearl, used in windows in place of glass in Cantonese

mingˎ₄ngaaˏ₅
Mandarin Pinyin: ming2 wa3

Meaning of 明瓦

nounthin, ground pieces of mother-of-pearl, used in windows in place of glass
nouna type of roof tiles made from clamshell polished into squared shapes with four rounded corners/name of a fiction book in China

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