M巾

Chinese

		menstruation	towel
simp. and trad. (M巾)		M	巾

Etymology

From the abbreviation of English menstruation + 巾 (gan1, “cloth”).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): em¹ gan¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: em¹ gan¹
    • Cantonese Pinyin: em¹ gan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ém¹ gen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɛːm⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵/

Noun

M巾

1. (Cantonese, informal) sanitary napkin (Classifier: 塊／块 c)