Ever been trying to button up your shirt and wonder “how in the world would I say this in Chinese”? I know I have. I decided to seek out an answer to my puzzlement. Luckily for me, I know some very helpful and kind Chinese people.
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Below are how to say “button a button” & “unbutton a button” in both Mandarin and Cantonese, as well as their breakdown.
Chinese Cantonese
釦釦子: 『扣鈕』<em style="box-sizing: inherit;">或者</em>『”MOK”鈕』
解釦子: 解開粒鈕
Chinese Mandarin
Button a button
Kòu kòuzi
釦釦子 (T)
扣扣子 (S)
Unbutton a button
Jiě kòuzi
解釦子 (T)
解扣子 (S)
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Cantonese
button a button : 扣(埋)紐 (bu/bʌ/紐 或 bu埋紐 多數用於口語上的表達)
unbotton a button : 解(開)紐 or (也可以用 bu開紐 表示,同 多數用於口語上的表達)
"粒"是單位,一般情況下是"一粒"的省略表示,複數"兩粒","三粒",如此類推
I hope I can help you :-)