金魚佬
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]goldfish | man; guy | ||
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trad. (金魚佬) | 金魚 | 佬 | |
simp. (金鱼佬) | 金鱼 | 佬 |
Etymology
[edit]Referring to 1960s child rapist Fong Long Fai (方龍輝), whose modus operandi was to deceive his victims by telling that he would bring them to view goldfish.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gam1 jyu4 lou2
- Yale: gām yùh lóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: gam1 jy4 lou2
- Guangdong Romanization: gem1 yu4 lou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐm⁵⁵ jyː²¹ lou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]金魚佬