北角夜總會——麗池
Chinese
North Point | nightclub | Lai Chi | |||
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trad. (北角夜總會——麗池) | 北角 | 夜總會 | —— | 麗池 | |
simp. (北角夜总会——丽池) | 北角 | 夜总会 | —— | 丽池 | |
Literally: “Nightclub in North Point: The Ritz Night Club”. |
Etymology
Pun on 麗池 (lai6 ci4, “The Ritz Night Club”) and 例遲 (lai6 ci4, “habitually late”). The former is a nightclub near North Point, and also name of a general area 麗池 (lai6 ci4, “Lai Chi”) named after the nightclub, in present-day Quarry Bay.
Pronunciation
Idiom
北角夜總會——麗池
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) habitually late; always late; frequently late
Synonyms
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) 北角過啲——麗池/北角过啲——丽池, 北角對落——麗池/北角对落——丽池