咖啡仔
Chinese
coffee | minutely; young; duty; responsibility | ||
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simp. and trad. (咖啡仔) | 咖啡 | 仔 |
Etymology
From the brown uniform that traffic wardens in Hong Kong wear.
Pronunciation
Noun
咖啡仔
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) male traffic warden (especially a young one)
Synonyms
- (Min Nan) 白跤蹄
Related terms
- 咖啡妹
- 咖啡佬