咖啡仔

Chinese

coffee
minutely; young; duty
minutely; young; duty; responsibility
 
trad. (咖啡仔) 咖啡 仔
simp. #(咖啡仔) 咖啡 仔

Etymology

From the brown uniform that traffic wardens in Hong Kong wear.

Pronunciation

Noun

咖啡仔

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) male traffic warden (especially a young one)

Synonyms

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