咖啡妹
Chinese
| coffee | younger sister | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (咖啡妹) | 咖啡 | 妹 | |
| simp. #(咖啡妹) | 咖啡 | 妹 | |
Etymology
From the brown uniform that traffic wardens in Hong Kong wear.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gaa3 fe1 mui6-1
- Yale: ga fē mūi
- Cantonese Pinyin: gaa3 fe1 mui6-1
- Guangdong Romanization: ga3 fé1 mui6-1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kaː³³ fɛː⁵⁵ muːi̯²²⁻⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
咖啡妹
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) female traffic warden
Related terms
- 咖啡仔
- 咖啡佬