早敨

早敨 (Cantonese)

1. to go to bed early; to sleep early
   • (Can we date this quote?), “長春不老”, performed by 許冠傑:

     要長春不老　早起早唞就最好 [Cantonese, trad.]
     要长春不老　早起早唞就最好 [Cantonese, simp.]

     jiu³ coeng⁴ ceon¹ bat¹ lou⁵, zou² hei² zou² tau² zau⁶ zeoi³ hou² [Jyutping]

     If you want to be eternally young, it's best to get up early and go to sleep early

早敨 (Cantonese)

1. good night; have a good night
2. shut up; drop dead; go away; go to hell (using sleep as a metaphor of death)

   • 用幾百萬，買兩個位，早敨啦！ [Hong Kong Cantonese, trad.]
     用几百万，买两个位，早敨啦！ [Hong Kong Cantonese, simp.]

     From: Leung Kwok-hung, after the announcement of the 2008 Hong Kong legislative election results in New Territories East^[1]

     jung⁶ gei² baak³ maan⁶, maai⁵ loeng⁵ go³ wai^6-2, zou² tau² laa¹! [Jyutping]

     Spending million of dollars only to win two seats? Shut up!