牛記笠記

Chinese

		jeans	T-shirt
trad. (牛記笠記)		牛記	笠記
simp. (牛记笠记)		牛记	笠记

Etymology

牛記／牛记 is shortening of 牛仔褲／牛仔裤, and 笠記／笠记 is from the fact that T-shirts are worn by pulling it over the body (see also 笠).

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau⁴ gei³ lap¹ gei³

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngau⁴ gei³ lap¹ gei³
  - Yale: ngàuh gei lāp gei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngau⁴ gei³ lap⁷ gei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngeo⁴ géi³ leb¹ géi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ kei̯³³ lɐp̚⁵ kei̯³³/

Noun

牛記笠記

(Cantonese, colloquial) jeans and T-shirt; (by extension) casual wear
你唔係想著牛記笠記去見工啩？ [Cantonese, trad.]
你唔系想著牛记笠记去见工啩？ [Cantonese, simp.]
nei⁵ m⁴ hai⁶ soeng² zoek³ ngau⁴ gei³ lap¹ gei³ heoi³ gin³ gung¹ gwaa³? [Jyutping]
Are you really going for a job interview in casual wear?