O記
Chinese
| suffix for restaurants, stores, etc. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (O記) | O | 記 | |
| simp. (O记) | O | 记 | |
Etymology
From English Organised Crime and Triad Bureau + 記 / 记 (gei3, suffix for restaurants, stores, etc.).
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ou1 gei3
- Yale: ōu gei
- Cantonese Pinyin: ou1 gei3
- Guangdong Romanization: ou1 géi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /ou̯⁵⁵ kei̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
O記
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, law enforcement, colloquial) the Organised Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB, a bureau of the Hong Kong Police Force)