cam man
Chinese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Clipping of English cameraman. Equivalent to cam + English -man.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kem1 men1
- Cantonese Pinyin: kem1 men1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɛːm⁵⁵ mɛːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
cam man
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) cameraman
- 2018, “太陽花 Rape That Sun Flower”, performed by 光頭幫 TomFatKi:
- 幾多點 十二點 三十幾度當鍛煉 兩個camman當做gym [Cantonese, trad.]
- gei2 do1 dim2, sap6 ji6 dim2, saam1 sap6 gei2 dou6 dong3 dyun3 lin6, loeng5 go3 kem1 men1 dong3 zou6 zim1 [Jyutping]
- What time is it? Twelve o'clock. Thirty-something degrees, think of it as training. The two cameramen treats it as working out at a gym
几多点 十二点 三十几度当锻炼 两个camman当做gym [Cantonese, simp.]