「四四聲」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: sei3 sei3 seng1
Individual
Character Meaning:
四 four
四 four
聲 sound; voice
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
used for describing the similar pronunciation between 'four' and 'die', implying the speaker does not like talking about 'four' due to this connection
(Cant.) 四sei3四sei3聲seng1唔m4好hou2聽teng1
(Eng.) talking about four is ominous
(Cant.) 阿aa3媽maa1話waa6唔m4鍾zung1意ji3住zyu6十sap6四sei3樓lau2,四sei3四sei3聲seng1唔m4好hou2意ji3頭tau4喎wo3!
(Eng.) My mum does not like living on 14th floor because the pronunciation of 'four' is similar to that of 'die', which implies bad luck!
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