「鳩嗚」
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Pronunciation: | gau1 wu1 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
鳩 嗚 onomatopoeia of crying; toot; hoot; sob |
Part of Speech: | verb |
Labels: | Recent Jargon |
Explanation: |
phonetic loan from Putonghua gòuwù (購物, to go shopping), the characters literally mean "to shout or speak crazily out of control"; the word became the subject of an internet meme in 2014 when an anti-"Occupy Central" protester was interviewed by a news reporter. The protester intended to say she was shopping in Hong Kong but forgot how to say it in Cantonese, and uttered the word 'to shop' in Putonghua, revealing that she is not a local resident. The phrase has since been used to deride mainland tourists' shopping spree in Hong Kong.
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Synonym: | Synonym: 買嘢 購物 |
Reference: | http://evchk.wikia.com/wiki/%E9%B3%A9%E5%97%9A |
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See also: | 塞豆窿 夤夜 大包圍 大奇蹟日 打蛇餅 拖男帶女 爆咪 行行企企 遍地開花 隔牆有耳 (類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析) |
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