吉鋪

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Chinese

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lucky; Jilin Province (abbrev.) a bed; a store; to spread
trad. (吉鋪/吉舖) /
simp. (吉铺)
Literally: “lucky shop”.

Etymology

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From taboo of mentioning 空鋪空铺 (hung1 pou3, “empty shop”), as (hung1, “empty”) is homophonic with (hung1, “inauspicious”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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吉鋪

  1. (Cantonese) empty shop