帽事

Chinese

		hat; cap	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
simp. and trad. (帽事)		帽	事

Etymology

Near-homophonic pun of 冇事 (mou⁵ si⁶, “no problem”). 帽 (mou^6-2) is short for 綠帽／绿帽 (luk⁶ mou^6-2).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou^6-2 si⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou^6-2 si⁶
    • Yale: móu sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou^6-2 si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou^6-2 xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²²⁻³⁵ siː²²/

Phrase

帽事

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, humorous) Used when one suspects someone has become a cuckold.

   帽事嘅…… [Cantonese]  ―  mou^6-2 si⁶ ge³...... [Jyutping]  ―  Are you cucked?