沙頭角村長個女——你愛

Chinese

		Sha Tau Kok	village head	(a measure word); individual	female; woman; daughter		you	to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (沙頭角村長個女——你愛)		沙頭角	村長	個	女	——	你	愛
simp. (沙头角村长个女——你爱)		沙头角	村长	个	女	——	你	爱
alternative forms		沙頭角村長個女——李愛／沙头角村长个女——李爱
Literally: “the daugher of Sha Tau Kok Village's leader - Lee Oi (you take it)”.

Etymology

Named after a leader of Yim Liu Ha Village in Sha Tau Kok, Hong Kong in 1960s called 李愛 / 李爱 (lei5 oi3), which is near-homophonous to 你愛 / 你爱 (nei5 oi3, “you take it”). The name was mistaken as his daughter's since it sounds feminine.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saa¹ tau⁴ gok³ cyun¹ zoeng² go³ neoi^5-2, nei⁵ oi³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saa¹ tau⁴ gok³ cyun¹ zoeng² go³ neoi^5-2, nei⁵ oi³
    • Yale: sā tàuh gok chyūn jéung go néui, néih oi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saa¹ tau⁴ gok⁸ tsyn¹ dzoeng² go³ noey^5-2, nei⁵ oi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sa¹ teo⁴ gog³ qun¹ zêng² go³ nêu^5-2, néi⁵ oi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saː⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ kɔːk̚³ t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ³⁵ kɔː³³ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵ nei̯¹³ ɔːi̯³³/

Idiom

沙頭角村長個女——你愛

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, dated) Used to describe something that no one wants.