紅牌阿姑

Chinese

		red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular	cards; game pieces; signboard cards; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet	paternal aunt; father's sister
trad. (紅牌阿姑)		紅	牌	阿姑
simp. (红牌阿姑)		红	牌	阿姑

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ paai^4-2 aa³ gu¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung⁴ paai^4-2 aa³ gu¹
    • Yale: hùhng páai a gū
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ paai^4-2 aa³ gu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ pai^4-2 a³ gu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ pʰaːi̯²¹⁻³⁵ aː³³ kuː⁵⁵/

Noun

紅牌阿姑

1. (Cantonese) a famous prostitute in a brothel

   • 佢哋話一個時辰籌到五萬兩過嚟，我哋仲唔返衙門搵定兩個紅牌阿姑？ [Cantonese, trad.]
     佢哋话一个时辰筹到五万两过嚟，我哋仲唔返衙门揾定两个红牌阿姑？ [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 1994, Stephen Chow, Hail the Judge

     keoi⁵ dei⁶ waa⁶ jat¹ go³ si⁴ san⁴ cau⁴ dou^3-2 ng⁵ maan⁶ loeng^5-2 gwo³ lei⁴, ngo⁵ dei⁶ zung⁶ m⁴ faan¹ ngaa⁴ mun^4-2 wan² ding⁶ loeng⁵ go³ hung⁴ paai^4-2 aa³ gu¹? [Jyutping]

     They said that they can gather 50,000 taels of money, let's go back to the yamen and celebrate with some girls from the brothel!