賞花杏仁露

Chinese

		hanami; to enjoy flowers
trad. (賞花杏仁露)		賞花	杏仁露
simp. (赏花杏仁露)		赏花	杏仁露

Etymology

Corruption of 上返行人路 (soeng5 faan1 hang4 jan4 lou6, “get back onto the sidewalk”).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng² faa¹ hang⁶ jan⁴ lou⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng² faa¹ hang⁶ jan⁴ lou⁶
    • Yale: séung fā hahng yàhn louh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng² faa¹ hang⁶ jan⁴ lou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng² fa¹ heng⁶ yen⁴ lou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ³⁵ faː⁵⁵ hɐŋ²² jɐn²¹ lou̯²²/

Phrase

賞花杏仁露

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) A phrase used for satirising the Hong Kong Police Force.