I go to school by bus

Chinese

Etymology

Internet slang originated from mid-2012, adopted from an example sentence from an English textbook in Hong Kong in the 90s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːi̯²² kou̯⁵⁵ tʰuː²² skuː⁵⁵ paːi̯²² pɐs⁵⁵/

Phrase

I go to school by bus (Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, humorous)

1. a dummy response to questions when an English answer is expected
2. a phrase used to signify the speaker's poor understanding or lack of proficiency of English
   • 2018, “港女收港男皮”, performed by 農夫 [nóngfū]:

     學咗幾廿年英文仲yes no what / I go to school by bus

     You've learned English for many years but you're still "yes", "no", "what", "I go to school by bus".

3. a dummy text to be used as a placeholder for English text, such as in typesetting

See also

• (English) donde esta la biblioteca
• (English) I'm fine, thank you
• (Portuguese) the book is on the table