空 — Cantonese Dictionary

空

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Cantonese Slang

💡 Tip: [[empty]]

Definitions

1 [[empty]]
2 hūng dong 空檔/擋 — an empty space, free time, e.g. in a timetable (dgd 25, 17).
3 hūng gāam 空監 — [empty prison] to be remanded in custody (prison jargon, OS).
4 hūng jaahp 空/胸襲 — [air attack] to indecently assault a woman by grabbing her breast (hūng 空 "air" puns with hūng 胸 "breast") (ad 5.9.2000, A9).
5 hūng kwaang kwaang 空框框 — empty, deserted, vacant (e.g. building).
6 hūng liu liu 空□□ — very empty, completely empty.
7 hūng sam louh gūn 空心老柿/借/官 — a person of little substance, a person with pretensions but with nothing substantial to back them up.
8 hūng tàuh ji pui 空頭支票 — a cheque which cannot be cashed, a cheque that bounces; a promise that is not likely to be fulfilled, an empty promise (ty 9.10.2000, A6).