Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: [[a lotus]] a lotus
Definitions
  1. 1 [[a lotus]] a lotus
  2. 2 hòh bàau 荷包 — [purse] female genitalia, purse (yl 21.10.2000, 7)
  3. 3 hòh/hó gūn 荷官 — the dealer (gambling) (ty 28.8.2000, A6)
  4. 4 hòh làan aap 荷蘭鴨 — [Dutch duck → very fucking smart] very smart, very clever, really "right on", a pun based on the Cantonese speaker's pronunciation of "Holland duck" which sounds like hóu làn dák 好閣得 ("very fucking smart")
  5. 5 hòh làan séui goi 荷蘭水蓋 — [soda bottle lid] a medal, a decoration for service (e.g. an MBE or CBE in colonial Hong Kong)
  6. 6 hòh làan wàan, hóu làn bei 荷蘭灣 → 好閣悲 — [Dutch bay → fucking depressing] very depressing, a pun based on the Cantonese speaker's pronunciation of "Holland bay" which sounds like hóu làn bei 好閣悲 ("fucking depressing")
  7. 7 hòh làan yuht 荷蘭月 → 好閣悶 — [Dutch moon → fucking boring] very boring, a pun based on the Cantonese speaker's pronunciation of "Holland moon" which sounds like hóu làn muhn 好閣悶 ("fucking boring")
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