北角夜總會——麗池
Chinese
| North Point | nightclub | Lai Chi | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (北角夜總會——麗池) | 北角 | 夜總會 | —— | 麗池 | |
| simp. (北角夜总会——丽池) | 北角 | 夜总会 | —— | 丽池 | |
| Literally: “Nightclub in North Point: The Ritz Night Club”. | |||||
Etymology
Pun on 麗池 / 丽池 (lai6 ci4, “The Ritz Night Club”) and 例遲 / 例迟 (“habitually late”). The former is a nightclub near North Point, and also name of a general area 麗池 (lai6 ci4, “Lai Chi”) named after the nightclub, in present-day Quarry Bay.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bak1 gok3 je6 zung2 wui6-2, lai6 ci4
- Yale: bāk gok yeh júng wúi, laih chìh
- Cantonese Pinyin: bak7 gok8 je6 dzung2 wui6-2, lai6 tsi4
- Guangdong Romanization: beg1 gog3 yé6 zung2 wui6-2, lei6 qi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐk̚⁵ kɔːk̚³ jɛː²² t͡sʊŋ³⁵ wuːi̯²²⁻³⁵ lɐi̯²² t͡sʰiː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
北角夜總會——麗池
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) habitually late; always late; frequently late
Synonyms
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) 北角過啲——麗池／北角过啲——丽池, 北角對落——麗池／北角对落——丽池