垃圾會
Chinese
to meet; to gather; group to meet; to gather; group; to assemble; association; be able to; be likely to; to balance an account; accounting | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (垃圾會) | 垃圾 | 會 | |
| simp. (垃圾会) | 垃圾 | 会 | |
Etymology
Near-homophonic pun of 立法會 / 立法会 (laap6 faat3 wui6-2).
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: laap6 saap3 wui6-2
- Yale: laahp saap wúi
- Cantonese Pinyin: laap9 saap8 wui6-2
- Guangdong Romanization: lab6 sab3 wui6-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /laːp̚² saːp̚³ wuːi̯²²⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
垃圾會
- (Hong Kong and Macau Cantonese, derogatory) Rubbish Council; Rubbish Assembly (referring to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong or the Legislative Assembly of Macau, with a connotation of it being useless or mediocre)