左膠

左膠

1. (originally Hong Kong Cantonese, politics, neologism, derogatory, offensive) idealistic liberal; leftard; social justice warrior

   Antonym: 右膠 / 右胶

   • 2015 April 17, 孫柏文, “李光耀後要沽新加坡！”, in 《港股策略王》, number 16, page 47:

     你哋被香港啲左膠傳媒洗腦多年，淨係聽過李光耀啲欺壓人哋嘅嘢，不過歷年來，佢不斷重複當年日本仔喺二戰時差啲殺咗佢嘅故事。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     你哋被香港啲左胶传媒洗脑多年，净系听过李光耀啲欺压人哋嘅嘢，不过历年来，佢不断重复当年日本仔喺二战时差啲杀咗佢嘅故事。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     nei⁵ dei⁶ bei⁶ hoeng¹ gong² di¹ zo² gaau¹ cyun⁴ mui⁴ sai² nou⁵ do¹ nin⁴, zing⁶ hai⁶ teng¹ gwo³ lei⁵ gwong¹ jiu⁶ di¹ hei¹ aat³ jan⁴ dei⁶ ge³ je⁵, bat¹ gwo³ lik⁶ nin⁴ loi⁴, keoi⁵ bat¹ dyun⁶ cung⁴ fuk¹ dong¹ nin⁴ jat⁶ bun² zai² hai² ji⁶ zin³ si⁴ caa¹ di¹ saat³ zo² keoi⁵ ge³ gu³ si⁶. [Jyutping]

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   • 2019 June 5, 甘瑜, “「左膠」勸和平示威 撻着「的士梁」鬧鬼”, in 《文匯報》 [Wen Wei Po], page A9:

     反對派近日係咁催谷佢哋嚟緊星期日個反修例遊行，有啲「左膠」就擔心俾啲暴力分子壞事，就話驚有人「扮遊行人士特登引發暴力衝突」，希望大會強調今次係「100%和平示威」喎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     反对派近日系咁催谷佢哋嚟紧星期日个反修例游行，有啲「左胶」就担心俾啲暴力分子坏事，就话惊有人「扮游行人士特登引发暴力冲突」，希望大会强调今次系「100%和平示威」㖞。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     faan² deoi³ paai^3-1 gan⁶ jat⁶ hai⁶ gam² ceoi¹ guk¹ keoi⁵ dei⁶ lai⁴ gan² sing¹ kei⁴ jat⁶ go³ faan² sau¹ lai⁶ jau⁴ hang⁴, jau⁵ di¹ “zo² gaau¹” zau⁶ daam¹ sam¹ bei² di¹ bou⁶ lik⁶ fan⁶ zi² waai⁶ si⁶, zau⁶ waa⁶ geng¹ jau⁵ jan⁴ “baan⁶ jau⁴ hang⁴ jan⁴ si⁶ dak⁶ dang¹ jan⁵ faat³ bou⁶ lik⁶ cung¹ dat⁶”, hei¹ mong⁶ daai⁶ wui^6-2 koeng⁴ diu⁶ gam¹ ci³ hai⁶ “100% wo⁴ ping⁴ si⁶ wai¹” wo⁵. [Jyutping]

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• 左翼 (zuǒyì, “left-wing”)
• 白左 (báizuǒ, “white leftist”)