帽事
Chinese
| hat; cap | matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (帽事) |
帽 | 事 | |
Etymology
Near-homophonic pun of 冇事 (mou5 si6, “no problem”). 帽 (mou6-2) is short for 綠帽 / 绿帽 (luk6 mou6-2).
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mou6-2 si6
- Yale: móu sih
- Cantonese Pinyin: mou6-2 si6
- Guangdong Romanization: mou6-2 xi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /mou̯²²⁻³⁵ siː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Phrase
帽事
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, humorous) Used when one suspects someone has become a cuckold.