鳩嗚

Chinese

without reason; frivolously; carelessly (onomat. for humming)
trad. (鳩嗚) 鳩 嗚
simp. (鸠呜) 鸠 呜

Etymology

From Mandarin 購物／购物 (gòuwù, “shopping”), from an Internet meme in 2014. During a news report, an anti-Occupy Central protester was asked why she was at the protest. She forgot how to say “shopping” in Cantonese and replied with gòuwù, exposing her identity as a Mainlander.

Pronunciation

Verb

鳩嗚 (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism)

  1. (humorous) to go shopping
  2. to talk nonsense; to shout frivolously

Synonyms

  • (to go shopping):
  • 濕平 / 湿平 (Cantonese)
  • 瞎拼 (xiāpīn) (slang)
  • 血拼 (xuèpīn) (slang)
  • 買東西 / 买东西
  • 購物 / 购物 (gòuwù)
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