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Chinese
Etymology
Compound of 仆 (“to fall”) + 街 (gaai1, “street”), literally “to fall onto the street”, which is a metaphor of “to die”.
Folk etymology suggests a derivation from English poor guy, but this is dubious.
Pronunciation
Noun
仆街
- (Cantonese, vulgar) bitch; jerk; asshole (Classifier: 個/个 c; 條/条 c)
你條仆街去死啦! [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
你条仆街去死啦! [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]- nei5 tiu4 puk1 gaai1 heoi3 sei2 laa1!
- Go die, you bitch!
Verb
仆⫽街 (verb-object)
- (Cantonese, literally, originally) to fall onto the ground
1952 July 30, 工商晚報, page 1:
尼赫魯仆街受微傷 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
尼赫鲁仆街受微伤 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]- nei4 hak1 lou5 puk1 gaai1 sau6 mei4 soeng1
- Nehru falls onto the ground and is slightly injured
1963 October 31, 華僑日報, page 9:
垃圾車行駛門打開 大埔孕婦無故遭殃 橫禍飛來當堂仆街頭破血流 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
垃圾车行驶门打开 大埔孕妇无故遭殃 横祸飞来当堂仆街头破血流 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]- laap6 saap3 ce1 hang4 sai2 mun4 daa2 hoi1, daai6 bou3 jan6 fu5 mou4 gu3 zou1 joeng1, waang4 wo6 fei1 loi4 dong1 tong4 puk1 gaai1 tau4 po3 hyut3 lau4
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1964 June 2, “電車仆街彎角東舊路軌動工更換”, in 大公報, page 4:
上次電車仆街發生地點向東行一個站的路程,即金鐘兵房附近彎角處,電車路軌受磨蝕甚大,電車公司昨天派出員工,進行修治,並將這段路軌換去。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
上次电车仆街发生地点向东行一个站的路程,即金钟兵房附近弯角处,电车路轨受磨蚀甚大,电车公司昨天派出员工,进行修治,并将这段路轨换去。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]- soeng6 ci3 din6 ce1 puk1 gaai1 faat3 sang1 dei6 dim2 hoeng3 dung1 haang4 jat1 go3 zaam6 dik1 lou6 cing4, zik1 gam1 zung1 bing1 fong4 fu6 gan6 waan1 gok3 cyu3, din6 ce1 lou6 gwai2 sau6 mo4 sit6 sam6 daai6, din6 ce1 gung1 si1 zok6 tin1 paai3 ceot1 jyun4 gung1, zeon3 hang4 sau1 zi6, bing6 zoeng1 ze2 dyun6 lou6 gwai2 wun6 heoi3.
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1969 April 23, 大公報, page 4:
難經風雨侵 柱腳被銹壞 電燈柱仆街 幸被附近商店招牌擋擱未有傷人 荷理活道尚有爛柱居民要求修理 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
难经风雨侵 柱脚被锈坏 电灯柱仆街 幸被附近商店招牌挡搁未有伤人 荷理活道尚有烂柱居民要求修理 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]- naan4 ging1 fung1 jyu5 cam1, cyu5 goek3 bei6 sau3 waai6, din6 dang1 cyu5 puk1 gaai1, hang6 bei6 fu6 gan6 soeng1 dim3 ziu1 paai4 dong2 gok3 mei6 jau5 soeng1 jan4, ho4 lei5 wut6 dou6 soeng6 jau5 laan6 cyu5 geoi1 man4 jiu1 kau4 sau1 lei5
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- (Cantonese, vulgar) go to hell
你去仆街啦! [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad. and simp.]- nei5 heoi3 puk1 gaai1 laa1!
- Go to hell!
- 仆你個街/仆你个街 [Cantonese] ― puk1 nei5 go3 gaai1 ― Up your ass!
- (Cantonese, now vulgar) to be condemned; to be screwed
今次我仆街喇! [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad. and simp.]- gam1 ci3 ngo5 puk1 gaai1 laa3!
- This time I'm fucked!
睇人仆街最開心 [Cantonese, trad.]
睇人仆街最开心 [Cantonese, simp.]- tai2 jan4 puk1 gaai1 zeoi3 hoi1 sam1
- To see someone suffer is one of the most happy thing
- (Malaysian Cantonese and Singapore Cantonese, slang) to be broke; to have no money
- 我仆街咗。 [Cantonese] ― ngo5 puk1 gaai1 zo2. ― I am broke.
Descendants
See also
Adjective
仆街
- (Cantonese, vulgar) despicable; contemptible; evil
你班生意佬咁仆街嘅? [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]- nei5 baan1 sang1 ji3 lou2 gam3 puk1 gaai1 ge2?
- Why are you businessmen so wicked?
Interjection
仆街
- (Cantonese, vulgar) damn; fuck it
仆街!唔見咗條鎖匙! [Cantonese, trad.]
仆街!唔见咗条锁匙! [Cantonese, simp.]- puk1 gaai1! m4 gin3 zo2 tiu4 so2 si4!
- Fuck it, I lost my keys!
Synonyms
- (Cantonese) PK
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) hihi, 亞皆老街/亚皆老街 (aa3 gaai1 lou5 gaai1)