孖葉

孖葉

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) handcuffs

   落孖葉／落孖叶 [Hong Kong Cantonese]  ―  lok⁶ maa¹ jip^6-2   ―  to be handcuffed

   • 2016 May 22, 鄭治祖, “之鋒扮被扣孖葉 網民踢爆「唔專業」”, in 《文匯報》 [Wen Wei Po], page A9:

     網民紛紛恥笑，黃之鋒是扮被扣孖葉，以營造其「英雄」形象，但就「扮得好唔專業」，更證明他由衝擊到被捕，只不過是「扮（嘢）」。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     网民纷纷耻笑，黄之锋是扮被扣孖叶，以营造其「英雄」形象，但就「扮得好唔专业」，更证明他由冲击到被捕，只不过是「扮（嘢）」。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     mong⁵ man⁴ fan¹ fan¹ ci² siu³, wong⁴ zi¹ fung¹ si⁶ baan⁶ bei⁶ kau³ maa¹ jip^6-2, ji⁵ jing⁴ zou⁶ kei⁴ “jing¹ hung⁴” jing⁴ zoeng⁶, daan⁶ zau⁶ “baan⁶ dak¹ hou² m⁴ zyun¹ jip⁶”, gang³ zing³ ming⁴ taa¹ jau⁴ cung¹ gik¹ dou³ bei⁶ bou⁶, zi² bat¹ gwo³ si⁶ “baan⁶ (je⁵)”.

     Many netizens ridiculed, saying that Joshua Wong faked being locked in handcuffs to create a "heroic" image, but "was faked it very unprofessionally", further proving that he has just been "faking (it)" from assault to arrest.

   • 2020 January 15, 烈火, 暴政下的抗爭 [Fighting Against Tyranny], Hong Kong: 基督教中福教會出版部, →ISBN, page 95:

     在9月1日早上，她被警員從睡夢中叫醒，隨即上「孖葉」，被送上一架全黑色的巴士。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     在9月1日早上，她被警员从睡梦中叫醒，随即上「孖叶」，被送上一架全黑色的巴士。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     zoi⁶ 9 jyut⁶ 1 jat⁶ zou² soeng⁶, taa¹ bei⁶ ging² jyun⁴ cung⁴ seoi⁶ mung⁶ zung¹ giu³ seng², ceoi⁴ zik¹ soeng⁵ “maa¹ jip^6-2”, bei⁶ sung³ soeng⁵ jat¹ gaa³ cyun⁴ hak¹ sik¹ dik¹ baa¹ si^6-2.

     In the morning of September 1, she was woken up from the dream by the police. She was immediately put in handcuffs and brought onto a completely black bus.