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Chinese
Etymology
Internet slang originated from mid-2012, adopted from an example sentence from an English textbook in Hong Kong in the 90s.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːi̯²² kou̯⁵⁵ tʰuː²² skuː⁵⁵ paːi̯²² pɐs⁵⁵/
Phrase
I go to school by bus (Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, humorous)
- a dummy response to questions when an English answer is expected
- a phrase used to signify the speaker's poor understanding or lack of proficiency of English
2018, “港女收港男皮”, performed by 農夫 [nóngfū]:學咗幾廿年英文仲yes no what / I go to school by bus- You've learned English for many years but you're still "yes", "no", "what", "I go to school by bus".
- a dummy text to be used as a placeholder for English text, such as in typesetting
See also
References
- ^ Catharina Cheung (2021 March 29) “I Go to School by Bus: Hong Kong English & its unique usages”, in Localiiz: Living in Hong Kong, archived from the original on 2023-08-28