牛記笠記

Chinese

		jeans	T-shirt
trad. (牛記笠記)		牛記	笠記
simp. (牛记笠记)		牛记	笠记

Etymology

牛記／牛记 is shortening of 牛仔褲／牛仔裤, and 笠記／笠记 is from the fact that T-shirts are worn by pulling it over the body (see also 笠).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau⁴ gei³ lap¹ gei³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngau⁴ gei³ lap¹ gei³
    • Yale: ngàuh gei lāp gei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngau⁴ gei³ lap⁷ gei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngeo⁴ géi³ leb¹ géi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ kei̯³³ lɐp̚⁵ kei̯³³/

Noun

牛記笠記

1. (Cantonese, slang) casual wear