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

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

(Cantonese, slang) casual wear

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