粵

架gaa3步bou6

gaa3 bou6jià bù

English

  1. (noun) a personal hangout; someone's home; den; hideaway, usually referring to an illegal underground den used for activities such as gambling or prostitution(e.g. "黄色架步" or "識情架步"= a prostitution parlour); means
  2. artifice; unspoken rules; the procedures; the line-up (its extent
  3. scale represents the degree of importance placed on it)
  4. establishment

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 秘密嘅場所,指賭檔或者妓院

Examples

  • 黃色架步

    sex establishment

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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