桂枝
gwai3 zi1guì zhī
English
- cinnamon (Ramulus Cinnamomi)
- Cinnamomi Ramulus, a common Chinese medicine herb
- an obsolete euphemism for Hong Kong, since the first syllable of the name (香 hoeng1) is another word for "die"; literally, a joss stick
粵語 — Cantonese
- 一種中藥,係肉桂嘅嫩枝
- 即係香港(據講係因為「香」即係死,所以有啲人會避忌)
Examples
桂枝仔
a person from Hong Kong
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk