粵

桂gwai3枝zi1

gwai3 zi1guì zhī

English

  1. cinnamon (Ramulus Cinnamomi)
  2. Cinnamomi Ramulus, a common Chinese medicine herb
  3. 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

  1. 一種中藥,係肉桂嘅嫩枝
  2. 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

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