皇氣
simp皇气wong4 hei3huáng qì
English
- an old way of saying "the police force are coming or around"; the police
- old-fashioned slang for "police", a reference to the historical name Royal Hong Kong Police; literally: imperial aura
- aura of a royal family
粵語 — Cantonese
- 即係警察;香港以前嘅警察獲封為「皇家香港警察」,而其他紀律部隊或者執法部門都無獲封,所以會特別叫警察做「皇氣」;九七之後,呢個詞已經越來越少用
- 皇室嘅氣場
Examples
小心,有皇氣。
Be careful, there are police around.
幫會嘅事以和為貴,動到皇氣就唔好啦。
Gang matters are best settled privately. It would be unwise to involve the police.
餐廳環境一流,個爐同煲設計好有型好有皇氣!
[ChatGPT]The restaurant environment is top-notch, the stove and pot design is stylish and grand!
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk