粵

老lou5舉geoi2

simp老举
lou5 geoi2lǎo jǔ

English

  1. prositute (spoken)
  2. prostitute; an old fashioned term used in Canton and Hong Kong before world war II

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 妓女 (二戰前廣州及香港用法)

Examples

  • 老舉寨

    brothel

  • 老舉埋年 - 算鳩數

    the prostitute make the year end final calculation - count penis numbers (means let it be, forget about it in cantonese, saying in a vulgar way)

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

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