粵

赤cek3柱cyu5

cek3 cyu5chì zhù

English

  1. a place in Hong Kong called "Chek Chu"
  2. Stanley; literally "red pillars"
  3. "Stanley" (in English), where the Stanley Prison is located, hence people in Hong Kong often just use the words "Chek Chu" to refer to the prison

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 香港地方名;喺香港島南區,係出名嘅旅遊景點,同時亦都係香港最高度設防嘅監獄所在

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

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