粵

咖gaa3啡fe1仔zai2

gaa3 fe1 zai2ka1fei1 zǐ

English

  1. a traffic warden; a parking inspector; a parking attendant; a parking enforcement officer [colloquial]
  2. a nickname for male traffic wardens, especially young ones; literally "coffee boy", as the Hong Kong traffic wardens wear brown uniforms

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 男交通督導員嘅俗稱,尤其是後生嗰啲;咁叫因為香港交通督導員制服以啡色為主色。年紀大一啲嘅交通督導員就叫咖啡佬,女性則稱為咖啡妹。(量詞:個)

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

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