Puk gai (踣街, more commonly idiomatically written as 仆街; pūk gāai) literally means "falling onto street", which is a common curse phrase in Cantonese that may be translated into English as "drop dead". It is sometimes used as a noun to refer to an annoying person that roughly means a "prick".
pok kai (not comparable) (Singapore, Malaysia, slang) Having no money; broke; bankrupt.
This is an insult in Cantonese. It means, "go fall in the street and die."
[Bu / Pok] Meaning: to divine, to forecast or estimate, (of a place to live etc) to choose.
“Let's go kai kai!”
You may be wondering what that means. The term “kai kai” has its roots in the Cantonese dialect phrase “hang kai”, which literally translates to “walking the street or road”. This usually meant an excursion of leisure, of shopping, sight-seeing and eating.
Puk gai (踣街, more commonly idiomatically written as 仆街; pūk gāai) literally means "falling onto street", which is a common curse phrase in Cantonese that may be translated into English as "drop dead". It is sometimes used as a noun to refer to an annoying person that roughly means a "prick".
Chinese: Kai is used as a name to mean 'victory' Germanic languages: Kai means keeper of the keys to earth. Hawaiian: Kai means 'sea or ocean' Japanese: Kai means 'ocean' and 'shell', but also 'restoration' and 'recovery'
pok gai 仆街 is actually a Cantonese "swear" word, which is often used by Cantonese speakers when they are pissed at someone or the word is used when they are playing games.
pokpok (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜃ᜔ᜉᜓᜃ᜔) (slang, derogatory) skanky; sexually promiscuous.
Like Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese is a tonal language, which means that variations in tone distinguish words or phrases. Mandarin has four tones while Cantonese has six (debatable to be nine)! And when a language with rising and falling tones is spoken quickly, speakers may sound like they're agitated.
In Cantonese, "Po Po" is the term used to identify the grandmother who is the mother of the mother (you mom's mother).
Chinese martial arts, often called by the umbrella terms kung fu (/ˈkʌŋ ˈfuː/; Chinese: 功夫; pinyin: gōngfu; Cantonese Yale: gūng fū), kuoshu (國術; guóshù) or wushu (武術; wǔshù), are multiple fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in Greater China.
What is clay pot rice? This is the literal translation from the Cantonese dish called “Bao Zai Fan” (煲仔饭). The traditional style of cooking clay pot rice is over an open-flame setting.
Pok gai (PK) is a very flexible Cantonese swear that is both used as a verb or noun. “Pok” means “trip and fall forward” and “gai” = street. You can also customize by adding extra words before/in between the words to adjust emphasis and severity of insult.
As most Hongkongers know, "delay no more" is a homophone for "diu lei lo mo"*, which means "f*ck your mum". The common and irreverent phrase has inspired a range of products and even a short-lived lifestyle shopping centre from Hong Kong retailer G.O.D., dubbed the Delay No Mall.
Caution PK is a euphemism for Cantonese profanity. Though PK is slang for tripping and falling over, it may also be used to swear at someone to 'drop dead'. It is the shortened and more polite term of 'pok gai' which may be used as both a noun and a verb highlighting the versatility of the Cantonese language.
Pokpok's local name is based on the low-pitched hammer sound it produces. According to a study by Eduard Bellen shared by the UP Wild, 55% of a bird's etymology in the country is based on the sound it makes.
Pok Pok Playroom is available on iPhone and iPad. After a seven-day free trial, you can subscribe for $7 a month, or $46 annually, with no in-app purchases or ads.
Tum Pok Pok refers to the onomatopoeic “pok pok” sound of a pestle hitting a mortar to smash the ingredients for green papaya salad, the most famous Isan dish.
1. 干 – Gàn. 干 is the Chinese equivalent of the f-word and is used by Chinese people in the more literal “making love” sense of the word. In terms of Chinese curse words, while not the meanest of swears, the right person hearing you say it at the wrong time could still get you in a fair bit of trouble.
sau1 seng1. 收聲。 Shut up. gam2 jau6 dim2 aa3.
污糟 (wu1 zou1 | ) : dirty - CantoDict.
Kai is a gender-neutral name of Welsh origin, with roots worldwide, including in Greece and Scandinavian countries.
[Qi / Kay] Meaning: large, vast.