北角夜總會——麗池

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Chinese

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North Point nightclub Lai Chi
trad. (北角夜總會——麗池) 北角 夜總會 ——
simp. (北角夜总会——丽池) 北角 夜总会 ——
Literally: “Nightclub in North Point: The Ritz Night Club”.

Etymology

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Pun on (lai6 ci4, “The Ritz Night Club”) and (lai6 ci4, “habitually late”). The former is a nightclub near North Point, and also name of a general area (lai6 ci4, “Lai Chi”) named after the nightclub, in present-day Quarry Bay.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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北角夜總會——麗池

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) habitually late; always late; frequently late

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