"咖啡仔" meaning in Chinese

See 咖啡仔 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kaː³³ fɛː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /kaː³³ fɛː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: gaa³ fe¹ zai² [Cantonese, Jyutping], ga fē jái [Cantonese, Yale], gaa³ fe¹ dzai² [Cantonese, Pinyin], ga³ fé¹ zei² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: From the brown uniform that traffic wardens in Hong Kong wear. Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 咖啡仔
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) male traffic warden (especially a young one) Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong, colloquial Categories (topical): Occupations Synonyms: 白跤蹄 [Hokkien] Related terms: 咖啡妹, 咖啡佬
    Sense id: en-咖啡仔-zh-noun-~8ZLWbuE Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Hong Kong Cantonese

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      "zh-pron": "gaa³ fe¹ zai²"
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      "zh-pron": "ga fē jái"
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      "zh-pron": "ga³ fé¹ zei²"
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      "ipa": "/kaː³³ fɛː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/"
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      "zh-pron": "gaa³ fe¹ zai²"
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      "zh-pron": "ga fē jái"
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