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Hong Kong Protest Slang
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手足 Sau Zuk (“Hands and Feet”)
Protestors refer 2 each other as “hands + feet.”
Term conveys idea of unity:
when hands + feet
of protestor are injured,
other protestors
feel his or her pain.
Glossary
time.com/5668286/hong-k…
Paul appreciates most
手足 Sau Zuk (“Hands and Feet”)
Protestors refer 2 each other as “hands + feet.”
Term conveys idea of unity:
when hands + feet
of protestor are injured,
other protestors
feel his or her pain.
Glossary
time.com/5668286/hong-k…
發夢 Faht Moong (“Dreaming”)
“I dreamed I threw
petrol bomb last night,”
a protestor might say;
except he wasn’t actually
dreaming.
Many use word
2 avoid directly stating
they were involved
in unlawful activity.
Democracy.
Where's Carrie?
😏
“I dreamed I threw
petrol bomb last night,”
a protestor might say;
except he wasn’t actually
dreaming.
Many use word
2 avoid directly stating
they were involved
in unlawful activity.
Democracy.
Where's Carrie?
😏
行街 Hahng Gaai (“Shopping”)
Similar 2 “dreaming,”
term “shopping”
(literally 2 stroll around,
or walk streets)
is used euphemistically
s mean 1 was out at protest.
W clashes btw police + protestors
often occurring in busy retail districts,
home 2 glitzy malls,
“shopping” irony
Similar 2 “dreaming,”
term “shopping”
(literally 2 stroll around,
or walk streets)
is used euphemistically
s mean 1 was out at protest.
W clashes btw police + protestors
often occurring in busy retail districts,
home 2 glitzy malls,
“shopping” irony
黨鐵 Daung Teet (“Communist Party Rail”)
Protesters reacting 2 stn closures
have responded by vandalizing stations,
destroying equipment such as ticket machines
+ referring 2 Mass Transit Railway (MTR)
w this derogatory term,
which rhymes w actual name
of MTR in Cantonese.
🤣
Protesters reacting 2 stn closures
have responded by vandalizing stations,
destroying equipment such as ticket machines
+ referring 2 Mass Transit Railway (MTR)
w this derogatory term,
which rhymes w actual name
of MTR in Cantonese.
🤣
鬼 Gwai (“Ghost”)
Undercover cops
R referred 2 by protestors
as “ghosts.”
Young, black-clad + wearing face masks,
these non-uniformed officers
fit right in on barricades
B4 springing N2 action
2 make arrests.
2 fired warning shots
during violent clashes last wk.📌
RAPTOR
Undercover cops
R referred 2 by protestors
as “ghosts.”
Young, black-clad + wearing face masks,
these non-uniformed officers
fit right in on barricades
B4 springing N2 action
2 make arrests.
2 fired warning shots
during violent clashes last wk.📌
RAPTOR
落雨 Lok Yu (“Raining”)
When Hong Kong’s
front line protestors shout
“It’s raining!”
it’s a shorthand way of saying
“Everyone open your umbrellas,”
often because police
R about to use pepper spray.
When Hong Kong’s
front line protestors shout
“It’s raining!”
it’s a shorthand way of saying
“Everyone open your umbrellas,”
often because police
R about to use pepper spray.
接放學 Zeep Fong Hok (“School Pick-up”)
After train services end,
chat groups on encrypted msg app
Telegram😱
start buzzing w info about
“school pick-up” services.
Supporters of protestors
who have cars
or “school buses”
let protesters know where 2 meet them.
After train services end,
chat groups on encrypted msg app
Telegram😱
start buzzing w info about
“school pick-up” services.
Supporters of protestors
who have cars
or “school buses”
let protesters know where 2 meet them.
豬嘴 Juu Jui (“Snout”)
Surgical + construction masks
hide identity,
but useless as defense of tear gas.
Proper gas masks
nicknamed 4
snout-like shape of their filters
have become standard equipment.
Surgical + construction masks
hide identity,
but useless as defense of tear gas.
Proper gas masks
nicknamed 4
snout-like shape of their filters
have become standard equipment.
出魔法 Chut Morh Faht (“Use Magic”)
2 “use magic”
means 2 start fires.
Sadly, it’s a term
that has gained traction
in recent wks
as hardline protestors
set barricades +
other objects ablaze.
Bad. Never fire.
That would B Ivankar's move.
Eew. Ichhh. Poo-poo.
2 “use magic”
means 2 start fires.
Sadly, it’s a term
that has gained traction
in recent wks
as hardline protestors
set barricades +
other objects ablaze.
Bad. Never fire.
That would B Ivankar's move.
Eew. Ichhh. Poo-poo.
淺藍/深藍 Cheen Laam or Sum Laam
(“Light Blue” or “Deep Blue”)
Blue is unofficial color
of supporters of
police + government
(as opposed 2 yellow,🤦♂️
which represents
pro-democracy camp
unless in Paris).👈
(“Light Blue” or “Deep Blue”)
Blue is unofficial color
of supporters of
police + government
(as opposed 2 yellow,🤦♂️
which represents
pro-democracy camp
unless in Paris).👈
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