wongˎ₄黃gamˉ¹金
简 黄金
noungold
nounslang for excrement
nounGolden Computer Arcade (黃金電腦商場) is one of two very famous shopping centres for computers and related equipment in Sham Shui Po in Hong Kong (see also 高登)
noun(slang) shit (= excrement)
The Cantonese for “gold” is 黃金 (wong4 gam1).
The romanisation in brackets (wong4 gam1) is Jyutping, the standard system for Cantonese sounds. New to it? Read our beginner’s guide to Jyutping → or learn about Cantonese tones.
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