吉屋
Chinese
| lucky; Jilin Province (abbrev.) | house; room | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (吉屋) |
吉 | 屋 | |
| Literally: “auspicious house/room”. | |||
Etymology
Taboo of mentioning 空屋 (hung1 uk1, “empty house/room”) in Cantonese, as 空 (hung1, “empty”) is homophonic with 凶 (hung1, “inauspicious”).
Pronunciation
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