紅番排隊去廁所

Chinese

		Red Indian; redskin; barbarian	to line up; to queue up	to go; to leave; to remove	toilet; bathroom; lavatory toilet; bathroom; lavatory; WC
trad. (紅番排隊去廁所)		紅番	排隊	去	廁所
simp. (红番排队去厕所)		红番	排队	去	厕所

Etymology

First part of the xiehouyu: 紅番排隊去廁所——羽毛輪廁／红番排队去厕所——羽毛轮厕 (hung4 faan1 paai4 deoi6-2 heoi3 ci3 so2——jyu5 mou4 leon4 ci3, “Red Indians lining up to go to the washroom—feathers waiting for their turn to use the washroom”), an interpretation of 語無倫次／语无伦次 (jyu5 mou4 leon4 ci3).

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ faan¹ paai⁴ deoi^6-2 heoi³ ci³ so²

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hung⁴ faan¹ paai⁴ deoi^6-2 heoi³ ci³ so²
  - Yale: hùhng fāan pàaih déui heui chi só
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ faan¹ paai⁴ doey^6-2 hoey³ tsi³ so²
  - Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ fan¹ pai⁴ dêu^6-2 hêu³ qi³ so²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ faːn⁵⁵ pʰaːi̯²¹ tɵy̯²²⁻³⁵ hɵy̯³³ t͡sʰiː³³ sɔː³⁵/

Idiom

紅番排隊去廁所

(Cantonese, humorous) to speak incoherently; to ramble in one's statement; confused and incomprehensible speech

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