雀仔街 (zoek3 zai2 gaai1 | ) : Bird Street (actual name 康樂街)

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雀仔街

zoek3 zai2 gaai1

Bird Street (actual name 康樂街), so named as it was packed with booths selling birds. It was closed as part of an urban renewal project in June 1998. (source: Wikipedia) Bird Street also sometimes refers to the area around Wo Cheung Pawnshop (和昌大押).

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

雀仔街

This word has been viewed 1842 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 29th Jan 2007 05:54 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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雀 zoek3 zoek3*2 - small bird
仔 zai2 zi2 - son; child
街 gaai1 - street

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