石九公 (sek6 gau2 gung1 | ) : rockfish

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石九公

sek6 gau2 gung1

[1] rockfish (a grouper-like fish); dusky stingfish
[2] [粵] pretend to be rich or powerful; pretend to be a big boss, a man of status

(variant: 石狗公)

For the Cantonese-only meaning of [2], 石九公 is the first part of a 歇後語 that has 充大班 as the hidden part. A rockfish looks like and indeed can pass off (充) as the more expensive grouper (大石斑). And 大斑 (big grouper) sounds like 大班 (taipan), with 斑 looks like 班 in written form.

Level: 4
This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

石九公

This word has been viewed 2340 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 12th Mar 2008 02:56 and last edited on 7th Jul 2010 04:57

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石 sek6 daam3 - stone; rock; stone inscription
九 gau2 - nine
公 gung1 - public; common; international; impartial

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石狗公 sek6 gau2 gung1 = rockfish

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