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Definition
Aeroplane olive; a type of licorice olive historically thrown by hawkers up to customers on balconies.
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How it's used
This term is a nostalgic cultural reference to a bygone era of street hawking in Hong Kong. It describes a specific method of delivery where vendors would toss snacks up to customers on balconies, a practice that has completely disappeared from modern city life. Nowadays, it is mostly used in historical contexts or when older generations reminisce about their childhood.
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When I was young, I loved eating licorice olives the most.
Do you know why they are called aeroplane olives?
Common phrases
to sell aeroplane olives
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
