gung1 zai2 zi2公仔紙公仔纸
Jyutpinggung1 zai2 zi2
Yalegūng jái jí
Definition
Collectable picture cards used by children for playing games or trading.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to small, often rectangular, paper cards featuring cartoon characters or action figures that were popular among children in Hong Kong during the late 20th century. The game typically involves slapping the cards down to flip over an opponent's cards. It serves as a nostalgic cultural touchstone for generations who grew up before the digital gaming era.
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zoeng1張jēungExamples
I really loved playing with pogs when I was a kid.
Do you still have any of those old pogs kept?
Common phrases
to play the game of flipping pogs
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with modern trading cards like Pokémon or Magic: The Gathering, as the term specifically evokes the traditional, simpler paper cards used for flipping games in local playgrounds.
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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.
