li1 bou2呢保
Jyutpingli1 bou2
Yalelī bóu
Definition
Label; sticker.
colloquialshoppingclothing
How it's used
Derived from the English word label, this term is commonly used for clothing tags or product stickers. It is specifically used for physical labels attached to items rather than abstract concepts like labels on people or ideas. Pronunciation often varies slightly depending on the speaker's familiarity with English phonology.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Cantonese word 呢度 which means here. Using 呢保 in a sentence about location will cause confusion as it strictly refers to a physical tag or label.
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