naan4 hoi1 haa6 dou6難開下道难开下道
Jyutpingnaan4 hoi1 haa6 dou6
Yalenàahn hōi hah douh
Definition
Used as a pun to describe a woman who is reluctant to have sex.
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How it's used
Nam Tin Shue Road is a real street in Kowloon Tong famous for its high concentration of hourly motels, often referred to as love hotels. The name is used as a pun because the first two characters sound like the Cantonese for 'difficult to open'. It is a crude, sexually suggestive way to describe a woman who is perceived as sexually frigid or unwilling to engage in intimacy.
Examples
His girlfriend is like Nam Tin Shue Road, she just won't give in.
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Common mistake
This is highly offensive and objectifying language. Using it in any context other than extremely vulgar locker room talk will likely cause significant offense or social backlash.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
