delay no more

English

Etymology

Deliberate Hobson-Jobson of Cantonese 屌你老母 (diu² nei⁵ lou⁵ mou^5-2, “fuck your mother”).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): di⁶ lei¹ nou¹ mo¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: di⁶ lei¹ nou¹ mo¹
    • Yale: dih lēi nōu mō
    • Cantonese Pinyin: di⁶ lei¹ nou¹ mo¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: di⁶ léi¹ nou¹ mo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiː²² lei̯⁵⁵ nou̯⁵⁵ mɔː⁵⁵/

Phrase

delay no more

1. (Hong Kong, minced oath) Fuck you; fuck your mother.
   • 1997 August 31, hk.talk.sex‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Delay no more sea tiger! Sea tiger eat shit la!

   • 2002 June 26, alt.sports.soccer.worldcup2002‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Delay No More to All who Against the Korea Team!!

   • 2004 October 11, hk.politics‎^[3] (Usenet):

     how dare you thing yourself god? Yes, you are the god of your own world. Delay no more.

   • 2012, Kwok-bun Chan, editor, Hybrid Hong Kong, Abingdon: Routledge, →ISBN:

     The G.O.D. emporium on Hollywood Road joined in the local action by dressing its window mannequins in t-shirts that read, "Delay no more: Supporting local culture" and "Delay no more: Save local markets."

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• diu lei

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