Chinese

simp. and trad.
(曱甴)
alternative forms 甴曱
甲由 chiefly Internet; sometimes humorous
 
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Noun

曱甴

  1. (chiefly Cantonese) cockroach (Classifier: c)
  2. (Cantonese, figurative, derogatory) undesirable person or thing
  3. (Cantonese, figurative, neologism, derogatory, offensive) protestor; thug protestor [2019–]
    曱甴曱甴 [Cantonese]  ―  gaat6 zaat6-2 zi1 lyun6 [Jyutping]  ―  Riot of the Cockroaches (i.e. the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests)

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