巴膠

Chinese

		short for 巴士	idiot; nerd
trad. (巴膠)		巴	膠
simp. (巴胶)		巴	胶

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baa¹ gaau¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baa¹ gaau¹
    • Yale: bā gāau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baa¹ gaau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ba¹ gao¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paː⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

Noun

巴膠

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, derogatory, possibly offensive) bus fan; bus spotter; bus enthusiast (especially ill behaved)
   • 2015 July 15, 于日辰, 《新聞女郎 Angelica》, Hong Kong: 點子出版, →ISBN, page 62:

     想不到今天會特地回到秀茂坪，乘坐最後一班熱狗，跟巴膠逼在車上戀戀風情。見巴膠不斷用長鏡短炮對著巴士，大如車窗扶手叫站鍵、細至椅腳螺絲電線甚至一片污跡都一一攝下，感覺就像動漫節對著電玩女郎的雞心和裙底猛按快門一樣變態。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     想不到今天会特地回到秀茂坪，乘坐最后一班热狗，跟巴胶逼在车上恋恋风情。见巴胶不断用长镜短炮对着巴士，大如车窗扶手叫站键、细至椅脚螺丝电线甚至一片污迹都一一摄下，感觉就像动漫节对着电玩女郎的鸡心和裙底猛按快门一样变态。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     soeng² bat¹ dou³ gam¹ tin¹ wui⁵ dak⁶ dei⁶ wui⁴ dou³ sau³ mau⁶ ping⁴, sing⁴ co⁵ zeoi³ hau⁶ jat¹ baan¹ jit⁶ gau², gan¹ baa¹ gaau¹ bik¹ zoi⁶ ce¹ soeng⁶ lyun² lyun² fung¹ cing⁴. gin³ baa¹ gaau¹ bat¹ dyun⁶ jung⁶ coeng⁴ geng³ dyun² paau³ deoi³ zoek⁶ baa¹ si^6-2, daai⁶ jyu⁴ ce¹ coeng¹ fu⁴ sau² giu³ zaam⁶ gin⁶, sai³ zi³ ji² goek³ lo⁴ si¹ din⁶ sin³ sam⁶ zi³ jat¹ pin³ wu¹ zik¹ dou¹ jat¹ jat¹ sip³ haa⁶, gam² gok³ zau⁶ zoeng⁶ dung⁶ maan⁶ zit³ deoi³ zoek⁶ din⁶ wun⁶ neoi⁵ long⁴ dik¹ gai¹ sam¹ wo⁴ kwan⁴ dai² maang⁵ on³ faai³ mun⁴ jat¹ joeng⁶ bin³ taai³. [Jyutping]

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   • 2020 December 21, 王月山, “屯元天從來就唔係油尖旺”, in 《溯本尋屯》 [Tuenmunality], number 1, page 22:

     王月山　巴膠，屯門公路苦主，但仍然都係咁鍾意屯門。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     王月山　巴胶，屯门公路苦主，但仍然都系咁钟意屯门。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     wong⁴ jyut⁶ saan¹, baa¹ gaau¹, tyun⁴ mun⁴ gung¹ lou⁶ fu² zyu², daan⁶ jing⁴ jin⁴ dou¹ hai⁶ gam³ zung¹ ji³ tyun⁴ mun⁴. [Jyutping]

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   • 2023 August 4, “火山巴士奔波記”, in 《全星暑假：ERROR暑期自作業》‎^[1], spoken by 郭嘉駿 [Denis Kwok]:

     即係你哋會唔會幫巴膠完成呢個夢？ [Cantonese, trad.]
     即系你哋会唔会帮巴胶完成呢个梦？ [Cantonese, simp.]

     ze¹ hai⁶ nei⁵ dei⁶ wui⁵ m⁴ wui⁵ bong¹ baa¹ gaau¹ jyun⁴ sing⁴ ni¹ go³ mung⁶? [Jyutping]

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Usage notes

Usually considered offensive in online bus spotting community in Hong Kong.

Related terms

• 巴士迷
• 巴敗／巴败 (“ill behaved bus enthusiast”)

See also

• 鐵膠／铁胶 (“trainspotter”)
• 𨋢膠／䢂胶 (“lift enthusiast”)