# 薄lock
## Chinese

| | | phonetic | phonetic |
| trad. (薄lock) | trad. (薄lock) | 薄 | lock |
| simp. $^#$(薄lock) | simp. $^#$(薄lock) | 薄 | lock |
| alternative forms | alternative forms | 薄落 | 薄落 |

### Etymology

From English block. Doublet of block.

### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): bok$^6$ lok$^1$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bok$^6$ lok$^1$
*** Yale: bohk lōk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bok$^9$ lok$^7$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bog$^6$ log$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /pɔːk̚² lɔːk̚⁵/

### Noun

薄lock (Hong Kong Cantonese)
* roadblock
** 2018 July 24, “「雄」出沒注意 生人勿近 街霸大劉擾民惡過鬼”, in 東方日報:
       zoek$^3$ laam$^4$ saam$^1$ zoek$^3$ dou$^3$ zi$^6$ ji$^5$ wai$^4$ hai$^6$ Blue Blood cyun$^4$ san$^1$ soeng$^1$ zyun$^3$ ge$^3$ daai$^6$ lau$^{4-2}$, ceot$^1$ can$^1$ gaai$^1$ dong$^3$ zeng$^3$ zi$^6$ gei$^2$ hai$^6$ “The One”, daai$^3$ zyu$^6$ sap$^6$ gau$^2$ gei$^2$ go$^3$ bou$^2$ biu$^1$ zou$^6$ “bok$^6$ lok$^1$” laan$^4$ ce$^1$ jau$^6$ laan$^4$ jan$^4$, gaan$^2$ cing$^1$ zo$^2$ gaai$^1$ jiu$^2$ man$^4$, zung$^2$ zi$^1$ tiu$^4$ lou$^6$ keoi$^5$ haang$^4$ sin$^1$, m$^4$ zi$^1$ zung$^6$ ji$^5$ wai$^4$ tiu$^4$ tiu$^4$ gaai$^1$ maai$^5$ saai$^3$, zaang$^1$ di$^1$ ji$^5$ wai$^4$ “hung$^4$ lyun$^4$ dou$^6$” hai$^6$ “hung$^4$ lyun$^4$ dou$^6$” aa$^3$! [Jyutping]
       Wearing a blue shirt and believing himself to be blue blood, with diamonds mounting his entire body, Joseph Lau considers himself to be the one whenever he goes out. He brings along umpteen bodyguards who act as roadblocks stopping cars and passers-by, also known as blocking the streets and disturbing the people. In short, the road is always reserved for him - those who do not know this fact would have thought that he bought every single street, or even thinking Hung Luen Road is in fact Lau Hung Luen Road!
** 2020 November 7, 香港警察 Hong Kong Police, “【 警察101 • 「薄lock」 】”, in Facebook‎:
       ji$^4$ lou$^6$ zoeng$^3$ jau$^6$ cing$^1$ “bok$^6$ lok$^1$”, nei$^5$ nang$^4$ caai$^1$ ceot$^1$ ze$^2$ ming$^4$ zi$^6$ dik$^1$ jau$^4$ lai$^4$ maa$^1$? [Jyutping]
       Roadblocks are also called “roadblocks”, can you guess what is the origin of this name?
* bra (underwear)
* (construction or engineering) block (pulley); pulley block

#### Synonyms

* (roadblock): 路障 (lùzhàng)
* (bra):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 胸罩, 乳罩, 文胸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 乳罩, 乳罩兒, 奶罩兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 胸罩, 奶罩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 乳罩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 乳罩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 乳罩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 乳罩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 乳罩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 乳罩兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 乳罩兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 乳罩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 乳罩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 乳罩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 乳罩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 乳罩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 乳罩兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 胸罩 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 乳罩兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 乳罩, 乳罩兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 乳罩兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 乳罩兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 乳罩, 乳罩兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 乳罩 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 乳罩 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 奶繃子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 乳罩兒, 奶繃子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 乳罩兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 乳罩 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 乳罩 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 奶罩兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 乳罩 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 乳罩兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 奶罩 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 乳罩 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 乳罩 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 乳罩 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 奶罩兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 乳罩, 奶罩 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 乳罩 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 乳罩 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 乳罩, 奶罩 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 乳罩 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 乳罩 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 乳罩, 胸罩 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 乳罩, 胸罩 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 胸罩 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 乳罩, 奶罩 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 乳罩 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 乳罩 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 乳罩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 胸罩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 乳罩, 胸罩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 乳罩, 胸罩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 胸罩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 乳罩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 乳罩, 胸罩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 乳罩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 乳罩, 胸罩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 乳罩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 乳罩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 奶罩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 乳罩, 胸罩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 乳罩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 乳罩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 乳罩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 乳罩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 奶罩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 乳罩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 胸罩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 奶罩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 乳罩, 奶罩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 乳罩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 乳罩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 乳罩 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 胸罩 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 乳罩 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 乳罩 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 奶罩子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 胸罩, 奶罩 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 乳罩, 胸罩 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 奶罩子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 胸罩 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 胸罩 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 胸圍, 文胸, 𢆡罩 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 胸圍, 波罩 informal, 奶罩, bra, 薄lock |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 奶罩 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 奶菇帕仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 袷仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 奶帕仔 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 奶帕仔 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 奶袷仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 奶裌仔, 奶菇裌, 奶袢仔, 布拉甲 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 奶菇帕, 奶帕, 布拉甲 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 奶裌仔, 布拉甲 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 奶菇裌, 布拉甲, 奶帕 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 奶罩, 胸罩 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 奶繃子 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 乳罩兒 |
| Jin | Datong | 乳罩, 奶罩兒 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 奶繃子 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 乳罩兒 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 乳罩 |
| Jin | Linhe | 乳罩 |
| Jin | Jining | 乳罩 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 乳罩 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 乳罩子 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 乳罩兒 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 乳罩兒, 乳罩 |
| Jin | Handan | 乳罩, 乳罩兒, 奶罩 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 乳罩 |
| Jin | Suide | 奶罩兒 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 胸套, 奶套, 奶帕 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 胸套 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 胸套, 奶套 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 內䘥仔, 奶帕仔 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 奶帕仔, 內衫, 內䘥仔 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 奶帕仔 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 奶帕仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 布拉甲, 內䘥仔, 內衫, 奶仔帕 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 奶帕仔, 奶仔帕 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 奶帕仔, 奶䘥仔, 布拉甲, 內衫, 內䘥仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 奶帕仔, 奶䘥仔, 布拉甲, 內衫, 內䘥仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 奶帕仔, 布拉甲, 內衫 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 䘥仔, 內䘥仔, 奶帕仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 奶帕仔, 內䘥仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 內䘥仔, 奶帕仔 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 奶帕仔, 內䘥仔 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 內底䘥仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 䘥仔, 布拉甲, 內䘥仔, 內衫, 奶帕仔, 奶仔帕 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 奶仔帕, 布拉甲, 䘥仔 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 奶帕仔 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 奶帕仔, 布拉甲, 內䘥仔 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 奶罩, 奶䘥仔 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 奶帕, 內䘥仔, 布拉甲 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 奶帕仔, 內䘥仔 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 乳罩, 文胸, 底衫仔, 底衫, 奶罩 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 胸罩, 奶罩, 文胸, 內在美, 哈哈, 兩喇叭 slang |
| Wu | Suzhou | 胸罩, 奶罩 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 奶罩 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 箍身子 |

### References

* Bolton, Kingsley, Hutton, Christopher (2005) A Dictionary of Cantonese Slang: The Language of Hong Kong Movies, Street Gangs and City Life, Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 10
* Bauer, Robert S. (2021) ABC Cantonese-English Comprehensive Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 62