# 仆街
## Chinese

* 仆街

### Etymology

Compound of 仆 (“to fall”) +‎ 街 (gaai$^1$, “street”), literally “to fall onto the street”, which is a metaphor of “to die”.
Folk etymology suggests a derivation from English poor guy, but this is dubious.

### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): puk$^1$ gaai$^1$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: puk$^1$ gaai$^1$
*** Yale: pūk gāai
*** Cantonese Pinyin: puk$^7$ gaai$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: pug$^1$ gai$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰʊk̚⁵ kaːi̯⁵⁵/

### Noun

仆街
* (Cantonese, vulgar) bitch; jerk; asshole (Classifier: 個／个 c; 條／条 c)
       nei$^5$ tiu$^4$ puk$^1$ gaai$^1$ heoi$^3$ sei$^2$ laa$^1$! [Jyutping]
       Go die, you bitch!
** 1994, 九品芝麻官 [Hail the Judge], 周星馳 [Stephen Chow] (actor):
       baau$^1$ daai$^6$ jan$^4$ go$^3$ puk$^1$ gaai$^1$ dit$^3$ zo$^2$ lok$^6$ go$^3$ lung$^1$ leoi$^5$ min$^6$ aa$^3$! [Jyutping]
       The asshole Official Pao fell inside the hole!

### Verb

仆⫽街 (verb-object)
* (Cantonese, literally, originally) to fall onto the ground
** 1952 July 30, 工商晚報, page 1:
       nei$^4$ hak$^1$ lou$^5$ puk$^1$ gaai$^1$ sau$^6$ mei$^4$ soeng$^1$ [Jyutping]
       Nehru falls onto the ground and is slightly injured
** 1963 October 31, 華僑日報, page 9:
       laap$^6$ saap$^3$ ce$^1$ hang$^4$ sai$^2$ mun$^4$ daa$^2$ hoi$^1$, daai$^6$ bou$^3$ jan$^6$ fu$^5$ mou$^4$ gu$^3$ zou$^1$ joeng$^1$, waang$^4$ wo$^6$ fei$^1$ loi$^4$ dong$^1$ tong$^4$ puk$^1$ gaai$^1$ tau$^4$ po$^3$ hyut$^3$ lau$^4$ [Jyutping]
       (please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 1964 June 2, “電車仆街彎角東舊路軌動工更換”, in 大公報, page 4:
       soeng$^6$ ci$^3$ din$^6$ ce$^1$ puk$^1$ gaai$^1$ faat$^3$ sang$^1$ dei$^6$ dim$^2$ hoeng$^3$ dung$^1$ haang$^4$ jat$^1$ go$^3$ zaam$^6$ dik$^1$ lou$^6$ cing$^4$, zik$^1$ gam$^1$ zung$^1$ bing$^1$ fong$^4$ fu$^6$ gan$^6$ waan$^1$ gok$^3$ cyu$^3$, din$^6$ ce$^1$ lou$^6$ gwai$^2$ sau$^6$ mo$^4$ sit$^6$ sam$^6$ daai$^6$, din$^6$ ce$^1$ gung$^1$ si$^1$ zok$^6$ tin$^1$ paai$^3$ ceot$^1$ jyun$^4$ gung$^1$, zeon$^3$ hang$^4$ sau$^1$ zi$^6$, bing$^6$ zoeng$^1$ ze$^2$ dyun$^6$ lou$^6$ gwai$^2$ wun$^6$ heoi$^3$. [Jyutping]
       (please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 1969 April 23, 大公報, page 4:
       naan$^4$ ging$^1$ fung$^1$ jyu$^5$ cam$^1$, cyu$^5$ goek$^3$ bei$^6$ sau$^3$ waai$^6$, din$^6$ dang$^1$ cyu$^5$ puk$^1$ gaai$^1$, hang$^6$ bei$^6$ fu$^6$ gan$^6$ soeng$^1$ dim$^3$ ziu$^1$ paai$^4$ dong$^2$ gok$^3$ mei$^6$ jau$^5$ soeng$^1$ jan$^4$, ho$^4$ lei$^5$ wut$^6$ dou$^6$ soeng$^6$ jau$^5$ laan$^6$ cyu$^5$ geoi$^1$ man$^4$ jiu$^1$ kau$^4$ sau$^1$ lei$^5$ [Jyutping]
       (please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (Cantonese, vulgar) go to hell
       nei$^5$ heoi$^3$ puk$^1$ gaai$^1$ laa$^1$! [Jyutping]
       Go to hell!
    仆你個街／仆你个街 [Cantonese] ― puk$^1$ nei$^5$ go$^3$ gaai$^1$ [Jyutping] ― Up your ass!
* (Cantonese, now vulgar) to be condemned; to be screwed
       gam$^1$ ci$^3$ ngo$^5$ puk$^1$ gaai$^1$ laa$^3$! [Jyutping]
       This time I'm fucked!
       tai$^2$ jan$^4$ puk$^1$ gaai$^1$ zeoi$^3$ hoi$^1$ sam$^1$ [Jyutping]
       To see someone suffer is one of the most happy thing
** 1967 November 12, “一元運動仆街矣乎”, in 工商晚報, page 1:
       cang$^4$ zoi$^6$ zeoi$^3$ gan$^6$ sing$^4$ wai$^4$ gong$^2$ gung$^6$ haak$^1$ bong$^1$ syun$^1$ cyun$^4$ zung$^1$ sam$^1$ dik$^1$ gau$^3$ gei$^1$ gau$^3$ ngo$^6$ “jat$^1$ jyun$^4$ wan$^6$ dung$^6$”, jat$^6$ loi$^4$ fat$^1$ jin$^4$ “siu$^1$ sing$^1$ nik$^1$ zik$^1$”, daai$^6$ jau$^5$ “puk$^1$ gaai$^1$” zi$^1$ sai$^3$, ze$^3$ go$^3$ wan$^6$ dung$^6$ ho$^4$ gu$^3$ mou$^4$ zat$^6$ ji$^4$ zung$^1$, zi$^3$ ham$^1$ wun$^6$ mei$^6$. [Jyutping]
       (please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (Malaysian Cantonese and Singapore Cantonese, slang) to be broke; to have no money
    我仆街咗。 [Cantonese] ― ngo$^5$ puk$^1$ gaai$^1$ zo$^2$. [Jyutping] ― I am broke.

#### Descendants

* English: pok kai
* Malay: pokai

#### See also

* 仆直

### Adjective

仆街
* (Cantonese, vulgar) despicable; contemptible; evil
       nei$^5$ baan$^1$ sang$^1$ ji$^3$ lou$^2$ gam$^3$ puk$^1$ gaai$^1$ ge$^2$? [Jyutping]
       Why are you businessmen so wicked?

### Interjection

仆街
* (Cantonese, vulgar) damn; fuck it
       puk$^1$ gaai$^1$! m$^4$ gin$^3$ zo$^2$ tiu$^4$ so$^2$ si$^4$! [Jyutping]
       Fuck it, I lost my keys!
** 1998, 賭俠1999 [The Conman], spoken by 化骨龍 (張家輝):
       puk$^1$ nei$^5$ go$^3$ gaai$^1$! aa$^3$ si$^6$ lei$^4$ ge$^2$ wai$^3$! [Jyutping]
       What the fuck! It's ATV!

### Synonyms

* (Cantonese) PK
* (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) hihi, 亞皆老街 / 亚皆老街 (aa$^3$ gaai$^1$ lou$^5$ gaai$^1$)