gfable

Chinese

Etymology

From English GF (“girlfriend”) +‎ English -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiː⁵⁵ ɛːf⁵⁵ aː²¹ pou̯²¹/

Adjective

gfable

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) bearing the ability or qualities to become someone's girlfriend; capable of becoming someone's girlfriend

   • 相反，男人覺得好gfable，好索好吸引，甚至非娶不可的女人，在女人眼中，統統都係雞都係公廁 [Cantonese, trad.]
     相反，男人觉得好gfable，好索好吸引，甚至非娶不可的女人，在女人眼中，统统都系鸡都系公厕 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2018, 王貽興 [Ong Yi Hing], 《只是暫時不想戀愛》, Hong Kong: 日閲堂出版社, →ISBN, page 73

     soeng¹ faan², naam⁴ jan^4-2 gok³ dak¹ hou² gfable, hou² sok³ hou² kap¹ jan⁵, sam⁶ zi³ fei¹ ceoi² bat¹ ho² dik¹ neoi⁵ jan^4-2, zoi⁶ neoi⁵ jan^4-2 ngaan⁵ zung¹, tung² tung² dou¹ hai⁶ gai¹ dou¹ hai⁶ gung¹ ci³ [Jyutping]

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Alternative forms

• GFable

Related terms

• bfable