Etymology

gai gai

Today it means: To go out for a walk. Full definition →

Cantonese 街
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The story

  1. Cantonese · derived from街“street”
  2. English todaygai gai

Reduplication of Cantonese 街 (gaai¹, “street”), with tones 1 and 5 in Singaporean Hokkien.

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