The story
- Cantonese · borrowed from街坊
- English todaykaifong
Borrowed from Cantonese 街坊 (gaai1 fong1) in the mid-1800s.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
kaifong
Today it means: A kind of mutual aid organization in Hong Kong, originally set up under British colonial rule, and mainly intended to provide free or cheap services to Chinese refugees. Full definition →
Cantonese 街坊