Meanings
Origin
Borrowed from Cantonese, perhaps 旅行梅 (leoi5 hang4 mui4-2, literally “travelling plum”), via Hawaii.
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li hing mui. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/li%20hing%20mui
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