kapok x Maison Labiche 'made in hong kong' collection

kapok x Maison Labiche 'made in hong kong' collection

cantonese slang is part of #madeinhongkong ! we partnered with our favourite embroidery clothing label Maison Labiche and launched this exclusive collection. explore in our stores or webshop, wear these funny slangs :)⁠

'big lemon coke' refers to big trouble in cantonese, the embroidery literally shows the big lemon coke that we drink in cha chaan teng !


The meaning of every slang in english and chinese : 

• shoot ball (射波 - don't go to work)⁠ ⁠⁠⁠  ⁠

• add oil (加油 - cheer up)⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

• fly plane (放飛機 - ditch a date)⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠  

• big lemon coke (大檸樂 - oh no)⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

• long time no see (好耐無見)⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

• big head prawn (大頭蝦 - careless)⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

• o mouth (O嘴 - shocked)⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

• sydney mouse (識你老鼠 - i don't know you)⁠   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• ten down ten down (十下十下 - stupid)⁠  

• people mountain people see (人山人海 - many people)⁠

people mountain people sea

shoot ball

o mouth

big head prawn

long time no see

ten down ten down



browse our "kapok x Maison Labiche" limited edition of the hong kong slang embroidery collection online or visit our stores now !

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