白牌車
Chinese
white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous |
cards; game pieces; signboard cards; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet |
vehicle on land; car; machine vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (白牌車) | 白 | 牌 | 車 | |
| simp. (白牌车) | 白 | 牌 | 车 | |
| Literally: “car with a white number plate”. | ||||
Etymology
From the fact that number plates of private vehicles in Hong Kong were with white background and black text before the 1980s, contrary to legal taxis with black background and white text, and buses with red background and white text.
Pronunciation
Noun
白牌車
- (chiefly Hong Kong) car used as an illegal taxi; pak pai; white card (sometimes may also include car sharing services such as Uber)
See also
- 紅牌車／红牌车
- 泥鯭的 (“share taxi”)
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