紅番排隊去廁所——語無倫次

Chinese

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Etymology

In stereotypes, American aboriginal people usually wear headpieces with feathers. Thus Red Indians lining up to go to the washroom is 羽毛輪廁／羽毛轮厕 (jyu5 mou4 leon4 ci3, “(people decorated with) feathers waiting for their turn to use the washroom”), which is a homophonic pun of 語無倫次／语无伦次 (jyu5 mou4 leon4 ci3).

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ faan¹ paai⁴ deoi^6-2 heoi³ ci³ so²

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hung⁴ faan¹ paai⁴ deoi^6-2 heoi³ ci³ so²
  - Yale: hùhng fāan pàaih déui heui chi só
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ faan¹ paai⁴ doey^6-2 hoey³ tsi³ so²
  - Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ fan¹ pai⁴ dêu^6-2 hêu³ qi³ so²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ faːn⁵⁵ pʰaːi̯²¹ tɵy̯²²⁻³⁵ hɵy̯³³ t͡sʰiː³³ sɔː³⁵/

Idiom

紅番排隊去廁所——語無倫次

(Cantonese, humorous) to speak incoherently; to ramble in one's statement; confused and incomprehensible speech

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