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Jyutping cau3 gaak3
Pinyin chòu gé

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、俚語
    警署​內​嘅​羈​留​室​嘅​俗​稱
    detention cell (of the police station)
    • 佢因為無保釋金,於是成晚就喺臭格度過。
      佢因为无保释金,于是成晚就喺臭格度过。
      keoi5 jan1 wai6 mou5 bou2 sik1 gam1, jyu1 si6 seng4 maan5 zau6 hai2 cau3 gaak3 dou6 gwo3.
      As he did not manage to pay the bail, he had to spend a whole night in the detention cell.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Cantonese, Hong-Kong, slang
    holding cell
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢因为无保释金,于是成晚就喺臭格度过。
    佢因為無保釋金,於是成晚就喺臭格度過。
    keoi5 jan1 wai6 mou5 bou2 sik1 gam1, jyu1 si6 seng4 maan5 zau6 hai2 cau3 gaak3 dou6 gwo3.
    • As he did not manage to pay the bail, he had to spend a whole night in the detention cell.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    臭格
    臭格
    cau3 gaak3
    • holding cell (literally, “stinky cell”)