薄lock

From English block. Doublet of block.

薄lock (Hong Kong Cantonese)

1. roadblock
   • 2018 July 24, “「雄」出沒注意 生人勿近 街霸大劉擾民惡過鬼”, in 東方日報:

     着藍衫着到自以為係Blue Blood全身鑲鑽嘅大劉，出親街當正自己係「The One」，帶住十九幾個保鏢做「薄Lock」攔車又攔人，簡稱阻街擾民，總之條路佢行先，唔知仲以為條條街買晒、爭啲以為「紅鸞道」係「雄鑾道」呀！ [Cantonese, trad.]
     着蓝衫着到自以为系Blue Blood全身镶钻嘅大刘，出亲街当正自己系「The One」，带住十九几个保镖做「薄Lock」拦车又拦人，简称阻街扰民，总之条路佢行先，唔知仲以为条条街买晒、争啲以为「红鸾道」系「雄銮道」呀！ [Cantonese, simp.]

     zoek³ laam⁴ saam¹ zoek³ dou³ zi⁶ ji⁵ wai⁴ hai⁶ Blue Blood cyun⁴ san¹ soeng¹ zyun³ ge³ daai⁶ lau^4-2, ceot¹ can¹ gaai¹ dong³ zeng³ zi⁶ gei² hai⁶ “The One”, daai³ zyu⁶ sap⁶ gau² gei² go³ bou² biu¹ zou⁶ “bok⁶ lok¹” laan⁴ ce¹ jau⁶ laan⁴ jan⁴, gaan² cing¹ zo² gaai¹ jiu² man⁴, zung² zi¹ tiu⁴ lou⁶ keoi⁵ haang⁴ sin¹, m⁴ zi¹ zung⁶ ji⁵ wai⁴ tiu⁴ tiu⁴ gaai¹ maai⁵ saai³, zaang¹ di¹ ji⁵ wai⁴ “hung⁴ lyun⁴ dou⁶” hai⁶ “hung⁴ lyun⁴ dou⁶” aa³! [Jyutping]

     Wearing a blue shirt and believing himself to be blue blood, with diamonds mounting his entire body, Joseph Lau considers himself to be the one whenever he goes out. He brings along umpteen bodyguards who act as roadblocks stopping cars and passers-by, also known as blocking the streets and disturbing the people. In short, the road is always reserved for him - those who do not know this fact would have thought that he bought every single street, or even thinking Hung Luen Road is in fact Lau Hung Luen Road!

   • 2020 November 7, 香港警察 Hong Kong Police, “【 警察101 • 「薄lock」 】”, in Facebook‎:

     而路障又稱「薄lock」，您能猜出這名字的由來嗎？ [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     而路障又称「薄lock」，您能猜出这名字的由来吗？ [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     ji⁴ lou⁶ zoeng³ jau⁶ cing¹ “bok⁶ lok¹”, nei⁵ nang⁴ caai¹ ceot¹ ze² ming⁴ zi⁶ dik¹ jau⁴ lai⁴ maa¹? [Jyutping]

     Roadblocks are also called “roadblocks”, can you guess what is the origin of this name?

2. bra (underwear)
3. (construction or engineering) block (pulley); pulley block

• (roadblock): 路障 (lùzhàng)
• (bra):

• Bolton, Kingsley, Hutton, Christopher (2005) A Dictionary of Cantonese Slang: The Language of Hong Kong Movies, Street Gangs and City Life, Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 10
• Bauer, Robert S. (2021) ABC Cantonese-English Comprehensive Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 62