In this monthly column, we explore expressions seen in everyday life and others with more obscure origins. You might have heard of people being described as a 竹升 jook sing, also spelled juk sing...

Always colorful and full of nuance, Cantonese expressions often come with great stories behind them. Here are seven weird and wonderful Cantonese expressions you should know. (Don't worry: it's not just...

Ubiquitous on restaurant menus and in supermarkets throughout the city, XO sauce is a bit of an enigma. First off, although it's named after fine extra-old (XO, get it?) cognac, it doesn't actually have...

The humble "ding ding" has been a fixture on the roads on Hong Kong Island for 110 years, being one of Hong Kong's earliest forms of transport — and the cheapest at a mere $2.3. Proposed in order to accommodate...