How to say “Staff only, no entry” in Cantonese
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haan4 jan4 min5 zeon3 · Staff only, no entry
Literally idle people must not enter. Seen on doors to back rooms and construction sites.
The colour of each syllable is its tone — Cantonese has six, and the same sound in another tone is another word.