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pak pais

pak pais is the plural of pak pai.

Meaning of pak pai

Noun

pak pai (plural pak pai or pak pais)

  1. (historical) A car used as an illegal taxi in Hong Kong.
    • He took pak-pais, knowing they were less under the thumb of the police.1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society, published 2010, page 471
    Synonyms:
    white card

Questions about pak pais

What is pak pais the plural of?
Pak pais is the plural of pak pai.

Words near pak pais in the dictionary

  1. pak chew cheng
  2. pak chiu cheng
  3. pak choi
  4. pak choy
  5. pak pai
  6. pak pais
  7. Pak Sha Wan
  8. pak tong gou
  9. Pak-
  10. pak-a-pu
  11. pak-ah-pu

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