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I'll Know It When I See It

Canto Sayings T-Shirt

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This exclusive Foo Hung Curios x I'll Know It When I See It Vancouver Chinatown T-Shirt celebrates the rich heritage of one of Canada's oldest Chinatowns. It features some of the things you'll find in Vancouver Chinatown and often heard Cantonese phrases.

Perfect for: running errands, repping one of Vancouver's oldest neighbourhoods, some Chinatown nostalgia 

Here's what these words mean:

  • Here's what these words mean:
  • Yeet hay (熱氣) - referencing a Chinese medicine thing about eating foods that cause heat in the body, leading to pimples, sore throats, canker sores, etc.
  • Ga yau (加油) - go for it, more effort, literally means add gas
  • Chee seen (黐線) - crazy, literally means stuck/crossed wires
  • Mo saw wai (無所謂) - whatever, doesn't matter
  • Aiya (哎呀) - an interjection that can be used to express everything!
  • Fai dee lah (快啲啦) - hurry up
  • Wei? (喂) - not really slang, it's how we say hello on the phone
  • Ma ma day (麻麻哋) - so so, just OK
  • Yau mo gaw choh ah (有冇搞錯呀) - are you for real or you have to be kidding me
  • Sik tang mm sik gong (識聽唔識講) - know how to listen but don't know how to speak
EVERY PURCHASE GIVES BACK

All proceeds support the Chinatown Storytelling Centre - an award-winning cultural hub and proud initiative of the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation, dedicated to the revitalization of Chinatown.

RETURNS + EXCHANGES

Items must be unused, with original tags and packaging, and a receipt is required. Sale items are final sale.

Online: Exchange or store credit within 7 days of delivery. Email hello@foohungcurios.com before returning. Return shipping is the customer’s responsibility, or you can return in-store.

In-store: Exchange or store credit within 7 days of purchase. No refunds or price adjustments.

Free pickup available at Foo Hung Curios · Usually ready in 24 hours
168 East Pender Street , Vancouver, BC V6A 1T3
I'll Know It When I See It
Meet the Maker

I'll Know It When I See It

Based in Vancouver, BC, I’ll Know It When I See It is a two-woman business, creating sometimes nostalgic, often funny and occasionally Asian-inspired stationery. Cassie and Christine aren't sisters but have been friends for 18 years, meeting in design school. Their work has always been from the heart, creating what feels most authentic to them in the moment. It's been joyful to reawaken to their Chinese heritage of late, allowing for more of their identity + experiences to come through their designs. The founders both have long standing ties to Vancouver's Chinatown - Christine's great grandparents called Chinatown their home when they immigrated to Canada in 1913 and Cassie's grandmother still lives in Chinatown to this day.

 

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