what does 141 stand for?  many thanks - this forum is great - but I can't seem to find this nugget anywhere

Before you ask any more questions, please use the forum search

To your question - http://forum.sex141.com/eforum/v ... 5&highlight=141

Cantonese "yat lau yat" (meaning "one floor one") is a shortened form of "yat lau yat fung" (meaning "one floor one phoenix").

In Cantonese, "lau" can mean apartment as well as floor, and it's the former that the phrase refers to, relating to the legal business of one single WG working out of one apartment - Having more than one WG in one apartment is illegal, since it would classed as a brothel.

"Yat lau yat" in Cantonese sounds a bit like "yat luk yat" ("1-6-1"), and hence the name of that other website! "Yat lau yat" crudely translates into English as "one floor one", which of course in English sounds a bit like "1-4-1", and hence the name of this website!

In short, saying "1-6-1" in English has no meaning... Say it in Cantonese and everyone in HK will know what you're talking about. Saying "1-4-1" in both English and Cantonese has no meaning, so don't bother!

Here are a couple of better threads on the topic:
http://forum.sex141.com/eforum/viewthread.php?tid=14901
http://forum.sex141.com/eforum/viewthread.php?tid=11458

many thanks for enlightening me  - both on the 141 and the search function

It's also one of the things that bugs my brain.

thanks for the info about "141".

Will there be signs showing 141 or 161 on the girl's door?

Funny... I always thought it meant "one for one" as in two people together or one person helping out another.  Thanks for enlightening me!

I had the same thought as yours... 1-4-1 = one for one...

Finally I have more time in my hand to kill and came to this thread...so now I know.