好立克

Hǎolìkè

popculture

Meanings

1 Horlicks
2 a malted milk drink powder of British origin

Characters

good (phonetic)

to stand (phonetic)

to overcome (phonetic)

Examples

睡前来一杯热好立克，特别舒服。

Shuì qián lái yī bēi rè Hǎolìkè, tèbié shūfu.

A hot cup of Horlicks before bed is really comforting.

好立克在香港和新加坡的茶餐厅很常见。

Hǎolìkè zài Xiānggǎng hé Xīnjiāpō de chácāntīng hěn chángjiàn.

Horlicks is a fixture on cha chaan teng menus in Hong Kong and Singapore.

Tips

culture

Phonetic transliteration of 'Horlicks' (好 hǎo + 立 lì + 克 kè). The drink, invented by James and William Horlick in 1873, became a colonial-era staple in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore — where it is still ordered in cha chaan teng (港式茶餐厅) hot or iced. Mainland China's equivalent comfort drink is more often 阿华田 (Ovaltine).

Stroke Order

好 hǎo

立 lì

克 kè