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[1] [n] guy; bloke; chap; fellow; man; person (informal); [2] [n] vulgar person; hillbilly Stroke count: 8
Level: 2
Radical: 亻 (#9)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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細佬 sai3 lou2 = younger brother 粵 大佬 daai6 lou2 = elder brother; triad boss; old buddy 粵 細佬哥 sai3 lou2 go1 = child; children (male or female) 粵 生意佬 sang1 ji3 lou2 = merchant 粵 大隻佬 daai6 zek3 lou2 = a big man 粵 闊佬 fut3 lou2 = rich man 高佬 gou1 lou2 = tall guy 粵 巴士佬 baa1 si6*2 lou2 = bus driver 粵 和事佬 wo4 si6 lou2 = a peacemaker 粵 鹹濕佬 haam4 sap1 lou2 = lecherous man 粵 See all 99 compounds (CantoDict reports 102 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 6 examples containing 佬
細佬,冇人鐘意喺公眾地方著衫嘅,但係呢啲係法律呀 粵
Kid, no-one likes to wear clothes in public, but it's the law! [Lit. child, have-no people like in public place wear-clothes [particle], however these are law [particle]]
等到差佬來,蚊都瞓啦! 粵 ?!
[粵] paint will dry before the cops come! lit. to wait for the policeman to come, mosquitos would be asleep
做緊健身操嗰個人係我細佬。 粵
The guy doing the keep-fit exercise is my brother. [In the Canto version, the noun 'guy' is placed after the verbal phrase which modifies the noun. In the English version, the noun is placed before the phrase.] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |