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古惑仔

gu2 waak6 zai2

[1] gangster; criminal; a dodgy character [2] popular comic book series named "Teddy Boy" and film series "Young and Dangerous" | Also written as 蠱惑仔

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 51,300

This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

古惑仔

This word was added by tym on 27th Jul 2004 and last edited on 16th Dec 2008

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古 gu2 gu3 - ancient
惑 waak6 huo4 {huo5} | huo5 {huo4} - [a] confuse; mislead; baffle [b] doubt
仔 zai2 zi2 zai3 zi1 - son; child; small animal

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