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行黑路

haang4 haak1 lou6*2

to earn a dishonest living (lit., "walk the black road")

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 594

行黑路

行 haang4 hang4 hong4 hang6 xing2 hang2 - walk; travel; profession; business line
黑 hak1 haak1 hei1 hei3 he4 - black
路 lou6 lu4 - road

This word was added by sheik on 23rd Jan 2005 and last edited on 29th Aug 2008

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