垃圾佬

Chinese

		garbage; rubbish; trash garbage; rubbish; trash; waste; refuse; junk	man; guy
trad. (垃圾佬)		垃圾	佬
simp. #(垃圾佬)		垃圾	佬

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laap⁶ saap³ lou²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: laap⁶ saap³ lou²
    • Yale: laahp saap lóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laap⁹ saap⁸ lou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: lab⁶ sab³ lou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːp̚² saːp̚³ lou̯³⁵/

Etymology 1

Noun

垃圾佬

1. (Cantonese) (male) garbage collector

Synonyms

• 垃圾工 (lājīgōng)

Etymology 2

Noun

垃圾佬

1. (Internet, slang, humorous) a person who is very keen to buy cheap, used computer parts (or other electronic devices)

   200元收六臺電腦主機是垃圾佬的快樂。 [MSC, trad.]
   200元收六台电脑主机是垃圾佬的快乐。 [MSC, simp.]

   200 yuán shōu liù tái diànnǎo zhǔjī shì lājīlǎo de kuàiyuè. [Pinyin]

   It is a delight for a "garbage collector" to buy 6 computers for 200 yuan.

   持續兩年多的礦潮結束，沉寂已久的垃圾佬們終於又活躍了起來。 [MSC, trad.]
   持续两年多的矿潮结束，沉寂已久的垃圾佬们终于又活跃了起来。 [MSC, simp.]

   Chíxù liǎng nián duō de kuàngcháo jiéshù, chénjì yǐjiǔ de lājīlǎo men zhōngyú yòu huóyuè le qǐlái. [Pinyin]

   With the end of the crypto mining craze that lasted for over two years, the "garbage collectors" have finally gone back to action after a long period of silence.