有牌爛仔

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	cards; game pieces; signboard cards; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet	hooligan; lout; loafer hooligan; lout; loafer; idler
trad. (有牌爛仔)		有	牌	爛仔
simp. (有牌烂仔)		有	牌	烂仔
Literally: “licensed hooligans”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ paai⁴ laan⁶ zai²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁵ paai⁴ laan⁶ zai²
    • Yale: yáuh pàaih laahn jái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ paai⁴ laan⁶ dzai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ pai⁴ lan⁶ zei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ pʰaːi̯²¹ laːn²² t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

Noun

有牌爛仔

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, derogatory) police (referring to the use of their power to oppress citizens)