蠱惑仔

Chinese

		to seduce into wrongdoing; to lure; to entice to seduce into wrongdoing; to lure; to entice; cunning; sly; crafty	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (蠱惑仔)		蠱惑	仔
simp. (蛊惑仔)		蛊惑	仔
alternative forms		古惑仔

Etymology

Cantonese, after Hong Kong gangster comic series 古惑仔 (Teddy Boy) and its adapted movies (Young and Dangerous).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǔhuòzǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄗㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gu² waak⁶ zai²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǔhuòzǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄗㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǔhuòzǎi
    • Wade–Giles: ku³-huo⁴-tsai³
    • Yale: gǔ-hwò-dzǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guuhuohtzae
    • Palladius: гухоцзай (guxoczaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gu² waak⁶ zai²
    • Yale: gú waahk jái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gu² waak⁹ dzai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gu² wag⁶ zei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³⁵ waːk̚² t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

Noun

蠱惑仔

1. (chiefly Cantonese) hooligan; gangster; rascal; scoundrel (Classifier: 個／个 c)

Synonyms

• 混混 (hùnhùn)