戥豬石 (dang6 zyu1 sek6) — the group of men who act as the bridegr… in Cantonese

dangˍ₆戥zyuˉ¹豬sekˍ₆石

简戥猪石

Mandarin Pinyin: deng3 zhu1 shi2

Meaning of 戥豬石

nounthe group of men who act as the bridegroom's “brothers” to provide assistance at the wedding [colloquial]

dangˊ²戥zyuˉ¹豬sekˍ₆石jauˍ₆又haiˍ₆係me1?咩？

What is 'dang jyu sek' anyway?

keoiˏ₅佢dangˊ²戥zyuˉ¹豬sekˍ₆石gaa3.㗎。

He's a 'dang jyu sek'.

maiˏ₅咪dangˊ²戥zyuˉ¹豬sekˍ₆石gamˊ²咁lo1.囉。

Don't be such a 'dang jyu sek'!

ngoˏ₅我mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係dangˊ²戥zyuˉ¹豬sek6.石。

I'm not a 'dang jyu sek'.

keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日dangˊ²戥zyuˉ¹豬sek6.石。

He's always a 'dang jyu sek'.

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