扒仔 (paa4 zai2) — someone who acts as a middle man betwee… in Cantonese

paaˎ₄扒zaiˊ²仔

Mandarin Pinyin: ba1 zi3

Meaning of 扒仔

nounsomeone who acts as a middle man between a loan shark and a debtor; someone in charge of changing gambling chips in a casino [colloquial]

keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係go˗₃個paaˎ₄扒zai2.仔。

He is a beggar.

go˗₃個paaˎ₄扒zaiˊ²仔houˊ²好caam2.慘。

The beggar is very pitiful.

mˎ₄唔houˊ²好beiˊ²俾paaˎ₄扒zaiˊ²仔cin4.錢。

Don't give money to beggars.

gin˗₃見dou˗₃到go˗₃個paaˎ₄扒zai2.仔。

Saw a beggar.

keoiˏ₅佢zouˍ₆做paaˎ₄扒zai2.仔。

He is begging.

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