撈邊瓣 (laau4 bin1 faan6) — what do you (or he / she) do for a livi… in Cantonese

laauˎ₄撈binˉ¹邊faanˍ₆瓣

简捞边瓣

Mandarin Pinyin: lao1 bian1 ban4

Meaning of 撈邊瓣

nounwhat do you (or he / she) do for a living; what one does to earn a living [colloquial]

neiˏ₅你louˉ¹撈binˉ¹邊baan2?瓣？

What business are you in?

ngoˏ₅我mˎ₄唔ziˉ¹知keoiˏ₅佢louˉ¹撈binˉ¹邊baan2.瓣。

I don't know what business he's in.

neiˏ₅你soengˊ²想louˉ¹撈binˉ¹邊baan2?瓣？

What business do you want to get into?

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