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熬老襯 (ngaau4 lou5 can3) — an expression used by fellow criminals to mock fellow criminals who have gone 'straight' to earn a living through honest means [colloquial] in Cantonese

ngaauˎ₄熬louˏ₅老can˗₃襯
简 熬老衬
Mandarin Pinyin: ao2 lao3 chen4

Meaning of 熬老襯

nounan expression used by fellow criminals to mock fellow criminals who have gone 'straight' to earn a living through honest means [colloquial]

Example Sentences with 熬老襯

keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆哋soengˊ²想aauˎ₄熬louˏ₅老ceon˗₃襯
They want to cheat others.
keoiˏ₅佢beiˊ²俾janˎ₄人aauˎ₄熬louˏ₅老ceon˗₃襯
He/She was cheated.
siuˊ²小samˉ¹心beiˊ²俾janˎ₄人aauˎ₄熬louˏ₅老ceon˗₃襯
Be careful not to be cheated.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好lyunˍ₆亂gam˗₃咁lai4,嚟，wuiˏ₅會aauˎ₄熬louˏ₅老ceon˗₃襯
Don't mess around, you'll get cheated.
gam˗₃咁joengˍ₆樣houˊ²好jiˍ₆易aauˎ₄熬louˏ₅老ceon˗₃襯
This way is easy to get cheated.
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Characters in 熬老襯

熬ngou4
endure; bear; put up with
老lou5
a particle used before a man's family name to indicate familiarity and friendship
襯can3
to match (clothes, couple, color);

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