金魚佬 (gam1 jyu4 lou2) — a child molester, a pedophile. The pedophile would try to coax and abduct a child by promising him with the purchase of some goldfish. Hence, the term 金魚佬, ‘goldfish guy’. in Cantonese

gamˉ¹jyuˎ₄louˊ²
金鱼佬
Mandarin Pinyin: jin1 yu2 lao3

Meaning of 金魚佬

nouna child molester, a pedophile. The pedophile would try to coax and abduct a child by promising him with the purchase of some goldfish. Hence, the term 金魚佬, ‘goldfish guy’.

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