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古惑仔

Mandarin · pinyin gǔ huò zǎi

gangster
hooligan
problem youth
at-risk youth

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古: gǔ · old, classic, ancient
惑: huò · confuse, mislead, baffle; doubt
仔: zǐ · small thing, child; young animal

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3–4–3 · gu3 huo4 zai3

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gu2 waak6 zai2

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