賊佬

简 贼佬 · 繁 賊佬
Cantonese · source Jyutpingcaak6 lou2

Meanings

  1. a robber; a thief; a burglar
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Same syllable, six tones

caakcaak1—caak2—策caak3policycaak4—caak5—贼caak6thief

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: zei2 lao3. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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noun

  1. (Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) (male) thief; robber; bandit

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Exact source record & identity賊佬 贼佬 [zei2 lao3] {caak6 lou2} /a robber; a thief; a burglar/

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