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dongˉ¹caaiˉ¹
(当差)
Pinyin
dang1 chai1
Translations
noun
(Mand. only) as messenger or manservant; work as a petty official or servant
noun
(Cant. only) to be a policeman or policewoman
noun
to be a police officer
houˊ²zaiˊ²mˎ₄dongˉ¹caaiˉ¹
(好仔唔当差)
Pinyin
hao3 zai3 wu2 dang1 chai1
Translations
noun
a good kid doesn't join the police; good boys don't become policemen
noun
Good guy would not be a policeman, because of the rogue behaviour of the old Hong Kong Police and its corruption, Hong Kong parents generally do not want their sons to be policemen