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正牌爛仔 (zing3 paai4 laan6 zai2) — literally: 'rascal with a license', a derogatory way to refer to police who abuse their authority [colloquial] in Cantonese

zing˗₃正paaiˎ₄牌laanˍ₆爛zaiˊ²仔
简 正牌烂仔
Mandarin Pinyin: zheng4pai2 lan4 zai3

Meaning of 正牌爛仔

nounliterally: 'rascal with a license', a derogatory way to refer to police who abuse their authority [colloquial]

Characters in 正牌爛仔

正zing3
rectify; correct; set right
牌paai4
cards, dominos, mahjong, etc
爛laan6
cheesy; crummy; lacking style
仔zai2 zi2
person; small animal, fowl or object

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