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淆老襯 (ngaau4 lou5 can3) — an expression used by fellow criminals to mock fellow criminals who have gone 'straight' to earn a living through honest means [colloquial] in Cantonese

ngaauˎ₄淆louˏ₅老can˗₃襯
简 淆老衬
Mandarin Pinyin: xiao2 lao3 chen4

Meaning of 淆老襯

nounan expression used by fellow criminals to mock fellow criminals who have gone 'straight' to earn a living through honest means [colloquial]

Example Sentences with 淆老襯

keoiˏ₅佢jauˍ₆又ngaauˎ₄淆louˏ₅老can3.襯。
He made a fool of himself again.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好ngaauˎ₄淆louˏ₅老can3.襯。
Don't make a fool of yourself.
soeng˗₃上ci˗₃次ngaauˎ₄淆louˏ₅老can3.襯。
Made a fool of myself last time.
gam˗₃咁joengˍ₆樣houˊ²好ngaauˎ₄淆louˏ₅老can3.襯。
Doing this makes one look foolish.
mˎ₄唔soengˊ²想ngaauˎ₄淆louˏ₅老can3.襯。
Don't want to look like an idiot.
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Characters in 淆老襯

淆ngaau4
confused; mixed
老lou5
a particle used before a man's family name to indicate familiarity and friendship
襯can3
to match (clothes, couple, color);

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