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番薯兵 (faan1 syu2 bing1) — criminals from Mainland China who goes to Hong Kong or Macau to commit crimes [colloquial] in Cantonese

faanˉ¹番syuˊ²薯bingˉ¹兵
Mandarin Pinyin: fan1shu3 bing1

Meaning of 番薯兵

nouncriminals from Mainland China who goes to Hong Kong or Macau to commit crimes [colloquial]

Example Sentences with 番薯兵

keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係faanˉ¹番syuˊ²薯bingˉ¹兵
He's a nobody.
keoiˏ₅佢ziˊ²只haiˍ₆係faanˉ¹番syuˊ²薯bingˉ¹兵
He's just a nobody.
keoiˏ₅佢mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係faanˉ¹番syuˊ²薯bingˉ¹兵
He's not a nobody.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好zouˍ₆做faanˉ¹番syuˊ²薯bingˉ¹兵
Don't be a nobody.
ngoˏ₅我mˎ₄唔soengˊ²想zouˍ₆做faanˉ¹番syuˊ²薯bingˉ¹兵
I don't want to be a nobody.
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Characters in 番薯兵

番faan1
times; -fold; kind/sort of
薯syu4
potato; yam; tuber
兵bing1
strike; attack

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