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Yalechaahk gūng
Definition
A male robber, often referring to the husband in a husband-and-wife bandit duo, or a bandit chief.
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How it's used
This term is almost exclusively used in the context of a criminal couple or partners in crime, specifically paired with 賊婆. It carries a slightly dramatic or colloquial tone often found in crime reports or gossip about local thieves. Using it outside of this specific male-female pairing sounds unnatural and confusing to native speakers.
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I heard that pair of male and female robbers are out on the job again.
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Common phrases
a pair of male and female robbers
Common mistake
Do not use this to refer to a generic male thief, as it implies a specific relationship or partnership with a female accomplice. It is not a standard term for a lone male robber.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
