老千

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老千

1. (chiefly Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) con man; cheat; swindler (Classifier: 個／个 c; 隻／只 c)

   • 但係唔見咗咁耐，你點知我變成咩啊？或者我變成係老千，或者我變成係一個走私販毒嘅壞人。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     但系唔见咗咁耐，你点知我变成咩啊？或者我变成系老千，或者我变成系一个走私贩毒嘅坏人。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 1959, 歡喜冤家 , 14:35 from the start, spoken by 謝賢 [Patrick Tse]

     daan⁶ hai⁶ m⁴ gin³ zo² gam³ noi⁶, nei⁵ dim² zi¹ ngo⁵ bin³ seng⁴ me¹ aa³? waak⁶ ze² ngo⁵ bin³ seng⁴ hai⁶ lou⁵ cin¹, waak⁶ ze² ngo⁵ bin³ seng⁴ hai⁶ jat¹ go³ zau² si¹ faan³ duk⁶ ge³ waai⁶ jan⁴.

     But you haven't met me for so long, so how would you know what I've become? Maybe I became a con man, or maybe I became a bad guy who smuggles and sells drugs.

   • 被通緝的三個老千中，最倒楣的熊笹時次郎在神户市的藏身處被兵庫縣警發現，逮了個正著。 [MSC, trad.]
     被通缉的三个老千中，最倒楣的熊笹时次郎在神户市的藏身处被兵库县警发现，逮了个正着。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1996 February 15, 和久峻三, 古錢幣的證言（中）, in 月旦法學 , number 10, page 137

     Bèi tōngjī de sān ge lǎoqiān zhōng, zuì dǎoméi de Xióngshì Shícìláng zài Shénhù Shì de cángshēnchù bèi Bīngkù xiànjǐng fāxiàn, dǎi le ge zhèng zháo.

     Out of the three con artists, the unluckiest Tokijiro Kumazasa was discovered at the hideout in Kobe City by the Hyogo Prefectural Police and was caught red-handed.

   • 你班死蠢老千　你咁渣點去千 [Cantonese, trad.]
     你班死蠢老千　你咁渣点去千 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2019, 尹光 [Wan Kwong], 荷里活有個大老千

     nei⁵ baan¹ sei² ceon² lou⁵ cin¹, nei⁵ gam³ zaa² dim² heoi³ cin¹

     You stupid swindlers, you suck so bad, how are you going to swindle?