粵

三saam1隻zek3手sau2

simp三只手
saam1 zek3 sau2sān zhī shǒu

English

  1. pickpocket
  2. thief; a pickpocket; literally: three hands

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 扒手嘅俗稱,源於由三隻「手」字組成嘅「掱」字喺相關舊式寫法出現過

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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