粵

勾ngau1當dong3

simp勾当
ngau1 dong3gòu dàng

English

  1. shady business
  2. (derogatory) shady business; dirty deal; evil or illegitimate activity

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 不良、唔正當嘅生意、交易、活動(量詞:筆)

Examples

  • 非法勾當

    illegal business

  • 你成日搞埋啲走私勾當,好心你揾返啲正當嘢做啦。

    You always do these smuggling businesses; just find something legal and good things to do for god's sake.

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

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