光gwong1棍gwan3

English

1. gangster; hoodlum
2. fraudster; trickster; con-artist
3. bachelor; single man
4. a bachelor or single man who is not young, typically above the usual age of marriage
5. (dialect) wise person; astute person

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 騙子；呃人錢財嘅人（量詞：個／條）
2. 已經一把年紀但係仲未結婚嘅男人（量詞：個／條）

Examples

• 財到光棍手，仲有得回頭咩？

  Do you really think the fraudster will give your money back? ----

• 佢已經四十歲人，仲係光棍一條。

  He is already forty years old but he is still single.

• 在中国十一月十一号是光棍节。

  In China, the 11th of November is Singles Day.

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