粵

黑haak1金gam1

haak1 gam1hak1 gam1hēi jīn

English

  1. black gold (political corruption); niello
  2. black gold, as an informal term for oil or petroleum ----
  3. corruption money

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 即係石油;因為石油係黑色,而且非常值錢,所以叫做黑金
  2. 犯法所牽涉到嘅錢;尤其指形容政客不擇手段獲取權力,期間所用嘅錢就係黑金

Examples

  • 她身材高挑,外形出眾,身穿黑金刺繡襯衫,頭戴閃亮的棕色軟帽,輕鬆地融入了時髦的下班人潮之中。

    Tall and striking, with a black and gold embroidered shirt and a glittering brown bonnet, she blends in easily with the trendy, after-work crowd.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

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

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