粵

熬ngaau4老lou5襯can3

simp熬老衬
ngaau4 lou5 can3áo lǎo chèn

English

  1. an expression used by fellow criminals to mock fellow criminals who have gone 'straight' to earn a living through honest means [colloquial]
  2. to earn a living through honest means; used negatively, for example, by criminals of a fellow criminal who abandons their criminal life and goes clean

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 經合法途徑賺錢過世，通常係罪犯笑人金盆洗手時用

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

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