粵

老lou5粗cou1

lou5 cou1lǎo cū

English

  1. uneducated person
  2. yokel
  3. boor
  4. roughneck
  5. (used as a humble speech regarding oneself) simple or unread person; literally: coarse person

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 缺乏文化、教育同修養嘅人,多數係自己用嘅謙稱

Examples

  • 我係個老粗,咩都唔識㗎。

    I'm a simple man. I don't really know too much.

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

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