粵

船syun4民man4

syun4 man4chuán mín

English

  1. people who live and make a living on boats
  2. boat people; usually referring to Vietnamese refugees that arrived in Hong Kong during the 1970s and 1990s

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 特指香港1970年代至1990年代，由越南非法坐船來港，而唔甄別為難民嘅入境者

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

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