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霸baa3王wong4

baa3 wong4bà wáng

English

  1. hegemon
  2. (slang) someone finishes eating a meal or to use a service without pay
  3. bully; overlord; despot
  4. overlord
  5. (used as a modifier of a noun) not paying for things bought or services obtained
  6. despot

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 大佬,君王,蝦蝦霸霸嘅人,會用武力或權勢騎住人哋(量詞:個)
  2. 用嚟擺喺名詞前面,指某人享用咗嗰樣服務之後唔俾錢

Examples

  • 霸王客

    someone who refuses to pay for a service

  • 街頭霸王

    street bully ----

  • 食霸王飯

    to eat in a restaurant without paying

  • 坐霸王車

    to ride the bus, train, tram, or other vehicles, without paying

  • 個巴士司機琴日捉咗個搭霸王車嘅人。

    The bus driver caught a fare dodger yesterday.

  • 我們不希望有人在這裡吃霸王餐。

    We don't want any freeloaders around here.

    Tatoeba · tsayng CC BY

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

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