粵

白baak6手sau2套tou3

baak6 sau2 tou3bái shǒu tào

English

  1. white glove
  2. (fig.) (slang) intermediary in negotiations; proxy who acts on behalf of an official in corrupt dealings (to keep the official's involvement secret)
  3. a legal disguise (e.g. using intermediary's service to do money laundering) to hide one's illegal activities/assets; literally: white gloves

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 用合法嘅手段去掩蓋非法行為

Examples

  • 而家好多犯罪集團經常利用白手套幫佢哋洗錢。

    Nowadays, many criminal organizations always use "white gloves" service to help them do money laundering.

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

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