白手套
baak6 sau2 tou3bái shǒu tào
English
- white glove
- (fig.) (slang) intermediary in negotiations; proxy who acts on behalf of an official in corrupt dealings (to keep the official's involvement secret)
- 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
- 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