粵

白baak6咭kaat1

baak6 kaat1bái jīinferred

English

  1. Registration Card for People with Disabilities; literally: white card
  2. (pejorative) used figuratively to refer to the mentally ill, or people who are perceived to be mentally unstable

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 殘疾人士登記證,係勞工及福利局畀殘疾人士自願登記嘅證件(量詞:張)
  2. 借代精神病人或者精神失常嘅人,帶貶義

Examples

  • 白卡佬

    mentally ill guy; crazy guy

  • 好多人以為「白卡」係精神病先拎得,其實唔係㗎。

    Many people think that only people with mental disorders can apply for a "white card", but it is actually not the case. ----

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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