粵

打daa2仔zai2

daa2 zai2dǎ zi

English

  1. abusing of one's children (spoken)
  2. bodyguard; bouncer; tough-guy; hired fighter; action-movie actor

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一個俾人用錢請佢打交或者提供相關服務嘅男人;武打演員

Examples

  • 打仔格

    tough-guy style

  • 阿松佢又細粒又冇力走去學人應徵做打仔。結果?佢俾啲大隻佬掟佢出門口。

    A-chung is all small and wimpy, but he still went to apply to be a bouncer. Result? He ended up getting thrown out of the door by some muscular guys.

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

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