蠱惑仔

Chinese

		to seduce into wrongdoing; to lure; to entice to seduce into wrongdoing; to lure; to entice; cunning; sly; crafty	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (蠱惑仔)		蠱惑	仔
simp. (蛊惑仔)		蛊惑	仔
alternative forms		古惑仔

Etymology

Cantonese, after Hong Kong gangster comic series 古惑仔 (Teddy Boy) and its adapted movies (Young and Dangerous).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gǔhuòzǎi

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄗㄞˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gu² waak⁶ zai²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gǔhuòzǎi
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄗㄞˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gǔhuòzǎi
  - Wade–Giles: ku³-huo⁴-tsai³
  - Yale: gǔ-hwò-dzǎi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guuhuohtzae
  - Palladius: гухоцзай (guxoczaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gu² waak⁶ zai²
  - Yale: gú waahk jái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gu² waak⁹ dzai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gu² wag⁶ zei²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³⁵ waːk̚² t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

Noun

蠱惑仔

(chiefly Cantonese) hooligan; gangster; rascal; scoundrel (Classifier: 個／个 c)

Synonyms

混混 (hùnhùn)