光棍
Chinese
light; ray; bright | stick | ||
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simp. and trad. (光棍) |
光 | 棍 | |
Literally: “bare stick”. |
Pronunciation
Noun
光棍
- gangster; hoodlum; thug; ruffian
- single man; bachelor
- (dialectal Mandarin) hero; brave man; great man
- (dialectal Mandarin) hardened gambler
- (dialectal Mandarin, Min Nan) homeless man; person who has nothing
- (Mandarin, Wu) smart person; astute person; smart cookie
- (Min Dong) conman; swindler; human or goods trafficker
Adjective
光棍
- (dialectal Mandarin) astute; quick; shrewd
- (dialectal Mandarin) staunch; upright
- (dialectal Mandarin) pretentious; ostentatious; flaunty
- (dialectal Mandarin) narrow-minded; disagreeable; violent-tempered
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