麻甩仔

麻甩仔

1. (Cantonese, derogatory) crude boy or young man; naughty boy; sleazy guy; pervert
   • 1999 April 24, hellokitty, “麻甩佬請看”, in hk.talk.sex‎^[1] (Usenet):

     有本鹹書《火麒麟》有個性心理測驗好燃白痴，最o岩你地d麻甩佬麻甩仔玩 [Cantonese, trad.]
     有本咸书《火麒麟》有个性心理测验好燃白痴，最o岩你地d麻甩佬麻甩仔玩 [Cantonese, simp.]

     jau⁵ bun² haam⁴ syu¹ “fo² kei⁴ leon^4-2” jau⁵ go³ sing³ sam¹ lei⁵ caak¹ jim⁶ hou² lan² baak⁶ ci¹, zeoi³ ngaam¹ nei⁵ dei⁶ di¹ maa⁴ lat¹ lou² maa⁴ lat¹ zai² waan^4-2 [Jyutping]

     There's an erotic magazine The Sensual Unicorn Magazine, which has a sex personality test, which is fricking retarded, perfect for you sleazy men and boys to play around with

   • 2021, 黃霑 [James Wong Jim], edited by 吳俊雄 [Ng Chun Hung], 黃霑看黃霑 [James Wong on James Wong], Hong Kong: 三聯書店（香港）有限公司, →ISBN, page 75:

     幾鍾意唱鹹濕歌同寫鹹濕歌嘅。過癮。中學响學校寄宿，成班麻甩仔都鍾意唱嘅。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     几钟意唱咸湿歌同写咸湿歌嘅。过瘾。中学响学校寄宿，成班麻甩仔都钟意唱嘅。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     gei² zung¹ ji³ coeng³ haam⁴ sap¹ go¹ tung⁴ se² haam⁴ sap¹ go¹ ge³. gwo³ jan⁵. zung¹ hok⁶ hoeng² hok⁶ haau⁶ gei³ suk¹, sing⁴ baan¹ maa⁴ lat¹ zai² dou¹ zung¹ ji³ coeng³ ge³. [Jyutping]

     I quite like singing dirty songs and writing dirty songs. Fun. I was in boarding school for secondary school, and the whole group of sleazy boys liked singing them.

   • 2022, 強尼 [Johnny Hui], 陳靖, 強尼：從我遇見的人——拆解真實自己 [I Am What I Meet], Hong Kong: 點子出版, →ISBN, page 233:

     同建築嗰班同學（嗰班都係會一齊踢波）仲會去飲下酒，即係典型成班麻甩仔喺度飲酒吹水。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     同建筑嗰班同学（嗰班都系会一齐踢波）仲会去饮下酒，即系典型成班麻甩仔喺度饮酒吹水。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     tung⁴ gin³ zuk¹ go² baan¹ tung⁴ hok⁶ (go² baan¹ dou¹ hai⁶ wui⁵ jat¹ cai⁴ tek³ bo¹) zung⁶ wui⁵ heoi³ jam² haa⁶ zau², zik¹ hai⁶ din² jing⁴ sing⁴ baan¹ maa⁴ lat¹ zai² hai² dou⁶ jam² zau² ceoi¹ seoi². [Jyutping]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (Cantonese, derogatory or self-deprecatory) young male (in general); guy; bloke; dude
   • 1998 July 2, Mic Mic, “903嘩嘩嘩打到o黎”, in hk.entertainment‎^[2] (Usenet):

     我實唔係喇, 我麻甩仔o黎o既 !!! ^_* [Cantonese, trad.]
     我实唔系喇, 我麻甩仔o黎o既 !!! ^_* [Cantonese, simp.]

     ngo⁵ sat⁶ m⁴ hai⁶ laa³, ngo⁵ maa⁴ lat¹ zai² lai⁴ ge³!!! ^_* [Jyutping]

     I'm definitely not [Sandra Ng], I'm a dude!!! ^_*

   • 2017, 林日曦, 感情戲, Hong Kong: 白卷出版社, →ISBN, page 75:

     天使這詞，於世俗麻甩仔中的廣泛定義是：美麗、快樂、沒有翼、善良、完美，像白雪公主。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     天使这词，于世俗麻甩仔中的广泛定义是：美丽、快乐、没有翼、善良、完美，像白雪公主。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     tin¹ si³ ze² ci⁴, jyu¹ sai³ zuk⁶ maa⁴ lat¹ zai² zung¹ dik¹ gwong² faan⁶ ding⁶ ji⁶ si⁶: mei⁵ lai⁶, faai³ lok⁶, mut⁶ jau⁵ jik⁶, sin⁶ loeng⁴, jyun⁴ mei⁵, zoeng⁶ baak⁶ syut³ gung¹ zyu². [Jyutping]

     To a mortal dude, the broad definition of the word angel is: beautiful, happy, without wings, kind, perfect, like Snow White.

   • 2024, 洛文 [Rodman Lok], 中佬的足球場 [Memories on the Pitch], Hong Kong: 盒制作所, →ISBN, page 71:

     阿花？你麻甩仔一個點解會叫阿花？ [Cantonese, trad.]
     阿花？你麻甩仔一个点解会叫阿花？ [Cantonese, simp.]

     aa³ faa¹? nei⁵ maa⁴ lat¹ zai² jat¹ go³ dim² gaai² wui⁵ giu³ aa³ faa¹? [Jyutping]

     Ah Fah? You're a freaking dude. Why would you be called Ah Fah?

麻甩仔

1. (dialectal Cantonese) sparrow
   • 1981, “麻甩仔”, in 譚達先, 徐佩筠, editors, 廣東傳統兒歌選, Hong Kong: 商務印書館, →ISBN, page 56:

     麻甩仔，飛天高；跌落地，甩條毛。 [Dongguan Cantonese, trad.]
     麻甩仔，飞天高；跌落地，甩条毛。 [Dongguan Cantonese, simp.]

     The sparrow flies high in the sky; it falls to the ground and loses a feather.