老千

老千

1. (chiefly Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) con man; cheat; swindler (Classifier: 個／个 c; 隻／只 c)

   • 但係唔見咗咁耐，你點知我變成咩啊？或者我變成係老千，或者我變成係一個走私販毒嘅壞人。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     但系唔见咗咁耐，你点知我变成咩啊？或者我变成系老千，或者我变成系一个走私贩毒嘅坏人。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 1959, 歡喜冤家 [The Quarrelsome Couple], 14:35 from the start, spoken by 謝賢 [Patrick Tse]

     daan⁶ hai⁶ m⁴ gin³ zo² gam³ noi⁶, nei⁵ dim² zi¹ ngo⁵ bin³ seng⁴ me¹ aa³? waak⁶ ze² ngo⁵ bin³ seng⁴ hai⁶ lou⁵ cin¹, waak⁶ ze² ngo⁵ bin³ seng⁴ hai⁶ jat¹ go³ zau² si¹ faan³ duk⁶ ge³ waai⁶ jan⁴. [Jyutping]

     But you haven't met me for so long, so how would you know what I've become? Maybe I became a con man, or maybe I became a bad guy who smuggles and sells drugs.

   • 被通緝的三個老千中，最倒楣的熊笹時次郎在神户市的藏身處被兵庫縣警發現，逮了個正著。 [MSC, trad.]
     被通缉的三个老千中，最倒楣的熊笹时次郎在神户市的藏身处被兵库县警发现，逮了个正着。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1996 February 15, 和久峻三, 古錢幣的證言（中）, in 月旦法學 [The Taiwan Law Review], number 10, page 137

     Bèi tōngjī de sān ge lǎoqiān zhōng, zuì dǎoméi de Xióngshì Shícìláng zài Shénhù Shì de cángshēnchù bèi Bīngkù xiànjǐng fāxiàn, dǎi le ge zhèng zháo. [Pinyin]

     Out of the three con artists, the unluckiest Tokijiro Kumazasa was discovered at the hideout in Kobe City by the Hyogo Prefectural Police and was caught red-handed.

   • 你班死蠢老千　你咁渣點去千 [Cantonese, trad.]
     你班死蠢老千　你咁渣点去千 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2019, 尹光 [Wan Kwong], 荷里活有個大老千 [I Bet Your Pardon]

     nei⁵ baan¹ sei² ceon² lou⁵ cin¹, nei⁵ gam³ zaa² dim² heoi³ cin¹ [Jyutping]

     You stupid swindlers, you suck so bad, how are you going to swindle?