爛銅爛鐵
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Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: laan6 tung4 laan6 tit3
- Yale: laahn tùhng laahn tit
- Cantonese Pinyin: laan6 tung4 laan6 tit8
- Guangdong Romanization: lan6 tung4 lan6 tid3
- Sinological IPA (key): /laːn²² tʰʊŋ²¹ laːn²² tʰiːt̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
爛銅爛鐵
- (Cantonese, idiomatic) metal scrap; useless rusty metal objects
- 我記得我們小時候聽到那些“收買佬”在街上大聲叫“收買爛銅爛鐵”，環保工業已從那時起提升到現時高增值及專業的層次。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
- From: 2005 February 23, 立法會會議過程正式紀錄 (Official Record of Proceedings of the Legislative Council)
- ngo5 gei3 dak1 ngo5 mun4 siu2 si4 hau6 ting3 dou3 naa5 se1 “sau1 maai5 lou2” zoi6 gaai1 soeng6 daai6 seng1 giu3 “sau1 maai5 laan6 tung4 laan6 tit3”, waan4 bou2 gung1 jip6 ji5 cung4 naa5 si4 hei2 tai4 sing1 dou3 jin6 si4 gou1 zang1 zik6 kap6 zyun1 jip6 dik1 cang4 ci3. [Jyutping]
- I remember that when we were small, we could hear "scrap dealers" shouting on the street to collect waste copper and iron. The environment protection industry has since advanced to the current phase of high value-added and professional.
我记得我们小时候听到那些“收买佬”在街上大声叫“收买烂铜烂铁”，环保工业已从那时起提升到现时高增值及专业的层次。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
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