Why is it in Cantonese, a loan shark is called "tai yee loong" (literally: "Big Ear Hole")?

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Why is it in Cantonese, a loan shark is called "tai yee loong" (literally: "Big Ear Hole")?

2007-03-21 20:06:49 · 3 answers · asked by Nicodemus C 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

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big heavy earrings stretch the whole earlobe down... and make the peirced hole bigger.

If I had all that money, id buy better ears... not heavier earrings.
hahaha

2007-03-21 20:21:58 · answer #1 · answered by Ron K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Meiyou (which means nothing) says i dont speak the cantonese language i am sorry i don't know.

2007-03-22 06:44:22 · answer #2 · answered by 我比你聪明 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

wo bu hui shu guandong hua. dui bu qi wo bu zhi dao.

2007-03-21 20:11:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋