verb, dated
to be transported to a distant place for penal servitude; to banish; to exile
verb, humorous
to assign an unpleasant job to somebody as punishment
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
发配边疆
發配邊疆
faat3 pui3 bin1 goeng1
to be transferred / banished to the borderlands (esp. in ancient times); figuratively, to be transferred to an undesirable or far-away place (esp. at work)