黑白兩道 [－－两－]

Jyutping haak1 baak6 loeng5 dou6
Pinyin hēi bái liǎng dào

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    「​黑道​」​指黑​社會​或​地方​勢力​，​「​白​道​」​指​合法​生意​；​「​黑白​兩道​」​指​包括​晒​呢​兩邊勢​力​嘅​人
    Refers to both the businesses of unlawful gangs and of lawful authority (literally "both black path and white path").
    • 黑白兩道通吃
      黑白两道通吃
      hak1 baak6 loeng5 dou6 tung1 hek3
      to have both lawful and unlawful businesses
    • 做線人好危險㗎，夾喺黑白兩道中間你估咁容易㗎？
      做线人好危险㗎，夹喺黑白两道中间你估咁容易㗎？
      zou6 sin3 jan4 hou2 ngai4 him2 gaa3, gep6 hai2 hak1 baak6 loeng5 dou6 zung1 gaan1 nei5 gu2 gam3 jung4 ji6 gaa4?
      It is dangerous to work as a spy. Do you think it is easy to be stuck between both the gangs and the police?
    • 佢唔係普通人嚟㗎，你睇佢出殯嗰日黑白兩道都有人送行就知。
      佢唔系普通人嚟㗎，你睇佢出殡嗰日黑白两道都有人送行就知。
      keoi5 m4 hai6 pou2 tung1 jan4 lai4 gaa3, nei5 tai2 keoi5 ceot1 ban3 go2 jat6 hak1 baak6 loeng5 dou6 dou1 jau5 jan4 sung3 hang4 zau6 zi1.
      He is no average Joe. You can tell by how his funeral had both visitors from the gangs and that from the police.

黑白兩道 [－－两－]

Jyutping hak1 baak6 loeng5 dou6
Pinyin hēi bái liǎng dào

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    「​黑道​」​指黑​社會​或​地方​勢力​，​「​白​道​」​指​合法​生意​；​「​黑白​兩道​」​指​包括​晒​呢​兩邊勢​力​嘅​人
    Refers to both the businesses of unlawful gangs and of lawful authority (literally "both black path and white path").
    • 黑白兩道通吃
      黑白两道通吃
      hak1 baak6 loeng5 dou6 tung1 hek3
      to have both lawful and unlawful businesses
    • 做線人好危險㗎，夾喺黑白兩道中間你估咁容易㗎？
      做线人好危险㗎，夹喺黑白两道中间你估咁容易㗎？
      zou6 sin3 jan4 hou2 ngai4 him2 gaa3, gep6 hai2 hak1 baak6 loeng5 dou6 zung1 gaan1 nei5 gu2 gam3 jung4 ji6 gaa4?
      It is dangerous to work as a spy. Do you think it is easy to be stuck between both the gangs and the police?
    • 佢唔係普通人嚟㗎，你睇佢出殯嗰日黑白兩道都有人送行就知。
      佢唔系普通人嚟㗎，你睇佢出殡嗰日黑白两道都有人送行就知。
      keoi5 m4 hai6 pou2 tung1 jan4 lai4 gaa3, nei5 tai2 keoi5 ceot1 ban3 go2 jat6 hak1 baak6 loeng5 dou6 dou1 jau5 jan4 sung3 hang4 zau6 zi1.
      He is no average Joe. You can tell by how his funeral had both visitors from the gangs and that from the police.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    黑白两道
    黑白兩道
    • the triads and the police, literally "the two ways of black and white"
  2. Cantonese
    黑白两道通吃
    黑白兩道通吃
    hak1 baak6 loeng5 dou6 tung1 hek3
    • to have both lawful and unlawful businesses
  3. Cantonese
    做线人好危险㗎，夹喺黑白两道中间你估咁容易㗎？
    做線人好危險㗎，夾喺黑白兩道中間你估咁容易㗎？
    zou6 sin3 jan4 hou2 ngai4 him2 gaa3, gep6 hai2 hak1 baak6 loeng5 dou6 zung1 gaan1 nei5 gu2 gam3 jung4 ji6 gaa4?
    • It is dangerous to work as a spy. Do you think it is easy to be stuck between both the gangs and the police?
  4. Cantonese
    佢唔系普通人嚟㗎，你睇佢出殡嗰日黑白两道都有人送行就知。
    佢唔係普通人嚟㗎，你睇佢出殯嗰日黑白兩道都有人送行就知。
    keoi5 m4 hai6 pou2 tung1 jan4 lai4 gaa3, nei5 tai2 keoi5 ceot1 ban3 go2 jat6 hak1 baak6 loeng5 dou6 dou1 jau5 jan4 sung3 hang4 zau6 zi1.
    • He is no average Joe. You can tell by how his funeral had both visitors from the gangs and that from the police.