# 老千
## Chinese

* 老千

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lǎoqiān
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄢ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): lou$^5$ cin$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoqiān
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lǎocian
*** Wade–Giles: lao$^3$-chʻien$^1$
*** Yale: lǎu-chyān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laochian
*** Palladius: лаоцянь (laocjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lou$^5$ cin$^1$
*** Yale: lóuh chīn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lou$^5$ tsin$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lou$^5$ qin$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /lou̯¹³ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵/

### Noun

老千
* (chiefly Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) con man; cheat; swindler (Classifier: 個／个 c; 隻／只 c)
    From: 1959, 歡喜冤家 [The Quarrelsome Couple], 14:35 from the start, spoken by 謝賢 [Patrick Tse]
    daan$^6$ hai$^6$ m$^4$ gin$^3$ zo$^2$ gam$^3$ noi$^6$, nei$^5$ dim$^2$ zi$^1$ ngo$^5$ bin$^3$ seng$^4$ me$^1$ aa$^3$? waak$^6$ ze$^2$ ngo$^5$ bin$^3$ seng$^4$ hai$^6$ lou$^5$ cin$^1$, waak$^6$ ze$^2$ ngo$^5$ bin$^3$ seng$^4$ hai$^6$ jat$^1$ go$^3$ zau$^2$ si$^1$ faan$^3$ duk$^6$ ge$^3$ waai$^6$ jan$^4$. [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.
    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.
    From: 2019, 尹光 [Wan Kwong], 荷里活有個大老千 [I Bet Your Pardon]
    nei$^5$ baan$^1$ sei$^2$ ceon$^2$ lou$^5$ cin$^1$, nei$^5$ gam$^3$ zaa$^2$ dim$^2$ heoi$^3$ cin$^1$ [Jyutping]
    You stupid swindlers, you suck so bad, how are you going to swindle?

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 騙子, 騙徒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 騙子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 騙子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 騙子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 騙子, 拐子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 騙子手 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 騙子手 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 騙子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 騙子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 騙子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 騙子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 騙子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 騙子手 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 騙子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 騙子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 騙子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 騙子手 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 騙子手 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 騙子, 騙子手, 撇子手 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 騙子手, 撇子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 騙子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 騙子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 騙子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 騙子, 騙騙 derogatory |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 騙子, 撇子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 騙子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 騙子手, 撇家拐子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 騙子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 騙子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 騙子, 騙子手, 拐子, 撇家拐子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 騙子, 編編匠 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 騙子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 騙子, 拐子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 騙子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 騙子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 騙子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 騙子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 騙子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 騙子, 標子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 騙子, 騙子手, 白撮子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 騙子, 騙子手, 拐子手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 騙子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 騙子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 騙子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 騙子手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 騙子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 騙子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 騙子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 騙子, 拐子, 拐子佬 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 騙子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 騙子手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 騙子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 大騙子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 騙子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 騙子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 騙子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 騙子, 拐子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 騙子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 騙子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 騙子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 騙子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 騙子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 騙子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 騙子, 白撮子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 光棍, 撞棍, 老千, 千友, 滾友 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 老千, 撞棍, 拆白黨 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 拐子佬 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 呃人個 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 傻人個 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 呃人 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 老千 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 撞棍, 光棍佬, 滾友, 老千 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 騙子 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 騙仔 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 騙子 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 呃人嘅 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 騙子 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 騙子 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 騙子 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 騙子 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 老千 |
| Cantonese | Sarikei (Xinhui) | 老千 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 老千 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 欺騙人 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 騙子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 騙子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 騙仔, 撮仔賊 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 騙子 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 呃人精, 老千 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua) | 呃人咧 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua) | 呃人唉 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua) | 撮仔 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 騙仔 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 撮咧 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) | 騙依 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua) | 騙哎 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 騙子 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 騙仔, 落仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 騙個 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 諞仙仔 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 虎𡳞王 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 騙子 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 落仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 落人個 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 落仔 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 落子 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 撮仔 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 騙子 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 老千 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 騙子, 騙鬼 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 騙子 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 騙子, 撇子 |
| Jin | Datong | 騙子手 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 騙子 |
| Jin | Linhe | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Jin | Jining | 騙子手 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Jin | Handan | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 騙了 |
| Jin | Suide | 騙子, 騙子手 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 騙仔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 光棍 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 佬仔, 甪仔, 大佬, 白賊七, 白賊七仔 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 佬仔, 甪仔, 白賊七 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 甪仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 佬仔, 甪仔, 白賊七, 白賊七仔 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 諞仙仔 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 諞仙仔 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 術仔, 諞仙仔 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 術仔, 諞仙仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 諞仙仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 諞仙仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 諞仙仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 諞仙仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 諞仙仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 佬仔, 諞仙仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 諞仙仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 諞仙 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 諞仙仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 諞仙仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 諞仙仔 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 諞仙仔 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 諞仙, 騙子 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 諞仙 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 騙囝 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 佬囝, 騙囝 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 騙儂個 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 光棍 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 光棍 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 騙子, 拐子佬 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 騙子 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 拐子 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 騙子 |
| Wu | Danyang | 騙子, 騙鬼郎中 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 騙子 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 騙子, 拐子, 騙賊拐子 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 拐兒 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 騙子, 拐子兒 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 辵巴子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 騙子手, 拐子 |

#### Derived terms

* 耍老千