陀地

Chinese

		phonetic; declivity; steep bank	earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
trad. (陀地)		陀	地
simp. ^#(陀地)		陀	地

Corrupted from 土地 (tou² dei⁶), which indicates the territories under control of criminal gangs.

陀地

(Hong Kong Cantonese) protection money
Synonym: 保護費 / 保护费 (bǎohùfèi)

收陀地 [Cantonese] ― sau¹ to⁴ dei^6-2 [Jyutping] ― collect protection money
(Hong Kong Cantonese) local bully; local thug
(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, derogatory) local prostitute
Coordinate term: 北姑 (běigū, “prostitutes from Mainland China”)
- 有北姑有陀地，百五蚊全套。 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
  From: Stephen Chow, From Beijing with Love
  jau⁵ bak¹ gu¹ jau⁵ to⁴ dei^6-2, baak³ ng⁵ man¹ cyun⁴ tou³. [Jyutping]
  We have girls from both China and Hong Kong and it costs $150 for full package.