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  ak1 ngak1 aak1 ngaak1   jyutping
  e4   pinyin
[1] hiccough, hiccup
[2] (exclamation)
[3] (Cantonese) [v] to cheat
Written Chinese : 欺詐 , 欺騙

Stroke count: 7
Level: 2
Radical: (#30)
This character was last edited on 5th Mar 2008

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detail  tau1 aak1 gwaai2 pin3   = stealing, cheating, swindling
detail  aak1 cing3   = a merchant shorts the scale to cheat the customer; "putting one's thumb on the scale"
detail  aak1 gwai2   = expression of skepticism (lit., "cheating the ghost")
detail  aak1 gwai2 sik6 dau6 fu6   = expression of skepticism (lit., "cheating the ghost to eat tofu")
detail  aak1 saai3   = completely clueless
detail  aak1 san4 pin3 gwai2   = expression of skepticism (lit., "cheating gods, swindling ghosts")
detail  fung1 seoi2 lou2 m4 aak1 dak1 sap6 nin4 baat3 nin4   = used to indicate one is telling the truth (lit., "a feng-shui master wouldn't cheat for nine or ten years")
detail  fung1 seoi2 lou2 aak1 nei5 sap6 nin4 baat3 nin4   = used to indicate one is telling the truth (lit., "a feng-shui master wouldn't cheat you for nine or ten years")
detail  aak1 jan4   = to cheat someone; to trick someone; to lie to someone


Showing 1 example containing 呃
detail 奉旨呃人 edit
He never lies!

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