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Verb |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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大耍太極
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daai6 saa2 taai3 gik6 |
da4 shua3 tai4 ji2 |
to avoid giving an answer; to try to get around giving an answer to sth., try to circumvent |
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噏三噏四
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ngap1 saam1 ngap1 sei3 |
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to babble away; to tattle or gossip |
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篤背脊
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duk1 bui3 zek3 |
du3 bei4 ji3 |
to back-stab; to rat on |
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唱衰
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coeng3 seoi1 |
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to bad-mouth |
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羞辱
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sau1 juk6 |
xiu1 ru3 |
to baffle; to humiliate, shame, dishonor; humiliation |
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禁錮
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gam3 gu3 |
jin4 gu4 |
to ban a person from government service; to imprison, keep in custody, confine |
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取締
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ceoi2 dai3 |
qu3 di4 |
to ban, outlaw, prohibit, suppress |
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詏數
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aau3 sou3 |
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to bargain back and forth; to negotiate |
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沾光
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zim1 gwong1 |
zhan1 guang1 |
to bask in so. else's glory |
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沖涼
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cung1 loeng4 |
chong1 liang2 |
to bathe; to shower; to take a bath or shower |
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打荷
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daa2 ho4 |
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to be a dealer (in a vice den) |
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吻合
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man5 hap6 |
wen3 he2 |
to be a good fit; to be identical with; to adjust oneself to; to fit in |
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鬧笑話
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naau6 siu3 waa6*2 |
nao4 xiao4 hua4 |
to be a laughingstock; to make a fool of oneself |
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放數
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fong3 sou3 |
fang4 shu4 |
to be a loan shark, to be a usurer, to give high-interest loans |
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衰鬼竇
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seoi1 gwai2 dau6 |
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to be a pest; to be naughty |
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挨夾棍
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ngaai4 gaap3 gwan3 |
ai1 jia1 gun4 |
to be a scapegoat |
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勢利眼
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sai3 lei6 ngaan5 |
shi4 li5 yan3 |
to be a snob; to be self-interested |
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拿捏
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naa4 nip6 |
na2 nie1 |
to be affectedly bashful; to create difficulties |
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慌怕
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fong1 paa3 |
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to be afraid of, to fear |
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在逃
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zoi6 tou4 |
zai4 tao2 |
to be at large; to be on the loose; to be on the run |
