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燈油火臘

dang1 jau4 fo2 laap6

expenditure for water, gas, electricity bills

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 3

燈油火臘

燈 dang1 deng1 - lantern; lamp
油 jau4 jau4*2 you2 you4 - oil; grease; fat
火 fo2 huo3 - fire
臘 laap6 la4 lie4 - salted and smoked meat

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結賬嗰陣時，計埋啲租金保險燈油火臘，七除八扣，唔賺得幾多咋粵 edit
When working out the accounts, considering the rental, insurance, utility bills, and other deductibles, there won't be much profit to be made.

This word was added by bernard on 2nd Apr 2008

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