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Verb |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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喜愛
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hei2 oi3 |
xi3 ai4 |
to love; to like; favourite |
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放下
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fong3 haa6 |
fang4 xia4 |
to lower; to let down |
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擺上檯
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baai2 soeng6 toi4*2 |
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to lure someone into a trap; to set sb up to be a scapegoat |
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糾察
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gau2 caat3 |
jiu1 cha2 |
to maintain public order |
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維穩
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wai4 wan2 |
wei2 wen3 |
to maintain social stability |
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建樹
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gin3 syu6 |
jian4 shu4 |
to make a contribution; to contribute |
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拿主意
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naa4 zyu2 ji3 |
na2 zhu3 yi5 |
to make a decision; to make up one's mind |
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出洋相
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ceot1 joeng4 soeng3 |
chu1 yang2 xiang4 |
to make a fool of oneself |
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出嚟行
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ceot1 lei4/lai4 haang4 |
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to make a living by engaging in illicit activities |
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謀生
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mau4 sang1 |
mou2 sheng1 |
to make a living; to sustain one's livelihood |
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搞出個大頭佛
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gaau2 ceot1 go3 daai6 tau4 fat6 |
gao3 chu1 ge4 da4 tou2 fo2 |
to make a mess of things; get oneself in a dilemma |
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瀨嘢
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laai6*2 je5 |
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to make a mistake and be caught; to be caught by the police, to fall into a trap |
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賴嘢
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laai6*2 je5 |
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to make a mistake and be caught; to be caught by the police, to fall into a trap |
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擺烏龍
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baai2 wu1 lung4*2 |
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to make a mistake; accidentally score against one's own team |
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撻Q
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taat3 qiu1 |
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to make a mistake; to screw up a shot in snooker, football/soccer, etc. |
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拜年
|
baai3 nin4 |
bai4 nian2 |
to make a New Year greeting |
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打電話
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daa2 din6 waa6*2 |
da3 dian4 hua4 |
to make a phone call |
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謀利
|
mau4 lei6 |
mou2 li4 |
to make a profit; to gain; to get an advantage |
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跌眼鏡
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dit3 ngaan5 geng3*2 |
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to make a wrong prediction or an error of judgement (lit., "to drop glasses") |
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激嬲
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gik1 nau1 |
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to make angry |
