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HiHow would you translate this? I understand the literal meaning (to close the door and hit the dogs) but not sure of its metaphorical meaning.Thank you
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HiCan anyone translate this sentence?佢著性感衫辣着前老爺Particularly the use of 辣着 is interesting..does this mean "turn on sexually" ?Thank you
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Quotedelonix87 HiCan anyone translate this sentence?佢著性感衫辣着前老爺Particularly the use of 辣着 is interesting..does this mean "turn on sexually" ?Thank you焫 [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]/naat1/[1] [v] scald;...
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Quotedelonix87 To splash about?I saw a headline describing a celebrity in a pool "戲水 "戲 (to play with) 水(water)戲水 (to play with water)
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Hi Tang,Are you sure? I copied this directly from a newspaper in HK and they used 辣着
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Quotedelonix87 Hi Tang,Are you sure? I copied this directly from a newspaper in HK and they used 辣着Judging from the headline, it is from the entertainment section, aka gossip column, which is known to...
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焫 is most likely a made-up character. 辣 is commonly written, but it doesn't really fit the meaning here because 辣 means spicy, whereas the "辣" character in 辣㷫 is supposed to mean "turning up the heat...
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焫 … If it is just a made-up character, then it is probably no better the sound-alike character 辣.焫 can be found in most (if not all) Cantonese dictionaries. It is read as ‘naat3’. Many people would...
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The dictionary lists it as a jargon in Chinese medicine. This 焫 character is likely borrowed, just like 辣.
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Both焫and辣are acceptable as in:㷫過辣雞/㷫過焫雞References:查字典:㷫過焫雞,㷫過辣雞| 粵典words.hk[words.hk]㷫過辣雞Translate this page(yue) 焫雞本身係焊接用嘅工具,好高溫嘅,㷫可以指熱亦都可以指嬲,用焫雞去形容㷫嘅程度,意思即係好嬲. (eng) furious; fuming; very angry;...
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HiI overheard a discussion between builders talking about laying concrete..and the word they used was very similar in tones and pronunciation to 跣平 (石屎)..is this a word?Thank you
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I think the word is 扇平"to fan out( or spread out) and make smooth (or level)"
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HiI was wondering if the word 錐 has any colloquial implications? I heard someone today describe their colleague to me, saying the following:佢又係咁錐住佢it could be the wrong character, but the sound is...
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May be it is '啫' /zoe3/ as in '嘴啫啫' ( burbling )"係咁啫住佢" means "burbling at him constantly"Ormay be it is '將'/ zoeng1 / as in '將軍' (checkmate)"係咁將住佢" means "picking at him constantly"CantoDict listed...
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