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Re: Loading dock ?

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關門打狗

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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Re: 關門打狗

block the enemy's retreat and then destroy him

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Re: 關門打狗

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戲水

To splash about?I saw a headline describing a celebrity in a pool "戲水 "

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佢著性感衫辣着前老爺

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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Re: 佢著性感衫辣着前老爺

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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Re: 戲水

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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Re: 佢著性感衫辣着前老爺

Hi Tang,Are you sure? I copied this directly from a newspaper in HK and they used 辣着

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Re: 佢著性感衫辣着前老爺

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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Re: 佢著性感衫辣着前老爺

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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Re: 佢著性感衫辣着前老爺

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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Re: 佢著性感衫辣着前老爺

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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The University of Findlay's women's golf team

titleist ap1 714 irons for sale Players are allocated points based on their finishing position in these events, and the amount of points are based on the strength of the...

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"跣平"石屎..

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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Re: "跣平"石屎..

I think the word is 扇平"to fan out( or spread out) and make smooth (or level)"

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Re: "跣平"石屎..

Thank you Tang!I believe that is it!

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又係咁錐住佢

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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Re: 又係咁錐住佢

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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