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吊癮diu3 jan5to tantalize; to go cold turkey on an addiction吊砂煲diu3 saa1 bou1meaning one is unemployed and has no income, no money, no food吊臘鴨diu3 laap6 aap2to hang; to hang oneself吊起來賣diu3 hei2 lai4 maai6seller setting a higher selling price when one shows interest吊起嚟賣diu3 hei2 lei4 maai6to hold out for the highest offer; hoarding a commodity; having a high opinion of oneself, e.g. someone acting arrogantly to gain favors from suitors吊銷執照diu3 siu1 zap1 ziu3Revocation of license吊銷牌照diu3 siu1 paai4 ziu3Revocation of license吊鐘diu3 zung1enkianthus (floral); adam's apple吊門桔diu3 mun4 gat1skinny; skinny monkeys吊靴鬼diu3 hoe1 gwai2someone who keeps on following another person; a cling-on (a person who acts like a stalker, the only difference being that they follow someone around openly instead of secretly)吊頸diu3 geng2working hard and non stop (Cantonese slang)吊骨diu3 gwat1hanger; it describes pants which are not long enough to cover the ankles, ankle pants; it describes locations which are remote, not easily accessible by public transportation吊高嚟賣diu3 gou1 lei4 maai6to sell; promote something at a higher value than it is supposed to be; it describes people who become difficult; picky, or want more benefits, because they suddenly become more popular吊鹽水diu3 jim4 seoi2to be on a drip同一個鼻哥窿出氣tung4 jat1 go3 bei6 go1 lung1 ceot1 hei3same tone, point of view, idea同事tung4 si6(noun) staff同人唔同命,同遮唔同柄tung4 jan4 m4 tung4 ming6 tung4 ze1 m4 tung4 beng3each person's fate and destiny vary from another同位角tung4 wai6 gok3corresponding angles同和站tung4 wo2 zaam6Tonghe Station, metro station in Guangzhou同埋tung4 maai4and; together with同姓tung4 sing3same family name同學會tung4 hok6 wui5Student union, student association, student society; alumni association同宗tung4 zung1from the same ancestor同屋主tung4 uk1 zyu2roommates, flatmates, people who live together同屋住tung4 uk1 zyu6live under one roof; co-habit; house sharing同庚tung4 gang1born in same year同心圓tung4 sam1 jyun4concentric circle同性婚姻tung4 sing3 fan1 jan1same-sex marriage同情心tung4 cing4 sam1Empathy同撈同煲tung4 lou1 tung4 bou1to go through thick and thin together同樂tung4 lok6Having fun together; being happy together同樣tung4 joeng6similarly