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嚟唔切lai2 m4 cit3not being able to make it in time嚟唔得切lei4 m4 dak1 cit3can't make it on time嚟㗎lai2 gaa2a phrase to strengthen; emphasize a claim or a question嚟嘅lai4 ge3a modal particle to strengthen or confirm a statement, mostly when being used after a noun嚟lai4coming; to come (Cantonese)嚟得切lai2 dak1 cit3being able to make it in time嚟真lai4 zan1be real, for real嚟緊lei4 gan2coming嚟自lei4 zi6come from嚡嚡聲haai4 haai2 seng1sighing sound嚡澀澀haai4 saap3 saap3an astringent taste嚡熠熠haai4 saap6 saap6describes something which has a rough surface嚤佗mo1 to4motor嚪daam6a bite嚴令jim4 ling6strict order嚴刑峻法jim4 jing4 zeon3 faat3Severe punishments嚴刑拷打jim4 jing4 haau1 daa2Severe punishments used when questioning suspects嚴刑逼供jim4 jing4 bik1 gung1Severe punishments used to get testimony from suspects嚴師jim4 si1Strict, harsh teachers嚴辦jim4 baan6punish severely, clamp down on嚴陣以待jim4 zan6 ji5 doi6being ready for a battle in combat readiness囂屎hiu1 si2arrogant囂張hiu1 zoeng1boastful囉lo1it is囉噃lo4 bo3alert (spoken)囉囉攣lo1 lo1 lyun1(slang) (of feeling) disturbed; anxious; worried; annoyed; bothered囉攣lo1 lyun1feeling uneasy and; or worried囉柚lo1 jau2backside; butt囉氣lo4 hei3to be trouble囊中物nong4 zung1 mat6something inside a bag, it means the attainment of something is very easy囊空如洗nong4 hung1 jyu4 sai2pocket is as empty as if it has been washed, which means there is no money at all in the pocket囚牢cau4 lou4prison cell