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報大數bou3 daai6 sou3fake a larger amount than fact (money, age, attendance and etc. )報寸bou3 cyun3to report someone secretly tp law enforcement報應bou3 jing3karma報bou3to report報料bou3 liu2reporting of news item to the media報答bou3 daap3to reward報紙佬bou3 zi2 lou2a man who sells newspaper報紙檔bou3 zi2 dong3newspaper stalls報讀bou3 duk6to enrol in educational institutions or courses報販bou3 faan2Newspaper vendors場coeng4territory; turf; classifier for movies and concerts; classifier for acquaintance堵截dou2 zit6to intercept; to cut off堶to4a game of throwing bricks in the past塊嘢faai3 je5a piece of thing塌地taap3 dei6completely; abjectly; describing something to the extreme塑膠袋sou3 gaau1 doi2Plastic bags塔斯馬尼亞taap3 si1 maa5 nei4 aa3Tasmania塔羅牌taap3 lo4 paai2Tarot cards塔門taap3 mun4Grass Island, a place in Hong Kong塗改帶tou4 goi2 daai2Correction Tape塘基tong4 gei1pond embankments塘尾tong4 mei5Damselfly; a village in Hong Kong: Tong Mei塘底泥tong4 dai2 nai4pond sludge塘底特tong4 dai2 dak6it is a cantonese proverb , this references the wooden stakes that are at the bottom of a reservoir and are only visible when the water levels are low or empty. It describes the type of person who only shows up when they are low on money (water). When they have money, they are never around; they only show up when they are in need to borrow money.塘水滾塘魚tong4 seoi2 gwan2 tong4 jyu2it is a cantonese proverb, ponds only have water and fish, would not have anything else, which means the situation is always the same, i.e. family playing a mahjong game. the money balance is always the same in the end.塘蒿tong4 hou1Conyza bonariensis (Chinese vegetable, served popular with steamboats)塘蝨tong4 sat1Clariidae, airbreathing catfishes塘蝨魚tong4 sat1 jyu2Airbreathing catfish塘邊鶴tong4 bin1 hok6it is a Chinese two-part allegorical phrase. Literally, a crane near the pond, which will target the food to eat. Nowaday, people tend to use it to describe a spectator or someone who sits on the side and doesn't get involved be it in sports, politics, etc.塘魚tong4 jyu4pond fish塞古盟憎sak1 gu2 mang4 zang1Having to make decisions even when the situation is unknown塞coi3(adjective) 1. stuck 2. get stuck