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左右做人難zo2 jau6 zou6 jan4 naan4damned if you do, damned if you don't左右zo2 jau6(adjective) 1. about; (noun) close subordinate左右為難zo2 jau6 wai4 naan4to be in a dilemma; to be in a quandary左㕭zo2 jaau1adj; left-handed左𠰋zo2 jaau1left handed左手便zo2 sau2 bin6on the left (spoken)左手嚟,右手去zo2 sau2 lei4 jau6 sau2 heoi3using the money right away after earning it, no planning at all左搖右擺zo2 jiu4 jau6 baai2not stable; swaying左撓zo2 jaau1Left handed左耳入右耳出zo2 ji5 jap6 jau6 ji5 ceot1It goes in one ear and out the other. it means a person who pays no attention to what is told to them左行zo2 haang1head to your left; drive on the left左證zo2 zing3evidence; witness; to confirm左軚zo2 taai5Left Hand Drive左軚車zo2 taai5 ce1noun; left-steering car or vehicle左輔右弼zo2 fu6 jau6 bat6to be useful assistants to an important person左輪zo2 leon4noun; revolver (firearm)左近zo2 gan6thereabouts (Cantonese)左遷zo2 cin1to relocate to the left side; to lower one's job rank巧取豪奪haau2 ceoi2 hou4 dyut6the tricks used by government officials or rich people to scam people of their money in the past巧奪天工haau2 dyut6 tin1 gung1excellent, magnificent craftsmanship巧言令色haau2 jin4 ling6 sik1noun; sweet words and an insinuating manner, blandishments巧遇haau2 jyu6verb; to come across or run into one unexpectedly巨債geoi6 zaai3Huge debt巫女mou4 neoi5noun; psychic; enchantress; witch差一皮caa1 jat1 pei4one level less (to something in quality); a bit worse差人caai1 jan4(noun) police officers差佬caai1 lou2(noun) a male police officer差利caa1 lei6Cantonese nickname for Charlie Chaplin, shortened to just "Charlie"差唔多caa1 m4 do1(adverb) nearly; almost (差不多)差啲caa1 di1adj.; almost; a bit bad or poor (quality)差天共地caa1 tin1 gung6 dei6very different; worlds apart; as different as night and day差婆caai1 po4(noun) a female police officer