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拉尺laai1 cek3a measuring tape; a tape measure拉巴laai1 baa1library拉後腿laai1 hau6 teoi2to hold people back拉laai1(verb) 1. to arrest; 2. to lead (a group of people)拉斷laai1 tyun5to tear off; to pull off; to snap拉柴laai1 caai4(slang) die; pass away拉牛上樹laai1 ngau4 soeng5 syu6to try and do something that is almost impossible to achieve拉線laai1 sin3linking up a relation (spoken)拉纜laai1 laam6tracker (spoken)拉腸laai1 coeng2noun; Steamed Rice Noodles roll拉臣laai1 san2license (a loanword)拉蘇laai1 sou4lysol拉鍊laai1 lin2Zipper拉頭纜laai1 tau4 laam6leading the pack; act or speak first拉頭馬laai1 tau4 maa5noun; in horse race, people (or horse owner) with the winning (lead) horse, they will take a photo after the race.拋書包paau1 syu1 baau1literally: throw the schoolbag, which means a person is pedantic or try to showoff with one's knowledge拋浪頭paau1 long6 tau4(slang) to bluff or to fake one's abilities or intentions, usually in an attempt to intimidate someone拋生藕paau1 saang1 ngau5(slang) to flirt; to coquet拋網paau1 mong5netting; to cast the net拋頭露面paau1 tau4 lou6 min6to be in the spotlight拍乸paak3 naa2partner, companion拍住上paak3 zyu6 soeng5partner; to work together拍子機paak3 zi2 gei1Beat maker拍子簿paak3 zi2 bou2noun; writing pad or block拍得住paak3 dak1 zyu6to be able to compete or well-matched with someone; something; to be as good as拍心口paak3 sam1 hau2describes the act of promising to take on something or to help out someone with full confidence拍手掌paak3 sau2 zoeng2verb; clap your hand拍手無塵paak3 sau2 mou4 can4not to have a single penny left拍手稱快paak3 sau2 cing1 faai3to applaud拍烏蠅paak3 wu1 jing1(adj.) to describe a place where the business is very quiet ; slow, with hardly any customers; literally 'squatting flies to kill time'.拍爛手掌paak3 laan6 sau2 zoeng2to applaud intensely拍硬檔paak3 ngaang6 dong3(slang) to give a favor; to cooperate; to help; to work closely together