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搭機daap3 gei1to take a plane搭檯daap3 toi4sharing a table (spoken)搭沉船daap3 cam4 syun4to go on a sinking ship; to ride on a wrong vehicle; it is also used to describe someone who is very unlucky that he; she brings bad luck to others搭的士daap3 dik1 si2to take a taxi搭線daap3 sin3to connect (a phone line)搭路daap3 lou6using connections (guanxi) to bend the rules; getting something by networking搭錯線daap3 co3 sin3(v.) dialed a wrong number; (adj.) 'not on the same page'(in a conversation)搭錯賊船daap3 co3 caak6 syun4followed the wrong trend; made a loss as a result of being mislead搭錯車daap3 co3 ce1board the wrong train or bus; follow the wrong group or example搭霸王車daap3 baa3 wong4 ce1noun; fare evasion, turnstile jumping搭順風車daap3 seon6 fung1 ce1hitchhiking; to take a free ride搭食daap3 zi6to partner up together; to join others' eating groups搲料we2 liu6to go round gathering information搲水waa2 seoi2to do everything one can to earn money and survive搲痕waa2 han4to scratch an itch搲銀we2 ngan2working very hard to earn money by trying all sorts of methods搵丁wan2 ding1act of conning ; cheating others; to take someone as a fool to try and take advantage of them搵世界wan2 sai3 gaai3to look for a job; to seek one's livelihood搵位wan2 wai2to find a seat (or a table if at a restaurant)搵兩餐wan2 loeng5 caan1making a living (spoken)搵周公wan2 zau1 gung1(v.) to go to sleep.搵嘢做wan2 je5 zou6seeking a job; to do for something to do搵嚟講wan2 lei4 gong2empty talk; saying something (usually unwelcome criticism or comments) just for the sake of finding something to say搵嚟辛苦wan2 lei4 san1 fu2asking for trouble; creating unnecessary work for oneself搵工wan2 gung1(verb) to find a job; to search for a job搵wan2(verb) 1. find; 2. search; 3. earn (money for living);搵朝唔得晚wan2 ziu1 m4 dak1 maan5verb; metaphor for not enough income to maintain daily expense搵着數wan2 zoek6 sou3looking for bargain or specials (spoken)搵窿捐wan3 lung4 gyun1to find a hole for hiding, it means one is very embarrassed搵笨wan2 ban6(v.) to take advantage of someone; to con ; cheat someone; (adj.) to take someone for a fool (to describe a failed attempt to con someone)搵米路wan2 mai5 lou6to find the way to earn money or to make a living搵老婆wan2 lou5 po4to find a wife