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搵老襯wan2 lou5 can3(v.) to take advantage of someone; to fool someone; to take someone for a ride搵腳wan2 goek3to find an extra person for a team ; game, normally used when looking for people to play Mahjong搵著數wan2 zoek6 sou3looking for bargain or specials (spoken)搵銀wan2 ngan2to earn money搵錢wan2 cin2to make a profit搶劫犯coeng2 gip3 faan6a robber搶包山coeng2 baau1 saan1the bun scrambling competition, which is an annual traditional event in Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong搶嘢coeng2 je5to rob with force搶火coeng2 fo2backdraft of fire;搶鏡coeng2 geng3to steal the limelight; to steal the scene搶閘coeng2 zaap6to race to be the first to get something or to do something搶食coeng2 zik6feeding frenzy; fighting to make a living搽脂蕩粉caa4 zi1 dong6 fan2whitewash; to beautify; to put on make up搽藥caa4 joek6to apply ; rub on medicine摄青鬼sip3 ceng1 gwai2to describe someone with elusive, secretive behaviour摋saat3a side strike with the hand; to knead; to scatter; to eradicate摑耳光gwaak3 ji5 gwong1to slap on the face摘編zaak6 pin1to extract and edit; excerpts摙車lin5 ce1car racing摙骨lin2 gwat1verb; massage摟lau5(verb) to twist摧枯拉朽ceoi1 fu1 laai1 nau2to describe something that can easily be destroyed as it is already in ruins摩利臣街mo1 lei6 san4 gaai1Morrison Street (a street name in Hong Kong Central and Western District)摩囉差mo1 lo1 caa1Indian or South Asian; Indian police officer in Hong Kong摩度mo1 dou4a model摩打mo1 daa2(noun) a motor摩擦阻力mo4 caat3 zo2 lik6frictional resistance摩擦音mo4 caat3 jam1sound caused by friction; sound of two things rubbing together摩星嶺mo1 sing1 leng5Mount Davis in Hong Kong摩星嶺道mo1 sing1 leng5 dou6Mount Davis Road (in Hong Kong)摩羅街mo1 lo1 gaai1Lascar Row (a street name in Hong Kong)摩門教mo1 mun4 gaau3noun;Mormonism