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撈家lou1 gaa1(noun) a gang member; a triad member; a thug; someone who makes a living by doing illegal things like cheating and stealing撈lou4(slang) 1. to work (for a living); (verb) to mix well (food such as needles)撈攪laau2 gaau6messy; complicated; disorderly撈松laau1 sung1the name given to Chinese Northerners from Cantonese people in the South撈汁lou1 zap1to mix food with sauce撈起lou1 hei2(slang) (from the ocean) to bring to the surface; to dredge up; to make one's way in the world; to go up in the world; to make one's mark ; fortune撈過界lou1 gwo3 gaai3intruding other's power or benefits (spoken)撈雞laau4 gai1to accomplish a mission; some kind of chicken dish撈靜水laau4 zing6 seoi2to gain advantages and benefits from something others neglect and disregard撈飯lou1 faan6to add other supplements and mix it with rice to assist one's appetite撈鬆laau4 sung1a foreigner of Cantonese, one who speaks Mandarin but does not understand Cantonese, mostly use against Northern Chinese撈麵lou1 min6'lo mein', a dish of flour noodle mixed with vegetable, meat, and sauce撉dan3to put something down suddenly, hitting the ground with a lot of force撐枱腳caang1 toi4 goek3two people having a meal together; a couple going on a date to a restaurant撐檯腳caang3 toi2 goek3to go on a meal date with another person (loved one or anyone)撐船caang1 syun4punting a boat撐艇仔caang1 teng5 zai2noun; Punt a boat; or Kangxi radical 162 "辵"撐艇caang1 teng5noun; Punt a boat撒鹽saat3 jim4to spread salt, usually used in the context of 'pour salt on the wound'撕開si1 hoi1verb; to tear open撖ham1a surname撚化nan2 faa3(v.) to tease someone playfully; to trick someone.撚手小菜nin2 sau2 siu2 coi3signature dish撚手nan2 sau2expertise (in doing something)撚樣nan2 joeng2face looks like a male genital organ; penis, it is foul language, meaning dick face撚菜nan2 coi3a signature dish (撚手菜 nan2 sau2 coi3)撚雀nan2 zoek2breeding birds; playing with one's own penis撞口撞面zong6 hau2 zong6 min6adj; see or meet strangers often in our daily routine (in the same lift, on the same train etc.)撞啱zong6 ngaam1just happen to (spoken)撞大板zong6 daai6 baan2verb; literally: hit the big wooden plank , it means running into issues or commiting big mistakes撞彩zong6 coi2(verb ; phrase) to get something purely by luck; by sheer fluke; by a stroke of luck; pot luck撞手神zong6 sau2 san4(verb ; phrase) to succeed through sheer luck; to catch a lucky break; to have a stroke of luck; to try out one's luck