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收埋sau1 maai4to keep something; to hide (something)收山sau1 saan1(slang) retire; to quit from a field that one used to work in; to hang up one's axe; to wash one's hands of something (typically refers to those who wants to abandon the life of an outlaws or prostitutions); to shut down; to pack up (typically referring to a business)收市sau1 si5closing of stock market收得sau1 dak1well received收手sau1 sau2(verb) to stop work; to knock (it) off; to wash one's hands of something收拾sau1 sap6(Cantonese); to deal with; to punish or kill收支平衡sau1 zi1 ping4 hang4balance between income; breakeven收sau1(verb) 1. to store; 2. to keep收數佬sau1 sou3 lou2the debt collection guy收數sau1 sou3debt collection收枱sau1 toi2to pack up the table (usually the Mahjong table after the game has finished)收樓sau1 lau2noun; repossession收檔sau1 dong3(v.) to close your business for the day; to stop doing something forever; to shut down your business forever.收款sau1 fun2the receivables; monetary collection; payment收水sau1 seoi2verb; reduce, tighten, usually in terms of money; evaporation of fluids in vegetables or fruits收火sau1 fo2adj; to describe one's bad temper to improve over time收片sau1 pin2noun; Triad protection racket, protection fee收皮sau1 pei4piss off收視sau1 si6the viewership ratings收科sau1 fo1(verb) to finish off; to wrap up; to end; to call a halt收租sau1 zou1verb; collect rents收穫sau1 wok6reap收聲sau1 seng1(verb) to fall silent; to shut up收行水sau1 haang4 seoi2the collection of toll money at check points in river passageways收話器sau1 waa6 hei3a telephone receiver收貨sau1 fo3noun; receiving, take delivery of goods; take over (goods); to accept quality of goods after quality control after checking收買人命sau1 maai5 jan4 meng6an intentional act to cause death to others收買人心sau1 maai5 jan4 sam1verb; buy popularity; try to win popular support收買佬sau1 maai5 lou2(noun) a scrap buyer收起sau1 hei2verb; pack up something; cut out; retracted收銀員sau1 ngan2 jyun4the cashier收銀處sau1 ngan2 cyu5noun; cashier