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收錢sau1 cin4to receive money; to collect money收陀地sau1 to4 dei2verb; Triad extorts money from someone; shop; event收風sau1 fung1to receive secret information, often used when police receive some secret information from the informers改天換地goi2 tin1 wun6 dei6to transform heaven and earth; to change the world; to remake nature改弦更張goi2 jin4 gang1 zoeng1to make a fresh start; to start a total reform; to change policy改換goi2 wun6to change; to swap; to exchange改簿goi2 bou2to mark homework改良品種goi2 loeng4 ban2 zung2the improved variety; the improved cultivars改變主意goi2 bin3 zyu2 ji3to change one's mind改轉goi2 zyun3to change into改錯帶goi2 co3 daai2correction tape攻其不備gung1 kei4 bat1 bei6verb; attack before the enemy; someone is prepared攻堅gung1 gin1assault fortified positions; storm fortifications攻心gung1 sam1verb; make a psychological attack; attempt to demoralize; try to persuade an offender to confess攻打四方城gung1 daa2 sei3 fong1 sing4play mahjong (slang)攻擊gung1 gik1to assault攻無不克gung1 mou4 bat1 hak1adj; ever-victorious; all-conquering; succeed in all attacks攻鼻揦脷gung1 bei6 laa2 lei6to describe a smell that irritates the nose and a flavour that irritates the taste buds放下心頭大石fong3 haa6 sam1 tau4 daai6 sek6to take a weight off someone's shoulders放低二兩fong3 dai1 ji6 loeng5to spend a penny (to urinate)放假fong3 gaa3to take a break (as in vacation)放光蟲fong3 gwong1 cung4firefly放入fong3 jap6to put inside; to add; to place放射科fong3 se6 fo1radiology放工fong3 gung1finish work放慢fong3 maan6verb; slow-down, rein in放fong3(verb) 1. to zoom; 2. to enlarge; to banish放數fong3 sou3to offer high interest loans (by loan sharks)放晴fong3 cing4verb; the sky to clear and brighten up with sunshine放棄fong3 hei3to quit放榜fong3 bong2verb; to publish a list of selected candidates, examination result ; announcement of examination result放水fong3 seoi2(Cantonese); to make things easier for sb; to urinate