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放炮fong3 paau3to fire a gun; to shoot; to fire; blowout; to blast放煙花fong3 jin1 faa1fireworks display放熱fong3 jit6to release heat; to give out heat放狗fong3 gau2verb; walk the dog放生fong3 saang1set free放生電fong3 saang1 din6an act of trying to seduce others by using physical actions such as blinking one's eyes or flicking one's hair; to give the glad eye放白鴿fong3 baak6 gaap2freeing the white pigeons; to conspire in a fraud; to gang up and swindle放監fong3 gaam1verb; discharged from prison, release from the jail放紙鷂fong3 zi2 jiu2to fly a kite放聲氣fong3 seng1 hei3an act of spreading rumours; to sneak out some information in order to find out what the opinions and views are on something放膽fong3 daam2to act with courage放落fong3 lok6verb; put it down, put it into放葫蘆fong3 wu4 lou2bluffing放虎歸山fong3 fu2 gwai1 saan1lit. to release a tiger back into the mountains, meaning an event or action that can cause future disastrous consequences放蚊fong3 man1to yawn放蛇fong3 se4a sting operation (used by undercover police to approach the target)放言fong3 jin4to promise; boasted; to speak out放貴利fong3 gwai3 lei2to loan money with high interest; loan-sharking放輕fong3 hing1to urinate放長雙眼fong3 zoeng2 soeng1 ngaan5just wait and see; watch out放題fong3 tai4freely; free to do something in any way as desired; without restrictions; without any limitations放飛劍fong3 fei1 gim3to spit (saliva or phlegm)放飛機fong3 fei1 gei1to not turn-up for an appointment放鬆fong3 sung1take it easy政制zing3 zai3political system; political institutions政務司司長zing3 mou6 si1 si1 zoeng2noun; Chief Secretary for Administration政府大球場zing3 fu2 daai6 kau4 coeng4the Government Stadium in Hong Kong (which is now known as the Hong Kong Stadium)政府醫生zing3 fu2 ji1 sang1the government doctors (doctors working in establishments funded by the government)政府醫院zing3 fu2 ji1 jyun2the government hospitals (hospitals funded by the government)政治危機zing3 zi6 ngai4 gei1a political crisis政治學家zing3 zi6 hok6 gaa1a political scientist政治局常委zing3 zi6 guk6 soeng4 wai2member of the standing committee of the political bureau