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泰然處之taai3 jin4 cyu2 zi1to take things as they come in a calm manner泰王國taai3 wong4 gwok3Kingdom of Thailand泳池wing6 ci4swimming pool泳灘wing6 taan1beach for swimming𣲷懦nap6 no6slow; sluggish; procrastinate (slang)𣲷黐黐nap6 ci1 ci1(adj.) sticky洋剪joeng4 zin2tailoring scissors; tailoring shears洋奴哲學joeng4 nou4 zit3 hok6the blind worship of everything that is foreign洋桃joeng4 tou2(fruit) star fruit洋樓joeng4 lau2(n.) (a dated term) an apartment house or a building with a western style design.洋為中用joeng4 wai4 zung1 jung6(idiom) to learn the advantages of Western as good use洋燭joeng4 zuk1candle洋行joeng4 hong2(noun) a trading company洋財joeng4 coi4ill-gotten wealth洋酒joeng4 zau2(noun) Western liquor洗地sai2 dei6clean the floor; to clean up someone's sins committed (spoken)洗塵sai2 can4welcome dinner for a friend or relative from overseas (spoken)洗大餅sai2 daai6 beng2dish washing as a job (slang)洗太平地sai2 taai3 ping4 dei6Operations Tai Ping Tei, mass cleanup洗底sai2 dai2gangster giving up his membership or background; turn a new leaf洗手sai2 sau2(verb) (of gangster term) to retire洗手盤sai2 sau2 pun4the wash basin洗水衫sai2 seoi2 saam1everyday casual wear洗濕個頭sai2 sap1 go3 tau4describes a situation where a person has already started in doing something and it is not a good idea to turn back or stop half way; literally 'the head is already wet'; to be entangled in a situation that can not be withdrawn easily洗白白sai2 baak6 baak6(v.) to take a bath or a shower (child's talk)洗碗碟機sai2 wun2 dip6 gei1a dishwasher洗米sai2 mai5(verb) to clean rice洗粉sai2 fan2(noun) laundry powder洗肚sai2 tou5(noun) commonly known as peritoneal dialysis洗腳唔抹腳sai2 goek3 m4 maat3 goek3describes a spendthrift who spends money recklessly without any proper consideration; money burns a hole in one's pocket洗衣街sai2 ji1 gaai1Sai Yee Street ; Jonathan Love Snowy, a street in Hong Kong洗衣館sai2 ji1 gun2a laundrette