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炭筆taan3 bat1(noun) charcoal pencil炮仔paau3 zai2gangster's term for a gun炮仗paau3 zoeng2firecracker(s) or firework(s)炮仗頸paau3 zoeng2 geng2(slang) hot -tempered; irritable temper; fiery temperament炮台山paau3 toi4 saan1Fortress Hill, a town situated in northern Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong炮樓paau3 lau4a gun blockhouse; a firing fort; a gun tower炮灰paau3 fui1leftovers; insignificant remains炮paau3(verb) 1. concoct; (noun) (for police) gun炮竹paau3 zuk1fire crackers炸傷zaa3 soeng1wounded in an explosion炸毀zaa3 wai2to destroy with explosives; to blow up炸zaa3(Cantonese); to deep-fry; to turn on loud volume; to scold; to bombard炸雞翼zaa3 gai1 jik6(noun) deep fried chicken wings炸雲吞zaa3 wan4 tan1deep fried wonton dumplings炸麵zaa3 min6deep fried noodles点样dim2 joeng2how?為wai6(conjunction) 1. As; (verb); do; (noun); behaviour; 2. Conduct; (of suffix) used after an adverb or after an adjective to form an adverb.為乜wai4 me1(interrogative adverb) what for; why為人wai4 jan4(verb) 1. to consider and think of other's interest; (preposition) for others為人作嫁wai6 jan4 zok3 gaa3to be busy helping others without any benefit to oneself為人處世wai4 jan4 cyu2 sai3interaction with others in society為兩餐wai4 loeng5 caan1(verb) to earn money for food為口奔馳wai4 hau2 ban1 ci4busy for a living and survival為咗wai4 zo2(preposition) for; because of; in order to; for the purpose of; so as to; so that為唔過wai4 m4 gwo3not worthwhile; uneconomical; it does not pay為因wai4 jan1cause; as a result of; by reason of為得過wai4 dak1 gwo3worth going for (spoken)為意wai4 ji3to imply; to mind; to notice; to care為數wai4 sou3(verb) to sum up; to count為止wai4 zi2up to now為民請命wai6 man4 cing2 ming6to plead on behalf of the people為甚麼wai4 sam6 mo1why