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研究成果jin4 gau3 sing4 gwo2result from the research研船jin4 syun4Boat-shaped herbal medicine mortar砣錶to4 biu1pocket watch砥礪dai2 lai6encouragement; a sharpening stone破柴po3 caai4(verb) to chop wood破po3(verb) spend (money)破落po3 lok6broken down; to be in decline破財擋災po3 coi4 dong2 zoi1(proverb) someone spends money can offset troubles; lose money to block any disaster; misfortune破釜沈舟po3 fu2 cam4 zau1burn your bridges behind you破銅爛鐵po3 tung4 laan6 tit3Scrap metal砵仔糕but3 zai2 gou1(food) steamed rice pudding with red beans砵典乍街but3 din2 zaa3 gaai1(noun) Pottinger Street, which is a road in Central, Hong Kong砵蘭街but1 laan4 gaai1Portland Street, place in Hong Kong砵酒but3 zau2port (wine)硝化siu1 faa3Nitrification硬件ngaang6 gin2infrastructure硬係ngaang2 hai6(adverb) always; stubbornly; obstinately; invariably; such is (the case); deliberately; to describe a situation where there is no alternative but to follow a set defined way to do something硬倔倔ngaang6 gwat6 gwat6(adjective) very hard硬健ngaang6 gin6healthy and sturdy硬功夫ngaang6 gung1 fu1Great proficiency硬打硬ngaang6 daa2 ngaang6(slang) if something is "硬打硬", both parties will get hurt or damage, and both do not have good result硬拼ngaang6 ping3to fight recklessly regardless of the chances and with no regard for the consequences硬掙ngaang6 zang1(verb) to vie for; to hardly argue or debate硬晒舦ngaang6 saai3 taai5shy and become stiff (slang)硬晒軚ngaang6 saai3 taai3shy and become stiff (slang)硬板ngaang6 baan2(noun) a solid panel; a wood panel硬橋硬馬ngaang6 kiu4 ngaang6 maa5(proverb) someone's skills and abilities are real; someone is determined and firmed by using tough measures硬淨ngaang6 zing6tough; hard硬ngaang6(adjective) 1. tough (guy); (adverb); Unavoidably; 2. forcibly硬紙板ngaang6 zi2 baan2Cardboard硬膠ngaang6 gaau1rigid plastic; euphemism for 'dumbass'硬身ngaang6 san1rigid; strong and robust; stiff