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見過鬼就怕黑gin3 gwo3 gwai2 zau6 paa3 hak1once bitten, twice shy見過鬼怕黑gin3 gwo3 gwai2 paa3 hak1once bitten, twice shy (slang)見錢開眼gin3 cin2 hoi1 ngaan5(literally: to open one's eyes wide at the sight of money); to be tempted by money見鑊打鑊gin3 wok6 daa2 wok6to beat someone up whenever they are seen (often used as a verbal warning to someone)見風使𢃇gin3 fung1 sai2 to4To go with the tide; to change one's view according to circumstances; to act pragmatically and adapt to take advantage of the situation見食gin3 sik6food dish of a good value due to its size (spoken)見飯gin3 faan6rice that rises or swells well when cooked見高就拜見低就踩gin3 gou1 zau6 baai3 gin3 dai1 zau6 caai2(literally: bow to those higher up, trample on those lower down); be snobbish見高拜見低踩gin3 gou1 baai3 gin3 dai1 caai2one who adore the riches, and despise the poor (slang)規模kwai1 mou4size規畫kwai1 waak6Planning親兄弟can1 hing1 dai6Blood brothers親切can1 cit3friendly親家奶奶can3 gaa1 naai4 naai2mother of one's son-in-law or daughter-in-law親家老爺can3 gaa1 lou5 je4father of children's spouse親屬關係can1 suk6 gwaan1 hai6kinship親愛的can1 oi3 dik1dear親戚到can1 cik1 dou3menstrual period commencing (slang)親戚巾can1 cik1 gan1sanitary pads; sanitary towels親戚鬼鬼can1 cik1 gwai2 gwai2close Relatives親朋戚友can1 pang4 cik1 jau5friends and relatives (spoken)親歷其境can1 lik6 kei4 ging2compliment親生仔不如近身錢can1 saang1 zai2 bat1 jyu4 gan6 san1 cin4an expression which says that having money for oneself is more reliable or secure than having to depend on one's own son親筆簽名can1 bat1 cim1 meng2autograph親自出馬can1 zi6 ceot1 maa5to attend to a matter personally覺意gok3 ji3to pay attention; to look out覺眼gok3 ngaan5obvious (spoken)覺覺豬gaau4 gaau2 zyu1(slang) to go to sleep; sleeping覺gaau3nap; sleep觀塘區gun1 tong4 keoi1Kwun Tong District, in Hong Kong觀塘線gun1 tong4 sin3Kwun Tong Line, a rail line on the MTR network in Hong Kong.觀塘繞道gun1 tong4 jiu5 dou6Kwun Tong Bypass, an elevated bypass expressway in Hong Kong