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講電話gong2 din6 waa2Talking on the phone講飲講食gong2 jam2 gong2 sik6talking about food and drink謝天華ze6 tin1 waa4Michael Tse Tin Wah, name of an actor in Hong Kong謝拉特ze6 laai1 dak6Steven George Gerrard, a professional footballer謝灶ze6 zou3To express thanks for the god of kitchen謝爾曼質數ze6 ji5 maan6 zat1 sou3Sophie Germain prime謝皮ze6 pei4wither; wretched; ruined; defeated謝賢ze6 jin4Patrick Tse Yin, name of actor in Hong Kong謠言止於智者jiu4 jin4 zi2 jyu1 zi3 ze2Rumours will stop at wise people謦欬hing3 kat1to cough; to talk and laugh at謹小慎微gan2 siu2 san6 mei4meticulous; punctilious譁眾取寵waa1 zung3 ceoi2 cung2to pander to popular tastes證供zing3 gung1Evidence譏嘲gei1 zaau1teasing; mocking; ridicule譖氣cam3 hei3verbose; long-winded; prolixity譖趙cam3 ziu6Long-winded; to describe someone who nags a lot譖醉cam3 zeoi3Long-winded; to describe someone who nags a lot識人眉頭眼額sik1 jan4 mei4 tau4 ngaan5 ngaak6know how to observe the other expression; good at readings other people's thoughts and feelings; sensitive to the reactions of others識做sik1 zou6'Smart - knows what to do' (usually said in a complimentary way to describe someone who knows how to behave appropriately in a certain situation or is very skilful in handling tricky circumstances); to be tactful; to be suave識啲唔識啲sik1 di1 m4 sik1 di1do not know something thoroughly識彈唔識唱sik1 taan4 m4 sik1 coeng3can only complain but cannot suggest (slang)識性sik1 sing3sensible識撈sik1 lou1ability to earn money or reach a better status quo (spoken)識穿sik1 cyun1to see through (a trick or facade)識精sik1 zeng1know the key points; shrewd; astute識聽sik1 teng1To have a good taste about song; to understand something that one hears識認sik1 jing6to mark; to be able to recognize識講sik1 gong2to know how to speak識識哋sik1 sik1 dei2To know a little bit識sik1(verb) recognize識食sik1 sik6know a lot about food識飲識食sik1 jam2 sik1 sik6a gourmand; someone who knows where to find good food and drink