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賊贓caak6 zong1stolen goods賊caak6unlawful賑款zan3 fun2relief fund賒數se1 sou3on credit (spoken)賓佬ban1 lou2a Filipino man賓周ban1 zau1penis賓夕凡尼亞ban1 zik6 faan4 nei4 aa3Pennsylvania賓夕凡尼亞州ban1 zik6 faan4 nei4 aa3 zau1the state of Pennsylvania賓妹ban1 mui1(n.) a slightly racist term for the Hong Kong housemaids from Southeast Asia; it is an over generalised term as賓 is actually an abbreviation for 'Filipinos'; a Filipino girl or young woman; a Filipino domestic helper賓婆ban1 po2Filipino woman賓州仔ban1 zau1 zai2a guy from Pennsylvania; small penis賓舟ban1 zau1penis (slang)賓館ban1 gun2motel賜教ci3 gaau3humbly request to teach or advise賞罰分明soeng2 fat6 fan1 ming4to reward and punish fairly; fair treatment賞罰分明soeng2 fat6 fan1 ming4fair with rewards and punishments (idiom)賞花soeng2 faa1flower appreciation or viewing賞金soeng2 gam1a bounty; a monetary reward賞鑒soeng2 gaam3appreciate (music, art, etc.)賞面soeng2 min6in return of one's reputation; giving face (spoken)賠償pui4 soeng4compensation賠湯藥pui4 tong1 joek6to compensate someone for their injuries by paying for their medical fee賠率pui4 leot2betting odds賢德jin4 dak1virtuous賣仔莫摸頭maai6 zai2 mok6 mo2 tau4one should be resolute (harden their hearts) and be willing to let go once they have decided on something (especially when compelled by circumstances) and not allow themselves any chance to renege賣俏maai6 ciu3to play the coquette; to flirt; to act coquettish賣兒鬻女maai6 ji4 juk6 neoi5to sell one's children when compelled by poverty賣剩蔗maai6 zing6 ze3(slang) literally 'the leftover sugar cane; the leftovers that no one wants after all the good ones has been picked, often used in a derogatory way to refer to refer to women who are 'the leftover women' that no man wants賣口乖maai6 hau2 gwaai1to pay lip service賣告白maai6 gou3 baak6advertising (slang)賣唱maai6 coeng3making a living by singing (spoken)賣埠maai6 fau6market an item for overseas (spoken)