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趁住can3 zyu6while; avail oneself of;taking advantage of趁佢病,攞佢命can3 keoi5 beng6 , lo2 keoi5 meng6taking advantage of someone when they are in a vulnerable situation; a cheap shot;趁地腍can3 dei6 nam4literally: 'to take advantage of the opportunity when the ground is soft enough to dig', an expression to curse someone to tell them to go and dig their own grave whilst the ground is still soft (i.e. they should take the chance now and go quickly to die), somewhat similar to the expression 'go to hell'; a more recent alternative interpretation to this phrase (used in a vulgar manner) is to tell someone to pack their bags and go whilst they have the chance趁墟打市can3 heoi1 daa2 si5to go to market趁墟can3 heoi1(slang) to go to a flea market; to visit a street market; (phrasal verb) to join the fun趁手can3 sau2(adverb) conveniently; on the way; on one's way; at one's convenience; in passing; to do something else whilst one is at it (might as well…); (verb) catch this present opportunity or chance, …趁熱食can3 jit6 sik6to eat the food while it's still hot趁熱鬧can3 jit6 naau6going somewhere popular nowadays (spoken)趁can3while趁風使𢃇can3 fung1 sai2 lei5to exploit an opportunity [colloquial]趁高興can3 gou1 hing3to join in the fun; while one is in high spirits超人一等ciu1 jan4 jat1 dang2to consider oneself's above the others; to be better at something compared to others; to be superior above others超任ciu1 jam6Super Famicom; Super Nintendo Entertainment System超小型ciu1 siu2 jing4subminiature; micro-mini超然ciu1 jin4aloof; transcendent;超筍價ciu1 seon2 gaa3super cheap price; bargain price超級電腦ciu1 kap1 din6 nou5a super computer超能膠ciu1 nang4 gaau1superglue超ciu1very; to stare (Cantonese); glasses; spectacles (Cantonese)超額完成ciu1 ngaak6 jyun4 sing4over-fulfill; to exceed the target; to outperform超高頻ciu1 gou1 pan4ultrahigh frequency越來越多jyut6 lai4 jyut6 do1more and more; increasingly; a growing number越南人jyut6 naam4 jan4Vietnamese (people)越南共和國jyut6 naam4 gung6 wo4 gwok3Republic Of Vietnam越南國家航空jyut6 naam4 gwok3 gaa1 hong4 hung1Vietnam Airlines越南航空jyut6 naam4 hong4 hung1Vietnam Airlines越南話jyut6 naam4 waa2Vietnamese (the language)越嚟越jyut6 lai4 jyut6 / jyut6 lei4 jyut6more and more; increasingly越秀公園站jyut6 sau3 gung1 jyun4 zaam6Yuexiu Park Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China越秀公園jyut6 sau3 gung1 jyun2Yuexiu Park; a popular park in Guangzhou, China越秀山jyut6 sau3 saan1Yuexiu Hill, a place in Guangzhou, China越語jyut6 jyu5Vietnamese (the language)