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追女仔zeoi1 neoi5 zai2dating girls (spoken)追數zeoi1 sou3debt collection (spoken)追月zeoi1 jyut6literally: chasing the moon; the day after the full moon at mid-autumn festival追究責任zeoi1 gau3 zaak3 jam6to call to account; to investigate and affix the responsibility for; to trace accountability and pursue liability追究zeoi1 gau3to pursue one's responsibility追龍zeoi1 lung4to take drugs退兵teoi3 bing1to retreat; to withdraw退後teoi3 hau6back off; step back退㷫teoi3 hing3to bring down a fever退租teoi3 zou1to terminate a tenancy; to cancel a lease退職teoi3 zik1to resign from office; to quit working退賠teoi3 pui4to restitute; to compensate for ; return what one has unlawfully taken退選teoi3 syun2to withdraw ; pull out from an election退隱teoi3 jan2to retire from public life送人情sung3 jan4 cing4to do favours at no great cost to oneself送佛送到西sung3 fat6 sung3 dou3 sai1(to accompany Buddha all the way to the west); to help someone as long as help is needed送口果sung3 hau2 gwo2dried fruits taken with Chinese medicine送審sung3 sam2to submit to a higher level for approval or review送往sung3 wong5send to送機sung3 gei1to send someone to airport; to see someone off at an airport; airport drop-off送死sung3 sei2looking for trouble (spoken)送殯sung3 ban3to attend a funeral; to take part in a funeral procession送羊入虎口sung3 joeng4 jap6 fu2 hau2sending someone to danger (idiom)送貨上門sung3 fo3 soeng5 mun4home delivery service; to deliver to one's door送車尾sung3 ce1 mei5to miss a bus ; train, literally: to watch the back of the bus as it drives away (without you)送院sung3 jyun2hospitalize; to send someone to hospital逃出tou4 ceot1to escape from逃學威龍tou4 hok6 wai1 lung4Fight Back To School, a Hong Kong comedy movie逃罪tou4 zeoi6to escape responsibility for a crime; to get away with a crime逃避現實tou4 bei6 jin6 sat6escapism; to escape from reality逃避tou4 bei6to procrastinate逆意ngaak6 ji3to go against one's will