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鑒賞gaam3 soeng2appreciate; admire鑠石流金soek3 sek6 lau4 gam1heat intense enough to melt stones and metals, to describe very hot weather ; climate鑠金soek3 gam1melting metal; describes how the effect of public opinions can be so great that it can confound matters鑼機lo4 gei1a milling machine鑽石山zyun3 sek6 saan1Diamond Hill, a town situated in northern Kowloon in Hong Kong鑽窿zyun1 lung1to drill a hole鑽zyun1diamond鑿大zok6 daai6to exaggerate; to make a hole bigger钂tong2a ranseur, a fork-like weapon钟意zung1 ji3to like;to enjoy (Simplified Chinese)锺意zung1 ji3to like;to enjoy(Traditional Chinese)長假期coeng4 gaa3 kei4a long vacation; a long holiday長命債長命還coeng4 meng6 zaai3 coeng4 meng6 waan4a huge debt that will take a lifetime to repay slowly長命斜coeng4 meng6 ce3a long and steep slope長命百歲coeng4 meng6 baak3 seoi3to live a long life長命coeng4 meng6long life; longevity長命雨coeng4 meng6 jyu5continuous rain長圓形coeng4 jyun4 jing4oval長壽路coeng4 sau6 lou6Changshou Road, a road in Guangzhou, China長崎市coeng4 kei1 si5Nagasaki, a city in Japan長崎縣coeng4 kei4 jyun6Nagasaki Prefecture, a prefecture on the northwestern part of Kyushu Island, Japan長工coeng4 gung1a long term worker; a permanent job 長情coeng4 cing4unchanging and long lasting love長房zoeng2 fong4the eldest branch of a family長拉拉coeng4 laai4 laai4very long (way too long); too long; so long (negative connotation)長撓撓coeng4 naau4 naau4very long (time)長春籐coeng4 ceon1 tang4 ivy (Hedera)長時coeng4 si4for a long time長此以往coeng4 ci2 ji5 wong5if things continue this way長毛賊coeng4 mou4 caak6slang name given for Taiping Rebellion participants during Qing Dynasty; long-haired thief長毛coeng4 mou1long-haired; long hair, also the nick name for Leung Kwok-Hung, a Hong Kong politician長氣袋coeng4 hei3 doi6one who loves to talk; one who can run and sing with plenty of breathes (slang)