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顧命gu3 meng6not willing to sacrifice; to be apprehensive of one's life顧家gu3 gaa1family-oriented顧左右而言他gu3 zo2 jau6 ji4 jin4 taa1(literally: look at both sides and talk about something away from the topic) ; to speak evasively顧得頭嚟腳反筋gu3 dak1 tau4 lai4 goek3 faan2 gan1to attend to one thing and lose another; to focus on one thing and neglect another thing; to pay attention to one aspect and overlook another顧盼gu3 paan3to look around顧面gu3 min6to care about others' opinion; for the sake of one's face; to save face; to keep up one's appearances; to spare somebody's feelings顧食唔顧著gu3 sik6 m4 gu3 zoek3to only care about eating and totally neglect one's appearance顯然hin2 jin4clearly顯靈hin2 ling4(a ghost or spirit,God,etc.) make its presence or power felt; epiphanic; appartition風俗習慣fung1 zuk6 zaap6 gwaan3culture and traditions風俗習慣fung1 zuk6 zaap6 gwaan3manners and customs風俗fung1 zuk6folklore; tribal or local customs風信fung1 seon3seasonal wind; news ; message (scent or sound brought by the wind)風吹草動fung1 ceoi1 cou2 dung6a sign of disturbance; signs of trouble風吹雞蛋殼fung1 ceoi1 gai1 daan2 hok3meaning that a person is happier without lots of materialistic property風塵中人fung1 can4 zung1 jan4someone who works for night clubs, such as a prostitute or a nightclub hostess風季fung1 gwai3the typhoon season風度翩翩fung1 dou6 pin1 pin1dapper; the elegant demeanor of a gentleman風擺柳fung1 baai2 lau5describes someone who is indecisive ; irresolute ; lacks definite views of their own ; easily swayed風景區fung1 ging2 keoi1a scenic spot;a scenic area風景區fung1 ging2 keoi1scenic area風月場所fung1 jyut6 coeng4 so2a vice establishment; a place of debauchery; the red light district風栗fung1 leot6chestnut風槍fung1 coeng1air gun風櫃fung1 gwai6a winnower風水佬呃你十年八年，唔呃得一世fung1 seoi2 lou2 ak1 nei5 sap6 nin4 baat3 nin4 ，m4 ak1 dak1 jat1 sai3literally: 'a Fung Shui master can fool you for only eight to ten years, but not for a whole life'; time will tell; you will realise with time that I am telling you the truth; time will witness the truth; would I lie to you?風水佬呃你十年八年fung1 seoi2 lou2 ak1 nei5 sap6 nin4 baat3 nin4(literally: a Fengshui master may deceive you for only eight or ten years); time will tell; you will realise with time that I am telling you the truth; time will witness the truth; would I lie to you?風水佬fung1 seoi2 lou2fortune teller; fung shui master (spoken)風水尾fung1 seoi2 mei5a spendthrift;a prodigal son squandering the family fortune; someone who is a ne'er-do-well ; good-for-nothing; describes when a family has reached the last days of its luck and fortune風水師fung1 seoi2 si1a Feng Shui geomancer; a Feng Shui master風油軚fung1 jau4 taai5electronic power assisted steering風涼水冷fung1 loeng4 seoi2 laang5an expression to describe a comfortable (place); an expression to describe a cool, windy, pleasant place (can also be used in an ironic sense)