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騎都尉gei6 dou1 wai3commandant of cavalry騎馬找馬kei4 maa5 zaau2 maa5literally: 'to look for a horse while sitting on one', to hold on to one job while seeking a better one (dated meaning); nowadays more commonly used to describe someone who is out looking for something elsewhere despite already having it in their possessions or within their reach騞waak6(onomatopoeic) cracking ; crashing sound; suddenly; rapidly騰訊QQtang4 seon3 kiu1 kiu1Tencent QQ, an instant messaging software service騰達tang4 daat6on the rise; thriving; soaring騰雲駕霧tang4 wan4 gaa3 mou6to be walking on clouds; to speed across the sky; to go at a speed of flying; to feel dizzy騷人sou1 jan4disillusioned ; melancolic poets and writers騷擾晒sou1 jiu2 saai3sorry to interrupt; sorry to be a nuisance; sorry for disturbing騸雞sin3 gai1a capon驍勇hiu1 jung5brave; valiant驍勇hiu1 jung5courageous; brave驍悍hiu1 hon6valiant; brave驍雄hiu1 hung4a brave ; valor ; mighty ; powerful valor person驗孕jim6 jan6to test for pregnancy驗眼jim6 ngaan5to have an eye examination驗身jim6 san1medical checkup; body check驚人ging1 jan4amazing; jawdropping驚住geng1 zyu6worried about; wary of驚ging1(adjective) 1. surprise; 2. Scary驚歎ging1 taan3amaze; marvel驚死geng1 sei2be scared; be terrified驚見ging1 gin3to be surprised to see; to be shocked to see; to be appalled to see; to be awed at the sight of驚訝ging1 ngaa6astounded; shocked驚青geng1 ceng1(adjective) afraid; frightened; scared; terrified驛道jik6 dou6post road; courier route驛館jik6 gun2a courier hostel; a courier station; a post house驟眼睇zaau6 ngaan5 tai2at a glance; at first glance驢仔leoi4 zai2mule; one who works just for survival (spoken)驢打滾leoi4 daa2 gwan2snowballing usury; soybean flour cake驥足kei3 zuk1skilled talent; outstanding ability骨場gwat1 coeng4massage parlour (spoken)骨女gwat1 neoi5massage girl (spoken)