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充炮艇cung1 paau3 teng5to pose as a big shot; to put on a front; to pretend to be 'in the know' [colloquial]充生晒cung1 saang1 saai3to pose as a big shot; to put on a front; to pretend to be 'in the know' [colloquial – dated, not in use so commonly nowadays]兇九hung1 gau2euphemism for to 兇𨳊, a vulgar way of saying 'to intimidate' [colloquial]兇神惡煞lau6 san4 ok3 saat3to look fierce and intimidating [written and colloquial]光棍佬gwong1 gwan3 lou2a bloke who is single [colloquial]光管腳gwong1 gun2 goek3hairless legs [colloquial]兜人入會dau1 jan4 jap6 wui2to lure or recruit people to join a gang ; triad [colloquial]兜友dau1 jau2a guy; a few guys; to recruit people to join a gang [colloquial]兜客dau1 haak3to lure ; draw in customers [colloquial]兜巴身dau1 baa1 san1to slap; to smack [colloquial]兜潺仔dau1 saan4 zai2a young kid [colloquial]兜車dau1 ce1to drive a car [colloquial]入咗jap6 zo2gone in; have put in [colloquial]入啲jap6 di1in a bit more [colloquial]入屋叫人,入廟拜神jap6 uk1 giu3 jan4, jap6 miu6 baai3 san4one should greet the host when entering their host, as one would pray when entering a temple; when in Rome, do as the Romans do [written and colloquial]入廁所jap6 ci3 so2to enter the toilet [written and colloquial]入得嘅jap6 dak1 ge3it is possible to enter; it is possible to put in [colloquial]入得廚房,出得廳堂jap6 dak1 cyu4 fong2, ceot1 dak1 teng1 tong4skillful enough to make good cusines but also presentable and elegant enough to entertain guests, a phrase to describe women who are good with housework and presentable at the same time [written and colloquial]入心入肺jap6 sam1 jap6 fai3into one's heart and soul; to great depth; (freezing cold) down to the bones [written and colloquial]入櫃jap6 gwai6to hide into the closet; to file away [written and colloquial]入籠jap6 lung4to enter ; put into a cage [written and colloquial]內地同志noi6 dei6 tung4 zi3comrades from the mainland [written and colloquial]內膽noi6 daam2inner vessel ; tank ; tub [written and colloquial]; male underwear [colloquial]全力支持我玩謝佢!cyun4 lik6 zi1 ci4 ngo5 waan4 ze6 keoi5!give me full support on winding him ; her up! [colloquial]全店cyun4 dim3everything inside the shop; the whole shop [written and colloquial]全部我嘅cyun4 bou6 ngo5 ge3all mine [colloquial]兩個loeng5 go3two; two items [written and colloquial]兩分loeng5 fan1two points; two minutes; dichotomy [written and colloquial]兩千loeng5 cin1two thousands [written and colloquial]兩味loeng5 mei6two types of flavours [written and colloquial]兩味loeng5 mei2three types of sexual services, fellatio and sexual intercourse [colloquial]兩次loeng5 ci3twice [written and colloquial]