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叠碼daap6 maa5chips used in casinos [colloquial]叠碼仔daap6 maa5 zai2casino chips seller [colloquial]叠米daap6 mai5wealthy [colloquial]口寡hau2 gwaa2loss of taste buds [colloquial]口慷慷hau2 hong2 hong2to describe when someone makes promises casually without considering about whether they are really going to keep them [colloquial]口衰hau2 seoi1describe someone who always says the wrong things inappropriately [colloquial]口語字詞識別hau2 jyu5 zi6 ci4 sik1 bit6the differentiation of the written words from the spoken form [written and colloquial]古惑女gu2 waak6 neoi2a female ganster [colloquial]古肅gu2 suk1old fashioned; narrow-minded [colloquial]古蠱仔gu2 waak6 zai2a gangster [colloquial]只需要zi2 seoi1 jiu3only needs [written]叫人giu3 jan4to greet someone; to ask someone to do something [written and colloquial]叭叭聲baa4 baa2 seng1hurriedly [colloquial]叮呤噹啷ding1 ling1 dong1 long1jingle-jangle; cling-clang [written and colloquial]可食用ho2 sik6 jung6edible [written and colloquial]台姐toi4 ze1a minicab ; taxi call centre girl [colloquial]台戲toi4 hei3a stage show [written and colloquial]台鑒toi4 gaam3to be read by…; for the attention of… [written and colloquial, very formal]吃光hek3 gwong1to finish eating [written]吃東西hek3 dung1 sai1to eat something; to have a meal [written and colloquial]各位請起立gok3 wai2 cing2 hei2 laap6everyone, please rise! [written and colloquial]合皮hap6 pei4to have some fun and be happy [colloquial]吉屋gat1 uk1a vacant house [written and colloquial]吉慶圍gat1 hing3 wai4Kat Hing Wai, a village in Hong Kong [written and colloquial]吉祥如意gat1 coeng4 jyu4 ji3wishing one good fortune as one desires (used in greetings especially during Chinese New Year) [written and colloquial]吊住條尾diu3 zyu6 tiu4 mei5to tag along to someone all the time [colloquial]吊頸都要透氣diu3 geng2 dou1 jiu3 tau3 hei3to must take a break to catch a breath no matter how busy one is [colloquial]同價tung4 gaa3at the same price [written and colloquial]同大tung4 daai6of the same size [written and colloquial]同文tung4 man4in the same script; of the same language; of the same text [written and colloquial]同檯食飯,各自修行tung4 toi4 sik6 faan6, gok3 zi6 sau1 hang6to appear to be together, but it is actually each to their own in reality [written and colloquial]向後傾hoeng3 hau6 king1to lean backwards [written and colloquial]