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四萬咁口sei3 maan6 gam2 hau2to wear a big smile [colloquial]四肢健全sei3 zi1 gin6 cyun4able-bodied [written and colloquial]四草sei3 cou240 bucks ; dollars [colloquial]四邊兒sei3 bin1 ji4on all four sides; all around [written]四隻腳sei3 zek3 goek3four legs; four legged [written and colloquial]回力刀wui4 lik6 dou1a boomerang [written and colloquial]回塘wui4 tong4to go back to making a honest living [colloquial]因乜事jan1 mat1 si6for what reason; why; how come [written and colloquial]圈外人hyun1 ngoi6 jan4outsiders [written and colloquial]國有國法家有家規gwok3 jau5 gwok3 faat3 gaa1 jau5 gaa1 kwai1each country has its own laws, as do each family with its own rules [written and colloquial]國際標準gwok3 zai3 biu1 zeon2international standards [written and colloquial]圓圓地jyun4 jyun4 dei2very round [colloquial]圖書店tou4 syu1 dim3a book store [written and colloquial]在哪zoi6 naa5where [written]在讀書zoi6 duk6 syu1reading (a book); studying (for an exam); studying (at school ; college ; university) [written]地下錢莊dei6 haa6 cin4 zong1an underground bank; an illegal private bank; a covert money dealer [written and colloquial]地區代號dei6 keoi1 doi6 hou6area code [written and colloquial]地底泥dei6 dai2 nai4a worthless wretch; a useless person [colloquial]地方名dei6 fong1 ming4*meng2place name [written and colloquial]地產代理dei6 caan2 doi6 lei5estate agent [written and colloquial]地除dei6 ceoi4know [colloquial, not very commonly used nowadays, only used in some parts of Guangzhou]地頭龍dei6 tau4 lung4someone who holds powerful influence over a particular area [colloquial]坎頭埋牆ham2 tau2 maai4 coeng4to bang one's head against the wall [colloquial]坐幾籠co5 gei2 lung4to spend a few years in prison [colloquial]坐廟co5 miu2the sexual position where the woman is sitting on top of the man [colloquial]坐盤co5 pun2to hold a position [colloquial]坐蓮co5 lin4the sexual position where the woman is sitting on top of the man [colloquial]坑渠水haang1 keoi4 seoi2drain water; ditch water; wastewater; sewage water; salty red bean rice porridge [colloquial]坡妹bo1 mui1Singaporean girls [colloquial]垃雜嘢laap6 zaap6 je5crap stuff; rubbish stuff; junk snacks [colloquial]型爆鏡jing4 baau3 geng3very stylish; very cool [colloquial]城市長sing4 si5 zoeng2mayor [written and colloquial]