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從考cung4 haau2to retake an exam or a test [written and colloquial]循環再用ceon4 waan4 zoi3 jung6to recycle; recycling [written and colloquial]徬徨pong4 wong4anxious; to feel helpless; to be unsure of what to do; to pace up and down; to be wandering aimlessly; restless; hesitate [written and colloquial]德字堆dak1 zi6 deoi1the Tak group, a sub group of the 14K triad gang [colloquial]德涅斯特河沿岸共和國dak1 nip6 si1 dak6 ho4 jyun4 ngon6 gung6 wo4 gwok3Transnistria [written and colloquial]心upsam1 ap1to feel unhappy ; depressed ; sorrowful [colloquial]心知sam1 zi1to know something already without being told explicitly [colloquial]心臟疾病sam1 zong6 zat6 beng6heart disease [written and colloquial]心臟病發作sam1 zong6 beng6 faat3 zok3heart attack [written and colloquial]心要熱,頭要冷sam1 jiu3 jit6, tau4 jiu3 laang5one should have a warm heart (passion and enthusiasm) and a cool head (a calm mind) [written and colloquial]心驚驚sam1 geng1 geng1to feel nervous [colloquial]忍屎忍尿好過忍你jan2 si2 jan2 niu6 hou2 gwo3 jan2 nei5I would rather put up with shit than put up with you; (literally: I would rather hold in my wee and poo rather than tolerate you) [colloquial]忠忠直直終須乞食zung1 zung1 zik6 zik6 zung1 seoi1 hat1 sik6being too honest leads one to poverty [colloquial]快槍手faai3 coeng1 sau2a man who ejaculates very quickly during sex [colloquial]忿巢fan5 caau4unhappy; moody; depressed [colloquial]怎樣做zam2 joeng6 zou6how to do something; how to handle something [written]怎辦zam2 baan6what to do; how to deal with something [written]怎麼做zam2 mo1 zou6how to do something; what to do; how to deal with something [written]怕你有毛paa3 nei5 jau5 mou4“oh, I am really scared” ; “I am really afraid of you” (in a sarcastic tone to challenge someone); I am not afraid of you [colloquial]怕你有牙paa3 nei5 jau5 ngaa4“oh, I am really scared” ; “I am really afraid of you” (in a sarcastic tone to challenge someone); I am not afraid of you [colloquial]怕唧paa3 zit1ticklish [colloquial]怕擳paa3 zit1ticklish [colloquial]恨仔han6 zai2longing for a son [colloquial]恨到發燒han6 dou3 faat3 siu1to want something desperately [colloquial]恨死隔離han6 sei2 gaak3 lei4to be the object of great envy [colloquial]恭喜吉祥gung1 hei2 gat1 coeng4wishing you good fortune and luck (a Chinese New Year greeting) [written and colloquial]恭喜發財,利市𢭃來gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4, lei6 si6 dau6 loi4“Wishing you prosperity! Lucky money please!” a greeting used at Chinese New Year as a cheeky request for a red packet of lucky money [colloquial]恰死hap1 sei2to bully severely [colloquial]患上waan6 soeng5suffering from (an illness); to contract (an illness) [written and colloquial]悶戰mun6 zin3to use the tactic of deliberately prolonging something to waste ; buy time [colloquial]情侶酒店cing4 leoi5 zau2 dim3a love hotel; a hourly rate hotel惡做ngok3 zou6something that is very difficult to achieve [colloquial]