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拉落水laai1 lok6 seoi2to drag someone into a situation for which they are not to blame [colloquial]拉記laai1 gei3a library, especially a university library [colloquial]拉車邊laai1 ce1 bin1to get a free ride (or benefits) with someone by following along with them [colloquial]拉閘laai1 zaap6to shut ; close the gate; to stop work for the day; to pull down the shutters [colloquial]拉閘放狗laai1 zaap6 fong3 gau2(to close the gate and unleash the dogs to ward off burglars); to express that a place is closed and visitors are not welcome; a phrase used for telling coworkers that it's time to lock up soon so that they should hurry and finish what they are doing; a phrase used to warn those who come asking for trouble to watch out and be careful of their actions; to pull down the shutters and finish for the day [colloquial]拋個身出嚟做paau1 go3 san1 ceot1 lei4 zou6to be a prostitute [colloquial]拋窒paau1 zat6to intimidate [colloquial]拍完paak3 jyun4finished shooting ; filming [written and colloquial]拍拍屁股paak3 paak3 pei3 gu2to casually walk away as if nothing has happened; to wash one's hands off something; to walk off and just leave the mess for someone else to deal with [colloquial]拍晒烏蠅paak3 saai3 wu1 jing1to not have absolutely no customers in a restaurant ; shop ; business; to have absolutely no business [colloquial]拍賣行paak3 maai6 hong2an auction house [written and colloquial]拖馬to1 maa5to call on fellow members for support to strengthen one's forces; to get backup [colloquial]拗痕aau1 han4to scratch an itch [colloquial]招𠔊買馬ziu1 bing1 maai5 maa5to call on fellow members for support to strengthen one's forces; to get backup ready for a conflict [colloquial]招牌詩ziu1 paai4 si1a poem recited by a member to show his ; her affiliation to a triad group [colloquial]拾吓拾吓saap6 haa5 saap6 haa5slow-witted; dim-witted; dorky [colloquial]拿拿冧laa4 laa4 lam4quickly; hurry [colloquial]拿林laa4 lam4faster; quickly [colloquial]拿渣laa5 zaa2despicable; corrupt; dirty (unclean, especially in the context of 'dirty tricks') [colloquial]拿渣嘢laa4 zaa2 je5trickeries; underhand tricks; dirty dealings [colloquial]指揮臺zi2 fai1 toi4a podium [written and colloquial]指東打西zi2 dung1 daa2 sai1to set up a trap using distraction techniques [colloquial]按成本on3 sing4 bun2at cost; by cost; stated at cost [written and colloquial]按揭貸款on3 kit3 taai3 fun2mortgage loan [written and colloquial]按摩浴缸on3 mo1 juk6 gong1a jacuzzi [written and colloquial]挑你屎忽tiu1 nei5 si2 fat1euphemism for 𨳒你屎忽, up yours [colloquial]挑你老母tiu1 nei5 lou5 mou2euphemism for 𨳒你老母, 'fuck your mother', foul language insulting one's mother when cursing someone [colloquial]挑你鹵味tiu1 nei5 lou5 mei2euphemism for 𨳒你老母, 'fuck your mother', foul language insulting one's mother when cursing someone [colloquial]挑戰性tiu1 zin3 sing3challenge; challenging [written and colloquial]挑機tiu1 gei1to challenge, especially in online or video games, but it can also be used outside this context for competitive games or fights [colloquial]挑起把火tiu1 hei2 baa2 fo2to arouse someone's anger [colloquial]挑起條癮tiu1 hei2 tiu4 jan5to arouse someone's anger [colloquial]