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睇唔過tai2 m4 gwo3to be unable to stand the sight of [colloquial]睇在...份上tai2 zoi6… fan6 soeng5seeing that it is …. only; purely out of respect for … only [colloquial]睇得開tai2 dak1 hoi1to be able to look on the brightside; to be able to face and accept an issue calmly [colloquial]睇情形tai2 cing4 jing4depending on the situation; judging from the circumstance [colloquial]睇扒tai2 paa4better watch out!; better be careful!; wise up! (given as an advice or warning) [colloquial]睇爬tai2 paa4better watch out!; better be careful!; wise up! (given as an advice or warning) [colloquial]睇相佬呃你十年八年tai2 soeng3 lou2 ak1 nei5 sap6 nin4 baat3 nin4(literally: a fortune teller may deceive you for only eight or ten years); time will tell who you can trust; you will realise with time that I am telling you the truth (whilst others may lie to you); time will witness the truth; would I lie to you? [colloquial]睇肉tai2 juk6to watch a show which shows a lot of nude ; revealing parts of the body [colloquial]睇餸食飯,睇燭喃嘸tai2 sung3 sik6 faan6, tai2 zuk1 naam4 mo4describes when one is required to be aware of the current situation and react in a careful manner; to live within one's means; to act according to circumstances; to adapt oneself to circumstances [colloquial]睇騷tai2 sou1to watch a show [colloquial]睬你都生臭狐coi2 nei5 dou1 saang1 cau3 wu4dream on; I'd be an idiot to even bother with you [colloquial]瞄準線miu4 zeon2 sin3line of sight; aiming line [written and colloquial]瞓落床fan3 lok6 cong4to lie down on the bed [colloquial]𥋇眼caang4ngaan5dazzle the eyes [colloquial]矇眼仔mung4 ngaan5 zai2a foolish kid [colloquial]矖招saai3 ziu1to show off [colloquial]矖馬saai3 maa5a show of force by triad gangs to show one's strength in numbers for fighting [colloquial]知唔知個死字點寫zi1 m4 zi1 go3 sei2 zi6 dim2 se2are you tired of life? (used as a threat) [colloquial]知唔知個醜字點寫zi1 m4 zi1 go3 cau2 zi6 dim2 se2have you no shame? [colloquial]知唔知埞呀zi1 m4 zi1 deng6 aa3do you know what you are doing (said in a hostile tone) [colloquial]知埞zi1 deng6to know what one is doing; to understand the rules of the game [colloquial]知士zi1 si2cheese (loanword) [colloquial]知錯zi1 co3to acknowledge one's mistakes [colloquial]短倉dyun2 cong1to hold shares for a short period only [colloquial]短癮dyun2 jan5a brief pleasure; a brief sex session [colloquial]矮𠱂𠱂ai2 dat1 dat1very short (of a person) [colloquial]矮得得ai2 dak1 dak1very short (of a person) [colloquial]石地塘鐵掃把sek6 dei6 tong4 tit3 sou3 baa2tough against tough; two equal forces in conflict [colloquial]泵時間dam1 si4 gaan3to play for time; to drag out the time [colloquial]泵波鐘dam3 bo1 zung1to play for time; to drag out the time [colloquial]泵泵吓dam1 dam1 haa5to procrastinate [colloquial]砌十鑊八鑊cai3 sap6 wok6 baat3 wok6to screw (have sex) several times [colloquial]