Category: Expressions

執笠 (zap1 lap1)：a shop closes down

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穿煲 (cyun1 bou1)：a lie or a secret plan is disclosed (accidentally and unintentionally)

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度叔 (dok6 suk1)：good at calculation and spending money to a certain extend, unwilling to spend money on others; stingy

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度橋 (dok6 kiu2)：make a plan

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扭計 (nau2 gai3)：deliberately make things difficult for someone; making a din (esp. child)

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夾計 (gaap3 gai2)：collude, to act together secretly (or illegally) in order to deceive or cheat someone

It can be also used in positive way. Continue reading “Practical Cantonese 6 – 夾計”

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計／計仔 (gai2 ／ gai2 zai2)：a plan or an idea. (spoken form, very casual) 🤔

Normally, we pronounce 計 as gai3, but here we pronounce in different tone. Continue reading “Practical Cantonese 5 – 計仔”

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作狀 / 扮嘢 (zok3 zong6 / baan6 je5)：intentionally pretend you are cool, more important or better; but sometimes people may use it in opposite way – intentionally pretend you are pity, weak …

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甩底 (lat1 dai2)／放飛機 (fong3 fei1 gei1)／失約 (sat1 joek3, can be used in written form)：didn’t keep the promise; stand (someone) up; don’t show up

甩….底

放….飛機

失約

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