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The Cantonese Water Culture 粵語 水 文化
The Cantonese Water Culture 粵語 水 文化
Chitchat is called
聊天叫 吹(ceoi1/ceoi3) 水(seoi2)
Decrease is called
減少叫 缩(suk1) 水(seoi2)
Favorite is called
鐘意叫 心(sam1) 水(seoi2)
Proud is called
自豪叫 威(wai1) 水(seoi2)
Keep watch is called
把風叫 睇(tai2) 水(seoi2)
Borrow money is called
借錢叫 踱(dok6) 水(seoi2)
Raise money/Fund raising is called
籌款叫 扑(pok3) 水(seoi2)
Destiny is called
命運叫 命(meng6/ming6) 水(seoi2)
Disappear/MIssing is called
失蹤叫 潜(cim4) 水(seoi2)
Take the goods enter a country is also called
帶貨入境也叫 潜(cim4) 水(seoi2)
Draw to a close is called
即將結束叫 尾(mei5) 水(seoi2)
Pay a sum of money/Pay money is called
給錢付款叫 磅(bong6) 水(seoi2)
Seek exorbitant profits is called
謀取暴利叫 略(loek6) 水(seoi2)
Reap the profits is called
從中取利叫 抽(cau1) 水(seoi2)
Gossip reporting is called
緋聞報道叫 煲(bou1) 水(seoi2)
Leave the scene is called
離開現場叫 散(saan2/saan3) 水(seoi2)
A smattering of knowledge is called
一知半解叫 半(bun3) 桶(tung2) 水(seoi2)
Hopeless is called
全無希望叫 冻(dung3) 过(gwo1/gwo3) 水(seoi2)
Study abroad is called
留學海外叫 浸(zam3) 咸(haam4) 水(seoi2)
Do not know who you are, is called
摸不清關係叫 乜(mat1/me1/me5/ne6) 水(seoi2)
Low level competition is called
低水準比賽叫 水(seoi2) 斗(dau2/dau3) 水(seoi2)
In a dilemma is called
進退兩難叫 唔(m4/ng4) 汤(soeng1/tong1) 唔(m4/ng4) 水(seoi2)
Pretending is called
裝模作樣叫 整(zing2) 色(sik1) 整(zing2) 水(seoi2)
In a fog/Muddled is called
糊裡糊塗叫 一(jat1) 头(tau4) 雾(mou6) 水(seoi2)
The luck for wealth is prosperous is called
財路亨通叫 猪(zyu1) 笼(lung4) 入(jap6) 水(seoi2)
15 jul. 2014 15:09
Correcties · 2
不用客气
16 juli 2014
This is so interesting... I love the list you made!
I never realized how many of these terms use the same character 水! Thank you for pointing it out. Now I can poke fun of it with my Cantonese friends.
15 juli 2014
Wil je sneller vooruitgang boeken?
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Chinees (Mandarijn), Chinees (Kantonees), Engels, Maleis
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