(slang) gold digger; woman who pursues men for money

to salvage

(noun) a gang member; a triad member; a thug; someone who makes a living by doing illegal things like cheating and stealing

(slang) (from the ocean) to bring to the surface; to dredge up; to make one's way in the world; to go up in the world; to make one's mark

Rolex watch (slang)

to have worked pointlessly for nothing or for little reward; for all of one's work and effort to go to waste [colloquial]

to accomplish a mission; some kind of chicken dish

to shuffle; to mix up [colloquial]

to add other supplements and mix it with rice to assist one's appetite

ability to earn money or reach a better status quo (spoken)

a foreigner of Cantonese, one who speaks Mandarin but does not understand Cantonese, mostly use against Northern Chinese

(verb) to quit (usually referring to a job); to resign.

guys from other regions, Cantonese people sometimes use this to refer to guys who migrated from the North

to make a living from dishonest means [colloquial]

girls from other regions, Cantonese people sometimes use this to refer to girls who migrated from the North; this term was used to refer to prostitutes in the past but this is less commonly used in this context nowadays

to secretly work in a second job without telling one's boss

messy; complicated; disorderly

work; a combo such as in a dessert where many items are mixed together

(slang) to make a living; to earn a living (usually a relatively poor one, muddling along

soot on pot

to get one's money back (esp. gambling)

derogatory address by Cantonese to Northern Chinese; see 撈鬆 laau1 sung1 for the origin

to download

to dredge up; to scoop up from the water