Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- jiè
English
- (Cant.) to saw
- to cut, usually paper, skin, or a flat surface, with a cutter or a knife
- to pick up / chat up someone for short-term relationship or one-night stand
- to cut
粵語
- 用工具係某樣嘢上面劃低痕跡或者將原本連接埋一齊嘅嘢分開
- 以一夜情、短暫關係為目的去結識男女
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Words containing 鎅
- 鎅刀gaai3 dou1
a paper cutter
- 鎅手gaai3 sau2
to cut one's wrist (as a means of deliberate self-harm or suicide)
- 鎅仔gaai3 zai2
to pick up / chat up a male for one-night-stand or a short-term romantic relationship
- 鎅女gaai3 neoi2
to pick up a woman; originated from Hong Kong discos, to describe a male move forcefully in-between a couple while dancing, with a meaning of "stealing others' female partner"; literally, to slash a girl
- 鎅票gaai3 piu3
(election jargon) to "bleed" away votes, to snatch votes, by running in an election in a constituency that already has another candidate who shares a similar profile / political view
- 鎅凳gaai3 dang3
to find a movie unsatisfactory as it falls short of expectations; literally: to cut the seat with a cutter or knife
- 鎅櫈gaai3 dang3
to find a movie unsatisfactory as it falls short of expectations; literally: to cut the seat with a cutter or knife
- 鎅波袋gaai3 bo1 doi2
a messenger bag, when worn by a female it has the the effect of "cutting" into the cleavage and exposes the shape of the breasts; literally: cut breast bag
- 開鎅hoi1 gaai3
- 鎅板gaai3 baan2
- 鎅紙gaai3 zi2
- 鎅親gaai3 can1
- 鎅豆腐gaai3 dau6 fu6
- 鎅紙刀gaai3 zi2 dou1
- 鎅崩手gaai3 bang1 sau2
- 鎅玻璃gaai3 bo1 lei1
- 朝種樹晚鎅板ziu1 zung3 syu6 maan5 gaai3 baan2
eager for instant success and quick benefit