放fong3水seoi2

English

1. to turn on the water
2. (Cantonese)
3. (of males) to urinate; to take a leak; literally: to release water
4. to let water out
5. to make things easier for sb
6. to intentionally perform poorly and allow others to easily win a game
7. (sports) to throw a game
8. to urinate
9. to benefit someone, particularly leaking information, by taking advantage of his identity or failing one's official duties
10. to approve a sum of money

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 男性屙尿；揸水
2. 比賽嗰陣唔盡全力、暗中讓賽
3. 私底下用自己嘅身份或者職位嚟予人方便，有意通融，尤其係洩漏情報（通水）
4. 批出款項

Examples

• 我去廁所放水先。

  I'm going to the toilet to pee. ----

• 銀行唔放水，樓價點會升？

  How would the property price rise if banks do not approve loans?

• 班賊咁易得手？係咪有人放水啊？

  How come the robbers made it so easily? Did someone within us help them privately? ----

• 呢場波比數咁高，擺明有人放水啦！

  This match has obviously been fixed, with the score run up so high. ----

• 政府今個財政年度水浸，計劃向各部門放水。

  The government, with a huge revenue this financial year, plans to offer grants to its departments.

• 我母校試過有老師通水畀學生，提升班內合格率。

  A teacher in my alma mater leaked the questions of a(n) quiz/test/exam in order to raise the passing rate in the class.