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半斤八兩 做到隻積咁嘅樣

半 Half; 斤 Catty; 八 Eight; 兩 Tael; 做 Do; 到 As; 隻 A; 積 Stagnation; 咁嘅樣 Looks like = Half catty and 8 tael, work so hard and looks like stagnation. Lyrics from the song "The Private Eyes 半斤八兩" (1976) by Sam Hui, lyrics by Sam Hui and Peter Lai. This song is a classic Cantopop that reflects the life of the working class who work hard but often receive low pay. The phrase "半斤八兩" represents the idea of being equal in weight, but in reality, the work done and the compensation received are not equal.

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Work like a slave for a small salary

流馬尿

流 Shed; 馬 Horse; 尿 Urine = Shedding horse's urine. Essentially, this means just crying. I suppose the tears may resemble the act of a horse urinating?

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Burst into tears

搞掂

搞 Do, handle; 掂 Complete, successful= Finish handling

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Done!

霸位

霸 Seize; 位 Seat. This term is often used to describe the practice of reserving a seat in a public place by putting something on the seat to indicate that it is taken, or by having a person physically occupy the seat and wait for others to arrive.

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To chope; Seat-saving

雞腸

雞 Chicken; 腸 Intestine. It is often used to describe cursive writing. This is because cursive writing joins the characters together in a flowing manner, resembling a long string of intestines. While the term "chicken intestine" can refer to cursive writing in any latin-based language, it is often used to describe English cursive writing specifically

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English

今晚打老虎

今晚 Tonight; 打 Hit, hunt; 老虎 Tiger= Let's hunt a tiger tonight. n the movie "God of Gamblers Part III: Back to Shanghai" (1991), the character Ko Chun (played by Chow Yun-fat) famously greets a group of Cantonese-speaking gangsters with the phrase "Comment allez-vous?" in Cantonese transliteration.

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Comment allez-vous?

Siu4

(Chinglish) Phonetical: Siu 笑 Laugh ;4死 Die = Laugh die = Laughing so had that one's gonna die

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LOL

日光日白

日 Sun; 光 Bright; 白 White = Sun's bright, sun's white

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In broad daylight

O嘴

嘴 Mouth = O mouth = the mouth opened like an O shape

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Surprised 😮

娿哿

娿 Indecisive; 哿 A type of hair accessories of wealthy women. The literal meaning of 娿哿" is unable to choose between two or more hair accessories." This term is often used to describe someone who is indecisive or uncertain, as if unable to choose between different options.

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Dilly-dally

冇得頂

冇 Don't; 得 Get, have; 頂 Top = don't have things on top

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Can't top that

眨下眼

眨 Blink; 下 Once; 眼 Eye = blink once

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In the blink of an eye

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