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宜加

Should be written as 而家 or 依家. 家 is the shitfly pronouced 今 (meaning now, present)

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Now

熱烈地彈琴熱烈地唱

熱烈地 Passionately; 彈琴 Play piano; 唱 Sing. Lyrics from the song "喜氣洋洋" (1979) by Paula Tsui, lyrics by Cheng Kwok Kong. The song was originally meant to celebrate happy occasions, but over time it has come to be used ironically to gloat over someone else's misfortune

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Congratulations (gloating over)

該煨

The "answer" part of a Kit Hau Jyu 歇後語 (an idiomatic two-part double pun) 番薯跌落灶. 番薯 Yam; 跌落 Fall down, fall into; 灶 Stove; 該 Should 煨 Simmer, roast = A yam fell into a stove, it would be roasted. The yam will be cooked in a manner called 煨 (cooking among a pile of hot coal) as it fell. If a yam fall into a stove, it "deserved" to be roast. The phrase can be used as an exclamation of "how terrible" or "too bad", as well as "serves you right".

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This is so sad. Alexa, play despacito

盲頭烏蠅

盲 Blind; 頭 Head; 烏蠅 Fly (insect) = A blind fly. Flies are pest. Blind flies are worse as they cannot see where they are going. This phrase is often used as a derogatory term to describe someone who is careless or reckless in their actions, similar to a fly that cannot see where it is going.

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A bull in a china shop; Barging about

朱義盛

朱義盛 was a famous jeweler, who specialized in creating high-quality costume jewelry that was affordable for people of modest means. His skill and craftsmanship were so renowned that his name became synonymous with high-quality costume jewelry. It is now used to refer to fake or counterfeit products, especially those that are made to resemble valuable items such as luxury watches or designer handbags.

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Costume jewelry; Counterfeit; Bootleg

一葉輕舟去

一 One; 葉 Leaf; 輕舟 Small boat; 去Go = Go away with a small boat. This is from the lyrics of Canton opera "鳳閣恩仇未了情 (Romance of the Phoenix Chamber)". The lyrics refer to the act of leaving on a small boat, suggesting a sense of departure and separation. The next line, "人隔萬重山", means "we are separated by thousands of mountains", further emphasizing the theme of separation and distance. This songs tells the story of separation and is popular among immigrants.

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Gone with a light boat made of leaf

同學愛新鮮 戀愛大過天

同學 Classmate; 愛 Love; 新鮮 Fresh, new; 戀愛 Falling in love; 大 Bigger; 過 Than; 天 Sky. This is the lyrics from the song "Love Bigger Than Sky 戀愛大過天" by Twins, lyrics by Albert Leung. The song is famous in the early 2000s

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Classmates like it fresh, Love is everything

如果太多牛奶味

如果 If; 太多 Too much; 牛奶 Milk; 味 Flavour. From the famous commercial of a chocolate milk.

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If there are too much milk

埋堆

埋 Gather; 堆 Pile = Gather and pile up.

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Forming a coterie

仲等咩呀

仲 Still; 等 Wait; 咩 What; 呀 Ar (annotation)

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What are you waiting for

二仔底

Kit Hau Jyu 歇後語 (an idiomatic two-part double pun) of 死跟. 二仔 Little Two; 底 Under, beneath; 死跟 Follow at all cost. When playing Showhand (a type of 5 cards stud), 2 is considered as the smallest card. If someone continues to bet and hope that others will bail out, even if one has a weak hand, one is what we called 二仔底—死跟.

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Bite off more than one can chew

Add Oil

(Chinglish) 加油 translated literally; "Oil" here refers to "gasoline", so "add oil" means "Put more gasoline / Push the pedal" = Put more effort

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Keep grinding!

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