Jyutping: ngaau5
Radical: 口
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insist categorically
A burnt dog dreads the fire;once bitten, twice shy
bite
Have a bite
bite wound
to smoke a pipe [colloquial]
bite the mouth; tender
bite the lips
bitten-lip makeup
having no chance of winning against someone, often used to describe a lawsuit
enunciate
to describe when two people or more hold different opinions or argue a lot
…cannot intervene / interfere / stop whatever I am doing in anyway; …simply can't do anything to me [colloquial]
to bite off; to bite away [written]
split hairs on wording
to take heroin [colloquial]
to eat [colloquial]
to live on a retirement service pension after retiring from a government position
clench
to be a ponce; to be a man who lives off a woman [colloquial]
the act of someone sharing a secret with another, with such a soft tone that they have to literally talk into each others' ears to be able to hear what it being said; literally 'biting ears'
to smoke weed [colloquial]
go piss off! [colloquial]
to take expensive heroin [colloquial]
to smoke opium [colloquial]
greedy; describes someone who is difficult to satisfy [colloquial]
to insist / stick / cling to one's view
(Cantonese analogy- figurative meaning) a soundless dog will bite someone to death
to describe someone who is unable to tell good from bad and ill rewards someone's kindness
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