加 — Cantonese Dictionary

加

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Cantonese Slang

💡 Tip: [[to add]]

Definitions

1 [[to add]]
2 gaa dái 加底 — [to add bottom] to cut heroin with a form of barbitone or other drugs to give a better high (OS); to make the food a bigger size, to increase the bulk of food.
3 gaa gaam 加監 — [to add prison] to lose remission; loss of remission (prison jargon, OS).
4 gaa yau 加油 — [to add oil] to stop work for meal (taxi driver jargon) (mp 1.27.1999).
5 gaa yau 加油 — [add oil] a cry of encouragement, "come on!" (e.g. used in cheering on one's team in a sport competition); to stop work for meal (taxi driver jargon, mp 27.1.1999).
6 gaa yihm gaa chou 加鹽加醋 — [to add salt add vinegar] to exaggerate.