零吃

ling4 hek3

junk food; snack | Cant.: 口垃濕

爭風吃醋

zang1 fung1 hek3 cou3

to compete for one's affection

吃虧

hek3 kwai1

to take a loss; to suffer misfortune; to come to grief; to bite the dust | Cant.

令人吃驚

ling6 jan4 hek3 ging1

amazing

小吃店

siu2 hek3 dim3

snack bar; lunch room

吃水線

hek3 seoi2 sin3

draft marks

吃老本

hek3 lou5 bun2

live off one's past success

吃過

hek3 gwo3

ate

難吃

naan4 hek3

to taste bad; hard to eat | Cant.: 難食、唔好食

吃刀

hek3 dou1

penetration of a cutting tool

吃驚不小的

hek3 ging1 bat1 siu2 dik1

wonderstruck

吃得住

hek3 dak1 zyu6

to be able to support

吃完

hek3 jyun4

to finish eating

吃不服

hek3 bat1 fuk6

not be accustomed to eating sth/not be used to certain food

吃得消

hek3 dak1 siu1

to be able to stand

吃苦頭

hek3 fu2 tau4

suffer

吃大戶

hek3 daai6 wu6

mass seizure of food from landlords during famines before liberation

吃醋

hek3 cou3

jealous | Cant.: 呷醋 | Synon.: 妒忌; 眼紅

早起的鳥兒有蟲吃

zou2 hei2 dik1 niu5 ji4 jau5 cung4 hek3

the early bird catches the worm

好吃

hou2 hek3

delicious; tasty | Cant.: 好食