拉 — Cantonese Dictionary

拉

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Cantonese Slang

💡 Tip: [[to pull]] to pull

Definitions

1 [[to pull]] to pull
2 lāai chàaih 拉掣 — to die; dead (gwdgj 130, 24).
3 lāai ché méih 拉車尾 — [to travel holding on to the back of a bus or train] to win a contest or pass a test by the narrowest of margins; to just squeeze through.
4 lāai jaahp 拉閘 — to stop work (taxi driver jargon, mp 27.1.1999).
5 lāai jaahp fong gáu 拉閘放狗 — to close the door, to pull down the shutters, to shut up shop.
6 lāai laahm 拉繩 — [to pull cable] to eat noodles (OS).