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有

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Cantonese Slang

💡 Tip: [[to have]] to have

Definitions

1 [[to have]] to have
2 yáuh yáu 有 — to have money, to be rich (gywl 29, 30).
3 yáuh behng yáu behng 有病有病 — crazy, foolish, out of control.
4 yáuh bin 有邊 — [having sides] a card which is either a jack, queen or king (often used as a wishful exclamation when the gambler is uncovering a card).
5 yáuh bō yáuh lō 有波有鑪 — to have a sexy figure ("good boobs and a good ass").
6 yáuh buī gíng yahn sih 有背景人士 — [people with background] a person/people who have a triad background, a person/people with triad connections.
7 yáuh chek chyun 有尺寸 — [to have length] to be reasonable, to follow the rules, to be moderate (behaviour).
8 yáuh chihm móuh hauh 有前無後 — [to have a front but no back] to not carry things through to their conclusion; to be impulsive; to be reckless of one's own safety in a fight (sgjj 1, 12).
9 yáuh chihm yáuh hauh 有前有後 — [to have a front and a back] a good figure (said of woman).
10 yáuh chín sái dāk gwái tēui moh 有錢鬼得鬼推磨 — [if you have money you can make a ghost push a millstone] everything is possible with money; money makes the world go round (ckbgw 36, 19).
11 yáuh daht 有剩 — something left over, excess amount (yjw 1, 21).
12 yáuh dāk chaat 有得揦 — come and help yourself! there's a big meal to eat!
13 yáuh dāk fāi 有得揮 — [< fight] not invincible, not unbeatable (gwdl 18, 28).