班 — Cantonese Dictionary

班

baan1

Cantonese Slang

💡 Tip: [[a class]]

Definitions

1 [[a class]]
2 bāan 班 — to gather together, to collect; to gather support ("back-up"); to deploy one's gang members (gywl 4, 19).
3 bāan díng/ déng 班頂 — the best, top quality; the best horse in a group (horse racing jargon).
4 bāan díng/ déng máah 班頂馬 — the best horse out of a group (horse racing jargon).
5 bāan máah 班馬 — [to gather horses] to get help from subordinates in a gang; to deploy the members of one's gang; to call for back up, for reinforcements, cf. máah jái 馬仔.(ty 19.10.2000, A16).
6 bāan mahk 班脈 — to see a doctor (OS).
7 bāan pūk gāai hahm gāa chaan 班仆街岸家刪 — an insult for a group of people, "that pack of bastards!".
8 bāan sēui 班水 — [to gather water] to borrow money, to get hold of money (gywl 24, 16), cf. sēui 水.
9 (yāt) bāan wāa gwái (一)班嗡兜 — a bunch of kids, a group of young kids.
10 bāan yáu 班友 — [to gather friends] to get help from other gang members, cf. bāan máah 班馬.