Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: [[to lose; to get rid of]] to know the mahjong tiles by touch, without needing to look and see if the tile is wanted; [< love] to like, to love, to enjoy (gwdl 26, 13).
Definitions
  1. 1 [[to lose; to get rid of]] to know the mahjong tiles by touch, without needing to look and see if the tile is wanted; [< love] to like, to love, to enjoy (gwdl 26, 13).
  2. 2 lāt dáai 甩底 — [to loose sole] to not turn up for an appointment, to "stand someone up" (ssj 191, 35).
  3. 3 lāt fai 甩揦 — to be beaten up badly.
  4. 4 lāt kèih 甩期 — to miss the deadline.
  5. 5 lāt pèih lāt gwāt 甩皮甩骨 — to be in bad shape, to have been knocked about (fkn 4, 31).
  6. 6 lāt sān 甩身 — to be exempted from, to escape, to avoid (tlwjfy 1, 5); to get rid of a problem (gwdl 47, 16).
  7. 7 lāt síng máah làu 甩繩猴騷 — [loose string monkey] a very naughty child; someone no longer under the control of their superior or guardian.
  8. 8 lāt sòu 甩鎖 — to lose face.
  9. 9 lāt tō 甩掉 — [to lose hold] to break up a relationship, to break off an affair; to neglect something.
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