💡 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[[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).
2lāt dáai 甩底 — [to loose sole] to not turn up for an appointment, to "stand someone up" (ssj 191, 35).
3lāt fai 甩揦 — to be beaten up badly.
4lāt kèih 甩期 — to miss the deadline.
5lāt pèih lāt gwāt 甩皮甩骨 — to be in bad shape, to have been knocked about (fkn 4, 31).
6lāt sān 甩身 — to be exempted from, to escape, to avoid (tlwjfy 1, 5); to get rid of a problem (gwdl 47, 16).
7lāt 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.
8lāt sòu 甩鎖 — to lose face.
9lāt tō 甩掉 — [to lose hold] to break up a relationship, to break off an affair; to neglect something.