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私了
Mandarin: si1 liao3
verb Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: To settle a dispute privately without involving police or lawyers. Can range from a handshake deal to street-level "justice." Very common in triad contexts and everyday HK disputes.
私
T1
了
T5
Definitions
  1. 1 settle or deal with an issue in private verb
Other Readings
私了
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