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舉
Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: [[to raise]]
Definitions
  1. 1 [[to raise]]
  2. 2 géui jūng ji 舉中指 — [to raise the middle finger] to make an obscene gesture with the finger, to give the finger to (dfyb 9.12.2001, C12).
  3. 3 géui máah gaak 舉馬格 — a door (OS).
  4. 4 géui sáu ji louh 舉手之勞 — to help, to assist, to "lift a finger".
Other Readings
舉
to initiate | to choose | to raise | to erect | to praise | deportment | # adapt
Words containing 舉
舉腳贊成
total support; complete agreement
舉報電話
a hotline telephone line (for reporting sth to the authorities)
一舉成名
lit. one passed imperial examinations and make fame, meaning one who make fame i
行政長官選舉條例
The Chief Executive Election Ordinance
義舉
(noun) majestic deed; a beneficial action for the public good
選舉團制度
the electoral college system
共襄盛舉
to work together to accomplish a project; to work together to finish a great und
有選舉權
constituent
不公平的選舉
a rigged election
舉世聞名
world-famous
舉辦
to conduct; to hold
舉嘢
to pawn valuables (lit., "raise things")
舉國上下
the whole nation; everyone in the country
老舉
[[the old lift up]] a pawnbroker; a prostitute (old fashioned term) (yl 27.10.20
列舉
cite one by one; list
輕而易舉
effortless; to do something without making an effort
舉殯
hold a funeral
總統選舉
presidential election
選舉委員會
election committee
舉目無親
be a stranger in a foreign land; be without friends or family; have nobody to tu
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