Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: [[to know]]
Definitions
  1. 1 [[to know]]
  2. 2 sik chui 識趣 — to know what is best to do (dyj 72, 9).
  3. 3 sik dū 識 DO — to know what is best to do, to know the right way to proceed (gwdl 23, 24).
  4. 4 sik fo 識貨 — [to know the goods] to have good taste, to know how to choose, to have a good eye for something.
  5. 5 sik jouh 識做 — to know what is best to do (gwdl 96, 5); to need no further instructions.
  6. 6 sik lòu 識撈 — to know what is best to do; to know how to make money.
  7. 7 sik ... lóuh syú 識 ... 老鼠 — to not know someone, to not recognise someone as having authority or status.
  8. 8 ngóh sik neih lóuh syú 我識你老鼠 — I've never heard of you (yjw 1, 21).
  9. 9 sik (néih) sí faat 識(你)乘恩 — to not know someone, to not recognise someone as having authority or status.
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