Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: [[to follow]] to follow, to be loyal to, to be together with (lovers); to follow a big brother, to have a formal relationship of allegiance to a triad big brother (st 4, 21).
Definitions
  1. 1 [[to follow]] to follow, to be loyal to, to be together with (lovers); to follow a big brother, to have a formal relationship of allegiance to a triad big brother (st 4, 21).
  2. 2 gān bāan 跟班 — a follower (gwjw 51, 21).
  3. 3 gān chēut sāang yahp sēi 跟出生入死 — to follow a leader with unquestioning loyalty, to be prepared to die for a leader (gwdl 29, 14).
  4. 4 gān chiu 跟緊 — [to follow and watch] to keep watch, to keep an eye on (OS).
  5. 5 gān daaih lóu 跟大佬 — to follow, to be the follower of a triad big brother.
  6. 6 gān jeng 跟正 — to be a follower of, to be a loyal follower of a triad boss (st 1, 19).
  7. 7 gān méih gáu 跟尾狗 — [to follow a dog's tail] an obsequious person, a devoted follower; to be obsequious.
  8. 8 gān sáu méih 跟手尾 — to complete an unfinished job botched by someone else.
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