Cantonese Slang
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  1. 1 [[to open]]
  2. 2 hōi bāau 開苞 — [to open flower bud] to have sex with a virgin, to deflower a virgin (ty 8.5.2000, A1).
  3. 3 hōi bēn 開BAND — to start an activity; to beat up.
  4. 4 tìhng kéuih hōi bēn! 同佢開BAND Beat him up! (jpify 1, 10). —
  5. 5 hōi bo 開渡 — [to play ball] to start an activity, to get down to business (e.g. a fight, sex); to fight (yjw 2, 6); a gang fight (OS); to beat up (ty 29.6.2001, A1).
  6. 6 hōi chāan 開餐 — [to have a meal] to take drugs, to have a fix (gwdl 248, 8); to have sex.
  7. 7 hōi chòhng 開合 — [to open store] to open an account with a broker (financial jargon).
  8. 8 hōi daaih 開大 — [to open big] to defecate, to "take a shit" (ylmw 243, 9).
  9. 9 hōi daaih pin 開大片 — to have a big gang fight, a large gang battle (gwdl 30, 14).
  10. 10 hōi dong 開檔 — [to open a stall] to get ready to take a drug (OS); to start a business, to start an illegal business (gwdl 8, 23).
  11. 11 hōi dou 開刀 — to cut back funding, to lay off staff, to "downsize".
  12. 12 hōi dou 開賭 — to open a gambling establishment, to open a casino.
  13. 13 hōi faa 開花 — [to blossom] a lamp (OS); badly, seriously, in the extreme.
  14. 14 díu dou kéuih hōi fa! X到佢開花! — Give her a good fuck! (snch 32, 6).
  15. 15 hōi faahn 開飯 — to earn enough money to feed one's family; to take drugs, to take a fix (hhj 7, 24).
  16. 16 hōi fo 開火 — [to start fire] to argue, to quarrel, to fight.
  17. 17 waih jek gāi chòuh! mh jihk aa ... maahn yat hōi fo juhng mouh waih! 為隻狗吵! 唔值得 ... 萬一開火仲無謝! You're arguing with him over a prostitute! There's no point ... It's really stupid to start a fight over this! (snch 21, 7). —
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