隻言片語

zek3 jin4 pin3 jyu5

a few words;a word or two

船隻

syun4 zek3

ships; vessels

金牌隻花紅棍

gam1 paai4 zek3 faa1 hung4 gwan3

a top senior enforcer in a triad gang [colloquial]

多個香爐多隻鬼

do1 go3 hoeng1 lou4 do1 zek3 gwai2

the more the people in the business, the less money | profit you can get

隻手遮天

zek3 sau2 ze1 tin1

the act of deceiving people in broad daylight (spoken)

隻揪

zek3 cau1

to fight a duel

片言隻語

pin3 jin4 zek3 jyu5

a few words

多隻香爐多隻鬼

do1 zek3 hoeng1 lou4 do1 zek3 gwai2

the more the people in the business, the less money | profit you can get

細隻

sai3 zek3

small

一隻狗噉

jat1 zek3 gau2 gam2

one behaving like a dog

蠢過隻豬

ceon2 gwo3 zek3 zyu1

dumber than a pig (spoken)

隻嘢

zek3 je5

'that so-and-so'; 'that thing', used to refer to someone in a rude way (to expre

隻揪隻

zek3 cau1 zek3

to fight a duel

呢隻嘢

nei1 zek3 je5

this [thing or animal]

大隻累累

daai6 zek3 leoi4 leoi4

strong, buff, but not useful

嗰隻衰嘢

go2 zek3 seoi1 je5

that bad thing or animal, or that jerk

你隻嘢

nei5 zek3 je5

you rascal; you devil; you scoundrel [colloquial]

隻字不提

zek3 zi6 bat1 tai4

not a word of; not say a single word about; be silent about; not so much as ment

丙到隻嘢咁

bing2 dou3 zek3 je5 gam2

to be beaten up to a bad state [colloquial]

一隻屐

jat1 zek3 kek6

literally: a clog; describes someone who is overworked [colloquial]