(pos:動詞)(label:俚語)
<explanation>
yue:#摑
eng:to slap one's face
<eg>
yue:#兜巴星 (dau1 baa1 sing1)
eng:slap on the face
<eg>
yue:星佢一巴 (sing1 keoi5 jat1 baa1)
eng:to slap someone in the face
<eg>
yue:你再嘈就星你一巴！ (nei5 zoi3 cou4 zau6 sing1 nei5 jat1 baa1!)
eng:If you keep annoying me, I'll slap you in the face!

(pos:動詞)
<explanation>
yue:由下而上；亦都可以寫作#昇
eng:to elevate; to gain; to go up; to raise; to rise
<eg>
yue:升降 (sing1 gong3)
eng:to rise and fall
<eg>
yue:升旗 (sing1 kei4)
eng:to raise a flag
<eg>
yue:個氣球升咗上天。 (go3 hei3 kau4 sing1 zo2 soeng5 tin1.)
eng:The balloon rose up into the air.
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<explanation>
yue:（數字、價格、指數等）增加、向上調
eng:to rise; to go up; to increase (of numbers, prices, or indices)
<eg>
yue:大升 (daai6 sing1)
eng:to rise sharply; to surge
<eg>
yue:今日恒指升咗三百點。 (gam1 jat6 hang4 zi2 sing1 zo2 saam1 baak3 dim2.)
eng:The Hang Seng Index gained 300 points today.
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<explanation>
yue:令人就任更上一級嘅職位；亦都可以寫作#陞
eng:to promote one to a higher position; to receive a promotion; to be promoted
<eg>
yue:步步高陞 (bou6 bou6 gou1 sing1)
eng:to be promoted to higher and higher positions
<eg>
yue:佢升咗做經理。 (keoi5 sing1 zo2 zou6 ging1 lei5.)
eng:He has been promoted to the position of manager.
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<explanation>
yue:捉#象棋 嗰陣將隻#車 或者#炮 向前郁去中線
eng:(of Chinese chess) to move the chariot or the cannon forward and closer to the river
<eg>
yue:升高隻車 (sing1 gou1 zek3 geoi1)
eng:to move the chariot forward

(pos:語素)
<explanation>
yue:比喻細碎或發亮嘅物件
eng:fragments; small bits and pieces
<eg>
yue:#零星 (ling4 sing1)
eng:scattered
<eg>
yue:#星火燎原 (sing1 fo2 liu4 jyun4)
eng:a spark can set off a fire that scorches the plains
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<explanation>
yue:比喻為人崇拜、注目，或者係某事嘅主要人物
eng:a metaphor for somebody who is worshipped, subject of attention, or otherwise an important person; celebrity
<eg>
yue:#明日之星 (ming4 jat6 zi1 sing1)
eng:a future star
<eg>
yue:政治明星 (zing3 zi6 ming4 sing1)
eng:a political celebrity
<eg>
yue:#脱星 (tyut3 sing1)
eng:porn star
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<explanation>
yue:天空上面反光或者發光嘅天體
eng:luminous celestial bodies
<eg>
yue:#木星 (muk6 sing1)
eng:Jupiter
<eg>
yue:#北極星 (bak1 gik6 sing1)
eng:Polaris
<eg>
yue:#彗星 (seoi6 sing1)
eng:comet

(pos:名詞)
<explanation>
yue:#星星，泛指宇宙中會發光嘅#天體（量詞：粒）
eng:star; luminous celestial body
<eg>
yue:今晚個天好清，睇到好多星。 (gam1 maan5 go3 tin1 hou2 cing1, tai2 dou2 hou2 do1 sing1.)
eng:The sky is so clear today that many stars are visible.
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<explanation>
yue:有四隻或以上尖角嘅星形圖案，就好似「✧」「☆」「＊」（量詞：粒）
eng:star; an object that has a geometrical shape of at least 4 acute angles, in the shape of a "star" as commonly depicted, e.g. "✧ ☆ ＊"
<eg>
yue:嗰間酒店有幾多粒星？ (go2 gaan1 zau2 dim3 jau5 gei2 do1 nap1 sing1?)
eng:How many stars is this hotel rated at?
<eg>
yue:先生俾咗粒星佢獎勵佢幅畫。 (sin1 saang1 bei2 zo2 nap1 sing1 keoi5 zoeng2 lai6 keoi5 fuk1 waa2.)
eng:The teacher gave her a gold star for her drawing.
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<explanation>
yue:專指#星號，符號「*」（量詞：粒／個）
eng:asterisk; the symbol "*"
<eg>
yue:份 menu 最底打咗粒星，寫明要收 10% 服務費。 (fan6 men1 niu2 zeoi3 dai2 daa2 zo2 nap1 sing1, se2 ming4 jiu3 sau1 sap6 poe6 sen1 fuk6 mou6 fai3.)
eng:There's an asterisk at the bottom of the menu, stating that 10% service charge is required.

(pos:量詞)
yue:即係#公升
eng:litre
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yue:古時容量單位，十#合 等於一升，十升等於一#斗。現時日本同韓國仲有使用，當地一升相當於1.80391#公升。
eng:sheng; an ancient measurement of volume; 10 #合 gap3 equates to 1 升, and 10 升 equates to 1 #斗 dau2; it is still used in present-day Japan and Korea, where it equates to approximately 1.8 litres