「炒」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: caau2
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to stir-fry
    (Cant.) 我ngo5想soeng2食sik6腐fu6乳jyu5炒caau2通tung1菜coi3。
    (Eng.) I'd like to eat fried water spinach with fermented bean curd.

  • to speculate
    (Cant.) 依ji1家gaa1好hou2多do1人jan4炒caau2樓lau2,搞gaau2到dou3樓lau4價gaa3高gou1企kei5。
    (Eng.) Many people speculate in the property market. This pushes up the price of the property market.

  • to fire; to sack; to lay off
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5因jan1為wai6成seng4日jat6返faan1工gung1遲ci4到dou3,所so2以ji5俾bei2人jan4炒caau2咗zo2。
    (Eng.) He was fired for being late for work all the time.

  • (usually of matches or games) to win by a large margin
    (Cant.) 巴baa1西sai1只zi2係hai6俾bei2荷ho4蘭laan1炒caau2咗zo2三saam1球kau4,已ji5經ging1好hou2過gwo3上soeng6一jat1場coeng4對deoi3德dak1國gwok3㗎gaa3喇laa3!
    (Eng.) Brazil only lost 0-3 against the Netherlands, it's already an improvement compared with their match with the Germans!

  • to fail; to perform badly
    (Cant.) 我ngo5考haau2試si5炒caau2咗zo2。
    (Eng.) I perform badly on the exam.

  • to have an argument; to have a row
    (Cant.) 琴kam4日jat6我ngo5同tung4佢keoi5炒caau2咗zo2,所so2以ji5你nei5唔m4好hou2叫giu3我ngo5幫bong1你nei5揾wan2佢keoi5喇laa3。
    (Eng.) I had a row with him yesterday. Please don't ask me to contact him for you.

  • (of vehicles or trains) to crash; to hit something
    (Cant.) 架gaa3車ce1炒caau2咗zo2上soeng2路lou6壆bok3。
    (Eng.) The car crashed into the kerb.

See also: 炒賣 投機 猜測 猜 估 射 炒魷魚 炒魷 辭 革扯 解僱
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