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揸 zaa1 {zhā}

(verb) 1. to hold (something); 2. drive (car); 3. pilot (plane); 4. make (decision)

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揸波 zaa1 bo1 {zhā bō}

to knead or grab the breasts

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揸車〔-车〕 zaa1 ce1 {zhā chē}

(verb) to drive

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揸兜 zaa1 dau1 {zhā dōu}

describes a person who is in poverty and has to beg for money like a beggar

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揸弗 zaa1 fit1 {zhā fú}

adj; in charge

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揸頸〔-颈〕 zaa1 geng2 {zhā jǐng}

verb; literally grasp the neck, when we say " 揸頸就命" which mean swallow insult and humiliation silently; control oneself and suppress one's indignation

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揸腰 zaa1 jiu1 {zhā yāo}

it is used to described clothes that fit one's waist very well, or are very tight around the waist part

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揸拿 zaa1 naa4 {zhā ná}

(slang) surety; assurance; firmly in one's grasp

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揸手 zaa1 sau2 {zhā shǒu}

(noun) a handshake; (usually referring to a valuable object) 'a grasp on' / 'the ownership of'/ '(to have) it in hand' / 'a hand on'

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揸水 zaa1 seoi2 {zhā shuǐ}

to pee, to urinate

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揸數〔-数〕 zaa1 sou3 {zhā shù}

person in charge or handling funds or accounts

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揸舦 zaa1 taai5 {zhā tài}

to steer a boat; to be at the helm

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揸住 zaa1 zyu6 {zhā zhù}

holding (spoken)

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揸大旗 zaa1 daai6 kei4 {zhā dà qí}

in-charge (slang)

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揸弗人 zaa1 fit1 jan4 {zhā fú rén}

person in charge (project, team, triad etc)

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揸雞腳〔-鸡脚〕 zaa1 gai1 goek3 {zhā jī jiǎo}

verb; catch someone's weaknesses; look for flaws

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揸個扒〔-个-〕 zaa1 go3 paa4 {zhā gè bā}

verb; shake hand

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揸水煲 zaa1 seoi2 bou1 {zhā shuǐ bāo}

to hold water kettle, to work as waiter/ waitress/ server

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揸鐵筆〔-铁笔〕 zaa1 tit3 bat1 {zhā tiě bǐ}

literally meaning to hold a 'metal pen' (usually refers to a crow bar), describes someone who use manual tools (often metallic) to make a living, compared to those who uses a pen to make a living (office based work)

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揸痛腳〔--脚〕 zaa1 tung3 goek3 {zhā tòng jiǎo}

to take advantage of one's mistake or fault

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揸主意 zaa1 zyu2 ji3 {zhā zhǔ yi}

to make decision

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揸大葵扇 zaa1 daai6 kwai4 sin3 {zhā dà kuí shàn}

to act as a matchmaker

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揸頸就命〔-颈--〕 zaa1 geng2 zau6 meng6 {zhā jǐng jiù mìng}

(slang) to endure difficult circumstances because someone is ill-fated; to swallow an insult

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揸正來做〔--来-〕 zaa1 zeng3 lai4 zou6 {zhā zhèng lái zuò}

doing something the exact way as it should be (impartially / fairly), i.e. 'by the book'

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揸正嚟做 zaa1 zeng3 lei4 zou6 {zhā zhèng lí zuò}

being strict in complying with the rules/laws/regulations and not willing to bend the rules

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揸fit zaa1fit {zhā f i t}

in power (slang)

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揸fit人 zaa1 fit jan4 {zhā f i t rén}

leader; person-in-charge

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揸住雞毛當令箭〔--鸡-当--〕 zaa1 zyu6 gai1 mou4 dong1 ling6 zin3 {zhā zhù jī máo dāng lìng jiàn}

to overrate oneself; to overestimate one's power or ability; pretend to have authority over something which one don't have (slang)

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