搵〔揾〕 wan² {wèn}

(verb) 1. find; 2. search; 3. earn (money for living);

搵笨〔揾-〕 wan² ban⁶ {wěn bèn}

(v.) to take advantage of someone; to con / cheat someone; (adj.) to take someone for a fool (to describe a failed attempt to con someone)

搵錢〔揾钱〕 wan² cin² {wèn qián}

to make a profit

搵丁〔揾-〕 wan² ding¹ {wěn dīng}

act of conning / cheating others; to take someone as a fool to try and take advantage of them

搵腳〔揾脚〕 wan² goek³ {wěn jiǎo}

to find an extra person for a team / game, normally used when looking for people to play Mahjong

搵工〔揾-〕 wan² gung¹ {wěn gōng}

(verb) to find a job; to search for a job

搵銀〔揾银〕 wan² ngan² {wěn yín}

to earn money

搵位〔揾-〕 wan² wai² {wěn wèi}

to find a seat (or a table if at a restaurant)

搵錢〔揾钱〕 wan² cin² {wèn qián}

(dialect) to make money

搵食〔揾-〕 wan² sik⁶ {wèn shí}

1. to earn one's living (Cantonese)
2. Mandarin equivalent: 謀生

搵嘢做〔揾--〕 wan² je⁵ zou⁶ {wěn yě zuò}

seeking a job; to do for something to do

搵嚟講〔揾-讲〕 wan² lei⁴ gong² {wěn lí jiǎng}

empty talk; saying something (usually unwelcome criticism or comments) just for the sake of finding something to say

搵兩餐〔揾两-〕 wan² loeng⁵ caan¹ {wěn liǎng cān}

making a living (spoken)

搵老襯〔揾-衬〕 wan² lou⁵ can³ {wěn lǎo chèn}

(v.) to take advantage of someone; to fool someone; to take someone for a ride

搵老婆〔揾--〕 wan² lou⁵ po⁴ {wěn lǎo po}

to find a wife

搵米路〔揾--〕 wan² mai⁵ lou⁶ {wěn mǐ lù}

to find the way to earn money or to make a living

搵世界〔揾--〕 wan² sai³ gaai³ {wěn shì jiè}

to look for a job; to seek one's livelihood

搵周公〔揾--〕 wan² zau¹ gung¹ {wěn Zhōu Gōng}

(v.) to go to sleep.

搵着數〔揾-数〕 wan² zoek⁶ sou³ {wěn zhāo shù}

looking for bargain or specials (spoken)

搵著數〔揾着数〕 wan² zoek⁶ sou³ {wěn zhāo shù}

looking for bargain or specials (spoken)

搵窿捐〔揾--〕 wan³ lung⁴ gyun¹ {wěn lóng juān}

to find a hole for hiding, it means one is very embarrassed

搵嚟辛苦〔揾---〕 wan² lei⁴ san¹ fu² {wěn lí xīn kǔ}

asking for trouble; creating unnecessary work for oneself

搵朝唔得晚〔揾----〕 wan² ziu¹ m⁴ dak¹ maan⁵ {wěn cháo ń de wǎn}

verb; metaphor for not enough income to maintain daily expense