curve [------]

Jyutping laai1 c u r v e
Pinyin lā curu:e

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese, Hong-Kong, figuratively, verb-object
    to cause the standards to change
  2. verb, Cantonese, Hong-Kong, verb-object
    to shift the curve used in such grading system
  3. verb, Cantonese, Hong-Kong, verb-object
    to grade on a curve