硬嘢 [－－]

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Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、俚語
    指硬幣​（​好似​利是​入​面​嘅​碎​銀​）
    a dollar, a coin (e.g. coins in a red packet). Literally: solid things
    • 以前封利是唔係個個有錢俾銀紙，有啲細路無家教一摸到利是入面係硬嘢就會扁咀。
      以前封利是唔系个个有钱俾银纸，有啲细路无家教一摸到利是入面系硬嘢就会扁咀。
      In previous time not everyone as rich as today to put bank notes into red packets, some vulgar kids would pull a long face when they felt there's a coin inside the red packet.
  2. 名詞、俚語
    好​掯​(​kang3​)​嘅​、​好​犀利​嘅​嘢​（​例如​濃度​好​高​嘅​酒​，​好​難應​付​嘅​人​）
    strong, powerful, tough, difficult to handle or control (e.g. alcohol that is very strong, people who are hard to deal with)
    • 嘩，呢條女係硬嘢嚟喎，你同佢合作要小心啲喇。
      哗，呢条女系硬嘢嚟㖞，你同佢合作要小心啲喇。
      Wow, this girl is a tough one, you need to be careful to cooperate with her.

硬嘢 [－－]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. something solid / hard; a coin (usually implies an ungenerous gift especially when receiving coins in a red packet); tough; strong; powerful; something difficult to handle [colloquial]
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    本书软癞癞，冇硬嘢垫住好难喺上面写嘢。
    本書軟癩癩，冇硬嘢墊住好難喺上面寫嘢。
    bun2 syu1 jyun5 laai4 laai4, mou5 ngaang6 je5 zin3 zyu6 hou2 naan4 hai2 soeng6 min6 se2 je5.
    • The book is too soft, without a hard surface underneath it's hard to write anything on it.
  2. Cantonese
    以前封利是唔系个个有钱俾银纸，有啲细路无家教一摸到利是入面系硬嘢就会扁咀。
    以前封利是唔係個個有錢俾銀紙，有啲細路無家教一摸到利是入面係硬嘢就會扁咀。
    • In previous time not everyone as rich as today to put bank notes into red packets, some vulgar kids would pull a long face when they felt there's a coin inside the red packet.
  3. Cantonese
    哗，呢条女系硬嘢嚟㖞，你同佢合作要小心啲喇。
    嘩，呢條女係硬嘢嚟喎，你同佢合作要小心啲喇。
    • Wow, this girl is a tough one, you need to be careful to cooperate with her.