1.   水鬼升城隍 (Water ghost rises to a king of the Hell)  A junior suddenly gets promoted to a senior position but gains no respect from other people.

2.   落雨收柴 (Fall rain collect firewood)  The winner takes all.

3.   唔理三七二十一 (Don't care three seven two ten one)  Pay no attention to all other factors.

4.   水浸眼眉 (Water soaks eyebrow)  The situation is very dangerous.

5.   剃眼眉 (Shave eyebrows)  To show off in front of enemies/competitors.

6.   九唔搭八 (Nine not ride eight)  Totally irrelevant.

7.   三姑六婆 (Three auntie six grandma)  Gossiping women.

8.   三更半夜 (Three gong half night)  Middle of the night (3 A.M.)

9.   講三講四 (Talk three talk four)  Gossip without supporting evidence.

10. 五體投地 (Five body fall ground)  Kneel down on the ground to show respect.

11.  人山人海 (People mountain people sea)  To describe a very crowded place.

12.  一舊水 (One old water)  One hundred dollars

13.  一撇水 (One slash Water)  One thousand dollars

14.  一盤水 (One bucket water)  Ten thousand dollars

15.  紅衫魚 (Red dress fish)  One hundred dollar note

16.  青蟹 (Green crab)  Ten dollar note

17.  大牛 (Big cow)  Five hundred dollar note

18.  神沙 (God sand)  Small coins

19.  水魚 (Water fish)  Ignorant people who easily fall in to a trap of fraud.

20.  做媒 (Do matchmaker)  Act as a bait to attract victims in a fraud.

21.  火燭鬼 (Fire candle ghost)  A fireman

22.  紅毛鬼 (Red hair ghost)  A foreigner

23.  屎忽鬼 (Asshole ghost)  People who fawn on those in power by all means.

24.  寃氣鬼 (Unjust gas ghost)  A intimate address to a sweetheart.

25.  咸濕鬼 (Salty wet ghost)  An obscene person.