「發水」

(pos:動詞)
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yue:浸啲嘢落水度等佢發脹；灌水後發脹、體積增大
eng:to soak in water and swell up; to be swollen with water
<eg>
yue:#發水麪包 (faat3 seoi2 min6 baau1)
eng:bread soaked in water
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yue:發水肉 (faat3 seoi2 juk6)
eng:meat pumped with water
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yue:啲雪耳要發咗水先煲㗎。 (di1 syut3 ji5 jiu3 faat3 zo2 seoi2 sin1 bou1 gaa3.)
eng:You need to swell up the snow fungus before cooking it.
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yue:#報大數；指用各種方法誇大數量、程度
eng:(of numbers or extent) inflated
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yue:#發水樓 (faat3 seoi2 lau2)
eng:inflated flat unit
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yue:而家啲職位好發水，好多人啱啱畢業就做經理。 (ji4 gaa1 di1 zik1 wai6 hou2 faat3 seoi2, hou2 do1 jan4 ngaam1 ngaam1 bat1 jip6 zau6 zou6 ging1 lei5.)
eng:Nowadays, job titles are so inflated that many become managers shortly after graduation.