cuk1 cuk1 bong6 seoi2速速磅水
Jyutpingcuk1 cuk1 bong6 seoi2
Yalechūk chūk bohng séui
Definition
To hand over the money quickly.
colloquialmoneyslang
How it's used
This phrase carries a strong, demanding tone that is often used in a semi-joking or aggressive manner between friends or in informal debt collection contexts. The term 磅水 specifically evokes the image of weighing out money, which is a dated but vivid way to describe making a payment. It is strictly colloquial and should be avoided in any professional or polite setting.
Examples
Are you going to pay up quickly, or are you trying to welsh on the debt?
Hand over the money quickly, I am in a rush to go shopping.
Related words
Common phrases
pay up immediately
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a standard way to ask for payment, but using it with strangers or superiors will sound extremely rude or threatening. It is best reserved for close peers where the banter is understood.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.



