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  1. kam chamCantonese for pitiful or miserable.Cantonese
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  2. kan cheongCantonese for nervous, anxious or panicky. Also gan jeong.Cantonese
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  3. suiCantonese/Hokkien for unlucky or lousy (also spelt suay). Careful: Hokkien 'sui' can also mean pretty!Cantonese, Hokkien
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