to comb; to braid; to plait

a comb; coarse comb; brush

a hand/bunch of (bananas)

(slang) the unit of bananas = a bunch of bananas

comb the hair

visit sb. empty-handed; neglect to bring a gift when visiting sb., in Taiwan they say 帶兩串蕉

life insurance

soda cracker

saltine crackers

insurance (loanword)

comb | Cant.: 梳

a soda (as phonetic loanword)

(noun) baking soda (梳打粉); soda (loanword); soda pop

a spinster, a lifelong celibate woman | also 自梳, 梳起

female who declared they are and will stay single; female servants (spoken)

a sofa bed

sofa-bed

combine and brushing, a form of execution where one is combed by metal brushes which remove chunks of flesh

comb the hair and wash the face

to visit one without any gift

a spinster, a woman who has no intention of getting married; a woman who is "married to herself" (自梳). This term refers to how the hair was combed up, which was only done by married women.

the customary act for a woman who decides to remain single (unmarried) for life, the symbolic practice for these women is to keep their hair in a bun

to insure onself (against)

to buy insurance

a sofa

(noun) sofa

sofa; couch | Std. Chin.: 沙發

(noun) couch; sofa

"come ashore" (loanword)

literally: golden comb; come ashore (loanword) [written and colloquial, uncommon]

a spinster, a woman who is "married to herself" and has no intention of getting married | also 梳起

female who declares she will not get married

very soft; comfortable

soda drinks

vegetables

cream soda

cream soda (spoken)

(a dessert) Soufflé

(noun) Salisbury Road, which is a road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

baking soda