sparse; thin; scattered | [antonym] 密

negligent; neglect; careless

hollow; void; shallow

dredge (a river); remove obstruction

scatter; thin out; disperse

distant; not familiar | [antonym] 親

(adjective) Unfamiliar (with a skill, relationship of relatives, etc.)

channelize

neglect; negligence; to overlook; carelessness

distant male cousin (on father's side)

distant male cousin

sparse

dredge

mediate between two parties

sorry (used as if it's a Chinese word: e.g. 疏咩利) [also] 唆哩

be unfamiliar with the place and the people

describes the situation where a person is unfamiliar with a new place

out of practice; rusty

unfamiliar; strange

a soda cracker

a distant relative

distant relative

estranged; become alienated

having the same paternal grandfather or great-grandfather; distant (as in a relative)

distant (relative on the father's side)

to make a (careless) mistake / oversight

observing

there are differences between family members and outsiders

prioritize family members over outsiders; give favour to those close to oneself; make/have distinction between close associates and mere acquaintances

big spender; sb. who squanders their money away [Syn][]洗腳唔抹腳；大花筒；大花灑 [國]揮金如土；揮霍無度

a spendthrift; a wasteful or extravagant spender

you can't run from the law; the law is without mercy; the net of justice allows no criminal to go unpunished

天網恢恢，疏而不漏

the net of Heaven has large meshes, but it lets nothing through

法網恢恢，疏而不漏

justice has a long arm; Heaven's justice is inescapable

generous (spoken)

colander; strainer; oil skimmer

sparse but graceful; desolate; bleak; thinning; thinly scattered

to have lost the ability to do sth (have rusty skills)

one's skills getting rusty after years of no practice

unfamiliar; out of practice; rusty

become rusty with a once perfected skill due to less practice or usage

soda (as a loanword, normally 汽水)