salt water

a saltwater fish

to have been educated abroad (outside of HK or China)

(verb) to soak in salty water (slang) saying someone studies abroad

deep fried dumpling containing pork and a lot of air -- a common dim sum (點心) dish. The shell is crispy on the outside but glutinous on the inside. It's shaped like an egg with slightly pointy ends. (literally, "salt water corners").

the English language (鹹水 indicating foreign)

a dangerous building, a badly-built building

salt water buildings: because of the expense of using fresh water, some public housing in Tseun Wan among other areas in the 1960s was built by contractors using untreated sea water for mixing concrete. In the 1980s the buildings were found to be deteriorating and proved dangerous.

salt water grass, used to make mats or tie up bundles at the grocer

prostitute from Guangdong (esp. one in Shanghai before the Revolution)

another name for the city of Vancouver in Canada

flush money down the toilet; pour money down the drain; squander money mainly by making unwise/careless investment

throw money into the salty sea

a foreign swindler [colloquial]