(often attributive) A system of viewing individual television programmes for an additional charge over and above that for the standard service; normally used on cable and satellite systems.

The net earnings of a salary or wage earner.

(Britain) The national system whereby income tax and national insurance is deducted by an employer from the salary or wages of an employee.

To outlay money which is owed as a membership fee or price of admission.

(euphemistic) To die.

(now rare) Homesickness.

(Hong Kong) A kind of open-air food stall.

plural of dai pai dong

If you commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it.

A type of Chinese fiction modeled after classical romances involving a tragic love between an effeminate male protagonist and a tender young woman.