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- 甩難lat1 naan6(verb) to get rid of; off the hook; to escape from troubles
- 船艙syun4 cong1hold of ship
- 抵銷dai2 siu1variant of 抵消[di3 xiao1]
- 沙蟲saa1 cung2sandworm
- 規例kwai1 lai6regulations
- 忍讓jan2 joeng6to exercise forbearance
- 昏睡fan1 seoi6to sleep heavily (due to illness, fatigue etc)
- 灰士fiu1 si2(noun) fuse
- 喜惡hei2 wu3likes and dislikes
- 休想jau1 soeng2don't think (that)
- 避諱bei6 wai5to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders)
- 罹難lei4 naan6to die in an accident or disaster
- 散席saan3 zik6end of a banquet
- 撲空pok3 hung1lit. to rush at thin air
- 壓驚aat3 ging1to calm down from being too scared
- 童黨tung4 dong2juvenile gangs
- 舊約gau6 joek3Old Testament
- 瓜葛gwaa1 got3connection
- 病危beng6 ngai4to be critically ill
- 比利時bei2 lei6 si4Belgium
- 恭賀gung1 ho6to congratulate respectfully
- 鑽營zyun3 jing4toadying for personal gain
- 針眼zam1 ngaan5eye of a needle
- 填海tin4 hoi2land reclamation
- 熱飲jit6 jam2hot drink
- 轉眼間zyun2 ngaan5 gaan1in the blink of an eye
- 鏡架geng3 gaa2eyeglasses frame
- 管束gun2 cuk1to exercise control over
- 屎皮si2 pei4bad, low quality
- 隔膜gaak3 mok6diaphragm (anatomy)
- 未嘗mei6 soeng4not ever
- 優厚jau1 hau5generous, liberal (pay, compensation)
- 理論上lei5 leon6 soeng6(adverb) theoretically
- 煙仔jin1 zai2(noun) cigarette
- 賭檔dou2 dong3gambling den
- 超支ciu1 zi1to overspend
- 挖角waat3 gok3to poach (talent, personnel from competitors)
- 扎醒zaat3 seng2verb; to wake at a sudden from sleep
- 耳背ji5 bui3to be hearing impaired
- 灰燼fui1 zeon2ashes
- 台姐toi4 ze1a minicab
- 食屎sik6 si2eat shit; piss off
- 殿軍din6 gwan1runner-up
- 深秋sam1 cau1late autumn
- 續篇zuk6 pin1sequel
- 辣著laat3 zoek6to provoke [colloquial]
- 薯片syu4 pin2fried potato chips
- 肉醬juk6 zoeng3minced meat sauce
- 屎眼si2 ngaan5anus
- 休眠jau1 min4(biology) dormant
- 衚衕wu4 tung4variant of 胡同[hu2 tong4]
- 尋死cam4 sei2to attempt suicide
- 肉赤juk6 cek3(adjective) to be at loath to do something; heartache; distressed; to be averse to wasting or losing something, usually refering to money
- 赤身cek3 san1naked
- 埋牙maai4 ngaa4a situation where two parties are getting ready to go head to head in a competition; when success is in sight for matters relating to arranging contacts
- 綏靖seoi1 zing6to pacify
- 惰性do6 sing3inert (chemistry)
- 脊柱zek3 cyu5spinal column
- 刪去saan1 heoi3to delete
- 托賴tok3 laai6 rely on one's elder or an influential person for protection, it is an expression used when people are being asked how they have been to show that they appreciate others' concern
- 父系fu6 hai6paternal line
- 撕毀si1 wai2to tear up
- 奔放ban1 fong3bold and unrestrained
- 盟約mang4 joek3contract of alliance
- 揣測cyun2 caak1to guess
- 積存zik1 cyun4to stockpile
- 陰核jam1 wat6clitoris
- 招積ziu1 zik1cocky; arrogant
- 分賬fan1 zoeng3to share profits (or debt)
- 飽學baau2 hok6learned
- 稠密cau4 mat6dense
- 蠟筆laap6 bat1crayon (wax type)
- 誘餌jau5 nei6bait
- 阿富汗aa3 fu3 hon6Afghanistan
- 不仁bat1 jan4not benevolent
- 虐殺joek6 saat3to kill (or assault) sadistically
- 清閒cing1 haan4idle
- 貞操zing1 cou1(usually of women) chastity
- 笨重ban6 zung6heavy; cumbersome; unwieldy
- 賴貓laai3 maau1(slang) rascally; scoundrelly; roguish; to not admit failure by giving many excuses; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost a game; to deny that one has made a promise; to act as if something never happened
- 糖衣tong4 ji1frosting or icing (on cakes etc)
- 肇慶siu6 hing3see 肇慶市|肇庆市[Zhao4 qing4 Shi4]
- 前嫌cin4 jim4former hatred
- 倒戈dou2 gwo1to change sides in a war
- 激憤gik1 fan5to stir up emotions
- 洋酒joeng4 zau2(noun) Western liquor
- 異象ji6 zoeng6(religion) a vision
- 顧住gu3 zyu6(verb) to pay attention to; to take care of; to watch for; to be mindful of; to be careful; to look after; to keep thinking about
- 涼茶loeng4 caa4Chinese herb tea
- 轉乘zyun2 sing4to transfer
- 花盆faa1 pun4flower pot
- 筆友bat1 jau5pen pal
- 棄子hei3 zi2sacrificed piece (in chess or Go)
- 菜譜coi3 pou2menu (in restaurant)
- 圍裙wai4 kwan2apron
- 滅門mit6 mun4to exterminate an entire family
- 剪草zin2 cou2lawn pruning or mowing
- 深究sam1 gau3to perform an in-depth investigation
- 鴕鳥to4 niu5ostrich
- 犬隻hyun2 zek3(formal) dog (used in official documents, news reports etc)
- 獻計hin3 gai3to offer advice
- 留宿lau4 suk1to put up a guest
- 神智san4 zi3mind
- 屍首si1 sau2dead body; corpse (Note: In expressions like 屍首分離|尸首分离[shi1 shou5 fen1 li2] or 屍首異處|尸首异处[shi1 shou5 yi4 chu4], decapitation is implied.)
- 拖友to1 jau2the slang to refer to a person's girlfriend or boyfriend
- 雜工zaap6 gung1unskilled worker
- 鑽戒zyun3 gaai3diamond ring
- 公事包gung1 si6 baau1(Tw) briefcase
- 介詞gaai3 ci4preposition
- 炒粉caau2 fan2(food) stir-fried rice noodles
- 泛指faan3 zi2to make a general reference
- 菱形ling4 jing4rhombus
- 撞彩zong6 coi2(verb
- 質樸zat1 pok3simple
- 餡餅haam2 beng2meat pie
- 聚首zeoi6 sau2to gather
- 招供ziu1 gung1to confess
- 立秋laap6 cau1Liqiu or Start of Autumn, 13th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-22nd August
- 衰亡seoi1 mong4to decline
- 圍標wai4 biu1bid rigging
- 撈家lou1 gaa1(noun) a gang member; a triad member; a thug; someone who makes a living by doing illegal things like cheating and stealing
- 臭檔cau3 dong3cocky; arrogant (slang)
- 唔切m4 cit3to not be able to do something in time
- 鞭策bin1 caak3to spur on
- 醒爬sing2 paa4smart
- 眺望tiu3 mong6to survey the scene from an elevated position
- 溺愛nik1 oi3to spoil
- 抹油maat3 jau4to anoint
- 侍奉si6 fung6to wait upon
- 偷薄tau1 bok6to make thinner
- 主顧zyu2 gu3client
- 鍋貼wo1 tip3fried dumpling
- 陰毒jam1 duk6sinister
- 自嘲zi6 zaau1to mock oneself
- 星期一sing1 kei4 jat1Monday
- 狂喜kwong4 hei2ecstasy
- 躍升joek3 sing1to leap to (a higher position etc)
- 次文化ci3 man4 faa3subculture
- 端倪dyun1 ngai4boundary
- 今晨gam1 san4this morning
- 顧全gu3 cyun4to give careful consideration to
- 庭園ting4 jyun4flower garden
- 稿費gou2 fai3author's remuneration
- 閒情haan4 cing4leisurely frame of mind
- 妹夫mui6 fu1younger sister's husband
- 褻瀆sit3 duk6(literary) to blaspheme; to desecrate; to profane
- 爛仔laan6 zai2(noun) a gangster; a goon; a thug, a hoodlum
- 攝影師sip3 jing2 si1photographer; cinematographer; cameraman
- 公祭gung1 zai3public memorial service
- 提琴tai4 kam4instrument of the violin family (violin, viola, cello or double bass)
- 同姓tung4 sing3same family name
- 重要性zung6 jiu3 sing3importance
- 針紙zam1 zi2proof of vaccination certificate (針黹: needlework)
- 董事會dung2 si6 wui2board of directors
- 奸細gaan1 sai3a spy
- 填平tin4 ping4verb; fill and level up
- 吊環diu3 waan4rings (gymnastics)
- 茶莊caa4 zong1tea shop
- 粉嶺fan2 leng5Fanling, a town situated in Northern New Territories in Hong Kong
- 模版mou4 baan2variant of 模板[mu2 ban3]
- 百佳baak3 gaai1PARKnSHOP, a supermarket chains in Hong Kong
- 放債fong3 zaai3to lend money (for interest); to give credit
- 聖像sing3 zoeng6(old) image of Confucius
- 作伴zok3 pun2to accompany
- 所為so2 wai4what one does
- 賓主ban1 zyu2guest and host
- 苦功fu2 gung1hard work
- 熱淚jit6 leoi6hot tears
- 開倉hoi1 cong1to set up an account with a broker [colloquial]
- 掩體jim2 tai2bunker (military)
- 謝禮ze6 lai5honorarium
- 預早jyu6 zou2in advance; beforehand
- 應景jing3 ging2according with the times
- 疤痕baa1 han4scar
- 祖傳zou2 cyun4passed on from ancestors
- 舌尖sit3 zim1tip of tongue
- 抄寫caau1 se2to copy
- 據報geoi3 bou3it is reported; according to reports
- 銀耳ngan4 ji5white fungus (Tremella fuciformis)
- 傳呼cyun4 fu1to notify sb of a call
- 亮燈loeng6 dang1to turn on a light; (of a light) to light up
- 掃帚sou3 zaau2broom
- 毒梟duk6 hiu1drug lord
- 影藝jing2 ngai6film art
- 咕嚕gu4 lu4(onom.) to rumble (of a stomach)
- 邪門ce4 mun4strange
- 屎橋si2 kiu2a lousy plan
- 後援hau6 wun4reinforcement
- 伙記fo2 gei3(noun
- 刮龍gwaat3 lung2corruption; graft
- 抄本caau1 bun2handwritten copy
- 撈起lou1 hei2(slang) (from the ocean) to bring to the surface; to dredge up; to make one's way in the world; to go up in the world; to make one's mark
- 展露zin2 lou6to expose
- 焦躁ziu1 cou3fretful
- 賣甩maai6 lat1betray
- 萌生mang4 sang1to burgeon
- 炒魷魚caau2 jau4 jyu2(coll.) to fire sb
- 纏綿cin4 min4touching (emotions)
- 紅十字會hung4 sap6 zi6 wui2the Red Cross
- 師徒si1 tou4master and disciple