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- 揮發fai1 faat3to volatilize
- 陽曆joeng4 lik6solar calendar
- 擦鞋caat3 haai4(verb) to clean and polish shoes; (slang) to toady; to bootlick; to flatter
- 敗退baai6 teoi3to retreat in defeat
- 絕倫zyut6 leon4outstanding
- 前浪cin4 long6the older generation [colloquial]
- 白晝baak6 zau3daytime
- 私訊si1 seon3(Tw) private message
- 説話syut3 waa6To speak
- 井號zeng2 hou2number sign # (punctuation)
- 拒收keoi5 sau1to reject
- 鑲嵌soeng1 ham3to inlay
- 迎擊jing4 gik1to face an attack
- 開竅hoi1 hiu3to get it straight
- 扁平足bin2 ping4 zuk1flat feet
- 造詣cou3 ngai6level of mastery (of a skill or area of knowledge)
- 眷顧gyun3 gu3to care for
- 榜眼bong2 ngaan5candidate who came second in the Han-lin examination
- 良方loeng4 fong1good medicine
- 思春si1 ceon1same as 懷春|怀春[huai2 chun1]
- 招搖ziu1 jiu4to rock back and forth
- 灣仔waan1 zai2Wan Chai district of Hong Kong
- 鋤頭co4 tau2hoe
- 傷患soeng1 waan6injured person
- 傻仔so4 zai2(noun) a stupid boy;a fool; a simpleton; an idiot
- 受不了sau6 bat1 liu5unbearable
- 蛇仔se4 zai2literal meaning or translation: small snake(s); the driver's assistant whose job is to help with maintaining the vehicles and to solicit customers; a middleman who helps loansharks to solicit customers
- 郵購jau4 kau3to purchase by mail; to mail-order
- 傳譯cyun4 jik6to translate
- 詬病gau3 beng6to denounce
- 露宿lou6 suk1to sleep outdoors
- 自誇zi6 kwaa1to boast
- 古琴gu2 kam4guqin or qin, a long zither with seven strings, plucked with the fingers
- 董事長dung2 si6 zoeng2chairman of the board of directors
- 連仁lin1 jan2linen
- 劍擊gim3 gik1fencing (sport)
- 腰果jiu1 gwo2cashew nuts
- 霧燈mou6 dang1fog lights (of a motor vehicle)
- 打拳daa2 kyun2to do shadowboxing
- 選材syun2 coi4to select a suitable material; the material selection
- 滑石waat6 sek6talc
- 劫掠gip3 loek6to loot
- 遊俠jau4 hap6knight-errant
- 舉債geoi2 zaai3to raise a loan
- 坊間fong1 gaan1(originally) (in) the bookshops
- 執念zap1 nim6obsession (CL:股[gu3])
- 釘牌deng1 paai4license cancelled (spoken)
- 杯耳bui1 ji5(noun) the handles of cups
- 玩串waan2 cyun3to stir up a situation; to provote somone [colloquial]
- 血槽hyut3 cou4fuller; blood groove (on a blade)
- 耳鳴ji5 ming4tinnitus
- 探監taam3 gaam1to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend)
- 冊子caak3 zi2a book
- 清景cing1 ging2elegant; refined
- 招租ziu1 zou1(of a house or room) to be for rent
- 大使館daai6 si3 gun2embassy
- 肛交gong1 gaau1anal intercourse
- 氣喘hei3 cyun2to gasp for breath
- 急促gap1 cuk1urgent
- 做瓜zou6 gwaa1to kill
- 奔赴ban1 fu6to rush to
- 受僱sau6 gu3to be employed
- 就裡zau6 leoi5inside story
- 端午dyun1 ng5see 端午節|端午节[Duan1 wu3 jie2]
- 苦楚fu2 co2suffering
- 榨取zaa3 ceoi2to extract
- 付諸fu6 zyu1to apply to
- 疆界goeng1 gaai3border
- 截獲zit6 wok6to intercept
- 共同體gung6 tung4 tai2community
- 證婚zing3 fan1to be witness (at a wedding)
- 丁屎ding1 si2a tiny bit [colloquial]
- 心息sam1 sik1give up
- 渺茫miu5 mong4uncertain
- 民怨man4 jyun3popular grievance
- 謎底mai4 dai2answer to a riddle
- 嫩口nyun6 hau2fresh, tender, and delicious; it is also used to describe young and charming boys and girls who one has sexual interests in
- 還俗waan4 zuk6to return to normal life (leaving a monastic order)
- 大皇daai6 wong4the leader of a conspiracy [colloquial]
- 釘蓋deng1 goi3dead; passed away; literally 'to nail down the lid'
- 宅女zaak6 neoi2female geek; female nerd; otaku girl
- 屋租uk1 zou1rent for house
- 橫線waang4 sin3horizontal line
- 賞面soeng2 min2in return of one's reputation; giving face (spoken)
- 全盒cyun4 hap2Chinese New Year candy box
- 懷柔waai4 jau4see 懷柔區|怀柔区[Huai2 rou2 Qu1]
- 白撈baak6 lou1to have worked pointlessly for nothing or for little reward; for all of one's work and effort to go to waste [colloquial]
- 殘舊caan4 gau6worn out; ragged; tattered
- 氯氣luk6 hei3chlorine
- 紀錄片gei2 luk6 pin2newsreel
- 返港faan2 gong2to return to Hong Kong
- 弱酸joek6 syun1weak acid
- 手瓜sau2 gwaa1(body part) upper arm; biceps
- 一步jat1 bou6one step
- 木薯muk6 syu4cassava, a tropical tuber plant
- 眼矇ngaan5 mung1(adjective) blurry or unclear vision; unable to see clearly
- 拆屋caak3 uk1to take down a house; [written and colloquial]
- 靈醒ling4 sing2(of senses, mind etc) alert
- 懇請han2 cing2to request earnestly
- 雞碎gai1 seoi3a small amount
- 沸點fai3 dim2boiling point
- 溝渠kau1 keoi4channel
- 媽姐maa5 ze2female helper
- 硬朗ngaang6 long5robust
- 鞭炮bin1 paau3firecrackers
- 遴選leon4 syun2to pick
- 爆拆baau3 caak3chapped skin
- 礦坑kwong3 haang1mine
- 黑盒hak1 haap2black box
- 不出bat1 ceot1within a period of time
- 泥工nai4 gung1mason
- 天壇tin1 taan4Temple of Heaven (in Beijing)
- 嬸嬸sam2 sam2wife of father's younger brother; aunt
- 祖籍zou2 zik6ancestral hometown
- 夾埋gaap3 maai4together with; along with (spoken)
- 公帑gung1 tong2(literary) public funds
- 電鋸din6 goe3electric saw (esp. electric chain saw)
- 大仙daai6 sin1great immortal
- 獻唱hin3 coeng3to perform a song
- 堅挺gin1 ting2firm and upright
- 腹肌fuk1 gei1abdominal muscle
- 重賞cung5 soeng2ample reward
- 終須zung1 seoi1(adverb) need to do in the end; have to deal with in the end; unavoidable in the long run
- 扒手paa4 sau2pickpocket
- 賀電ho6 din6congratulatory telegram
- 醉漢zeoi3 hon3intoxicated man
- 港姐gong2 ze2Miss Hong Kong, beauty pageant of Hong Kong
- 膽石daam2 sek6gallstone
- 灌醉gun3 zeoi3to fuddle
- 熔點jung4 dim2melting point
- 較剪gaau3 zin2scissors
- 險些him2 se1narrowly
- 迎親jing4 can1(of the groom's family) to send a bridal sedan chair 花轎|花轿 to fetch the bride
- 黴菌mui4 kwan2mycete; mold; mould
- 配售pui3 sau6to ration merchandise (esp. food in times of shortages)
- 熊熊hung4 hung4raging
- 喧嘩hyun1 waa1hubbub
- 銀婚ngan4 fan1silver wedding
- 顫動zin3 dung6to vibrate
- 散仔saan2 zai2a nickname for someone with no authoritative powers who just does menial tasks
- 宜得ji4 dak1(adverb) impatiently wish for; eagerly look forward to; to long for; would rather; be only too glad to
- 棄置hei3 zi3to throw away
- 腋毛jik6 mou4armpit hair
- 踴躍jung2 joek3to leap
- 雞冠gai1 gun1see 雞冠區|鸡冠区[Ji1 guan1 Qu1]
- 巨響geoi6 hoeng2loud sound
- 辭行ci4 hang4to say goodbye
- 平方米ping4 fong1 mai5square meter
- 敬語ging3 jyu5honorific (e.g. in grammar of oriental languages)
- 掃盲sou3 maang4to wipe out illiteracy
- 欠款him3 fun2to owe a debt
- 一年一度jat1 nin4 jat1 dou6(idiom) annual; once a year
- 罷手baa6 sau2to give up
- 拆穿caak3 cyun1to expose
- 馴鹿seon4 luk2reindeer
- 眼赤ngaan5 cek3Red Eye; sore eye
- 謝幕ze6 mok6to take a curtain call
- 應援jing3 wun4(originally) to provide assistance
- 沙鍋saa1 wo1variant of 砂鍋|砂锅[sha1 guo1]
- 豬郎zyu1 long4male pig used for breeding purpose
- 騎警ke4 ging2mounted police (on horse or motorbike)
- 扎炮zaat3 paau3to endure hunger; to be hungry
- 離棄lei4 hei3to abandon
- 雜果zaap6 gwo2mixed fruits
- 縮數suk1 sou3stingy and scheming selfishly; petty shrewdness; bean counter
- 公元前gung1 jyun4 cin4BCE (before the Common Era)
- 返歸faan1 gwai1going home (spoken)
- 飲歌jam2 go1favourite song for singing (spoken)
- 間歇gaan3 hit3to stop in the middle of sth
- 竹館zuk1 gun2(noun) a mah-jong playing house, in where people play mah-jong games for gambling
- 討教tou2 gaau3to consult
- 赫茲hak1 zi1Hertz (name)
- 邪氣ce4 hei3evil influence
- 樂壇ngok6 taan4music circles
- 湊數cau3 sou3to serve as a stopgap
- 繳付giu2 fu6to pay
- 貓奴maau1 nou4cat owner (neologism c. 2013, jocular)
- 示弱si6 joek6not to fight back
- 演唱會jin2 coeng3 wui2vocal recital or concert
- 現暫jin6 zaam6(adverb) temporarily now…
- 剪接zin2 zip3to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc)
- 被袋pei5 doi2a quilt cover
- 慘叫caam2 giu3to scream
- 拔除bat6 ceoi4to pull out
- 飛馳fei1 ci4to speed
- 幾年gei2 nin4a few years; several years
- 辣雞naat3 gai1spicy chicken
- 抵賴dai2 laai6to refuse to admit (what one has done)
- 揮軍fai1 gwan1to lead an army; to lead troops [written and colloquial]
- 老尖lou5 zim1Tsim Sha Tsui (spoken)
- 掃毒sou3 duk6drug squad; virus scan
- 架樑gaa3 loeng2(noun) an intervener
- 空泛hung1 faan6vague and general
- 劫難gip3 naan6calamity
- 淪喪leon4 song3to be lost
- 說法syut3 faat3to expound Buddhist teachings
- 聽說ting3 syut3to hear (sth said)
- 偏旁pin1 pong4component of a Chinese character (as the radical or the phonetic part)
- 鬍鬚wu4 sou1beard
- 嫁接gaa3 zip3to graft (a branch or bud onto a rootstock)