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- 葡萄牙pou4 tou4 ngaa4Portugal
- 目的地muk6 dik1 dei6destination (location)
- 治邪zi6 ce4treating illness; removing bad elements from body
- 小學生siu2 hok6 saang1primary school student
- 包抄baau1 caau1to outflank
- 累贅leoi6 zeoi6superfluous; cumbersome; burdensome
- 甩底lat1 dai2(phrasal verb) to stand someone up; not turning up for a date or appointment; to break a promise; to fail to so something as promised; to have a secret exposed; to mess up something; to have the base (usually of a container) falling off.
- 秋田cau1 tin4Akita (prefecture and city in Japan)
- 腳掌goek3 zoeng2the sole of the foot
- 吊味diu3 mei6seasoning
- 甩皮lat1 pei4to shed one's skin; to strip [colloquial]
- 龜背gwai1 bui3a padded vest
- 戒口gaai3 hau2abstain from certain food while sick
- 勸服hyun3 fuk6to persuade; to convince; to win (sb) over
- 蒸餾zing1 lau6to distill
- 嬰孩jing1 haai4infant
- 牛頸ngau4 geng2(noun) xo's neck; Or (food) bovine chuck; or (Metaphor) someone is very stubborn
- 拔河bat6 ho4tug-of-war
- 狡猾gaau2 waat6crafty; cunning; sly
- 猥瑣wui1 so2wretched (esp. appearance)
- 英格蘭jing1 gaak3 laan4England
- 暴怒bou6 nou6to fly into a rage
- 裁剪coi4 zin2to cut out
- 街井gaai1 zeng2fire hydrant
- 幼兒園jau3 ji4 jyun2kindergarten
- 斂財lim5 coi4to accumulate wealth
- 毀容wai2 jung4to disfigure
- 撈亂lou1 lyun6to shuffle; to mix up [colloquial]
- 賞析soeng2 sik1understanding and enjoying (a work of art)
- 伺機zi6 gei1to wait for an opportunity
- 湯殼tong1 hok3a soup ladle
- 交易所gaau1 jik6 so2exchange
- 酷暑huk6 syu2intense heat
- 牧羊muk6 joeng4to raise sheep
- 拳腳kyun4 goek3Chinese boxing
- 牙籤ngaa4 cim1toothpick
- 拒保keoi5 bou2to refuse to insure
- 等陣dang2 zan6in a little while; wait a moment; in a moment
- 耍家saa2 gaa1very skillful
- 俘獲fu1 wok6to capture (enemy property or personnel)
- 迥異gwing2 ji6totally different
- 山嶽saan1 ngok6mountain
- 漏口lau6 hau2to stammer [colloquial]
- 磅水bong6 seoi2(verb) to borrow money from; to ask for a loan; to ask for money; to pay; to pay up; to give money; to hand over the money (originally referred to paying protection money, now a humorous way of describing other payments)
- 預支jyu6 zi1to pay in advance
- 獵奇lip6 kei4to hunt for novelty
- 沉醉cam4 zeoi3to become intoxicated
- 毛瓜mou4 gwaa1hairy gourd; little wintermelon
- 重訓cung5 fan3(Tw) weight training (abbr. for 重量訓練|重量训练[zhong4 liang4 xun4 lian4])
- 棄世hei3 sai3to leave this world
- 傻妹so4 mui1stupid girl (spoken)
- 錯蕩co3 dong6an expression of courtesy that is used to greet an unexpected guest who drops by to visit to acknowledge them for the trouble they took in coming, similar to phrases like "what brings you here?"
- 黑豆hak1 dau2black bean
- 匈牙利hung1 ngaa4 lei6Hungary
- 咪話mai5 waa6don't say
- 産品caan2 ban2products; commodity; goods; merchandise
- 通縮tung1 suk1(economics) deflation (abbr. for 通貨緊縮|通货紧缩[tong1 huo4 jin3 suo1])
- 斬料zaam2 liu2slang for buying ready to eat cooked meat from outside and bring it back home as an extra dish for dinner
- 沙律saa1 leot2see 沙拉[sha1 la1]
- 烘乾hung3 gon1to dry over a stove
- 拉臣laai1 san2license (a loanword)
- 蘆葦lou4 wai5reed
- 稜鏡ling4 geng3(optics) prism
- 結膜git3 mok2conjunctiva (membrane surrounding the eyeball)
- 下榻haa6 taap3to stay (at a hotel etc during a trip)
- 沖涼cung1 loeng4(dialect) to take a shower
- 禮炮lai5 paau3gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute)
- 傾計king1 gai2to chat or talk
- 水餃seoi2 gaau2boiled dumpling (made by wrapping a pasta skin around a filling, like ravioli)
- 屎斗si2 dau2bad, poor quality
- 落袋lok6 doi2to put in the pocket; to pocket
- 胃病wai6 beng6stomach trouble
- 節瓜zit3 gwaa1fuzzy melon; hairy gourd
- 殷勤jan1 kan4politely
- 碳粉taan3 fan2toner (for a laser printer)
- 深井sam1 zeng2Sham Tseng (area in Hong Kong)
- 吊尾diu3 mei5to follow, to stalk
- 事務所si6 mou6 so2business office; firm
- 掃雷sou3 leoi4Minesweeper (computer game)
- 逆子jik6 zi2unfilial son
- 擁戴jung2 daai3to give one's allegiance
- 妖氣jiu2 hei3sinister appearance
- 咪書mai1 syu1to study hard
- 審訂sam2 ding6to revise
- 小意思siu2 ji3 si1small token
- 夥記fo2 gei3noun; Employee or waiter in the restaurant
- 秘密bei3 mat6secret; private; confidential; clandestine
- 咪住mai5 zyu6hold on; hold it (spoken)
- 律詩leot6 si1regular verse
- 畜牲cuk1 sang1variant of 畜生[chu4 sheng5]
- 抵死dai2 sei2(adjective) deserved (death or punishment); damnable; to have brought it upon oneself; serves one right; to have it coming; deserving of the consequences; used for describing something (typically comments or remarks) that are either sharp
- 得多dak1 do1(used after an adjective as a complement) much more
- 中伏zung3 fuk6the second of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[san1 fu2]), which begins in late July and lasts either 10 or 20 days, depending on the Chinese calendar in that year
- 減租gaam2 zou1to reduce rent
- 眼袋ngaan5 doi2puffiness under the eyes
- 懶鬼laan5 gwai2lazybones
- 餐會caan1 wui2dinner party
- 鉅子geoi6 zi2(Mohism) master; leader
- 花柳faa1 lau5syphilis (spoken)
- 債款zaai3 fun2debt
- 辣根laat6 gan1horseradish
- 紮炮zaat3 paau3hunger; tighten up waist belt (spoken)
- 嘉魚gaa1 jyu2see 嘉魚縣|嘉鱼县[Jia1 yu2 Xian4]
- 巧克力haau2 hak1 lik6(loanword) chocolate
- 臣子san4 zi2official in feudal court
- 免禮min5 lai5(formal) you may dispense with curtseying
- 凹陷nap1 ham6to cave in; hollow; sunken; depressed
- 發胖faat3 bun6to put on weight
- 破曉po3 hiu2daybreak
- 總括zung2 kut3to sum up
- 銅銀tung4 ngan4fake coin
- 死忠sei2 zung1die-hard (fan etc)
- 繁複faan4 fuk1complicated
- 溢價jat6 gaa3premium
- 遵行zeon1 hang4to follow
- 宅男zaak6 naam4a guy who stays at home all the time, typically spending a lot of time playing online games (derived from Japanese "otaku")
- 匹敵pat1 dik6to be equal to
- 憂患jau1 waan6suffering
- 智識zi3 sik1knowledge; learning
- 誘騙jau5 pin3to entice
- 升幅sing1 fuk1extent of an increase
- 傾談king1 taam4to have a good talk
- 揣摩cyun2 mo1to analyze
- 起爐hei2 lou4to light a fire; to make a fire; to light up; to fire up
- 仇敵sau4 dik6enemy
- 撈飯lou1 faan6to add other supplements and mix it with rice to assist one's appetite
- 花臣faa1 san2tricks; gimmicks; fashion (a loanword)
- 喝采hot3 coi2to acclaim
- 享譽hoeng2 jyu6to be renowned
- 橫街waang4 gaai1side street
- 割價got3 gaa3sale, mark down
- 鞠躬guk1 gung1to bow
- 橫流waang4 lau4to overflow
- 邁步maai6 bou6to take a step; to step forward
- 新晉san1 zeon3(of a role or status) newly appointed; newly become; newly minted
- 風帆fung1 faan4sail
- 遏止aat3 zi2to hold back
- 有染jau5 jim5to have an affair with sb
- 跳繩tiu3 sing2to jump rope; to skip
- 野味je5 mei2game
- 羽翼jyu5 jik6wing
- 黨綱dong2 gong1(political) party platform
- 麻疹maa4 can2measles
- 產檢caan2 gim2prenatal checkup (abbr. for 產前檢查|产前检查[chan3 qian2 jian3 cha2])
- 蕩街dong6 gaai1to stroll around and go window shopping
- 大鼻daai6 bei6big nose; arrogant
- 蒐證sau2 zing3to gather evidence (in a criminal case)
- 屏山ping4 saan1see 屏山縣|屏山县[Ping2 shan1 Xian4]
- 伴郎bun6 long2best man; groomsman
- 躋身zai1 san1to rise into the ranks of; to be among (the best)
- 乾手機gon1 sau2 gei1hand dryer
- 燈膽dang1 daam2(noun) a light bulb
- 謂語wai6 jyu5(grammatical) predicate
- 不溜bat1 lau1always, all along
- 惋惜jyun2 sik1to regret
- 促請cuk1 cing2to urge
- 龜蛋gwai1 daan2(noun) turtle egg; (curse language) bastard; jerk
- 碎銀seoi3 ngan2spare change; coins (spoken)
- 習武zaap6 mou5to practice martial arts
- 曾孫zang1 syun1great-grandson
- 函授haam4 sau6to teach by correspondence
- 手搖sau2 jiu4hand-cranked
- 係咪hai6 mai6used in asking questions in conversations, similar to saying "is it ….?"; "Isn't it?"
- 偏私pin1 si1to practice favoritism
- 耐中noi6 zung1as below
- 痛斥tung3 cik1to criticize harshly
- 堪憂ham1 jau1worrying
- 絲竹si1 zuk1traditional Chinese musical instruments
- 賞臉soeng2 lim5(polite) do me the honor
- 雞翼gai1 jik6chicken wing
- 開餐hoi1 caan1have a meal (spoken)
- 時間線si4 gaan1 sin3timeline
- 腳尖goek3 zim1the extremity of the foot
- 粗鹽cou1 jim4coarse salt
- 履帶lei5 daai2caterpillar track (propulsion system used on bulldozers etc)
- 稱頌cing1 zung6to praise
- 討飯tou2 faan6to ask for food
- 粵人jyut6 jan4Guangdong people; Cantonese people
- 暹羅cim3 lo2Siam (former name of Thailand)
- 訓斥fan3 cik1to reprimand
- 巨富geoi6 fu3enormous sum
- 基督徒gei1 duk1 tou4Christian
- 柑橘gam1 gwat1citrus
- 邊檢bin1 gim2border inspection
- 炮仔paau3 zai2gangster's term for a gun
- 牢騷lou4 sou1discontent
- 掃尾sou3 mei5to complete the last stage of work
- 懶理laan5 lei5couldn't care less
- 卑賤bei1 zin6lowly
- 逆風jik6 fung1to go against the wind
- 碎紙seoi3 zi2loose change (money of small demonimations); to shred paper
- 肥羊fei4 joeng4(fig.) attractive and easy mark
- 律政leot6 zing3justice, law; attorney; legal
- 大艙daai6 cong1the lowest class cabin in a ship
- 隱晦jan2 fui3vague
- 企身kei5 san1vertical, standing up
- 賊仔caak6 zai2a thief; a burglar
- 勸導hyun3 dou6to advise
- 陣腳zan6 goek3front line; position; situation; circumstances:
- 掛帥gwaa3 seoi3to take command; to be in command