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- 車頭燈ce1 tau4 dang1(vehicle) headlight
- 大貪daai6 taam1greedy; corruption
- 吉澳gat1 ou3Crooked Island, a place in Hong Kong
- 饒恕jiu4 syu3to forgive
- 皇氣wong4 hei3an old way of saying "the police force are coming or around"; the police
- 靜局zing6 guk6normally describes a quiet situation; describes a talkative person who suddenly becomes quiet
- 景仰ging2 joeng5to admire
- 五臟ng5 zong6five viscera of TCM, namely: heart 心[xin1], liver 肝[gan1], spleen 脾[pi2], lungs 肺[fei4] and kidneys 腎|肾[shen4]
- 遷冊cin1 caak3change of domicile
- 律例leot6 lai6legal code
- 從新cung4 san1to start fresh; to start over
- 涼果loeng4 gwo2preserved fruits
- 碎料seoi3 liu2easy task (spoken)
- 侏儒zyu1 jyu4person with dwarfism; dwarf
- 乖巧gwaai1 haau2clever (child)
- 竹升zuk1 sing1(noun) a foreign-born Chinese; a term to describe a Chinese who was born or brought up overseas, normally used in a derogatory sense to imply that they are lacking in Chinese culture and values; a thick bamboo pole
- 包涵baau1 haam4to excuse; to forgive; to bear with; to be tolerant
- 沾染zim1 jim5to pollute (often fig.)
- 小孩子siu2 haai4 zi2child
- 杯葛bui1 got3(dialect) (loanword) to boycott
- 古縮gu2 suk1(adjective) old-fashioned; conservative; introverted; reticent
- 耽擱daam1 gok3to delay; to hold up
- 塔羅牌taap3 lo4 paai4tarot card
- 逃課tou4 fo3to skip class
- 撫育fu2 juk6to nurture
- 呢陣ni1 zan6recently; now (spoken)
- 扯旗ce2 kei4erection of penis (slang)
- 檢察官gim2 caat3 gun1public prosecutor; public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution)
- 瞓覺fan3 gaau3to sleep (Cantonese)
- 玩女人waan2 neoi5 jan2to play
- 無濟於事mou4 zai3 jyu1 si6(idiom) to no avail; of no use
- 不肖bat1 ciu3(literary) unlike one's parents
- 激死gik1 sei2frustrated; annoying (spoken)
- 悲涼bei1 loeng4sorrowful
- 一下子jat1 haa5 zi2once; one time
- 囤積tyun4 zik1to stock up
- 歇業hit3 jip6to close down (temporarily or permanently)
- 買兇maai5 hung1to hire a hitman
- 迷惘mai4 mong5perplexed
- 喊驚haam3 geng1a custom, where when one's child becomes sick, parents would scream their name in the open for a cure
- 吊鹽水diu3 jim4 seoi2(dialect) to put sb on an intravenous drip
- 中學生zung1 hok6 saang1middle-school student
- 正餐zing3 caan1(regular) meal
- 桑樹song1 syu6mulberry tree
- 飲杯jam2 bui1"cheers!"; to have a drink; to go for a drink
- 感興趣gam2 hing1 ceoi3to be interested (in sth)
- 勁旅ging6 leoi5strong contingent
- 炒友caau2 jau2speculator in stock market or any investments
- 錯漏co3 lau6error and negligence
- 肥仔fei4 zai2fatty; fatso; a fat boy
- 詳實coeng4 sat6detailed and reliable
- 仙氣sin1 hei3ethereal quality
- 坐墊zo6 zin3cushion
- 鴨洲aap3 zau1Robinson Island
- 悉心sik1 sam1to put one's heart (and soul) into sth
- 麻風maa4 fung1leprosy
- 閻王jim4 wong4(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell
- 粉撲fan2 pok3powder puff (cosmetics)
- 企理kei5 lei5(adjective) tidy; well-organized; neat
- 競逐ging3 zuk6competition
- 晉見zeon3 gin3to have an audience with
- 票倉piu3 cong1safe seat (in an election); stronghold (for a political party or candidate); a district in which a majority of voters consistently votes for a particular party or candidate
- 洋服joeng4 fuk6Western-style clothes
- 骨蟲gwat1 cung4regular customer of massage parlors
- 撤兵cit3 bing1to withdraw troops
- 坎坷ham1 ho1(of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes
- 拼沉peng1 cam4to get defeated
- 捉摸zuk1 mo2to fathom
- 黯淡am3 daam6variant of 暗淡[an4 dan4]
- 朱砂zyu1 saa1cinnabar
- 黃梨wong4 lei4pineapple
- 靈灰ling4 fui1ashes or remains from the dead
- 迎娶jing4 ceoi2(of a groom) to fetch one's bride from her parents' home to escort her to the wedding ceremony
- 吞槍tan1 coeng1to commit suicide by shooting oneself in the throat with a gun
- 呃錢ngaak1 cin2rip off (money); to cheat money
- 殉難seon1 naan6to sacrifice oneself in a just cause
- 工業化gung1 jip6 faa3to industrialize
- 潮汕ciu4 saan3Chaoshan, region in the east of Guangdong, encompassing the cities of Chaozhou 潮州市[Chao2 zhou1 Shi4] and Shantou 汕頭市|汕头市[Shan4 tou2 Shi4], with its own distinct language (Chaoshan Min 潮汕話|潮汕话[Chao2 shan4 hua4]) and culture
- 痛飲tung3 jam2to drink one's fill
- 家眷gaa1 gyun3one's wife and children
- 甩拖lat1 to1to break off a romantic relationship
- 唔似m4 ci5not similar; not alike; unlike
- 雞扒gai1 paa2see 雞排|鸡排[ji1 pai2]
- 企街kei5 gaai1a prostitute, especially a Mainland Chinese prostitute holding travel permits only
- 注意力zyu3 ji3 lik6attention
- 毛豆mou4 dau2immature green soy beans, either still in the pod (edamame) or removed from the pod
- 孫仔syun1 zai2grandson
- 賭仔dou2 zai2male gambler (spoken)
- 唔止m4 zi2not only
- 狠毒han2 duk6vicious
- 滑牙waat6 ngaa2a phenomenon where the threads of the screws or bolts are too worn to be used with a screwdriver
- 動物園dung6 mat6 jyun4zoo
- 馬伕maa5 fu1groom
- 晨曦san4 hei1first rays of morning sun
- 仔仔zai4 zai2nickname for one's son (baby or boy)
- 打垮daa2 kwaa1to defeat
- 伏線fuk6 sin3foreshadowing (literary device)
- 介子gaai3 zi2meson
- 勞役lou4 jik6forced labor
- 錦田gam2 tin4Kam Tin, a place in Hong Kong, China
- 士擔si6 daam1a stamp (a loanword)
- 寬裕fun1 jyu6comfortably off
- 握力aak1 lik6(strength of one's) grip
- 慈祥ci4 coeng4kindly
- 水刑seoi2 jing4water-boarding (torture)
- 不羈bat1 gei1unruly
- 指摘zi2 zaak6to criticize
- 星期五sing1 kei4 ng5Friday
- 漩渦syun4 wo1whirlpool
- 烈焰lit6 jim6raging flames
- 氮氣daam6 hei3nitrogen
- 邪術ce4 seot6sorcery
- 難抵naan4 dai2hard to resist; hard to withstand; unbearable; intolerable
- 分屍fan1 si1to dismember a corpse
- 老邁lou5 maai6aged; senile
- 陰私jam1 si1shameful secret
- 灌注gun3 zyu3to pour or inject (a liquid or substance) into sth
- 糜爛mei4 laan6dissipated
- 辭任ci4 jam6to resign (a position)
- 食飽sik6 baau2feeling full after eating (spoken)
- 后冠hau6 gun1crown or tiara of a queen, empress or beauty pageant winner
- 紐扣nau2 kau3button
- 睡袋seoi6 doi2sleeping bag
- 殘奧caan4 ou3Paralympics
- 訓令fan3 ling6order
- 細妹sai3 mui2a younger sister
- 福袋fuk1 doi2fukubukuro or "lucky bag", Japanese New Year custom where merchants offer grab bags containing random products at a steep discount
- 地磚dei6 zyun1floor tile
- 捨身se2 san1to give one's life
- 樹榦syu6 gon3the tree trunk
- 瓜直gwaa1 zik6died or passed away; (someone is going to be) doomed for sure; to suffer a big loss of capital
- 令尊ling6 zyun1Your esteemed father (honorific)
- 筆袋bat1 doi2pencil case
- 釋然sik1 jin4relieved
- 骷髏fu1 lou4human skeleton
- 弦樂jin4 ngok6string music
- 驚覺ging1 gok3to realize suddenly
- 鬼祟gwai2 syu2evil spirit
- 外星人ngoi6 sing1 jan4space alien; extraterrestrial
- 得著dak1 zoek6to obtain
- 熾熱ci3 jit6red-hot
- 企領kei5 leng5popped collar
- 門柱mun4 cyu5doorpost
- 西褲sai1 fu3dress trousers; suit trousers
- 息率sik1 leot2interest rate
- 候任hau6 jam6-elect
- 刮沙gwaat3 saa1Gua sha, which is a traditional Chinese medical treatment
- 疑雲ji4 wan4a haze of doubts and suspicions
- 雜務zaap6 mou6odd jobs; miscellaneous tasks
- 酒麴zau2 guk1brewer's yeast
- 制伏zai3 fuk6to overpower
- 天籟tin1 laai6sounds of nature
- 疑團ji4 tyun4doubts and suspicions
- 琵琶pei4 paa4pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard
- 問津man6 zeon1to make inquiries (mostly used in the negative)
- 有交易jau5 gaau1 jik6there is a deal to be made; a doable business; to be able to agree on a deal
- 停車場ting4 ce1 coeng4parking lot
- 眼睫毛ngaan5 zit6 mou4eyelashes
- 潑婦put3 fu5shrew
- 籌錢cau4 cin2to raise money
- 慰藉wai3 zik6to console; to comfort
- 矇混mung4 wan6to deceive
- 進餐zeon3 caan1to have a meal
- 飲勝jam2 sing3(v.) to drink a toast to someone; to express good wishes before you drink to someone, similar to saying "cheers!"
- 緘默gaam1 mak6to keep silent
- 難纏naan4 cin4(usu. of people) difficult
- 尋晚cam4 maan5last night
- 魚柳jyu4 lau5fish fillets
- 逆意ngaak6 ji3to go against one's will
- 藥檢joek6 gim2drugs test (e.g. on athletes)
- 巴仙baa1 sin1(Singapore) (loanword) percent
- 奪標dyut6 biu1to compete for first prize
- 褲頭fu3 tau4(dialect) underpants
- 吊索diu3 sok3sling; hoisting rope
- 誇耀kwaa1 jiu6to brag about
- 音域jam1 wik6vocal range
- 矯情giu2 cing4(Beijing dialect) argumentative; unreasonable
- 亭子ting4 zi2pavilion
- 第三dai6 saam1the third
- 生肖sang1 ciu3one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]
- 陰曆jam1 lik6lunar calendar
- 南緯naam4 wai5south latitude
- 御姐jyu6 ze2(ACG) mature, assertive, and usu. sexy woman
- 仙草sin1 cou2medicinal herb (genus Mesona)
- 祕密bei3 mat6(noun) a secret; mystery; or (adjective) secret; mysterious
- 競爭力ging3 zang1 lik6competitive strength
- 戒除gaai3 ceoi4to quit
- 友仔jau2 zai2(noun) "guy," "dude," "lad" "fellow" "chap", an informal way to refer to someone in a conversation
- 多的是do1 dik1 si6a lot; have loads of; numerous
- 安全期on1 cyun4 kei4safe period
- 吹奏ceoi1 zau3to play (wind instruments)
- 井然zeng2 jin4tidy, methodical
- 枯萎fu1 wai2to wilt
- 薰陶fan1 tou4to seep in
- 折腰zit3 jiu1to bend at the waist; to bow
- 餐包caan1 baau1dinner rolls
- 血栓hyut3 saan1blood clot
- 電刑din6 jing4to torture sb using electricity
- 餐單caan1 daan1a menu; a meal list
- 捨命se2 ming6to risk one's life