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- 辭呈ci4 cing4(written) resignation
- 公交車gung1 gaau1 ce1public transport vehicle
- 下把haa6 baa2supporting role, minor role
- 細膽sai3 daam2(adjective) cowardly; timid
- 摺埋zip3 maai4to fold; to stop, end, close down; to disappear
- 醜態cau2 taai3shameful performance
- 扯蝦ce2 haa1asthma, panting, to breathe heavily through mouth
- 損手syun2 sau2lose money in investment
- 刻毒hak1 duk6spiteful
- 賀歲ho6 seoi3to extend New Year's greetings
- 茶瓜caa4 gwaa1gherkin
- 掌故zoeng2 gu3anecdote; tales (esp. about a historical figure)
- 追討zeoi1 tou2to demand payment of money owing
- 牛柳ngau4 lau5(beef) tenderloin
- 示好si6 hou2to express goodwill
- 沾光zim1 gwong1to bask in the light
- 訓讀fan3 duk6a reading of a written Chinese word derived from a synonym (typically, a vernacular synonym) (e.g. in Mandarin, 投子[tou2 zi5] may be pronounced as its synonym 色子[shai3 zi5], and in Wu dialects, 二 is pronounced as its synonym 兩|两 "liahn")
- 玉帝juk6 dai3the Jade Emperor
- 嫩綠nyun6 luk6tender green; soft green
- 褲管fu3 gun2trouser leg
- 鴨仔aap3 zai2a duckling
- 貨倉fo3 cong1warehouse
- 扇葉sin3 jip2fan blade
- 悼詞dou6 ci4memorial speech
- 虛名heoi1 ming4false reputation
- 遠銷jyun5 siu1to sell to faraway lands
- 嘴尖zeoi2 zim1sharp-tongued
- 銷假siu1 gaa3to report back after a period of absence
- 白兔baak6 tou3white rabbit
- 做文章zou6 man4 zoeng1to make an issue of sth
- 靜養zing6 joeng5to convalesce
- 麾下fai1 haa6troops
- 儀態ji4 taai3bearing
- 伏低buk6 dai1Lay down
- 毒辣duk6 laat6cruel
- 污衊wu1 mit6to slander
- 叫陣giu3 zan6to challenge an opponent to a fight
- 鼓皮gu2 pei2a drum skin; a drumhead
- 撰稿zaan3 gou2to write (an article for publication)
- 懷春waai4 ceon1(of girls) to yearn for love
- 徐徐ceoi4 ceoi4slowly
- 底橫dai2 waang4noun; briefs, underpants
- 推辭teoi1 ci4to decline (an appointment, invitation etc)
- 頂頸ding2 geng2(slang) to argue; to quarrel; to debate; to dispute; to retort; to bicker; to talk back defiantly
- 體察tai2 caat3to experience
- 虛數heoi1 sou3imaginary number
- 古龍水gu2 lung4 seoi2(loanword) cologne
- 吵嘴caau2 zeoi2to quarrel
- 斜路ce3 lou2slope
- 社稷se5 zik1state
- 污辱wu1 juk6to humiliate
- 全盛cyun4 sing6flourishing
- 杜撰dou6 zaan3to fabricate
- 巖層ngaam4 cang4variant of 岩層|岩层[yan2 ceng2]
- 健忘gin6 mong4forgetful
- 挨近aai1 kan5to approach
- 縮皮suk1 pei2reduce on costs or expenditure (spoken)
- 恐同hung2 tung4to be homophobic
- 火候fo2 hau4heat control
- 俚語lei5 jyu5slang
- 貪錢taam1 cin2greedy for money
- 憑藉pang4 ze3to rely on
- 虛線heoi1 sin3dotted line
- 死蠢sei2 ceon2(slang) extremely foolish; damn stupid
- 禮餅lai5 beng2bridal cakes
- 摘取zaak6 ceoi2to pluck
- 心適sam1 sik1to have peace of mind; to be relieved; to be at peace with oneself; to be at ease
- 貪圖taam1 tou4to covet
- 拿捏naa6 nip6(lit. and fig.) to grasp; to control
- 醬園zoeng3 jyun4shop which makes and sells sauces
- 豬潤zyu1 jeon2pork liver
- 耳仔ji5 zai2ear(s)
- 蔚藍wai3 laam4azure; sky-blue
- 諸君zyu1 gwan1Gentlemen! (start of a speech)
- 柱體cyu5 tai2cylinder
- 開腔hoi1 hong1to speak out
- 埋堆maai4 deoi1(verb) to mix with a group; (slang) to group, congregate or to get into a clique for advantages or benefits
- 偷閒tau1 haan4to snatch a moment of leisure
- 邪牌ce4 paai4indecent person (spoken)
- 麻利maa4 lei6swift
- 續租zuk6 zou1to renew a lease
- 鐵幕tit3 mok6Iron Curtain (1945-1991) (In Taiwan, the word was used to refer to both the Iron Curtain and the Bamboo Curtain.)
- 瓦礫ngaa5 lik1rubble
- 變奏bin3 zau3variation
- 肯雅hang2 ngaa5Kenya
- 大西洋daai6 sai1 joeng4Atlantic Ocean
- 陰森jam1 sam1gloomy
- 破戒po3 gaai3to violate a religious precept
- 熱褲jit6 fu3hot pants
- 貧道pan4 dou6(humble) I (used by Taoists)
- 周年zau1 nin4anniversary
- 兇案hung1 on3murder case
- 神隱san4 jan2to be concealed by supernatural forces; to disappear mysteriously; (fig.) to be out of the public eye
- 耐熱noi6 jit6heat resistant
- 骨緻gwat1 zi2sophisticated; refined; exquisite; tasteful
- 發電機faat3 din6 gei1electricity generator
- 西斜sai1 ce4(adjective) (of a condo or a room) west-facing
- 袋錶doi6 biu1a pocket watch
- 迷姦mai4 gaan1to drug and then rape sb
- 籍貫zik6 gun3one's ancestral home (registered place of family origin, typically inherited patrilineally and recorded in official documents)
- 太陽能taai3 joeng4 nang4solar energy
- 仇口sau4 hau2enemy
- 突兀dat6 ngat6lofty; towering
- 斗膽dau2 daam2(courteous) to be so bold as to
- 雞柳gai1 lau5chicken strips; chicken tenders
- 碾壓nin5 aat3to crush or compact (with a roller)
- 燈飾dang1 sik1(noun) Lighting fixture
- 僑居kiu4 geoi1to live far away from one's native place
- 開示hoi1 si6to instruct (novices); to preach; to teach; to reveal
- 富庶fu3 syu3populous and affluent
- 小月siu2 jyut6months which only have 29 or 30 days only; miscarriage; abortion
- 粵文jyut6 man4Guangdong language; written Cantonese
- 褒獎bou1 zoeng2praise
- 迴旋處wui4 syun4 cyu5traffic circle; rotary; roundabout
- 大押daai6 aat3Pawn shop
- 內訌noi6 hung3internal strife
- 徘徊pui4 wui4to pace back and forth
- 虛報heoi1 bou3to misreport
- 逞強cing2 koeng4to show off
- 教科書gaau3 fo1 syu1textbook
- 輪候leon4 hau6to wait one's turn
- 山瑞saan1 seoi6wattle-necked soft-shelled turtle (Palea steindachneri)
- 順滑seon6 waat6smooth
- 畫屏waa2 bing2painted screen
- 受歡迎sau6 fun1 jing4to be popular; to be well-liked; to be warmly received
- 硬頸ngaang6 geng2(adjective) stubborn; obstinate
- 抵買dai2 maai5good value for money
- 斜線ce3 sin3oblique line
- 涼粉loeng4 fan2liangfen (Chinese dish)
- 陰霾jam1 maai4haze
- 拆骨caak3 gwat1removing of bones
- 氣餒hei3 neoi5to be discouraged
- 勤儉kan4 gim6hardworking and frugal
- 柳記lau5 gei3the correctional services department; staff of the correctional services department [colloquial]
- 薄餅bok6 beng2thin flat cake
- 趁勢can3 sai3to take advantage of a favorable situation
- 茨實ci4 sat6gordon euryale seed; dried fox nut
- 薄霧bok6 mou6mist
- 斤兩gan1 loeng2weight
- 耐看noi6 hon3able to withstand careful appreciation
- 橫角waang4 gok3trousers [colloquial]
- 鍊車lin2 ce1car racing [colloquial]
- 零舍ling4 se3very; special (spoken)
- 拉鍊laai1 lin2Zipper
- 世尊sai3 zyun1World Honored One
- 箴言zam1 jin4admonition
- 咪搞mai5 gaau2Don't include
- 南乳naam4 jyu5fermented soybean curd
- 捉蛇zuk1 se4to catch out someone who is slacking off work [colloquial]
- 光天化日gwong1 tin1 faa3 jat6the full light of day (idiom)
- 重陽節cung4 joeng4 zit3Double Ninth or Yang Festival
- 幾耐gei2 noi6how long
- 疑案ji4 on3a doubtful case
- 有著jau5 zoek6to have
- 飲恨jam2 han6to nurse a grievance
- 甩尾lat1 mei5drifting (motorsport)
- 肚臍tou5 ci4navel
- 佳餚gaai1 ngaau4fine food
- 財赤coi4 cek3financial deficits; budgetary deficit
- 祭禮zai3 lai5sacrificial offerings
- 薔薇coeng4 mei4Japanese rose (Rosa multiflora)
- 厚禮hau5 lai5generous gifts
- 拒載keoi5 zoi3to refuse to take a passenger (of taxi)
- 瀆職duk6 zik1to engage in malfeasance; derelict in duty
- 誅殺zyu1 saat3to kill
- 述語seot6 jyu5predicate
- 妖術jiu2 seot6sorcery
- 真跡zan1 zik1authentic (painting or calligraphy)
- 盛傳sing6 cyun4widely spread
- 賤精zin6 zing1a despicable person; a person of bad character
- 洗胃sai2 wai6(medicine) to give or receive gastric lavage; to get one's stomach pumped
- 胡琴wu4 kam4huqin
- 腰圍jiu1 wai4waist measurement
- 麻省maa4 saang2Massachusetts, the United States
- 虎穴fu2 jyut6tiger's den; dangerous place (spoken)
- 仇殺sau4 saat3to kill in revenge
- 韭菜gau2 coi3garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives
- 斜面ce4 min2inclined plane
- 拔絲bat6 si1wire drawing
- 謎面mai4 min2riddle
- 馬鞍maa5 on1saddle
- 學弟hok6 dai2junior or younger male schoolmate
- 頸圈geng2 hyun1collar (animal)
- 青瓜ceng1 gwaa1(dialect) cucumber
- 運動會wan6 dung6 wui2sports competition
- 附註fu6 zyu3note
- 速速cuk1 cuk1be quick
- 鉅款geoi6 fun2variant of 巨款[ju4 kuan3]
- 平伏ping4 fuk6to pacify
- 輯錄cap1 luk6to compile; to collect
- 不第bat1 dai6to fail the civil service examination (in imperial China)
- 漲潮zoeng3 ciu4high tide
- 屏除bing2 ceoi4to get rid of
- 文豪man4 hou4literary giant
- 斜體ce3 tai2italics
- 報寸bou3 cyun3to report someone secretly tp law enforcement
- 隱語jan2 jyu5secret language
- 老薑lou5 goeng1aged ginger
- 山崗saan1 gong1noun; hill hump
- 凱子kaai1 zi2(slang) rich, good-looking guy