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- 虛火heoi1 fo2excess of internal heat due to poor general condition (TCM)
- 死佬sei2 lou2a rough way for the wife to address her husband; a bastard
- 硬掙ngaang6 zaang6(verb) to vie for; to hardly argue or debate
- 中庭zung1 ting4courtyard
- 百分點baak3 fan6 dim2percentage point
- 芝加哥zi1 gaa1 go1Chicago, USA
- 序數zeoi6 sou3ordinal number
- 岩洞ngaam4 dung6noun; cave
- 罩門zaau3 mun4Achilles' heel
- 遺作wai4 zok3posthumous work
- 餐刀caan1 dou1table knife
- 哄動hung3 dung6variant of 轟動|轰动[hong1 dong4]
- 冰雹bing1 bok6hail
- 窘迫kwan3 bik1poverty-stricken
- 勝瓜sing3 gwaa1a towel gourd; a sponge gourd
- 蘇格蘭sou1 gaak3 laan4Scotland
- 乾薑gon1 goeng1dried ginger
- 撈鬆laau1 sung1a foreigner of Cantonese, one who speaks Mandarin but does not understand Cantonese, mostly use against Northern Chinese
- 威尼斯wai1 nei4 si1Venice
- 十一月sap6 jat1 jyut6November
- 徵稿zing1 gou2to solicit contributions (to a publication)
- 下陷haa6 ham6to subside
- 楓葉fung1 jip6maple leaf
- 筆仙bat1 sin1a form of automatic writing in which two or more participants hold a single pen over a sheet of paper and invite a spirit to write answers to their questions
- 翻抄faan1 caau1reproducing; copying from previous (spoken)
- 賑災zan3 zoi1disaster relief
- 荼毒tou4 duk6(literary) to cause great suffering
- 勞煩lou4 faan4to inconvenience
- 挨晚aai1 maan1evening
- 大粒daai6 lap1a big particle; someone of significance
- 寄予gei3 jyu5to place (hope, importance etc) on
- 險峻him2 zeon3(of terrain) mountainous; rugged
- 饒命jiu4 meng6to spare sb's life
- 輪籌leon4 cau2to line up for a queue ticket
- 消閒siu1 haan4to spend one's leisure time
- 蛋白質daan2 baak6 zat1protein
- 名媛ming4 wun4young lady of note; debutante
- 菲薄fei2 bok6humble
- 隔鄰gaak3 leon4next door neighbor
- 肺病fai3 beng6lung disease
- 奶膽naai5 daam2Light bulb (white, milky color)
- 企堂kei5 tong2(noun) a waiter
- 體恤tai2 seot1to empathize with; to show solicitude for
- 歪風waai1 fung1unhealthy trend
- 仙遊sin1 jau4see 仙遊縣|仙游县[Xian1 you2 Xian4]
- 匾額bin2 ngaak2a horizontal inscribed board
- 縫製fung4 zai3to sew
- 官腔gun1 hong1Bureaucratic tone
- 扁嘴bin2 zeoi2verb; to show a blank and unhappy face by keeping a flat mouth
- 抵冷dai2 laang5to bear the cold when one did not put on enough clothes
- 雜糧zaap6 loeng4grain crops other than rice and wheat
- 拷打haau1 daa2to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions)
- 機佬gei1 lou2a camera man; a camera operator [colloquial]
- 徒兒tou4 ji4disciple; apprentice
- 詆譭dai2 wai2to slander; to defame [written and colloquial]
- 正巧zing3 haau2just by chance
- 搶手貨coeng2 sau2 fo3a best-seller
- 虛設heoi1 cit3Something that is nominal and exist in name only; something that is there to act as a dummy only
- 餐檯caan1 toi2a dining-table
- 豪豬hou4 zyu1porcupine
- 世仇sai3 sau4feud
- 中世紀zung1 sai3 gei2medieval
- 割席got3 zik6(literary) to break off relations with a friend
- 高粱gou1 loeng4sorghum
- 斜視ce4 si6a squint
- 龍鬚糖lung4 sou1 tong2dragon's beard candy, a Chinese confection made from floured taffy pulled into flossy strands
- 大自然daai6 zi6 jin4nature (the natural world)
- 耳挖ji5 waat2earpick
- 見諒gin3 loeng6please forgive me
- 獎學金zoeng2 hok6 gam1scholarship
- 後庭hau6 ting4backyard
- 聯袂lyun4 mai6jointly
- 餘弦jyu4 jin4(math.) cosine
- 鹹帶haam4 daai2video tape of a porn movie
- 宮縮gung1 suk1contraction of the uterus (during childbirth)
- 順景seon6 ging2favourable circumstances
- 人文學jan4 man4 hok6humanities
- 咆哮paau4 haau1(of beasts of prey, torrents of water, a person in a rage etc) to roar
- 數佬sou3 lou2a loan shark [colloquial]
- 懶蛇laan5 se4lazy male (slang)
- 切磋cit3 co1to compare notes; to learn from one another
- 盜汗dou6 hon6night sweats
- 煙幕jin1 mok6smokescreen
- 催命ceoi1 meng6to press sb to death
- 噴嚏pan3 tai3sneeze
- 街渡gaai1 dou6small ferry
- 筆桿bat1 gon1the shaft of a pen or writing brush
- 鳥瞰niu5 ham3to get a bird's-eye view
- 顛簸din1 bo3to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence)
- 呼嘯fu1 siu3to whistle; to scream; to whiz
- 其它kei4 taa1(adjective) other
- 語序jyu5 zeoi6word order
- 豆丁dau6 deng1a kid
- 波士頓bo1 si6 deon2Boston, capital of Massachusetts
- 預習jyu6 zaap6to prepare a lesson
- 歡愉fun1 jyu6happy
- 走佬zau2 lou2to run away
- 杯墊bui1 zin3(beverage) coaster
- 臨摹lam4 mou6to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc)
- 有今日jau5 gam1 jat6to meet the fate one deserves [colloquial]
- 勉勵min5 lai6to encourage
- 更之gang3 zi1(even) more
- 管理員gun2 lei5 jyun4manager
- 純良seon4 loeng4pure and kindhearted
- 冬節dung1 zit3see 冬至[Dong1 zhi4]
- 摩托車mo1 tok3 ce1(loanword) motorbike; motorcycle
- 紅色炸彈hung4 sik1 zaa3 daan2(jocular) wedding invitation (lit. "red bomb", because wedding invitations use red paper, and invitees are expected to give a substantial sum of money as a wedding gift)
- 婉拒jyun2 keoi5to tactfully decline
- 智謀zi3 mau4resourcefulness; ingenuity
- 討價還價tou2 gaa3 waan4 gaa3to haggle over price
- 旱季hon5 gwai3dry season
- 星期日sing1 kei4 jat6Sunday
- 處理器cyu2 lei5 hei3processor
- 臨陣lam4 zan6just before the battle
- 睿智jeoi6 zi3wise and farsighted
- 鷹派jing1 paai3hawk faction (opposite: 鴿派|鸽派[ge1 pai4], doves)
- 鼻環bei6 waan4nose ring
- 木筏muk6 fat6wooden raft; log raft
- 橫檔waang4 dong3a rung; a crosspiece; a rail; a ledge; a transom
- 豐足fung1 zuk1abundant
- 溪錢kai1 cin4paper money for the dead
- 生膠saang1 gaau1clear PVC
- 境域ging2 wik6territory; domain; realm
- 出碟ceot1 dip2releasing an album (music)
- 牛丸ngau4 jyun2beef balls
- 超渡ciu1 dou6variant of 超度[chao1 du4]
- 預祝jyu6 zuk1to wish sb (success, bon voyage etc)
- 珍重zan1 zung6to treasure; to cherish; to value highly
- 呈獻cing4 hin3to present respectfully
- 獨吞duk6 tan1to hog
- 接洽zip3 hap1to discuss a matter with sb
- 粵菜jyut6 coi3Cantonese cuisine
- 地中海dei6 zung1 hoi2Mediterranean Sea
- 坡紙bo1 zi2Singapore dollar
- 肉丸juk6 jyun2meatball
- 新歡san1 fun1new flame; new lover
- 蠢才ceon2 coi4variant of 蠢材[chun3 cai2]
- 擺陣baai2 zan6to deploy into formations; to position something into a certain pattern
- 打飛機daa2 fei1 gei1(slang) (of a male) to masturbate; to jerk off
- 陳屍can4 si1to lie dead (in a location); to be found dead (somewhere) (used in news reports about unnatural or unexplained deaths)
- 飲奶jam2 naai5drink milk
- 縝密can2 mat6meticulous
- 橫批waang4 pai1horizontal scroll (for inscription)
- 普通話pou2 tung1 waa2Putonghua; standard Mandarin
- 串埋cyun3 maai4Partner in…
- 蝦滑haa1 waat2smooth, uncooked shrimp paste made by mixing minced shrimp with starch and egg white, commonly added to hot pot
- 代溝doi6 kau1generation gap
- 第二日dai6 ji6 jat6the second day [written and colloquial]; another day [colloquial]
- 豆粉dau6 fan2corn flour
- 泥鴨nai4 aap2(metaphor) saying someone is very dirty
- 門框mun4 kwaang1door frame
- 過去式gwo3 heoi3 sik1past tense
- 批蕩pai1 dong6to render (a wall)
- 善辯sin6 bin6eloquent
- 牛欄ngau4 laan1cattle pen
- 蠢豬ceon2 zyu1stupid swine
- 舊金山gau6 gam1 saan1San Francisco, California
- 鄉紳hoeng1 san1a scholar or government official living in one's village
- 叉燒caa1 siu1char siu
- 多倫多do1 leon4 do1Toronto, capital of Ontario, Canada
- 譏諷gei1 fung3to satirize
- 航機hong4 gei1Aircraft; flight
- 疊羅漢dip6 lo4 hon3human pyramid
- 書櫃syu1 gwai6bookcase
- 到時候dou3 si4 hau6when the moment comes
- 電臺din6 toi4transmitter-receiver
- 恤髮seot1 faat3haircut
- 維生素wai4 sang1 sou3vitamin
- 鼻哥bei6 go1nose
- 申領san1 ling5to apply (for license, visa etc)
- 閃婚sim2 fan1to get married soon after meeting (abbr. for 閃電結婚|闪电结婚[shan3 dian4 jie2 hun1]) (neologism c. 2005)
- 銀粘ngan4 zim1a type of sticky rice
- 獻藝hin3 ngai6to demonstrate one's talent
- 癡心ci1 sam1infatuation [written and colloquial]
- 餐牌caan1 paai2menu
- 箇中go3 zung1therein; inside (often used to modify the following noun)
- 搶掠coeng2 loek6to loot
- 冬令dung1 ling6winter
- 舞池mou5 ci4dance floor
- 屋企uk1 kei2(Cantonese) home; family (Mandarin equivalent: 家[jia1])
- 魚欄jyu4 laan1fishmonger (spoken)
- 你好nei5 hou2hello; hi
- 橫財waang4 coi4easy money
- 鹹魚haam4 jyu2salted fish
- 縮細suk1 sai3Narrowing; to shrink; to reduce
- 清泉cing1 cyun4clear spring
- 打碟daa2 dip2deejaying
- 洪門hung4 mun4see 天地會|天地会[Tian1 di4 hui4]
- 櫃面gwai6 min2the counter desk
- 深蹲sam1 zeon1squat (exercise)
- 郵包jau4 baau1postal parcel
- 鹹龍haam4 lung2another name for Hong Kong Dollar in the old days
- 鼻音bei6 jam1nasal sound
- 東涌dung1 cung1Tung-Chung, a town located on the north-western coast of Lantau Island in Hong Kong
- 惠存wai6 cyun4please keep
- 鋒芒fung1 mong4tip (of pencil, spear etc)
- 驚愕ging1 ngok6(literary) stunned; stupefied
- 私伙si1 fo2private collection (spoken)
- 罷市baa6 si5protest strike by merchants
- 斜率ce4 leot2slope