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- 哄笑hung3 siu3to roar with laughter
- 誠徵sing4 zing1Wanted; looking for (usually to hire someone)
- 甜竹tim4 zuk1a sweet dried soya bean product
- 大愛daai6 oi3bleeding heart
- 字粒zi6 nap1cast metal type pieces used in printing
- 山洪saan1 hung4deluge caused by torrential water flow off a mountain after heavy rain or snowmelt
- 通郵tung1 jau4to have postal communications
- 岩鹽ngaam4 jim4rock salt
- 贈予zang6 jyu5to give a present
- 添飯tim1 faan6second serving of rice (spoken)
- 棉條min4 tiu2(textiles) sliver
- 櫃位gwai6 wai2counter
- 抬橋toi4 kiu4to assist a candidate's election activities; to help someone's campaign [colloquial]
- 重櫃cung5 gwai6a heavy
- 閲讀jyut6 duk6reading
- 北佬bak1 lou2northerner, person from Northern China (Cantonese)
- 矮細ai2 sai3short; stubby
- 兩粒loeng4 nap1[measure word] two pieces
- 廣東人gwong2 dung1 jan4Cantonese (people)
- 幕牆mok6 coeng4curtain wall (architecture)
- 話柄waa6 beng3a pretext for gossip
- 吸引力kap1 jan5 lik6attractive force (such as gravitation)
- 煤屎mui4 si2(noun) Coal Creosote
- 入櫃jap6 gwai6to hide into the closet; to file away [written and colloquial]
- 低窪dai1 waa1low-lying
- 鹹肉haam4 juk6bacon
- 衛星wai6 sing1(aerospace) satellite
- 發電廠faat3 din6 cong2power plant
- 上來soeng5 loi4to come up
- 乘涼sing4 loeng4to enjoy the cool; to relax in a cool place (esp. in hot weather)
- 茶几caa4 gei1small side table
- 歪理waai1 lei5fallacious reasoning
- 墨家mak6 gaa1Mohist School of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), founded by the philosopher 墨子[Mo4 zi3]
- 蟒蛇mong5 se4python
- 柳丁lau5 ding1orange (fruit) (Tw)
- 禿鷹tuk1 jing1vulture; condor
- 失策sat1 caak3to blunder
- 下唇haa6 seon4lower lip
- 陣勢zan6 sai3battle array
- 飛鼠fei1 syu2flying squirrel
- 釘書機deng1 syu1 gei1variant of 訂書機|订书机[ding4 shu1 ji1]
- 體育場tai2 juk6 coeng4stadium
- 陰涼jam1 loeng4shady
- 檢控gim2 hung3to prosecute (criminal)
- 明膠ming4 gaau1gelatin
- 風櫃fung1 gwai6a winnower
- 番瓜faan1 gwaa1(dialect) pumpkin
- 鬼佬gwai2 lou2foreigner (Cantonese)
- 簽賬cim1 zoeng3(verb) use a credit card to settle a bill
- 三不管saam1 bat1 gun2of undetermined status
- 圖鑒tou4 gaam3variant of 圖鑑|图鉴[tu2 jian4]
- 無動於衷mou4 dung6 jyu1 cung1aloof
- 照肺ziu3 fai3reprimand or scold by manager or senior (spoken)
- 歸隱gwai1 jan2to go back to one's native place and live in seclusion
- 妹釘mui1 deng1(noun) (of teasing tone) saucy little girl; bold and lively little miss
- 知名度zi1 ming4 dou6reputation
- 蜿蜒jyun1 jin4(of a snake) to wriggle along
- 擺柳baai2 lau5literally: walking sway, describes people who do not have any target or principal
- 平郵ping4 jau4ordinary mail (not express or registered)
- 問卜man6 buk1fortune telling
- 做壽zou6 sau6to celebrate a birthday (of an elderly person)
- 聖誕節sing3 daan3 zit3Christmas time
- 蛤蟆haa1 mou1frog; toad
- 立冬laap6 dung1Lidong or Start of Winter, 19th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st November
- 戰禍zin3 wo6disastrous conflict
- 櫃員gwai6 jyun4teller; counter clerk
- 揮春fai1 ceon1noun; Red banners, lucky messages, Red Couplets, Year couplets
- 符水fu4 seoi2holy water; charmed water
- 白粥baak6 zuk1plain rice congee
- 社恐se5 hung2social phobia (abbr. for 社交恐懼症|社交恐惧症[she4 jiao1 kong3 ju4 zheng4])
- 鬼鼠gwai2 syu2(adjective) sneaky; sneakily; furtive; stealthy
- 欄河laan4 ho4(noun) railing; balustrade
- 禮券lai5 gyun3gift voucher
- 罷就baa6 zau6a way of saying: "so be it"
- 駕臨gaa3 lam4to grace sb with one's presence
- 癡線ci1 sin3(adjective) mentally sick; crazy
- 壽頭sau6 tau4(noun) a blockhead; a dullard; a nitwit; a moron
- 花蟹faa1 haai5the old HK$10 note (slang)
- 誇口kwaa1 hau2to boast
- 鹹片haam4 pin2an adult video (pornography)
- 磨牙mo4 ngaa4to grind one's teeth (during sleep)
- 錦旗gam2 kei4silk banner (as an award or gift)
- 生疏saang1 so1unfamiliar
- 捉蟲zuk1 cung4catching bugs; it means someone who does something not worthwhile and gets himself
- 葬身zong3 san1to bury a corpse
- 淡菜daam6 coi3mussels
- 衣冠ji1 gun1hat and clothes
- 九宮格gau2 gung1 gaak33-by-3 grid
- 乳貼jyu5 tip3nipple cover; pastie
- 幸會hang6 wui6nice to meet you
- 博覽會bok3 laam5 wui2an exposition; an international fair
- 手疏sau2 so1lavish spending (spoken)
- 請帖ceng2 tip2invitation card
- 傾吐king1 tou3to pour out (emotions)
- 伏兵fuk6 bing1hidden troops
- 懈怠haai6 doi6slack
- 集中營zaap6 zung1 jing4concentration camp
- 箭嘴zin3 zeoi2arrow pointer
- 眩暈jyun6 wan4vertigo
- 面珠min6 zyu1cheeks
- 虛歲heoi1 seoi3one's age, according to the traditional Chinese method of reckoning (i.e. the number of Chinese calendar years in which one has lived) – In this system, a person's age at birth is one, and increases by one at the beginning of the first solar term 立春[Li4 chun1] each year, rather than on one's birthday.
- 畫押waak6 aat3to sign
- 老祖lou5 zou2ancestor (spoken)
- 懶醒laan2 sing2to act as if one is so smart [colloquial]
- 壁報bik1 bou3wall newspaper
- 罷啦baa2 laa1(adverb) whatsoever; whatever
- 香濃hoeng1 nung4aromatic; fragrant and flavoursome
- 減息gaam2 sik1to lower the interest rate
- 喬遷kiu4 cin1to move (to a superior place)
- 折扇zit3 sin3folding fan
- 唔撈m4 lou1(verb) to quit (usually referring to a job); to resign.
- 冬菜dung1 coi3preserved dried cabbage or mustard greens
- 繩結sing4 git3knot
- 自由式zi6 jau4 sik1freestyle (in sports)
- 休止jau1 zi2to stop
- 卒仔zeot1 zai2the lowest ranking soldier; minor character
- 擔挑daam3 tiu1a shoulder pole, used for lifting heavy items
- 債仔zaai3 zai2a debtor
- 通櫃tung1 gwai6anal cavity search (spoken)
- 際遇zai3 jyu6circumstance(s) encountered in one's life (favorable or otherwise)
- 愚笨jyu4 ban6stupid
- 督工duk1 gung1to oversee workers
- 申根san1 gan1Schengen, village in Luxemburg, location of the 1985 signing of the agreement to create the Schengen area 申根區|申根区[Shen1 gen1 qu1]
- 軍棋gwan1 kei2land battle chess, Chinese board game similar to Stratego
- 蟹黃haai5 wong4the ovary and digestive glands of a female crab (eaten as a delicacy)
- 地攤dei6 taan1roadside stall
- 鼻塞bei6 sak1to have a stuffy nose
- 慶功hing3 gung1to celebrate a heroic deed
- 咪摸mi1 mo1dawdle, slow
- 衰人seoi1 jan4loser
- 淡然daam6 jin4tranquil and calm
- 巴拿馬baa1 naa4 maa5Panama
- 井鹽zeng2 jim4salt produced by evaporating brine drawn from wells
- 遞進dai6 zeon3gradual progress
- 固網gu3 mong5(telecommunications) fixed network; landline (abbr. for 固定網絡|固定网络[gu4 ding4 wang3 luo4])
- 咪錶mai1 biu1parking meter
- 歡度fun1 dou6to merrily spend (an occasion)
- 頸鏈geng2 lin2necklace
- 撈仔laau1 zai2guys from other regions, Cantonese people sometimes use this to refer to guys who migrated from the North
- 哽咽gang2 jin1to choke with emotion
- 剛才gong1 coi4just now
- 醒胃sing2 wai6(adjective) appetizing; tasty; enticing
- 膠通gaau1 tung1plastic tubing
- 弔唁diu3 jin6variant of 吊唁[diao4 yan4]
- 接著zip3 zoek6to catch and hold on
- 擴音kwong3 jam1to amplify (sound)
- 葬送zong3 sung3to hold a funeral procession and burial
- 疼錫tung3 sek3pamper with love
- 邪靈ce4 ling4evil spirits
- 菜欄coi3 laan1wholesale vegetable market
- 差佬caai1 lou2(noun) a male police officer
- 抬舉toi4 geoi2to lift sth up
- 魚膠jyu4 gaau1isinglass; gelatin
- 尼泊爾nei4 pok3 ji5Nepal
- 缺憾kyut3 ham6a regret
- 乳糖jyu5 tong4lactose
- 羊膜joeng4 mok2(anatomy) amnion
- 捕手bou6 sau2catcher
- 胃酸wai6 syun1gastric acid
- 先兆sin1 siu6omen
- 蝦醬haa1 zoeng3shrimp paste
- 慳儉haan1 gim6miserly; stingy
- 撈偏lou1 pin1to make a living from dishonest means [colloquial]
- 拉尺laai1 cek3a measuring tape; a tape measure
- 徒然tou4 jin4in vain
- 捱夜ngaai4 je2(verb) to stay up late; to stay up all night; to burn the midnight oil
- 小朋友siu2 pang4 jau5child; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child)
- 不孝bat1 haau3unfilial
- 八珍baat3 zan1someone who loves to gossip; eight kinds of precious food
- 黑歷史hak1 lik6 si2dark past
- 饒讓jiu4 joeng6tolerance and concession; to let off; to excuse; to have mercy on; to reprieve
- 扮相baan6 soeng3stage costume
- 湊埋cau3 maai4to take care of
- 婚嫁fan1 gaa3marriage
- 盛舉sing6 geoi2grand event
- 嘉許gaa1 heoi2favorable
- 請人ceng2 jan4to hire; to employ
- 撮合cyut3 hap6to play matchmaker
- 縮骨suk1 gwat1(slang) (of people) selfish; stingy; scheming selfishly; petty shrewdness; bean counter; crafty
- 吃飯hek3 faan6to have a meal
- 賠禮pui4 lai5to offer an apology
- 幫腔bong1 hong1vocal accompaniment in some traditional Chinese operas
- 分公司fan1 gung1 si1subsidiary company
- 酒櫃zau2 gwai6liquor cabinet
- 添食tim1 sik6to add more; to do something again; to film further (to put on extra episodes for a show or a sequel)
- 幸而hang6 ji4by good fortune
- 回贈wui4 zang6to give sb (a gift) in return
- 膠布gaau1 bou3adhesive plaster
- 提攜tai4 kwai4to lead by the hand
- 權柄kyun4 beng3authority
- 罷教baa6 gaau3teacher's strike
- 攤開taan1 hoi1to spread out
- 軀幹keoi1 gon3trunk
- 郵費jau4 fai3postage
- 門徑mun4 ging3access
- 空郵hung1 jau4air mail
- 驗明jim6 ming4to ascertain
- 尺子cek3 zi2ruler (measuring instrument)
- 電子書din6 zi2 syu1electronic book
- 攪事gaau2 si6noun; seditious language or behavior, which is generally not accepted by others; stir up or create trouble