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- 紅腫hung4 zung2inflamed
- 刮竹gwaat3 zuk1to play mahjong [colloquial]
- 漁火jyu4 fo2lights from the fishing boats
- 鳩毛gau1 mou4a man's pubic hair [colloquial]
- 責袋zaak3 doi2to have (an amount of money) on hand
- 膠拖gaau1 to1plastic thongs
- 長做coeng4 zou6to stay at a job long-term
- 煉奶lin6 naai5condensed milk
- 毒舌duk6 sit6venomous tongue
- 烏冬wu1 dung1Udon (Japanese noodles)
- 發糕faat3 gou1fa gao, a type of steamed sponge cake, usu. sweetened, commonly consumed at Chinese New Year
- 失陷sat1 ham6verb; a city captured during wartime; to be held captive
- 豺狼caai4 long4jackal and wolf
- 司令部si1 ling6 bou6headquarters
- 售貨sau6 fo3to sell goods
- 勤快kan4 faai3diligent; hardworking
- 解悶gaai2 mun6to relieve boredom or melancholy
- 札馬zaap3 maa5the horse stance in Kung Fu
- 羈絆gei1 bun6trammels
- 吼住hau1 zyu6to look or pay extra attention to
- 披索pei1 sok3(Tw) (loanword) peso (monetary unit)
- 粉紅色fan2 hung4 sik1pink
- 帳幕zoeng3 mok6tent
- 半途bun3 tou4halfway
- 疊水daap6 seoi2rich
- 銷帳siu1 zoeng3to write off
- 叉腰caa1 jiu1to put one's hands on one's hips
- 傻佬so4 lou2a stupid
- 聽筒teng1 tung2telephone receiver
- 供應商gung1 jing3 soeng1supplier
- 哭腔huk1 hong1sobbing tone
- 函件haam4 gin2letters
- 嘆號taan3 hou6exclamation point; exclamation mark (!)
- 又再jau6 zoi3indicates the repetition of an action, sometimes with emphasis
- 埋欄maai4 laan1to trade; to join a conversation, to join a group; succeed in accomplishing something
- 混凝土wan6 jing4 tou2concrete (building material)
- 陰虛jam1 heoi1deficiency of yin 陰|阴[yin1] (TCM)
- 法援faat3 wun4legal aid (abbr. for 法律援助[fa3 lu : 4 yuan2 zhu4])
- 巴渣baa1 zaa1too talkative and noisy and unreasonable
- 啓動kai2 dung6(of machines) to start; to be switched on; to turn on
- 勤力kan4 lik6hardworking
- 單軌daan1 gwai2monorail
- 風阻fung1 zo2air resistance; aerodynamic drag
- 麻瘋maa4 fung1leprosy
- 旺菜wong6 coi3Napa cabbage
- 娛樂場jyu4 lok6 coeng4place of entertainment
- 魁梧fui1 ng4tall and sturdy
- 邀功jiu1 gung1to take the credit for sb's achievement
- 渣男zaa1 naam4(coll.) jerk; scumbag (esp. in romantic relationships)
- 化妝品faa3 zong1 ban2cosmetic
- 急凍gap1 dung3adj; to freeze
- 免役min5 jik6exempt from national military service
- 阻定zo2 deng6obstruction; in one's way (spoken)
- 嫖娼piu4 coeng1to visit prostitutes
- 擇使zaak6 sai2(adjective) difficult; thorny
- 迫力bik6 lik1brake
- 總公司zung2 gung1 si1parent company
- 豆釘dau6 deng1a small child
- 讀默duk6 mak6dictation
- 五稜鏡ng5 ling4 geng3pentaprism
- 隔涉gaak3 sip3desolate;out of the way; remote; secluded; in a location that is hard to get to
- 世叔sai3 suk1Uncle (family friend)
- 唱碟coeng3 dip2gramophone record; LP
- 束手無策cuk1 sau2 mou4 caak3lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis
- 默寫mak6 se2to write from memory
- 壁虎bik1 fu2gecko; house lizard
- 就話zau6 waa6say; can be reasoned
- 嫵媚mou4 mei4lovely
- 突然間dat6 jin4 gaan1suddenly
- 疊字dip6 zi6reduplication; reiterative locution; repetition of characters
- 金字塔gam1 zi6 taap3pyramid (building or structure)
- 大開眼界daai6 hoi1 ngaan5 gaai3(idiom) to broaden one's horizons greatly
- 心臟病sam1 zong6 beng6heart disease
- 兔仔tou3 zai2a rabbit; a bunny
- 全方位cyun4 fong1 wai2all around
- 豆泥dau6 nai4(slang) inferior; low-grade; bad quality (noun) hummus; mushy peas; puree made from beans
- 衞生wai6 sang1hygiene
- 飄流piu1 lau4variant of 漂流[piao1 liu2]
- 話齋waa6 zaai1(slang) as one has said
- 話說waa6 syut3It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative)
- 飄色piu1 sik1literally: 'floating colour', a type of traditional folk art which is a fusion of drama,conjuring,acrobatics,music and dance
- 麥當勞mak6 dong1 lou4McDonald's (fast food company)
- 飯焦faan6 ziu1burnt rice
- 坐擁zo6 jung2to possess; to have at one's disposal; to enjoy the benefit of
- 扑濕bok1 sap1verb; to beat up someone until one's head bleed
- 韆鞦cin1 cau1a swing
- 大柴daai6 caai4a police seargant [colloquial]
- 繡花sau3 faa1to embroider
- 女同志neoi5 tung4 zi3lesbian [written and colloquial]
- 電視機din6 si6 gei1television set
- 肉骨茶juk6 gwat1 caa4bak-kut-teh or pork ribs soup, popular in Malaysia and Singapore
- 對壘deoi3 leoi5to face off against one's adversary (military, sports etc)
- 暖爐nyun5 lou4space heater
- 責罰zaak3 fat6to punish
- 置之不理zi3 zi1 bat1 lei5to pay no heed to (idiom)
- 會計師wui6 gai3 si1accountant
- 拜壽baai3 sau6congratulate an elderly person on his birthday
- 預產期jyu6 caan2 kei4expected date of childbirth
- 打柴daa2 caai4to chop firewood
- 影碟jing2 dip2DVD
- 嚴刑jim4 jing4strict law
- 勞駕lou4 gaa3excuse me
- 印鑒jan3 gaam3seal impression
- 打齋daa2 zaai1to beg for (vegetarian) food
- 挑染tiu1 jim5highlight (hair)
- 碧綠bik1 luk6dark green
- 雪櫃syut3 gwai6icebox
- 雷粒leoi4 lap1police inspector [colloquial]
- 三柴saam1 caai4sergeant, who has three hook marks on the badge
- 不中用bat1 zung1 jung6unfit for anything
- 擁立jung2 laap6(formal) to back sb as leader
- 樣衰joeng2 seoi1ugly face (derogatory)
- 衰樣seoi1 joeng2ugly face; to be in a bad state; to be in an unlucky state
- 中心語zung1 sam1 jyu5qualified word
- 默然mak6 jin4silent
- 懊惱ou3 nou5annoyed
- 儲錢cou5 cin2saving money
- 脫離tyut3 lei4to separate oneself from
- 涼瓜loeng4 gwaa1bitter melon
- 踏步daap6 bou6stride
- 寮屋liu4 uk1squatter shacks
- 打簿daa2 bou2verb; update bank passbook
- 淡季daam6 gwai3off season
- 虛驚heoi1 ging1false alarm
- 盟塞mang4 sak1(adjective) dogged; stubborn; obstinate
- 農作物nung4 zok3 mat6(farm) crops
- 鼠摸syu2 mo1a burglar
- 埋櫃maai4 gwai2calculate all the profit and balance after a day of work [refers to when a store closes at night]
- 順延seon6 jin4to be postponed accordingly (e.g. due to weather or other stated factors)
- 地下水dei6 haa6 seoi2groundwater
- 沙葛saa1 got3jicama; Mexican turnip; Mexican yam bean
- 凍土dung3 tou2frozen earth
- 翹楚kiu4 co2person of outstanding talent
- 暈浪wan4 long6(verb) car sick; boat sick; motion sickness; to be overwhelmed by someone's beauty or dashing appearance
- 好好地hou2 hou2 dei2adv; nicely
- 溫度wan1 dou6temperature
- 賢能jin4 nang4sage
- 籌旗cau4 kei4to fundraise [colloquial]
- 正所謂zing3 so2 wai6like they say; as the saying goes [written and colloquial]
- 出家人ceot1 gaa1 jan4monk; nun (Buddhist or Daoist)
- 損友syun2 jau5bad friend
- 焦油ziu1 jau4tar
- 漆器cat1 hei3lacquerware
- 法蘭西faat3 laan1 sai1France
- 微生物mei4 sang1 mat6microorganism
- 溝仔kau1 zai2woo; date a boy out (spoken)
- 分析師fan1 sik1 si1analyst
- 歇腳hit3 goek3to stop on the way for a rest
- 濟貧zai3 pan4to help the poor
- 批盪pai1 dong6plastering (renovations)
- 豬兜zyu1 dau1stupid; fool (spoken)
- 野菌je5 kwan2wild mushrooms
- 羣體kwan4 tai2Group
- 腹黑fuk1 hak1(slang) outwardly kind but inwardly evil
- 夾縫gaap3 fung4crack
- 紀念碑gei2 nim6 bei1monument
- 雪珠syut3 zyu1graupel
- 口腹hau2 fuk1(fig.) food
- 書齋syu1 zaai1study (room)
- 暴龍bou6 lung4Tyrannosaurus spp.
- 利爪lei6 zaau2sharp claw
- 從今以後cung4 gam1 ji5 hau6from now on
- 靈柩ling4 gau3coffin containing a corpse
- 頂爺ding2 je4the boss of a triad gang [colloquial]
- 老柴lou5 caai4a derogratory way to address an old man; old fellow
- 輩份bui3 fan6seniority
- 躲懶do2 laan5to shy away from work
- 騙徒pin3 tou4cheat
- 拉柴laai1 caai4(slang) die; pass away
- 波棍bo1 gwan3a gear stick [colloquial]
- 豆袋dau6 doi2a bean bag
- 棍波gwan3 bo1(adjective) manual transmission
- 礙口ngoi6 hau2to shy to speak out
- 肥佬fei4 lou2fatty; fatso; to fail in an exam
- 背默bui6 mak6recite
- 旁述pong4 seot6the narrations; a narrator
- 沙翁saa1 jung1Sata andagi, Japanese style deep fried buns made of dough
- 醉駕zeoi3 gaa3to drive while above the legal alcohol limit
- 豪爽hou4 song2outspoken and straightforward
- 學究hok6 gau3pedant
- 疏堂so1 tong4distant (relative on the father's side)
- 出籠ceot1 lung4(of food) to be taken out of the steamer
- 闢謠pik1 jiu4to refute a rumor
- 轟炸機gwang1 zaa3 gei1bomber (aircraft)
- 原居民jyun4 geoi1 man4indigenous residents or people or inhabitants
- 臭丸cau3 jyun2camphor balls; moth balls
- 家傭gaa1 jung4domestic helper
- 鏟車caan2 ce1front loader (vehicle)
- 軟碟jyun5 dip2floppy disk
- 賢明jin4 ming4wise and capable; sagacious
- 催吐ceoi1 tou3to induce vomiting
- 拿渣laa5 zaa2despicable; corrupt; dirty (unclean, especially in the context of 'dirty tricks') [colloquial]
- 邊陲bin1 seoi4border area
- 鮮奶sin1 naai5fresh milk
- 驢仔lou4 zai2mule; one who works just for survival (spoken)
- 藝術品ngai6 seot6 ban2art piece
- 魂精wan4 zeng1temple; temporal (on the sides of one's head)
- 只會zi2 wui5will only
- 礙於ngoi6 jyu1to be constrained by; due to (a constraining factor)
- 蓮子lin4 zi2lotus seed