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- 勞損lou4 syun2strain (medicine)
- 踏青daap6 cing1lit. tread the green; go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green)
- 過籠gwo3 lung4over the limit; over its intention (spoken)
- 吉兆gat1 siu6lucky omen
- 影衰jing2 seoi1bringing shame on one (spoken)
- 工具書gung1 geoi6 syu1reference book (such as dictionary, almanac, gazetteer etc)
- 踏足daap6 zuk1to set foot on (a foreign land etc); to tread
- 公援gung1 wun4Comprehensive Social Security Assistance
- 杯碟bui1 dip2cup and saucer
- 丸仔jyun2 zai2pills (often illegal drugs)
- 一見鍾情jat1 gin3 zung1 cing4to fall in love at first sight (idiom)
- 枸杞gau2 gei2wolfberry (Lycium chinense)
- 收效sau1 haau6to yield results
- 景轟ging2 gwang2fishy; dodgy
- 落妝lok6 zong1removing make-up (spoken)
- 三高saam1 gou1"three highs"; a combination of high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high blood lipid
- 拾獲sap6 wok6to find
- 粵拼jyut6 ping3Jyutping, one of the many Cantonese romanization systems
- 勸戒hyun3 gaai3variant of 勸誡|劝诫[quan4 jie4]
- 鹹臭haam4 cau3stink; odor (spoken)
- 服務員fuk6 mou6 jyun4waiter
- 淡奶taam5 naai5evaporated milk
- 坦蕩taan2 dong6magnanimous
- 以至於ji5 zi3 jyu1down to
- 磅友bong6 jau2(noun) attendant; enabler
- 蘆薈lou4 wui6aloe vera
- 哲學家zit3 hok6 gaa1philosopher
- 硬仗ngaang6 zoeng3tough battle; difficult task; big challenge
- 陡峭dau2 ciu3precipitous
- 唇印seon4 jan3lips-mark
- 外傭ngoi6 jung4foreign servants
- 龜縮gwai1 suk1to withdraw
- 淡薄daam6 bok6thin
- 魚苗jyu4 miu4fry
- 枕長zam2 coeng4consistently; long standing; chronic; long term
- 恆心hang4 sam1perseverance
- 決定性kyut3 ding6 sing3decisive
- 吵耳caau2 ji5irritating to one's ears
- 性生活sing3 sang1 wut6sex life
- 賤泥zin6 nai4a despicable person of bad
- 阻街zo2 gaai1obstructing footpath (spoken)
- 阿崩aa3 bang1an appellation to address someone with a front tooth missing or a harelip
- 性行為sing3 hang4 wai4sexual behavior
- 死都sei2 dou1no matter what (denoting determination)
- 冰櫃bing1 gwai6freezer
- 地錢dei6 cin4liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha)
- 禮帽lai5 mou2hat that goes with formal dress
- 麻甩maa4 lat1a sparrow; slang term for a wretched man or pervert
- 性騷擾sing3 sou1 jiu2sexual harassment
- 鹹蟲haam4 cung2(noun) a lecherous guy; a lascivious man; libidinous man; a pervert
- 大日子daai6 jat6 zi2big day; major event
- 荀子seon1 zi2Xunzi, (c. 310-237 BC), Confucian philosopher
- 填飽tin4 baau2to feed to the full
- 擋駕dong2 gaa3to decline to receive a visitor
- 男人頭naam4 jan4 tau4(adjective) a female's appearance or behaves like a man
- 水汪seoi2 wong1hopeless; little chance of success (spoken)
- 綵燈coi2 dang1Festive lantern
- 焦土ziu1 tou2scorched earth
- 手枕sau2 zam2hand pillow; callus on the hand
- 漆油cat1 jau2paint
- 棟梁dung6 loeng4ridgepole
- 兜客dau1 haak3to lure
- 自然數zi6 jin4 sou3natural number
- 粗豪cou1 hou4straightforward
- 繡球sau3 kau4embroidered ball; Hydrangea
- 封艇fung1 teng5to have one's taxi impounded [colloquial]
- 內籠noi6 lung2inside layout of a space
- 斬倉zaam2 cong1noun; cut loss, margin cut; liquidation; forced liquidation
- 浮生fau4 sang1a 'floating' life (in passing – a temporary transient state)
- 晚輩maan5 bui3the younger generation
- 總會zung2 wui5association; federation
- 長衫coeng4 saam1long gown
- 忠厚zung1 hau5honest and considerate
- 頻密pan4 mat6intense
- 擇食zaak6 sik6to be picky (food)
- 熟絡suk6 lok6familiar
- 曲尺kuk1 cek3carpenter's square
- 嚴冬jim4 dung1severe winter
- 媽媽生maa1 maa4 saang4noun; procuress; procurer (woman)
- 韮菜gau2 coi3Chinese leek
- 革退gaak3 teoi3to dismiss from a post
- 真朵zan1 do2a powerful person or gang who has been successfully invoked by someone for protection [colloquial]
- 藤條tang4 tiu2rattan
- 雨遮jyu5 ze1umbrella
- 岩穴ngaam4 jyut6grotto
- 要不然jiu3 bat1 jin4otherwise
- 做忌zou6 gei6to hold a memorial ceremony of somebody's birthday and death; or may refers to kill or beat somebody up
- 軟尺jyun5 cek3soft measuring tape (non-retractable type used for body measurements etc)
- 體育館tai2 juk6 gun2gym
- 縫針fung4 zam1to stitch fabric
- 秘書bei3 syu1secretary
- 值勤zik6 kan4variant of 執勤|执勤[zhi2 qin2]
- 哄騙hung3 pin3to deceive
- 扮傻baan6 so4to pretend dumb or stupid
- 浮面fau4 min2surface (of a liquid)
- 猴急hau4 gap1impatient
- 獲贈wok6 zang6to receive
- 痔瘡zi6 cong1hemorrhoid
- 坡妹bo1 mui1Singaporean girls [colloquial]
- 柴魚caai4 jyu4a stock fish; dried cod
- 吝嗇leon6 sik1stingy; mean; miserly
- 鼓膜gu2 mok2eardrum; tympanic membrane
- 騎劫ke4 gip3to hijack (an airplane, motor vehicle, social media account, discussion etc)
- 路透社lou6 tau3 se5Reuters News Agency
- 遺容wai4 jung4the looks of the deceased (esp. in the context of paying one's respects)
- 喜帖hei2 tip2wedding invitation
- 柄埋beng3 maai4(verb) to hide or conceal
- 拮据git3 geoi3hard pressed for money; in financial straits
- 雜耍zaap6 saa2a sideshow
- 空腹hung1 fuk1an empty stomach
- 生物學sang1 mat6 hok6biology
- 漆皮cat1 pei2(noun) japanned leather
- 最愛zeoi3 oi3the love of one's life; one's favorite
- 秘撈bei3 lou1to secretly work in a second job without telling one's boss
- 商榷soeng1 kok3to discuss
- 滑溜waat6 lau6to sauté in sticky sauce
- 朗屏long5 ping4Long Ping, an MTR West Rail Line station in Hong Kong
- 燙斗tong3 dau2clothes iron
- 天桃tin1 tou2Syzygium samarangense; Jambu air; rose apple
- 瀏覽器lau4 laam5 hei3browser (software)
- 自新zi6 san1to reform oneself
- 失魂sat1 wan4to panic
- 枕住zam2 zyu6(adverb) often; always; consistently; time after time; again and again
- 柬埔寨gaan2 pou4 zaai6Cambodia
- 石家莊sek6 gaa1 zong1see 石家莊市|石家庄市[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1 Shi4]
- 稱譽cing1 jyu6to acclaim
- 扭計nau2 gai2(v.) to behave in a childish, mischievous or insensible way in order to try to get what one wants, such as by crying
- 車衫ce1 saam1to sew with a sewing machine
- 默劇mak6 kek6pantomime; mime show
- 面衫min2 saam1outer clothing
- 評論家ping4 leon6 gaa1critic
- 打月daa2 jyut2to take a clear photo of the Moon
- 尿頻niu6 pan4Frequent urination
- 味蕾mei6 leoi4taste bud(s)
- 惡爺ok3 je1bossy
- 入籠jap6 lung4to enter
- 蟻民ngai5 man4common people; low class citizens
- 電話卡din6 waa2 kaat1telephone card
- 傘帳saan3 zoeng3A curtain like umbrella to protect from mosquito
- 焦糖ziu1 tong4caramel
- 抗洪kong3 hung4to fight a flood
- 不動產bat1 dung6 caan2real estate
- 打後daa2 hau6after
- 水平線seoi2 ping4 sin3horizon
- 雪碧syut3 bik1Sprite (soft drink)
- 內鬨noi6 hung3variant of 內訌|内讧[nei4 hong4]
- 印鑑jan3 gaam3an ink seal or stamp
- 俗字zuk6 zi6nonstandard form of a Chinese character
- 線衫sin3 saam1undershirt
- 南美洲naam4 mei5 zau1South America
- 上個月soeng6 go3 jyut6last month
- 牧養muk6 joeng5to raise (animals)
- 燒臘siu1 laap6siu mei (燒味|烧味[shao1 wei4]) made from cured meat 臘肉|腊肉[la4 rou4]
- 浮力fau4 lik6buoyancy
- 點不知dim2 bat1 zi1unexpectedly (spoken)
- 爭寵zaang1 cung2to strive for favor
- 森巴舞sam1 baa1 mou5samba (Tw) (loanword)
- 工蟻gung1 ngai5worker ant
- 落疊lok6 daap6to agree to a deal; to buy into something [colloquial]
- 筆筒bat1 tung2pen container; brush pot
- 打胎daa2 toi1to have an abortion
- 墨斗mak6 dau2carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber)
- 蛋筒daan6 tung2egg roll
- 壽仔sau6 zai2(noun) a fool; a clumsy person; an idiot
- 魚翅jyu4 ci3shark fin
- 通籠tung1 lung2dim; not very bright; hollow; passthrough; straighthrough
- 桌遊coek3 jau4board game
- 以身作則ji5 san1 zok3 zak1to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
- 撲鼻pok3 bei6to assail the nostrils (of fragrance and odors)
- 餵飽wai3 baau2to satisfy one's hunger; to satisfy someone's sexual appetite [colloquial]
- 罰企fat6 kei5(noun) a punishment a student standing outside a classroom and is not allowed to learn
- 下話haa6 waa5contraction of 係咪呀 hai6 mai6 aa3, meaning "right?" or "isn't that the case?"
- 滾攪gwan2 gaau2bother
- 電動車din6 dung6 ce1electric vehicle (commonly refers to e-bikes, scooters or electric cars)
- 少年人siu3 nin4 jan4(Tw) young people; youngster
- 倉卒cong2 cyut3variant of 倉促|仓促[cang1 cu4]
- 星期三sing1 kei4 saam1Wednesday
- 劈酒pek3 zau2to drink (alcohol) to excess; binge drinking
- 簿記bou6 gei3bookkeeping
- 獵取lip6 ceoi2to hunt
- 孝服haau3 fuk6mourning clothes
- 折壽zit3 sau6to have one's life shortened (by excesses etc)
- 律師行leot6 si1 hong2noun; law firm
- 死路一條sei2 lou6 jat1 tiu4(idiom) dead end
- 臘味laap6 mei2cured meat or fish or other cured products
- 衫腳saam1 goek3hem (clothing)
- 大婆daai6 po2the first wife among all the other wives (in a polygamous marriage)
- 兜搭dau1 daap3hitch up; hook up with
- 裁斷coi4 dyun6to consider and decide
- 慣犯gwaan3 faan2recidivist
- 擦膠caat3 gaau1an eraser
- 膠擦gaau1 caat3a rubber; an eraser
- 耕耘gaang1 wan4plowing and weeding
- 屯門tyun4 mun4Tuen Mun district of New Territories, Hong Kong
- 瞞騙mun4 pin3to deceive
- 璀璨ceoi1 caan3bright
- 觸鬚zuk1 sou1tentacles
- 赤柱cek3 cyu5a place in Hong Kong called "Chek Chu"
- 合桃hap6 tou4(noun) a walnut
- 精壯zing1 zong3muscular; strong