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- 血脂hyut3 zi1blood lipid
- 睇小tai2 siu2(verb) to look down on; to underestimate
- 狼胎long4 toi1(adjective) (of person's behaviours) bellicose; aggressive; violent; cruel; reckless
- 杏眼hang6 ngaan5large, round eyes (considered beautiful)
- 猖獗coeng1 kyut3to be rampant
- 大前年daai6 cin4 nin2three years ago
- 睇開tai2 hoi1was looking (spoken)
- 做女zou6 neoi2to refer to a female's youth before she gets married; literally: to be a daughter
- 消磁siu1 ci4to demagnetize; to become demagnetized
- 寬宏fun1 wang4magnanimous
- 睇死tai2 sei2(verb) to look down on; to regard someone as worthless; to give up on; to belittle; to doom someone or something as a failure
- 玄關jyun4 gwaan1entrance hall; vestibule
- 電子層din6 zi2 cang4electron shell (in the atom)
- 烏紗wu1 saa1hat worn by officials in the past; the headgear
- 政協zing3 hip3CPPCC (Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference)
- 中臺zung1 toi4China and Taiwan
- 慧眼wai6 ngaan5an all-seeing mind
- 青筋ceng1 gan1veins
- 修道院sau1 dou6 jyun2monastery
- 一件頭jat1 gin6 tau2one-piece (swimwear)
- 倒映dou2 jing2to reflect (producing an inverted image)
- 睇過tai2 gwo3saw; that depends on
- 雀友zoek3 jau5a friend to play mahjong with
- 一行jat1 hang4party
- 砂紙saa1 zi2sandpaper (i.e. abrasive)
- 帳簿zoeng3 bou2variant of 賬簿|账簿[zhang4 bu4]
- 家國gaa1 gwok3one's own country; motherland
- 各界gok3 gaai3all walks of life; all social circles
- 腸仔coeng2 zai2sausage
- 點睇dim2 tai2how do you see this? (spoken)
- 衰佬seoi1 lou2husband; used by wife with others (spoken)
- 未時mei6 si41-3 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
- 竄紅cyun3 hung4to become suddenly popular
- 燉品dan6 ban2a nutritious tonic that has been simmered for a long time
- 悟性ng6 sing3perception
- 贈券zang6 gyun3gift coupon
- 屋宇uk1 jyu5(literary) house
- 當正dong1 zeng3to treat sth (or sb) as
- 枝葉zi1 jip6branch and leaf
- 輕工業hing1 gung1 jip6light industry
- 鴨仔蛋aap3 zai2 daan2balut (boiled duck egg with a partly-developed embryo, which is eaten from the shell)
- 亞運會aa3 wan6 wui2Asian Games
- 安哥拉on1 go1 laai1Angola
- 霜降soeng1 gong3Shuangjiang or Frost Descends, 18th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd October-6th November
- 非正式fei1 zing3 sik1unofficial; informal
- 睇起tai2 hei2to think highly of someone
- 黑色幽默hak1 sik1 jau1 mak6black humor
- 公寓gung1 jyu6apartment building; block of flats (may be a public housing block or a condominium etc) (CL:套[tao4])
- 疏乎so1 fu4(adjective) enjoy; laid back; relax; comfortable
- 睇路tai2 lou6(verb) look
- 教育局gaau3 juk6 guk6Education Bureau
- 等位dang2 wai2(physics) equipotential
- 蛙式waa1 sik1breaststroke (swimming)
- 吸塵kap1 can4Vacuum cleaning; breathing in polluted
- 夜鶯je6 ang1nightingale
- 睇頭tai2 tau4eye-catching (spoken)
- 睇水tai2 seoi2(verb) to keep a lookout; to keep watch
- 不知幾bat1 zi1 gei2Very
- 約但joek3 daan6variant of 約旦|约旦[Yue1 dan4]
- 父親節fu6 can1 zit3Father's Day
- 截停zit6 ting4to intercept (a vehicle etc)
- 校刊haau6 hon2school magazine
- 向前hoeng3 cin4forward
- 總攬zung2 laam5to assume full responsibility
- 布拉格bou3 laai1 gaak3Prague, capital of Czech Republic
- 睇書tai2 syu1reading books (spoken)
- 道號dou6 hou6title of a Taoist believer
- 飲衫jam2 saam1(wedding) banquet outfit
- 發射站faat3 se6 zaam6launch pad (for rocket or projectile)
- 食糊sik6 wu2term used while playing majong where the moment a person manages to get the right combination and win the game
- 睇白tai2 baak3assume (spoken)
- 詐型zaa3 jing4to rebuke someone
- 老朋lou5 pang4good or best friend; mates (spoken)
- 睇住tai2 zyu6looking; staring; watching
- 明信片ming4 seon3 pin2postcard
- 跟着gan1 zoek6then
- 硫黃lau4 wong4sulfur
- 下路haa6 lou6the route which is in lower altitude or closer to the south
- 釐清lei4 cing1to clarify (the facts)
- 蹣跚mun4 saan1to walk unsteadily; to stagger; to lurch; to hobble; to totter
- 騰雞tang4 gai1to panick; to be nervous about something; to be frighten [colloquial]
- 睇化tai2 faa3(adj.) nonchalant; phlegmatic; jaded
- 蔥頭cung1 tau4onion
- 擠擁zai1 jung2crowded (place)
- 睇見tai2 gin3(verb) to catch sight of; to witness
- 積怨zik1 jyun3grievance
- 循例ceon4 lai6act upon rules
- 呢家ni1 gaa1see 而家
- 為此wai6 ci2for this reason
- 蓮霧lin4 mou6wax apple (a reddish pear-shaped fruit)
- 豆苗dau6 miu4pea shoots
- 睇數tai2 sou3to settle up; to settle accounts; to ask for the bill; to keep an eye on the accounts - bookkeeping
- 周詳zau1 coeng4meticulous
- 鯨吞king4 tan1swallow like a whale; to devour; to annex (territory); to seize and occupy
- 收視率sau1 si6 leot2ratings (of a TV show)
- 睇法tai2 faat3opinions or views
- 徹骨cit3 gwat1to the bone
- 風景區fung1 ging2 keoi1a scenic spot;a scenic area
- 陀仔to4 zai2to be pregnant [colloquial]
- 短敍dyun2 zeoi6(noun) have a short meeting; have a short gathering
- 睇定tai2 ding6observe a while till knowing more (spoken)
- 鐵閘tit3 zaap6(noun) metal door gate
- 燃點jin4 dim2to ignite; to set fire to; to light
- 穩婆wan2 po4midwife (old term)
- 瓜柴gwaa1 caai4(adjective) dead; passed away
- 賞鑒soeng2 gaam3to appreciate (a work of art)
- 敦款deon1 fun2verb; to exceed one's station, to put on airs, to boast or exagerrate one's status
- 宿願suk1 jyun6long-cherished wish
- 櫃桶gwai6 tung2(noun) (of furniture) drawer
- 法拉利faat3 laai1 lei2Ferrari, Italian luxury sports car manufacturer
- 拉鋸laai1 goe3a two-man saw
- 賢良jin4 loeng4(of a man) able and virtuous
- 相睇soeng1 tai2(noun) a blind date (usually arranged by a third party) to allow individuals to seek out potential partners; a pre-arranged rendezvous
- 睇相tai2 soeng3(v.) to tell a fortune by reading someone's face (physiognomy); to visit a fortune teller.
- 紀念品gei2 nim6 ban2souvenir; memento
- 孝敬haau3 ging3to show filial respect
- 單槓daan1 gong3bar
- 拱形gung2 jing4arch
- 兩睇loeng5 tai2depends (spoken)
- 腐皮fu6 pei4beancurd skin
- 公車gung1 ce1bus
- 剪裁zin2 coi4to tailor (clothes)
- 游泳池jau4 wing6 ci4swimming pool
- 蜂后fung1 hau6queen bee
- 闊太fut3 taai2wealthy wife (slang)
- 柴犬caai4 hyun2shiba inu (Japanese dog breed)
- 巴格達baa1 gaak3 daat6Baghdad, capital of Iraq
- 燉蛋dan6 daan2steamed egg
- 奸險gaan1 him2malicious
- 寒底hon4 dai2physique with cold hands and feet
- 蒲點pou4 dim2place to hangout and have fun (spoken)
- 出恭ceot1 gung1to defecate (euphemism)
- 歌詠go1 wing6to sing
- 葡國pou4 gwok3Portugal
- 睇病tai2 beng6(v.) to diagnose an illness
- 闊度fut3 dou6breadth
- 壯健zong3 gin6strong and healthy
- 蟋蟀sik1 seot1cricket (insect)
- 火盆fo2 pun4brazier
- 電氣化din6 hei3 faa3electrification; to convert to electrical power (esp. for railways, factories or other infrastructure)
- 恐襲hung2 zaap6terrorist attack (abbr. for 恐怖襲擊|恐怖袭击[kong3 bu4 xi2 ji1])
- 是旦si6 daan6noun; whatever
- 減薪gaam2 san1to cut wages
- 夜盲je6 maang4night blindness
- 攀談paan1 taam4to chat
- 阿茂aa3 mau6stupid person (spoken)
- 睇場tai2 coeng4a gangster member who is in-charge of a venue (spoken)
- 睇實tai2 sat6(verb) to keep eyes on; take care
- 分點fan1 dim2point of division
- 台中toi4 zung1variant of 臺中|台中[Tai2 zhong1]
- 直笛zik6 dek2(Tw) recorder (musical instrument)
- 睇牛tai2 ngau4(verb) herd cattle
- 蒲頭pou4 tau4a way to say that '(someone) has finally appeared'; to show up
- 騰空tang4 hung1to rise into the air; to become airborne
- 蠔豉hou4 si2dried oyster meat
- 生辰saang1 san4birthday
- 正號zing3 hou6(math.) plus sign (+)
- 里程碑lei5 cing4 bei1milestone
- 飽嘗baau2 soeng4to enjoy fully
- 委托wai2 tok3to entrust somebody with responsibility
- 皇儲wong4 cyu5crown prince
- 詼諧fui1 haai4humorous
- 蹲伏deon1 fuk6to crouch low and bend forward (esp. in hiding or in wait)
- 寒背hon4 bui3Kyphosis
- 換言之wun6 jin4 zi1in other words
- 宿敵suk1 dik6old enemy
- 動植物dung6 zik6 mat6plants and animals
- 鳳眼fung6 ngaan5elegant, almond-shaped eyes with the inner canthus pointing down and the outer canthus up, like the eye of a phoenix
- 狼毫long4 hou4writing brush of weasel bristle
- 扒艇paa3 teng5to row a boat
- 前女cin4 neoi2ex-girlfriend
- 碧池bik1 ci4bitch (loanword) (Internet slang)
- 百分百baak3 fan6 baak3one hundred percent
- 有限公司jau5 haan6 gung1 si1limited company
- 去蒲heoi3 pou4to go clubbing
- 豪邁hou4 maai6bold
- 自薦zi6 zin3to recommend oneself (for a job)
- 雙槓soeng1 gong3parallel bars (gymnastics event)
- 蒲面pou4 min2to appear ; to show one's face [colloquial]
- 在心zoi6 sam1in my heart
- 保護費bou2 wu6 fai3protection fee, the bribe or money collected by gangsters in their area of control from shops and businesses, as a fee for not hassling or troubling them
- 斑鳩baan1 kau1turtledove
- 難睇naan4 tai2disgusting (spoken)
- 香噴噴hoeng1 pan3 pan3delicious
- 擠迫zai1 bik1adj; crowded, overcrowding
- 睇波tai2 bo1(verb) to watch a soccer, football or other ball games
- 米缸mai5 gong1(noun) a vat to store rice; a container to store rice
- 腦子nou5 zi2brains
- 瑟縮sat1 suk1to curl up shivering (from cold)
- 侷促guk6 cuk1cramped
- 打印機daa2 jan3 gei1printer
- 郵戳jau4 cok1postmark
- 二維碼ji6 wai4 maa52D barcode; matrix code
- 寒微hon4 mei4of humble origin
- 映照jing2 ziu3to shine upon
- 盆菜pun4 coi3Poon choi, cuisine served in a large basin for sharing typically during festivals and big celebrations
- 黑勢力hak1 sai3 lik6criminal syndicate [written and colloquial]
- 魚缸jyu4 gong1fish tank
- 書脊syu1 zek3spine of a book
- 陀累to4 leoi6to drag someone into a difficult situation that was not their concern in the first place [colloquial]