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- 和平wo4 ping4peace
- 同謀tung4 mau4to conspire with sb
- 俗語zuk6 jyu5common saying
- 職業zik1 jip6occupation; profession; vocation
- 外省ngoi6 saang2another province (relative to the local one)
- 總是zung2 si6always
- 有點jau5 dim2a little
- 內部noi6 bou6interior
- 大和daai6 wo4Yamato, an ancient Japanese province, a period of Japanese history, a place name, a surname etc
- 苦瓜fu2 gwaa1bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber)
- 到底dou3 dai2finally
- 旅遊leoi5 jau4trip
- 教誨gaau3 fui3(literary) to instruct; to admonish; to counsel
- 港獨gong2 duk6Hong Kong independence
- 刻薄hak1 bok6unkind
- 零丁ling4 ding1variant of 伶仃[ling2 ding1]
- 地牢dei6 lou4prison
- 終於zung1 jyu1at last
- 老伯lou5 baak3uncle (polite form of address for older male)
- 反應faan2 jing3to react
- 嚴寒jim4 hon4bitter cold
- 火海fo2 hoi2a sea of flames
- 青年cing1 nin4youth
- 窮鬼kung4 gwai2(vulgar) impoverished person; the poor
- 有多jau5 do1surplus
- 巡警ceon4 ging2police patrol
- 一場jat1 coeng4[measure word] one round or an event, such as a round of game, a dream, or a speech.
- 基礎gei1 co2base; foundation; basis
- 通順tung1 seon6smooth
- 汽車hei3 ce1car
- 雪藏syut3 cong4to keep sth in cold storage
- 愚昧jyu4 mui6ignorant; uneducated
- 設備cit3 bei6equipment; facilities; installations
- 自滿zi6 mun5complacent
- 拆家caak3 gaa1(slang) low-level drug dealer
- 模式mou4 sik1mode; pattern; model
- 交通gaau1 tung1to be connected
- 無論mou4 leon6no matter what or how
- 弄瓦lung6 ngaa5(literary) to have a baby girl; to celebrate the birth of a daughter
- 即日zik1 jat6this or that very day
- 明顯ming4 hin2clear
- 人數jan4 sou3number of people
- 倔強gwat6 koeng5stubborn; obstinate; unbending
- 馬會maa5 wui2horse racing organization; jockey club; turf club (abbr. for 賽馬會|赛马会[sai4 ma3 hui4] or 賽馬公會|赛马公会[sai4 ma3 gong1 hui4])
- 馬虎maa1 fu1careless
- 融洽jung4 hap1harmonious
- 疲倦pei4 gyun6to tire
- 更加gang3 gaa1more (than sth else)
- 插足caap3 zuk1to squeeze in
- 經常ging1 soeng4frequently; constantly; regularly; often
- 現象jin6 zoeng6phenomenon
- 挾持hip3 ci4to seize (sb) by the arms
- 資金zi1 gam1funds; capital
- 撞見zong6 gin3to meet by accident
- 作者zok3 ze2author; writer
- 透風tau3 fung1to let air pass through; to ventilate
- 部長bou6 zoeng2head of a (government etc) department
- 紊亂man5 lyun6disorder
- 對等deoi3 dang2equal in status; on an equal footing; of equal standing (esp. between two parties)
- 生蟲saang1 cung4(of food, books etc) to become infested with bugs
- 交流gaau1 lau4to exchange
- 松子cung4 zi2pine nut
- 絕對zyut6 deoi3absolute; unconditional
- 電腦din6 nou5computer
- 農民nung4 man4peasant; farmer
- 總理zung2 lei5premier
- 幾乎gei1 fu4almost; nearly; practically
- 思想si1 soeng2thought
- 存疑cyun4 ji4to leave a question open
- 水平seoi2 ping4horizontal; level
- 蠻橫maan4 waang4rude and unreasonable
- 識貨sik1 fo3to know what's what
- 經營ging1 jing4to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate
- 身上san1 soeng6on the body
- 中大zung1 daai6The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- 死亡sei2 mong4to die
- 快手faai3 sau2Kuaishou, Chinese social video sharing app
- 大廚daai6 cyu2chef
- 體育tai2 juk6sports
- 尋覓cam4 mik6to look for
- 回到wui4 dou3to return to
- 大會daai6 wui2general assembly
- 切勿cit3 mat6by no means
- 租約zou1 joek3lease
- 健康gin6 hong1health
- 灰水fui1 seoi2gray water
- 數字sou3 zi6numeral
- 外孫ngoi6 syun1daughter's son
- 底細dai2 sai3inside information
- 中共zung1 gung6abbr. for 中國共產黨|中国共产党[Zhong1 guo2 Gong4 chan3 dang3], Chinese Communist Party
- 國難gwok3 naan6national calamity
- 並且bing6 ce2and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition
- 不了bat1 liu5no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)
- 韓流hon4 lau4Korean Wave, aka Hallyu (the increase in international interest in South Korea and its popular culture since the 1990s)
- 正常zing3 soeng4normal; regular
- 領域ling5 wik6domain; sphere; field; territory; area
- 穩定wan2 ding6steady
- 停泊ting4 bok6to anchor
- 心酸sam1 syun1to feel sad
- 上等soeng6 dang2highest quality
- 意識ji3 sik1consciousness; awareness
- 落雪lok6 syut3(literary or dialectal) to snow
- 家訪gaa1 fong2to pay a home visit, esp. (of a teacher) to visit a student's home
- 聯繫lyun4 hai6connection
- 最好zeoi3 hou2best
- 不少bat1 siu2many; quite a few; a good number of
- 堅持gin1 ci4to persevere with
- 爽利song2 lei6efficient
- 全面cyun4 min6all-around
- 媽媽maa4 maa1mama
- 在於zoi6 jyu1to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute)
- 作怪zok3 gwaai3(of a ghost) to make strange things happen
- 此外ci2 ngoi6besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
- 徵文zing1 man4to solicit articles, essays or pieces of literature (on a subject or in commemoration of an event)
- 傾力king1 lik6to do one's utmost
- 蘇聯sou1 lyun4Soviet Union, 1922-1991
- 吉士gat1 si2cheese (loanword)
- 小食siu2 sik6snack; nibbles
- 骨子gwat1 zi2ribs
- 不僅bat1 gan2not just; not limited to
- 不錯bat1 co3correct
- 團體tyun4 tai2group
- 敗家baai6 gaa1to squander a family fortune
- 探路taam3 lou6to find a path
- 馬仔maa5 zai2henchman
- 發行faat3 hang4to publish; to issue; to release; to distribute
- 國外gwok3 ngoi6abroad
- 失實sat1 sat6to give a false picture of the situation
- 面對min6 deoi3to face; to confront
- 賣藝maai6 ngai6to earn a living by performing (typically in informal or public settings)
- 作家zok3 gaa1author
- 行路haang4 lou6to travel
- 有賴jau5 laai6(of an outcome) to rely on
- 國貨gwok3 fo3domestically produced goods
- 怨言jyun3 jin4complaint
- 明天ming4 tin1tomorrow
- 迎面jing4 min6directly; head-on (collision)
- 好像hou2 zoeng6as if
- 反骨faan2 gwat1(physiognomy) protruding bone at the back of the head, regarded as a sign of a renegade nature
- 都好dou1 hou2all do; can do; that's ok; that sounds good [written and colloquial]
- 方向fong1 hoeng3direction; orientation
- 波鞋bo1 haai4(dialect) sports shoes; sneakers (originally Cantonese: 波 is borrowed from English "ball", Jyutping [bo1])
- 保持bou2 ci4to keep
- 天邊tin1 bin1horizon
- 師承si1 sing4to study under; to be a disciple of
- 最終zeoi3 zung1final; ultimate
- 至少zi3 siu2at least
- 程度cing4 dou6degree; level; extent
- 圖示tou4 si6graphic representation; diagram
- 招降ziu1 hong4to ask for sb's surrender
- 老手lou5 sau2experienced person
- 肥牛fei4 ngau4fatty beef slices (esp. for hot pot)
- 雙方soeng1 fong1bilateral
- 經歷ging1 lik6to experience; to go through
- 荒蕪fong1 mou4left to return to unchecked growth
- 充沛cung1 pui3abundant; plentiful
- 青衣cing1 ji1black clothes
- 氣魄hei3 paak3spirit
- 那裏naa5 leoi5there; that place
- 事業si6 jip6undertaking
- 願意jyun6 ji3to wish
- 離境lei4 ging2to leave a country (or place)
- 快樂faai3 lok6happy; joyful
- 主將zyu2 zoeng3commander-in-chief (military)
- 不用bat1 jung6need not
- 甲蟲gaap3 cung4beetle
- 七彩cat1 coi2seven colors; a variety of colors
- 公仔gung1 zai2doll
- 辛勞san1 lou4laborious
- 重大zung6 daai6great
- 擔心daam1 sam1anxious
- 私產si1 caan2private property
- 秀麗sau3 lai6pretty; beautiful
- 異味ji6 mei6unpleasant odor
- 工具gung1 geoi6tool
- 寒風hon4 fung1cold wind
- 告辭gou3 ci4to say goodbye
- 武器mou5 hei3weapon
- 看來hon3 loi4apparently
- 推動teoi1 dung6to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to
- 架勢gaa3 sai3attitude
- 業務jip6 mou6business
- 質量zat1 loeng6(physics) mass
- 積極zik1 gik6active
- 過來gwo3 loi4to come over
- 不管bat1 gun2not to be concerned
- 不再bat1 zoi3no more; no longer
- 數量sou3 loeng6amount; quantity
- 持續ci4 zuk6to continue; to last; to persist
- 私交si1 gaau1personal friendship
- 清甜cing1 tim4(of flavor, voice etc) clear and sweet
- 肯定hang2 ding6to be certain; to be positive
- 設立cit3 laap6to set up; to establish
- 絕情zyut6 cing4heartless
- 名貴ming4 gwai3famous and valuable
- 難道naan4 dou6don't tell me ...
- 減少gaam2 siu2to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
- 公里gung1 lei5kilometer
- 創新cong3 san1to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails
- 善舉sin6 geoi2meritorious deed