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- 衫褲saam1 fu3clothing
- 刨花paau4 faa1wood shavings
- 暢快coeng3 faai3carefree
- 老屈lou5 wat1to wrongly accuse someone; to frame someone
- 紐西蘭nau2 sai1 laan4New Zealand (Tw)
- 鎚仔ceoi4 zai2hammer (spoken)
- 牙買加ngaa4 maai5 gaa1Jamaica
- 號叫hou6 giu3to howl
- 東正教dung1 zing3 gaau3Eastern Orthodox Church
- 杧果mong1 gwo2variant of 芒果[mang2 guo3]
- 掠低loek1 dai1to kill [colloquial]
- 化學式faa3 hok6 sik1chemical formula (e.g. water H2O)
- 寒衣hon4 ji1winter clothing
- 流弊lau4 bai6malpractice
- 存在感cyun4 zoi6 gam2sense of presence; sense of existence
- 回憶錄wui4 jik1 luk2memoir
- 警匪ging2 fei2police and criminals
- 龜婆gwai1 po2a bawd, a woman who is in charge of a brothel
- 小提琴siu2 tai4 kam4fiddle
- 寒露hon4 lou6Hanlu or Cold Dew, 17th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 8th-22nd October
- 作踐zok3 zin6to ill-use
- 賢惠jin4 wai6variant of 賢慧|贤慧[xian2 hui4]
- 癡纏ci1 cin4clingy; possessive (of someone) [colloquial]
- 臨盆lam4 pun4at childbirth
- 行內hong4 noi6within the industry
- 大理石daai6 lei5 sek6marble
- 馬尼拉maa5 nei4 laa1Manila, capital of Philippines
- 能否nang4 fau2whether one can; whether it is possible
- 郵遞jau4 dai6to mail
- 收到風sau1 dou2 fung1to get wind of something; to hear some secret information
- 令狐ling6 wu4old place name (in present-day Linyi County 臨猗縣|临猗县[Lin2 yi1 Xian4], Shanxi)
- 製片人zai3 pin2 jan4film producer
- 扶危fu4 ngai4to help those in distress
- 差廚caa1 cyu4to charge (prosecute); a criminal charge; in差廚: to be in charge [colloquial]
- 保薦bou2 zin3recommendation; reference; sponsor
- 膝頭sat1 tau4knee
- 冰淇淋bing1 kei4 lam2ice cream
- 睇穿tai2 cyun1to see through (a trick or a facade)
- 里斯本lei5 si1 bun2Lisbon, capital of Portugal
- 潛意識cim4 ji3 sik1unconscious mind
- 銀芽ngan4 ngaa4bean sprouts
- 屈水wat1 seoi2to blackmail someone for money
- 莎翁saa1 jung1Shakespeare
- 昆玉kwan1 juk2honorific term for another person's brother
- 復活節fuk6 wut6 zit3Easter
- 老廉lou5 lim2Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)
- 龜裂gwai1 lit6to crack
- 斑斕baan1 laan4gorgeous; brightly colored; multicolored
- 地球村dei6 kau4 cyun1global village
- 芳心fong1 sam1the affection, or heart, of a young woman
- 扮蟹baan6 haai5to pretend to be ignorant
- 屈機wat1 gei1adopting unfair practices, exploit (video gaming); having to surrender because being unable to win
- 全中cyun4 zung3everything is correct
- 眉心mei4 sam1(the space) between the eyebrows
- 賣報紙maai6 bou3 zi2to sell newspapers; (something) issued
- 刨書paau4 syu1to study hard
- 水浸seoi2 zam3(noun
- 蝦霸haa1 baa3bullying
- 泊車paak3 ce1to park a vehicle
- 死約sei2 joek3a fixed term contract that cannot be terminated at will; literally: dead contract
- 翻騰faan1 tang4(of water, waves, emotions etc) to churn; to surge; to seethe
- 音樂劇jam1 ngok6 kek6(theater, cinema) a musical
- 梳打so1 daa2(noun) baking soda (梳打粉); soda (loanword); soda pop
- 饞嘴caam4 zeoi2gluttonous
- 自梳zi6 so1female who declares she will not get married
- 講下gong2 haa5just saying; to casually say something
- 兔唇tou3 seon4hare lip (birth defect)
- 義塚ji6 cung2potter's field
- 好啦hou2 laa1okay; fine (used to express agreement)
- 柔順jau4 seon6gentle and agreeable
- 蛇宴se4 jin3banquet that serves snakes as the main dishes
- 萌塞mang4 sak1stubborn; narrow-minded; reluctant to take advice of others
- 古時候gu2 si4 hau6in ancient times
- 排列paai4 lit6to arrange in order
- 聖保羅sing3 bou2 lo4St Paul
- 醇厚seon4 hau5mellow and rich
- 烏托邦wu1 tok3 bong1(loanword) utopia
- 叠友daap6 jau2to recruit a lot of members to a triad gang [colloquial]
- 退休金teoi3 jau1 gam1retirement pension; pension payments received after retirement
- 菲傭fei1 jung4Filipino maid
- 廉正lim4 zing3upright and honest
- 勾銷ngau1 siu1to write off
- 小行星siu2 haang4 sing1asteroid
- 學前hok6 cin4preschool
- 做好心zou6 hou2 sam1to act with good intentions
- 明屈ming4 wat1force one to take the blame or responsibility
- 有冇jau5 mou5often used when asking questions, such as "yes or no?" or "really or not?"; 'is there?'; 'are there?'
- 另一半ling6 jat1 bun3other half
- 冇心mou5 sam1unintentional; accidental; did not mean to [colloquial]
- 睇怕tai2 paa3seems like there's little hope (spoken)
- 吊癮diu3 jan5to tantalize; to go cold turkey on an addiction
- 通渠tung1 keoi4to unclog a drain
- 梳起so1 hei2the customary act for a woman who decides to remain single (unmarried) for life, the symbolic practice for these women is to keep their hair in a bun
- 的水dik1 seoi2sideburns
- 阿嬸aa3 sam2the way to address a middle age woman; the wife of husband's younger brothers; the wife of a paternal uncle
- 好冇hou2 mou2is it ok?; is it alright?; is it good or not? [colloquial]
- 淺析cin2 sik1primary, elementary or coarse analysis
- 闖禍cong2 wo6to cause an accident; to make trouble; to get into trouble
- 再説zoi3 syut3Will talk about it again
- 黑森林hak1 sam1 lam4Black Forest
- 絃索jin4 sok3Chords of a musical instrument; string instruments
- 多咀do1 zeoi2to speak out of turn; to shoot one's mouth off; to talk out of place [colloquial]
- 契姐kai3 ze1god sister [written and colloquial]
- 冇行mou5 hong4hopeless; impossible
- 一條氣jat1 tiu4 hei3non-stop; in one go (spoken)
- 骨盆gwat1 pun4pelvis
- 梳頭so1 tau4to comb one's hair; to comb sb's hair
- 背脊bui3 zek3the back of the human body
- 惟獨wai4 duk6variant of 唯獨|唯独[wei2 du2]
- 冇事mou5 si6all the same; alright; no problem
- 沙啞saa1 aa2hoarse; husky; raspy
- 嘉年華gaa1 nin4 waa4(loanword) carnival
- 山凹saan1 aau3col
- 遣散hin2 saan3to disband
- 凶兆hung1 siu6ill omen
- 悔意fui3 ji3remorse
- 屈就wat1 zau6verb; condescend (to take a post offered)
- 駁口bok3 hau2interface;roll line;fold line;connection; joint; junction
- 間開gaan3 hoi1to divide; to separate
- 牛蠅ngau4 jing4horsefly; cleg
- 土地公tou2 dei6 gung1Tudi Gong, the local tutelary god (in Chinese folk religion)
- 畏難wai3 naan4to be daunted by challenges
- 盛譽sing6 jyu6flourishing reputation
- 恆齒hang4 ci2Permanent teeth
- 欠薪him3 san1to owe wages
- 北海道bak1 hoi2 dou6Hokkaidō, Japan
- 審核sam2 hat6to audit
- 看住hon1 zyu6to keep an eye on; to watch
- 四邑sei3 jap1collective name for counties of Xinhui, Taishan, Kaiping, Enping and city of Jiangmen
- 歡迎詞fun1 jing4 ci4the welcome speech
- 反肚faan2 tou5to die (for a fish to have its belly up) [colloquial]
- 枝竹zi1 zuk1dry beancurd
- 睇症tai2 zing3(verb) see a patient
- 淺窄cin2 zaak3narrow; not spacious
- 羊咩joeng4 me1(noun) a sheep; a goat
- 冇用mou5 jung6useless
- 搏亂bok3 lyun6(verb) to take advantage of a chaotic situation to rake in benefits for oneself
- 美鈔mei5 caau1US dollar bill
- 腳肚goek3 tou5calf (anatomy)
- 墨汁mak6 zap1prepared Chinese ink
- 開名hoi1 meng2to reveal one's name or identity, in public
- 石蠟sek6 laap6paraffin wax
- 綺夢ji2 mung6pleasant and romantic dream
- 霉爛mui4 laan6mold
- 市錢si5 cin4Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 5 grams
- 淫賤jam4 zin6morally loose, lewd and low, lascivious and mean
- 駁腳bok3 goek3connecting transport (slang)
- 沾污zim1 wu1to stain; to smirch; to sully
- 鋸牙geoi3 ngaa4sawtooth
- 怪不得gwaai3 bat1 dak1no wonder!
- 魚肚jyu4 tou5fish maw
- 三輪車saam1 leon4 ce1pedicab
- 半途而廢bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
- 慢駛maan6 sai2(traffic) slow down, gentle speed; drive slow
- 搶閘coeng2 zaap6to race to be the first to get something or to do something
- 真點zan1 dim2really; literally: real point
- 攤凍taan1 dung3let something hot cool down (spoken)
- 潑辣put3 laat6shrewish
- 浮屍fau4 si1floating corpse
- 死圖sei2 tou4image that cannot be loaded on a webpage
- 熱辣辣jit6 laat6 laat6burning hot; scorching
- 水大seoi2 daai6high tides
- 一時間jat1 si4 gaan1for a moment
- 起市hei2 si5arrogant; high-priced
- 嘩鬼waa1 gwai2to describe someone who is mischievous, screaming and making strange noises
- 冷鋒laang5 fung1cold front (meteorology)
- 冇面mou5 min2shame; disgrace; lose face (spoken)
- 超齡ciu1 ling4too old; overage
- 生活費sang1 wut6 fai3cost of living
- 五邑ng5 jap1the Greater Taishan Region which includes, Heshan, Xinhui, Taishan, Kaiping, Enping, situated in the Pearl River Delta
- 勾佬ngau1 lou2describes the act of a woman having an affair with another man; to seduce a man; to be slutty
- 安眠on1 min4to sleep peacefully
- 脹大zoeng3 daai6swollen
- 腹腔fuk1 hong1abdominal cavity
- 伸延san1 jin4see 延伸[yan2 shen1]
- 泵把bam1 baa2bumper (car)
- 險詐him2 zaa3sinister and deceitful
- 郵筒jau4 tung2mailbox
- 全日cyun4 jat6full day; whole day
- 停駛ting4 sai2(of trains, buses or ferries etc) to stop running (temporarily or permanently)
- 桂味gwai3 mei2(fruit) one genus of Lychee fruit
- 馬戲團maa5 hei3 tyun4circus
- 打本daa2 bun2to provide capital for starting a business
- 引燃jan5 jin4to ignite
- 擒獲kam4 wok6to apprehend
- 車子ce1 zi2car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc)
- 變壓器bin3 aat3 hei3transformer
- 髮蠟faat3 laap6pomade
- 拓片taap3 pin2rubbings from a tablet
- 作物zok3 mat6crop
- 另用ling6 jung6diversion
- 會上wui2 soeng6during a meeting
- 鷹爪jing1 zaau2talons of a falcon;climbing shrub; tender tea shoots
- 頭部tau4 bou6head
- 爆缸baau3 gong1(verb with figurative meaning) someone being hit and bleeding
- 受浸sau6 zam3to be baptized
- 塔利班taap3 lei6 baan1the Taliban, Islamist organization that emerged in the mid-1990s in Afghanistan
- 嘅話ge3 waa2as said
- 聽寫ting1 se2(of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation
- 孤兒院gu1 ji4 jyun2orphanage