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- 晨運san4 wan6early morning exercise
- 髮帶faat3 daai2headband
- 梳洗so1 sai2to wash and groom oneself; to freshen up
- 店舖dim3 pou3noun; shop
- 馬銜maa5 haam4bit
- 治喪zi6 song1to organize and carry out a funeral
- 芒種mong4 zung2Mangzhong or Grain in Beard, 9th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-20th June
- 嬸母sam2 mou5wife of father's younger brother; aunt
- 飲宴jam2 jin3banquet
- 面巾min6 gan1face flannel or towel
- 動作片dung6 zok3 pin2action movie
- 疑匪ji4 fei2(noun) suspects
- 貶稱bin2 cing1derogatory term
- 梯形tai1 jing4trapezoid
- 臭狐cau3 wu4hircismus; stinky armpits; Bromhidrosis; excessive body odor
- 狐臭wu4 cau3body odor
- 乾咳gon1 kat1to cough without phlegm
- 因間jan1 gaan1after a while; the contraction of 一陣間 jat1 zan6 gaan1 based on 因, the phonetic combination of 一 and 陣
- 高利貸gou1 lei6 taai3high-interest loan; usury
- 大喉daai6 hau4noun; "big throat" is one of the throat singing techniques in Cantonese Opera, it is a vocal method. The character is called the " Painted-face character" and it is his vocal singing method. They are often male characters such as heroes, generals, villains, gods, or demons
- 子喉zi2 hau4tone of young female voice in Cantonese opera
- 掛靴gwaa3 hoe1(sports) to hang up one's boots; to retire
- 水喉seoi2 hau4(n.) a hose; a water pipe (adj.) (slang) Mr. moneybags (if someone is described as 有支水喉射住, he has sufficient financial support.)
- 冇修mou5 sau1no solutions or methods (spoken)
- 打網daa2 mong5to net sth
- 源於jyun4 jyu1has its origins in
- 上台soeng5 toi4to rise to power (in politics)
- 仲係zung6 hai6still (spoken)
- 警笛ging2 dek6siren
- 問鼎man6 ding2to aspire to the throne
- 曬棚saai3 paang2drying racks; rooftop; seats, capacity
- 耕田gaang1 tin4to cultivate soil
- 飛逝fei1 sai6(of time) to pass quickly
- 大場daai6 coeng4noun; Big scene
- 蜜瓜mat6 gwaa1dewmelon
- 脊醫zek3 ji1chiropractic; chiropractor
- 蜈蚣ng4 gung1centipede
- 擇偶zaak6 ngau5to choose a spouse
- 律師樓leot6 si1 lau4(noun) a law firm
- 手掣sau2 zai3handbrake
- 消防員siu1 fong4 jyun4firefighter; fireman
- 潤腸jeon2 coeng2to ease constipation (TCM)
- 晨早san4 zou2bright and early in the morning; very early on
- 緒言seoi5 jin4see 緒論|绪论[xu4 lun4]
- 白小姐baak6 siu2 ze2(appellation) Ms Peck
- 男子漢naam4 zi2 hon3man (i.e. manly, masculine)
- 關鍵字gwaan1 gin6 zi6keyword
- 銜頭haam4 tau4title; rank
- 大人物daai6 jan4 mat2describes a person who is popular and reputable; a VIP; an important person
- 過手gwo3 sau2passing of money from one to another (slang)
- 立方米laap6 fong1 mai5cubic meter (m³)
- 冇腦mou5 nou5literally 'brainless'; describes someone who acted brainlessly or recklessly
- 哀樂oi1 ngok6funeral music
- 電掣din6 zai3an electrical switch
- 屠場tou4 coeng4slaughterhouse
- 墮角do6 gok3adj; in the middle of nowhere, a place inconvenient to reach or get to
- 大火daai6 fo2conflagration; large fire
- 新德里san1 dak1 lei5New Delhi, capital of India
- 撿拾gim2 sap6to pick up; to gather
- 芙翅fu4 ci3the gizzards and livers of poultry
- 雪紡syut3 fong2(loanword) chiffon
- 午市ng5 si5peak business period for eateries during lunch time
- 學說hok6 syut3theory
- 契弟kai3 dai6(n.) a godbrother; a younger man who is as close as your biological brother; an idiot; an asshole; a bastard; a gigolo; a term to address the younger male of a gay couple
- 慢慢行maan6 maan6 hang4walk slowly
- 暢順coeng3 seon6smooth
- 不經意bat1 ging1 ji3not paying attention; carelessly; by accident
- 後遺症hau6 wai4 zing3(medicine) sequelae
- 黑名單hak1 ming4 daan1blacklist
- 專門店zyun1 mun4 dim3noun; exclusive store or specialty store
- 蓬鬆fung4 sung1fluffy
- 冤仇jyun1 sau4rancor
- 缽酒but1 zau2port (wine)
- 廣東歌gwong2 dung1 go1noun; canto-pop (popular music)
- 嫩雀nyun6 zoek2a rookie; a chump; a patsy;
- 名銜ming4 haam4rank
- 梯級tai1 kap1stair
- 覆卓fuk1 coek3to take revenge; to fight back; to repeat an action; to go back again [colloquial]
- 源代碼jyun4 doi6 maa5source code (computing)
- 溶洞jung4 dung6(geology) solutional cave (typically, a limestone cave)
- 唐人街tong4 jan4 gaai1Chinatown
- 蝕底sit6 dai2(verb) to suffer losses; to lose out on; to make a loss (adj.) to be taken advantage of
- 民主牆man4 zyu2 coeng4Democracy Wall, Beijing (1978–1979); bulletin boards modeled on it in some Hong Kong universities
- 盆景pun4 ging2bonsai
- 制錢zai3 cin4copper coin of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
- 鳳姐fung6 ze2prostitute (slang)
- 乞食hat1 sik6to beg for food
- 驅逐艦keoi1 zuk6 laam6destroyer (warship)
- 腳掣goek3 zai3foot brake (vehicle)
- 遊樂場jau4 lok6 coeng4playground
- 烏蠅wu1 jing1(noun) (insect) a fly
- 屈蛇wat1 se4stowaway illegal immigrants
- 葡幣pou4 bai6Macao Pataca (currency)
- 墮樓do6 lau2to jump to one's death
- 黃喉wong4 hau4aorta (ingredient of hotpot, Sichuan cuisine)
- 三角形saam1 gok3 jing4triangle
- 不得已bat1 dak1 ji5to act against one's will
- 辟穀pik1 guk1(Taoism) to abstain from eating cereals; to fast
- 羣島kwan4 dou2(noun) archipelago
- 冷處理laang5 cyu3 lei5(mechanics) cold treatment
- 聊天室liu4 tin1 sat1chat room
- 肥膩fei4 nei6(of foods) fatty
- 鼎立ding2 laap6lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod
- 壯烈zong3 lit6brave
- 喉住hau4 zyu6to long for something; to keep on eye on something that one desires [colloquial]
- 爵位zoek3 wai6order of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gong1], Marquis 侯[hou2], Count 伯[bo2], Viscount 子[zi3], Baron 男[nan2]
- 棉胎min4 toi1a cotton quilt
- 申冤san1 jyun1to appeal for justice
- 教鞭gaau3 bin1teacher's pointer
- 省起sing2 hei2to recall; to remember
- 合法化hap6 faat3 faa3to legalize
- 立法局laap6 faat3 guk2Legislative Council
- 肚痛tou5 tung3stomachache
- 總編輯zung2 pin1 cap1chief editor (of newspaper)
- 猶太教jau4 taai3 gaau3Judaism
- 螺帽lo4 mou2nut (female component of nut and bolt)
- 謹記gan2 gei3to remember with reverence
- 細嬸sai3 sam2the wife of husband's younger brother
- 淮山waai4 saan1Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya), aka nagaimo
- 平喉ping4 hau4tone of male voice in Cantonese opera
- 太空船taai3 hung1 syun4spaceship
- 青苔ceng1 toi4moss
- 做手zou6 sau2to put one's hand to sth
- 手痕sau2 han4itching to do something; to describe wandering or fiddly hands
- 初中生co1 zung1 sang1junior high student
- 械劫haai6 gip3robbery involving firearms
- 同情心tung4 cing4 sam1Empathy
- 得滯dak1 zai6very; over (spoken)
- 坐姿zo6 zi1sitting posture
- 醒獅sing2 si1lion dance
- 走學zau2 hok6to play hooky
- 先再sin1 zoi3expressing the sequence of doing one thing before another
- 中學雞zung1 hok6 gai1a term which is used to describe secondary school students who are immature, reckless, attention-seeking, and afraid to take up responsibilities
- 觀察力gun1 caat3 lik6power of observation
- 超連結ciu1 lin4 git3(Tw) hyperlink
- 內水noi6 seoi2internal waters
- 胞姐baau1 ze2elder sister born to the same parents
- 緒論seoi5 leon6introduction
- 家嫂gaa1 sou2(polite) my sister-in-law
- 刨冰paau4 bing1shaved or crushed ice dessert or beverage
- 聲喉seng1 hau4voice
- 地下城dei6 haa6 sing4dungeon (in video games or fantasy settings etc)
- 家慈gaa1 ci4(polite) my mother
- 超能力ciu1 nang4 lik6superpower; superhuman power
- 鵝肝ngo4 gon1foie gras
- 印象派jan3 zoeng6 paai3impressionism
- 寒舍hon4 se3my humble home
- 手杖sau2 zoeng6cane
- 咨詢zi1 seon1variant of 諮詢|咨询[zi1 xun2]
- 激凸gik1 dat6protruding nipples or bulging penis (contours of intimate body parts visible through clothing)
- 路由器lou6 jau4 hei3router (computing)
- 薑醋goeng1 cou3ginger and vinegar
- 遮瞞ze1 mun4deliberately hiding or conceal (spoken)
- 頒布baan1 bou3to issue
- 馬鈴薯maa5 ling4 syu4potato
- 幽會jau1 wui6(usually of lovers) to rendezvous in secret
- 梯田tai1 tin4stepped fields
- 貶職bin2 zik1to demote
- 一番jat1 faan1for once (spoken)
- 成績表sing4 zik1 biu2noun; school report or transcript
- 頭痕tau4 han4to have an itchy scalp; to be vexed
- 高峰期gou1 fung1 kei4peak period
- 高溫gou1 wan1high temperature
- 大姨daai6 ji4aunt (mother's eldest sister)
- 浸禮zam3 lai5baptism
- 談戀愛taam4 lyun2 oi3to be in a romantic relationship; to go steady; to be dating
- 危機感ngai4 gei1 gam2sense of crisis; acute awareness of looming danger or instability (often actively cultivated to spur preparedness or action)
- 口痕hau2 han4normally applies to the feeling of craving of food; to feel peckish
- 中外zung1 ngoi6Sino-foreign
- 見稱gin3 cing1to be praised; used after the preposition 以 ji5
- 私生子si1 sang1 zi2illegitimate son
- 手續費sau2 zuk6 fai3service charge
- 磁碟ci4 dip2(magnetic) computer disk (hard disk or floppy)
- 搏炒bok3 caau2risking one's job (spoken)
- 病灶beng6 zou3(medicine) lesion; focus of disease; nidus
- 耐寒noi6 hon4coldproof
- 雪恥syut3 ci2to take revenge for a past insult
- 危言聳聽ngai4 jin4 sung2 ting3frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk
- 睇爬tai2 paa4better watch out!; better be careful!; wise up! (given as an advice or warning) [colloquial]
- 清脆cing1 ceoi3sharp and clear
- 加一gaa1 jat110% service charge
- 蒲瓜pou4 gwaa1white flowered gourd or calabash (family Crescentia)
- 近日點gan6 jat6 dim2perihelion, the nearest point of a planet in elliptic orbit to the sun
- 搓波caai1 bo1to warm up during exercise by hitting a ball back and forth
- 屠房tou4 fong4Slaughterhouses
- 剛纔gong1 coi4just now (variant of 剛才|刚才[gang1 cai2])
- 綜合症zung3 hap6 zing3syndrome
- 恤衫seot1 saam1shirt (loanword)
- 解渴gaai2 hot3to quench
- 天虹tin1 hung4Rainbow
- 豐裕fung1 jyu6well-off; affluent
- 開臺hoi1 toi4start of play
- 豆芽dau6 ngaa4bean sprout
- 天秤tin1 ping4balance scale
- 搞大gaau2 daai6to make a big deal out of something; to make something a bigger deal than it is
- 德黑蘭dak1 hak1 laan4Tehran, capital of Iran
- 盞搞zaan2 gaau2(verb) to do something or work for almost nil; to do something but all to no avail;
- 錐體zeoi1 tai2cone; pyramid
- 係都hai6 dou1no matter what
- 都係dou1 hai6also (spoken)