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- 防火牆fong4 fo2 coeng4firewall
- 夠喉gau3 hau4to feel satisified; enough to fulfill the desire or craving of something [written and colloquial]
- 商業化soeng1 jip6 faa3to commercialize
- 冀望kei3 mong6Hope;look forward to
- 蝦膏haa1 gou1shrimp paste; prawn paste
- 雅加達ngaa5 gaa1 daat6Jakarta, capital of Indonesia
- 黑的hak1 dik1taxi which charges excessive fares; literally: black taxi
- 輕佻hing1 tiu1frivolous
- 孤注一擲gu1 zyu3 jat1 zaak6to stake all on one throw
- 進行曲zeon3 hang4 kuk1march (musical)
- 慢吞吞maan6 tan1 tan1very slow
- 下意識haa6 ji3 sik1subconscious mind
- 狗會gau2 wui2kennel club ----
- 說笑syut3 siu3to chat and laugh
- 濺落zin3 lok6(of a spacecraft) to splash down
- 馬來西亞maa5 loi4 sai1 aa3Malaysia
- 榮辱wing4 juk6honor and disgrace
- 恨不得han6 bat1 dak1wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth
- 鹵水lou5 seoi2brine
- 生啤saang1 be1draft beer
- 鈍角deon6 gok3obtuse angle
- 打水daa2 seoi2to draw water
- 路經lou6 ging1to pass; to pass by or through
- 本臺bun2 toi4this radio station
- 萬全maan6 cyun4absolutely safe
- 未便mei6 bin6not in a position to
- 馬賽克maa5 coi3 hak1mosaic (loanword)
- 慈母ci4 mou5warm, caring mother
- 上近soeng6 gan2approximately; about; reaching
- 凝神jing4 san4with rapt attention
- 翠綠ceoi3 luk6greenish-blue
- 私竇si1 dau3(noun) a private hangout, hideaway , den or a personal place.
- 着手zoek6 sau2to set about; to start doing something
- 找見zaau2 gin3to find (sth one has been looking for)
- 簡括gaan2 kut3brief but comprehensive
- 方法論fong1 faat3 leon6methodology
- 中綴zung1 zeoi6infix (grammar), particle attached within a word or expression
- 塘鵝tong4 ngo2pelican (Morus bassanus)
- 恭候gung1 hau6to look forward to sth
- 家變gaa1 bin3major happening in a family, usually indicating separation or fights
- 阿聯酋aa3 lyun4 jau4United Arab Emirates (abbr. for 阿拉伯聯合酋長國|阿拉伯联合酋长国[A1 la1 bo2 Lian2 he2 Qiu2 zhang3 guo2])
- 全走cyun4 zau2to order a dish (usually vegetables) without any sauce
- 飛滋fei1 zi1aphthous ulcers
- 黑手黨hak1 sau2 dong2mafia
- 等式dang2 sik1an equality
- 管理處gun2 lei5 cyu3Management Office
- 大把錢daai6 baa2 cin2to have a lot of money; to be loaded [colloquial]
- 欽敬jam1 ging3to admire and respect
- 職銜zik1 haam4title (position within an organization)
- 髮網faat3 mong5hairnet
- 媒婆mui4 po4female matchmaker
- 蚊飯man1 faan6(literally: mosquito meal); blood
- 橙汁caang2 zap1orange juice
- 兩全loeng5 cyun4to satisfy both sides
- 全天候cyun4 tin1 hau6all-weather
- 蚊香man1 hoeng1mosquito-repellent incense or coil
- 辟邪pik1 ce4to ward off evil spirits
- 屋苑uk1 jyun2noun; housing estate
- 氨基酸on1 gei1 syun1amino acid
- 中亞zung1 aa3Central Asia
- 拉把laai1 baa2(English loan) library; commonly used among college or secondary school students
- 綜援zung1 wun4(noun) the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance
- 少可siu2 ho2not common; rare
- 連鎖店lin4 so2 dim3chain store
- 電子煙din6 zi2 jin1e-cigarette
- 大煲daai6 bou1a big mess or trouble
- 妻妾cai1 cip3wives and concubines (of a polygamous man)
- 下臺haa6 toi4to go off the stage
- 烏煙瘴氣wu1 jin1 zoeng3 hei3(idiom) full of smoke and noxious fumes; (fig.) toxic atmosphere; chaotic environment
- 斑禿baan1 tuk1spot baldness (alopecia areata)
- 煲水bou1 seoi2to boil water; fabricated (false)
- 水煲seoi2 bou1water kettle
- 滋油zi1 jau4relax (spoken)
- 秤盤cing3 pun2the tray or pan of a steelyard balance
- 衣缽ji1 but6the cassock and alms bowl of a Buddhist master passed on to the favorite disciple (Buddhism)
- 映衰jing2 seoi1one's look or behaviour negatively impacting on others
- 鋸扒goe3 paa2slang in Cantonese for eating western dishes especially, chop(s) or steak
- 戰利品zin3 lei6 ban2spoils of war
- 女書neoi5 syu1nüshu writing, a phonetic syllabary for Yao ethnic group 瑤族|瑶族[Yao2 zu2] dialect designed and used by women in Jiangyong county 江永縣|江永县[Jiang1 yong3 xian4] in southern Hunan
- 寄生蟲gei3 sang1 cung4parasite (biology)
- 繼嗣gai3 zi6to continue
- 廣東菜gwong2 dung1 coi3noun; Cantonese cuisine
- 開手hoi1 sau2to (let something) leave from one's hands; to start; to start a fight
- 相就soeng1 zau6(verb) to compromise; to tolerant
- 肚餓tou5 ngo6(adjective) hungry;
- 外蒙古ngoi6 mung4 gu2Outer Mongolia
- 若是joek6 si6if
- 隻手zek3 sau2by a single person; literally: with one hand
- 塵俗can4 zuk6mundane world
- 食晏sik6 aan3(verb) to eat lunch
- 荒淫fong1 jam4licentious
- 反應堆faan2 jing3 deoi1reactor
- 健碩gin6 sek6well-built (physique)
- 延攬jin4 laam2to recruit talent
- 情緒病cing4 seoi5 beng6Mood disorders; emotional illness
- 英雌jing1 ci1female hero (esp. in feminist discourse, cf. 英雄[ying1 xiong2])
- 喪膽song3 daam2panic-stricken
- 生約saang1 joek3contract that can be terminated at will; literally: living contract
- 度假村dou6 gaa3 cyun1resort (vacation property)
- 悲嘆bei1 taan3to bewail
- 無厘頭mou4 lei4 tau4silly talk or "mo lei tau" (Cantonese), genre of humor emerging from Hong Kong late in the 20th century
- 枯乾fu1 gon1dried up; shriveled; withered
- 厘米lei4 mai5centimetre
- 溫柔wan1 jau4gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman)
- 巴士站baa1 si2 zaam6bus stop
- 凝血jing4 hyut3blood clot
- 遠程jyun5 cing4remote
- 朝夕ziu1 zik6morning and night
- 華為waa4 wai4Huawei (brand)
- 前綴cin4 zeoi6prefix (linguistics)
- 阻截zo2 zit6to stop
- 併發症bing6 faat3 zing3complications (undesired side-effect of medical procedure)
- 摩納哥mo1 nap6 go1Monaco
- 黏土nim1 tou2clay
- 滑梯waat6 tai1(children's) sliding board
- 盲棋maang4 kei2blind chess
- 雞肋gai1 laak6chicken rib; (fig.) sth of little value yet hard to discard
- 姨母ji4 mou5mother's sister
- 止咳zi2 kat1to suppress coughing
- 古肅gu2 suk1old fashioned; narrow-minded [colloquial]
- 漸趨zim6 ceoi1to become more and more
- 肅殺suk1 saat3austere
- 染缸jim5 gong1a dye vat; often used as a metaphor to describe an environment where one cannot escape the negative influences
- 五姑娘ng5 gu1 noeng2hand used for masturbating (for men) [colloquial]
- 畏縮wai3 suk1to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil
- 總動員zung2 dung6 jyun4general mobilization (for war etc)
- 拘禮keoi1 lai5to stand on ceremony
- 安全帶on1 cyun4 daai2seat belt
- 基本盤gei1 bun2 pun2(political party's) voter base
- 位次wai6 ci3place (in numbered sequence)
- 又係jau6 hai6also (be)
- 肅立suk1 laap6to stand respectfully
- 年初一nin4 co1 jat1noun; first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year
- 形容詞jing4 jung4 ci4adjective
- 炭筆taan3 bat1(noun) charcoal pencil
- 投票率tau4 piu3 leot2proportion of vote
- 姨仔ji1 zai2wife's younger sister; aunt (mother's younger sister)
- 三花saam1 faa1three flowers, or refers to a inspector of Hong Kong Police Force
- 豬肉zyu1 juk6pork
- 名古屋ming4 gu2 uk1Nagoya, city in Japan
- 插喉caap3 hau4(coll.) to intubate
- 矯形giu2 jing4orthopedic (e.g. surgery)
- 飄忽piu1 fat1swiftly moving
- 熱啤jit6 be1(noun) hot beer
- 夠秤gau3 cing3noun; adult (age over 18 years old)
- 秦始皇ceon4 ci2 wong4Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor
- 五月節ng5 jyut6 zit3Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)
- 甚麼sam6 mo1what
- 慕絲mou6 si1(Tw) (loanword) mousse (cosmetic or hairstyling product)
- 死車sei2 ce1a stopped vehicle which there is no blockage in front of it
- 快線faai3 sin3(of a motorway) fast lane
- 搖滾樂jiu4 gwan2 ngok6rock music
- 民營man4 jing4privately run (i.e. by a company, not the state)
- 鉛芯jyun4 sam1 pencil lead
- 問米man6 mai5communication with a particular spirit through a medium
- 茶羹caa4 gang1teaspoon
- 早會zou2 wui2morning assembly
- 夜總會je6 zung2 wui2nightclub; nightspot
- 充飢cung1 gei1to allay one's hunger
- 冇耐mou5 noi2In near future
- 拚死pun3 sei2to risk one's life
- 揀樓gaan2 lau2to pick a house; to find a house
- 大熊貓daai6 hung4 maau1giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
- 大賣daai6 maai6(of sales volume) good sales
- 貓頭鷹maau1 tau4 jing1owl
- 約期joek3 kei4to make an appointment
- 耳聾ji5 lung4deaf
- 百家樂baak3 gaa1 lok6(loanword) baccarat
- 姦污gaan1 wu1to rape
- 壓倒性aat3 dou2 sing3overwhelming
- 混合物wan6 hap6 mat6mixture; composite
- 手帶sau2 daai2hand band
- 受靶sau6 baa2one who was being scolded or victimized for any reasons
- 芥菜gaai3 coi3leaf mustard (Brassica juncea)
- 大姑daai6 gu1father's oldest sister
- 水站seoi2 zaam6water kiosk
- 高端gou1 dyun1high-end
- 火鐮fo2 lim4a flint cutter for creating sparks
- 對辦deoi3 baan2meeting expectations; satisfactory
- 打棘daa2 kik1adj; intertwined (i.e. hair, thread)
- 盧森堡lou4 sam1 bou2Luxembourg
- 搜集sau1 zaap6to gather; to collect from different places or sources, usually for the purpose of investigation or analysis
- 雙職工soeng1 zik1 gung1working couple (husband and wife both employed)
- 家姑gaa1 gu1(polite) father's sisters
- 半天bun3 tin1half of the day
- 揀選gaan2 syun2to select
- 覺醒gok3 sing2to awaken
- 歇宿hit3 suk1to lodge
- 小姑siu2 gu1father's youngest sister
- 蕭灑siu1 saa2variant of 瀟灑|潇洒[xiao1 sa3]
- 贊比亞zaan3 bei2 aa3Zambia
- 錦鯉gam2 lei5koi (Cyprinus carpio haematopterus)
- 襪褲mat6 fu3leggings
- 門口狗mun4 hau2 gau2watchdog; guard dog
- 顯微鏡hin2 mei4 geng3microscope
- 僑鄉kiu4 hoeng1hometown of overseas Chinese
- 詞綴ci4 zeoi6prefix or suffix of a compound word
- 波斯灣bo1 si1 waan1Persian Gulf
- 沉重cam4 cung5heavy
- 燒炭siu1 taan3to manufacture charcoal