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- 人性化jan4 sing3 faa3(of a system or product etc) adapted to human needs
- 總台zung2 toi4front desk
- 一絲jat1 si1some; little; few
- 失敗者sat1 baai6 ze2loser
- 注定zyu3 ding6to be destined; to be fated; to be doomed
- 頭槌tau4 ceoi4to head a ball
- 美人魚mei5 jan4 jyu4mermaid
- 砂囊saa1 nong4gizzard (anatomy of birds, gastropods etc)
- 賽馬會coi3 maa5 wui2horse racing organization; jockey club; turf club
- 撮要cyut3 jiu3highlights; summary; abstract; synopsis; extract
- 更衣室gang1 ji1 sat1change room; dressing room; locker room
- 一時時jat1 si2 si4sometimes
- 道姑dou6 gu1Daoist nun
- 嗒糖daap1 tong4eating a candy, which also refers to when a person expresses affection to another person, the receiver feels sweet and happy
- 報更bou3 gaang1to sound the time by night watches ----
- 大伙兒daai6 fo2 ji4erhua variant of 大伙[da4 huo3]
- 幽暗jau1 am3gloom
- 鐵鏽tit3 sau3rust
- 開線hoi1 sin3to come unsewn
- 一按jat1 on3first mortgage
- 放還fong3 waan4to release (a hostage)
- 殺馬saat3 maa5to get one's way [colloquial]
- 條女tiu4 neoi2(noun) girl; or (noun) someone's girl friend
- 省便saang2 bin6convenient
- 下咽haa6 jin3(anatomy) hypopharynx
- 尖咀zim1 zeoi2Tsim Sha Tsui, located in Hong Kong
- 哭喪huk1 song1to wail at a funeral
- 中南海zung1 naam4 hoi2Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Communist Party and the State Council
- 誠聘sing4 ping3to seek to recruit
- 楓糖fung1 tong4maple syrup
- 浴鹽juk6 jim4bath salts
- 同住tung4 zyu6to reside with; to live together
- 帳戶zoeng3 wu6variant of 賬戶|账户[zhang4 hu4]
- 大面daai6 min2influential; in the sense that everyone needs to give "face" (and will not refuse his/her requests); literally, "big face"
- 飯煲faan6 bou1rice cooker
- 交易日gaau1 jik6 jat6(finance) trading day
- 娘丙loeng1 bing2noun; also written as "娘炳" Mother Bing refers to the old-fashioned, foolishly, cannot catch up with the trend of fashion
- 茶芥caa4 gaai3tea and wasabi, a term to refer to sauces, tea, pickles and wet wipes etc. provided to customers in eateries
- 美心mei5 sam1Maxine (name)
- 士啤si6 be1noun; spare; extra
- 阿拉aa3 laai1Allah (Arabic name of God)
- 撞聾zong6 lung2literally: hit to the point of deafness; Generally refers to hearing problems
- 必需品bit1 seoi1 ban2necessity
- 尼日爾nei4 jat6 ji5Niger (country in West Africa)
- 明喻ming4 jyu6simile
- 蟾蜍sim4 ceoi4toad
- 派錢paai3 cin2to give away money
- 標題黨biu1 tai4 dong2"sensational headline writers", people who write misleading titles in order to generate clicks from Internet users
- 拘執keoi1 zap1rigid
- 真性zan1 sing3real
- 廉署lim4 cyu5ICAC Independent Commission Against Corruption, Hong Kong
- 入廁所jap6 ci3 so2to enter the toilet [written and colloquial]
- 魚鰭jyu4 kei4fin
- 討論區tou2 leon6 keoi1forum (esp. online)
- 係啊hai6 aa3Correct. You're right. Yes. Used when you agree with what another person says.
- 押韻aap3 wan5to rhyme
- 避孕套bei6 jan6 tou3condom
- 偕同gaai1 tung4along with
- 超自然ciu1 zi6 jin4supernatural
- 學生妹hok6 saang1 mui1School girls
- 芥蘭gaai3 laan2variant of 芥藍|芥蓝[gai4 lan2]
- 張三zoeng1 saam1Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry
- 錄影帶luk6 jing2 daai2(Tw) videotape; video cassette
- 死場sei2 coeng4dead mall
- 滑翔waat6 coeng4to glide
- 垂危seoi4 ngai4close to death
- 迷幻mai4 waan6psychedelic
- 繃緊bang1 gan2to stretch taut
- 演說jin2 syut3speech
- 夜生活je6 sang1 wut6night life
- 打鑼daa2 lo2verb; to bang on the gong; to hurry frantically
- 謝灶ze6 zou3To express thanks for the god of kitchen
- 惟恐wai4 hung2variant of 唯恐[wei2 kong3]
- 另見ling6 gin3cf.
- 北美洲bak1 mei5 zau1North America
- 抵償dai2 soeng4to compensate
- 正朔zing3 sok3first day of the first lunar month
- 開鑼hoi1 lo4to beat the gong to open a performance
- 清朝cing1 ciu4Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- 慎言san6 jin4to speak cautiously
- 早時zou2 si4before, a period of time ago
- 幽雅jau1 ngaa5serene and elegant (of a place)
- 宿怨suk1 jyun3an old grudge
- 生女saang1 neoi2to give birth to a girl; to bear a daughter
- 君主制gwan1 zyu2 zai3monarchy
- 腳腕goek3 wun2ankle
- 重量級cung5 loeng6 kap1(sports) heavyweight class
- 垃圾車laap6 saap3 ce1garbage truck (or other vehicle)
- 濕地sap1 dei6wetland
- 報販bou3 faan2Newspaper vendors
- 正手zing3 sau2forehand (in sports with rackets and racquets)
- 老水lou5 seoi2seasoned; experienced
- 新聞紙san1 man4 zi2newspaper
- 繳械giu2 haai6to disarm
- 阿姑aa3 gu1aunt (spoken)
- 壽辰sau6 san4birthday (of an old person)
- 擔梯daam1 tai1the lowest grade of "H" in Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE)
- 自尊心zi6 zyun1 sam1self-respect
- 發茅faat3 maau4panic
- 繁體字faan4 tai2 zi6traditional Chinese character
- 震慄zan3 leot6trembling
- 啄地doeng1 dei2pecking at the ground, which is a slang for female prostitute
- 碘酒din2 zau2Iodine tincture
- 長男zoeng2 naam4eldest son
- 三及第saam1 kap6 dai2a type of pork congee; a metaphor for something half-baked and messy, burnt at the bottom, uncooked on the top; a writing style with the combination of classical Chinese, formal written Chinese and Cantonese.
- 後數hau6 sou3to pay something later
- 沙煲saa1 bou1(noun) a clay pot
- 啤令be1 ling2bearing
- 抽秤cau1 cing3to find faults in someone
- 濕巾sap1 gan1wet wipe
- 郁手juk1 sau2fight (spoken)
- 記憶體gei3 jik1 tai2(Tw) (computer) memory
- 出口商ceot1 hau2 soeng1exporter
- 郁下juk1 haa5at every turn; easily [colloquial]
- 授勛sau6 fan1to award an honor
- 主人房zyu2 jan4 fong2master bedroom
- 少不了siu2 bat1 liu5cannot do without
- 擴闊kwok3 fut3to widen (road)
- 幽默感jau1 mak6 gam2sense of humor
- 出選ceot1 syun2to run as a candidate in an election
- 小部siu2 bou6radical 42; Khuddaka Nikāya
- 頭鑼tau4 lo4the opening gongs and drums; the lead
- 老太婆lou5 taai3 po2old woman (at times contemptuous)
- 生外saang1 ngoi2unaffectionately, treating or being treated like a stranger
- 抽穗cau1 seoi6(of cereal crops) to put forth ears; to come into ear
- 壽眉sau6 mei2Shoumei tea
- 隊啤deoi2 be1to drink beer
- 彙報wui6 bou3to report
- 郁動juk1 dung6moving (spoken)
- 淮鹽waai4 jim4(noun) five spice salt
- 拘泥keoi1 nai4to be a stickler for formalities
- 荷爾蒙ho6 ji5 mung4(loanword) hormone
- 兜攬dau1 laam5to canvas (for customers)
- 茅山maau4 saan1Mt Mao, Daoist mountain southeast of Jurong county 句容[Ju4 rong2], Jiangsu Province
- 滷水lou5 seoi2(noun) Brine
- 相看soeng1 hon1to look at one another
- 建設性gin3 cit3 sing3constructive
- 乾水gon1 seoi2game of mahjong
- 水乾seoi2 gon1(adjective) dry
- 城大sing4 daai6abbreviation for City University of Hong Kong
- 胞兄baau1 hing1elder brother born to the same parents
- 重金屬cung5 gam1 suk6heavy metal
- 啤牌pe1 paai2playing cards
- 扣喉kau3 hau4verb; purge; To retch,
- 抹煞mut6 saat3variant of 抹殺|抹杀[mo3 sha1]
- 行水haang4 seoi2Toll money demanded by bandits or highwayman for passage; a name of a medication method
- 頸喉geng2 hau4throat
- 鼻竇bei6 dau6paranasal sinus
- 怕羞paa3 cau2coy
- 茶煲caa4 bou1(n.) a tea pot; a tea kettle; (slang) a way to refer to someone who is troublesome
- 二心ji6 sam1disloyalty
- 所部so2 bou6troops under one's command
- 北姑bak1 gu1women who come from Northern China to Guangdong to work as prostitutes
- 廉航lim4 hong4low-cost carrier; low-cost airline; budget airline (abbr. for 廉價航空|廉价航空[lian2 jia4 hang2 kong1])
- 謙厚him1 hau5humble
- 殷實jan1 sat6thriving
- 雀巢zoek3 caau4Nestlé
- 灶君zou3 gwan1Zaoshen, the god of the kitchen
- 外長ngoi6 zoeng2foreign minister
- 蛇羹se4 gang1snake soup
- 巴拉圭baa1 laai1 gwai1Paraguay
- 鳳爪fung6 zaau2(cuisine) chicken foot
- 記憶卡gei3 jik1 kaat1memory card
- 頸巾geng2 gan1(noun) (of clothes) a muffler; a scarf; a neckerchief
- 斐然fei2 jin4(literary) of great literary talent
- 酬金cau4 gam1monetary reward
- 應手jing3 sau2to handle
- 暴斃bou6 bai6to die suddenly
- 先先sin1 sin1just then; just a moment ago
- 吉祥物gat1 coeng4 mat6mascot
- 犬儒hyun2 jyu4cynic
- 記憶力gei3 jik1 lik6faculty of memory; ability to remember
- 恭喜發財gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)
- 愛隊oi3 deoi2favourite team (in sports)
- 高難gou1 naan4extremely difficult
- 尚書soeng6 syu1same as 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] Book of History
- 台灣牌toi4 waan1 paai2Taiwanese mahjong
- 此舉ci2 geoi2this move; this action
- 崇奉sung4 fung6to believe in (a deity or other supernatural being)
- 流浪漢lau4 long6 hon3tramp
- 打門daa2 mun4to knock on the door
- 頸渴geng2 hot3(adjective) thirsty
- 白平衡baak6 ping4 hang4(photography) white balance
- 搞錢gaau2 cin2to make money
- 食自己sik6 zi6 gei2on one's own
- 吸塵機kap1 can4 gei1vacuum cleaner
- 一个jat1 go3One;a
- 姑表gu1 biu2cousins, children of father's sister
- 峽灣haap6 waan1fjord
- 師姑si1 gu1(noun) a (Buddhist) nun
- 卸貨se3 fo3to unload cargo
- 旁觀者pong4 gun1 ze2observer
- 礦泉水kwong3 cyun4 seoi2mineral water
- 古惑gu2 waak6tricky
- 伺服器si6 fuk6 hei3server (computer) (Tw)
- 黔首kim4 sau2(archaic) the common people
- 垂釣seoi4 diu3angling
- 灶蝦zou3 haa1(insect) a kind of crickets
- 屎窟si2 fat1buttock
- 梳乎so1 fu4very soft; comfortable