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- 傲視ngou6 si6to turn up one's nose
- 晾乾long6 gon1to dry (sth) by airing
- 強打koeng4 daa2promotion (for a product)
- 孤寒gu1 hon4alone and poor
- 毆鬥au2 dau3to have a fist fight
- 夜媽媽je6 maa1 maa1very late at night; so late at night; pitch dark at night [colloquial]
- 眾目睽睽zung3 muk6 kwai4 kwai4(idiom) (under) the public eye; the stares of many people
- 凍僵dung3 goeng1frozen stiff
- 朔望sok3 mong6the new moon
- 挽手waan5 sau2hands in hands
- 放入fong3 jap6to put in
- 大電daai6 din6electrical engineering, literally: big electricity; cf: electronic engineering, literally: small electricity
- 怡人ji4 jan4delightful
- 囡囡neoi4 neoi1little darling
- 鉗制kim4 zai3to suppress; to muzzle; to gag
- 潔癖git3 pik1mysophobia
- 乜鬼mat1 gwai2"what the hell?"; an intense way of asking "what"
- 撇清pit3 cing1to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasize one is innocent or in the clear
- 滯銷zai6 siu1to sell poorly
- 鉗工kim4 gung1fitter
- 站臺zaam6 toi4platform (at a railway station)
- 棲息地cai1 sik1 dei6habitat
- 行檯hong4 toi2to set a dining table
- 火鉗fo2 kim4fire tongs
- 巡洋艦ceon4 joeng4 laam6cruiser (warship)
- 為乜wai6 mat1(interrogative adverb) what for; why
- 厭食jim3 sik6anorexia
- 是的si6 dik1yes, that's right
- 人生觀jan4 sang1 gun1philosophy of life
- 黑哨hak1 saau3(soccer etc) corrupt officiating
- 黏附nim1 fu6to adhere
- 前後腳cin4 hau6 goek3arriving one after each other on purpose as to avoid unwanted attention
- 口哨hau2 saau3whistle
- 宗祠zung1 ci4ancestral temple
- 真版zan1 baan2real version (as opposed to pirated); genuine version
- 太陽油taai3 joeng4 jau4noun; sunscreen oil or lotion
- 書法家syu1 faat3 gaa1calligrapher
- 快信faai3 seon3letter sent by express mail
- 厭世jim3 sai3world-weary
- 花菇faa1 gu1Chinese mushrooms; shiitake
- 搞正gaau2 zeng3to kill; to resolve an issue [colloquial]
- 合成數hap6 sing4 sou3composite number (i.e. not prime, has a factorization)
- 香煙hoeng1 jin1smoke from incense (burned as an offering to one's ancestors); (fig.) continuation of family line
- 打跑daa2 paau2to run off rebuffed
- 紓壓syu1 aat3to alleviate stress
- 花崗岩faa1 gong1 ngaam4granite
- 一嘢jat1 je5one hit or strike
- 水嘢seoi2 je5(noun) bad quality product
- 統計學tung2 gai3 hok6statistics
- 叛教bun6 gaau3apostasy
- 佐敦zo2 deon1the name of a place in Hong Kong: Jordan
- 着數zoek6 sou3small advantage; petty gain
- 傾慕king1 mou6to adore
- 啲人di1 jan4some people, those people
- 開跑hoi1 paau2to start a race
- 一啲jat1 di1a bit
- 性玩具sing3 wun6 geoi6sex toy
- 好嘢hou2 je5(adjective) great; (noun) good stuff; (interjection) hooray
- 有啲jau5 di1(verb) to own
- 特種dak6 zung2particular kind
- 咖啡機gaa3 fe1 gei1coffee machine; coffee maker
- 姑奶gu1 naai1husband's elder sister
- 難約naan4 joek3(of a person) busy; always unavailable for gatherings
- 借喻ze3 jyu6to use sth as a metaphor
- 秘魯bei3 lou5Peru
- 出嘢ceot1 je5to make something happen, to create something
- 呢子nei4 zi2dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)
- 機要gei1 jiu3(attributive) (of a person) involved in sensitive, confidential work; (of information) secret; classified
- 啲打di1 daa2Chinese Trumpet
- 飛沫fei1 mut6airborne droplet
- 悔棋fui3 kei2to withdraw a move (chess)
- 死狗sei2 gau2(noun) damn dog; or (noun) dead dog
- 少間siu2 gaan1(literary) after a short while; shortly
- 獵巫lip6 mou4to conduct a witch hunt
- 呢勻nei1 wan4on this occasion; this time (spoken)
- 勃勃but6 but6thriving
- 狗隻gau2 zek3dog, often as a collective address
- 解說gaai2 syut3to explain (verbally); to give a running commentary
- 老嘢lou5 je5old man (impolite term)
- 去定heoi3 deng6going outside to somewhere
- 六合彩luk6 hap6 coi2Mark Six (Hong Kong lotto game)
- 強使koeng5 si2to force; to oblige
- 啲多dit1 doe1more
- 多啲do1 di1a bit more
- 屋子uk1 zi2house
- 無任mou4 jam6extremely (pleased, grateful etc)
- 職業病zik1 jip6 beng6occupational disease
- 異世界ji6 sai3 gaai3(ACG) another world; parallel universe (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 異世界 "isekai")
- 三牲saam1 sang1the three sacrificial animals (originally cow, sheep and pig; later pig, chicken and fish)
- 打算盤daa2 syun3 pun4to compute on the abacus
- 使乜sai2 mat1(phrase) to indicate that something is unimportant or unnecessary , similar to the meaning of "there is no need to…"; "why bother…"
- 廁紙ci3 zi2toilet paper
- 手書sau2 syu1to write personally
- 布甸bou3 din1(noun) (food) pudding (loanword)
- 駁艇bok3 teng5a barge
- 錄音帶luk6 jam1 daai2audio tape
- 淚痕leoi6 han4tear stains
- 撇低pit3 dai1to ditch; to abandon
- 暗喻am3 jyu6metaphor
- 出機ceot1 gei1to buy a phone, especially means to get one at a low price or for free by joining a plan of the telecom companies
- 失聰sat1 cung1to go deaf; to lose one's hearing
- 神嘢san2 je5strange; broken (spoken)
- 冥府ming5 fu2underworld
- 打拍daa2 paak3to beat time; to mark rhythm on drum or clapper boards
- 各別gok3 bit6distinct; different
- 惜別sik1 bit6reluctant to part
- 藍綠色laam4 luk6 sik1Aquamarine (color); cyan
- 倚重ji2 zung6to rely heavily upon
- 蚊帳man1 zoeng3mosquito net
- 呆滯ngoi4 zai6dull
- 起重機hei2 cung5 gei1crane
- 日用品jat6 jung6 ban2articles for daily use
- 起辦hei2 baan2create sample before mass production, for the use of research and reference
- 開面hoi1 min6a face painting technique used for the applying make up on the actors in Cantonese opera; a traditional wedding custom for the Han Chinese ethnic group, which involves the plucking of a bride's fine facial hair and hair combing; the curving of the facial features on the statue of a god
- 爐灶lou4 zou3stove
- 失踪sat1 zung1to disappear; to be missing
- 卑詩bei1 si1British Columbia, province of Canada (loanword from "BC")
- 頭牲tau4 sang1domestic farm animals; livestock
- 亞細亞aa3 sai3 aa3Asia
- 怡和ji4 wo4noun; Jardine, as in Jardine Matheson of Hong Kong
- 正嘢zeng3 je5good stuff; quality stuff
- 暗礁am3 ziu1submerged reef (rock)
- 製法zai3 faat3the way to make (something)
- 神經元san4 ging1 jyun4neuron
- 氣焊hei3 hon5gas welding
- 芥末gaai3 mut6mustard
- 稀客hei1 haak3infrequent visitor
- 錄音機luk6 jam1 gei1(tape) recording machine
- 寒削hon4 soek3Cold and not good for stomach
- 茅屋maau4 uk1thatched cottage
- 火車頭fo2 ce1 tau4train engine
- 吊煲diu3 bou1cannot fend for oneself
- 八大baat3 daai6the 8 UGC-funded universities in Hong Kong (as of 2022) (compare 三大)
- 奪魁dyut6 fui1to win the championship; to take first place
- 絲絨si1 jung2velvet
- 便門bin6 mun4side door
- 貴金屬gwai3 gam1 suk6precious metal
- 判斷力pun3 dyun6 lik6ability to judge
- 特為dak6 wai6for a specific purpose
- 百厭baak3 jim3(adjective) mischievous, naughty; wayward;
- 避風塘bei6 fung1 tong4typhoon shelter (a cove where boats shelter from strong winds and rough seas, esp. in Hong Kong)
- 刁民diu1 man4(derogatory) unruly people
- 庸才jung4 coi4mediocrity
- 二次元ji6 ci3 jyun4two-dimensional
- 嘴刁zeoi2 diu1being picky when it comes to food
- 車條ce1 tiu4spoke (of wheel)
- 坐廁zo6 ci3sitting toilet (contrasted with 蹲廁|蹲厕[dun1 ce4] squat toilet)
- 做嘢zou6 je5(verb) to do something; to work on; to work
- 傲骨ngou6 gwat1lofty and unyielding character
- 手性sau2 sing3chiral
- 打官司daa2 gun1 si1to file a lawsuit
- 相圖soeng3 tou4phase diagram (math.)
- 呆鈍ngoi4 deon6dumb, slow, inflexible
- 勻稱wan4 cing3well proportioned
- 大懵daai6 mung2(adjective) silly; fatuous; idiotic; daft; absent-minded
- 盤踞pun4 geoi3to occupy illegally
- 嘔心au2 sam1something or someone which is irritating or disgusting; to put in all of one's effort
- 氣象學hei3 zoeng6 hok6meteorology
- 海軍藍hoi2 gwan1 laam4navy blue
- 垃圾桶laap6 saap3 tung2rubbish bin
- 講嘢gong2 je5talking (spoken)
- 滷味lou5 mei2food braised in soy sauce and spices
- 浴帽juk6 mou2shower cap
- 流嘢lau4 je5counterfeit
- 喪偶song3 ngau5(literary) to be bereaved of one's spouse
- 手指指sau2 zi2 zi2to point a finger or blame
- 碌士luk1 si2(noun) notes; hand-out
- 領地ling5 dei6territory; domain; estate
- 男廁naam4 ci3men's restroom; men's toilet
- 淋病lam4 beng6gonorrhea
- 盧旺達lou4 wong6 daat6Rwanda
- 冇益mou5 jik1unhealthy (spoken)
- 憶述jik1 seot6to talk (or write) about one's recollections of past events
- 曲棍球kuk1 gwan3 kau4field hockey
- 五更ng5 gaang1fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)
- 詠嘆wing6 taan6to intone; to sing and praise
- 保時捷bou2 si4 zit3Porsche (car company)
- 鴿派gaap2 paai3dove faction (opposite: 鷹派|鹰派[ying1 pai4], hawks)
- 詐糊zaa3 wu2fake victory; fake win in mahjong game (spoken)
- 得敕dak1 cik1adj; cocky, smug
- 啞謎aa2 mai4puzzle
- 到嘔dou3 au2extremely [colloquial]
- 實體店sat6 tai2 dim3brick and mortar business
- 打功夫daa2 gung1 fu1to practice kungfu (martial arts)
- 山人saan1 jan4People who live in the mountain area
- 嘢食je5 sik6the general term to describe food
- 面懵min6 mung2blank face; embarrassed; shy (spoken)
- 食嘢sik6 je5to eat
- 邊啲bin1 di1"which ones?"
- 圍毆wai4 au2to gang up and beat
- 反高潮faan2 gou1 ciu4anticlimax
- 飛鏢fei1 biu1darts (game)
- 庫侖fu3 leon4Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (1736-1806), French physicist
- 選聽syun2 ting1selective listening (linguistics)
- 陪審團pui4 sam2 tyun4jury
- 神祇san4 kei4god
- 傳中cyun4 zung1soccer jargon; centering the ball or crossing to the center - a medium to long range pass from a side or rear part of the field towards the center of the field near the opponent's goal
- 未婚妻mei6 fan1 cai1fiancée
- 發懵faat3 mung2to feel dizzy
- 守門員sau2 mun4 jyun4goalkeeper