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- 結疤git3 baa1to form a scar
- 有心無力jau5 sam1 mou4 lik6(idiom) to want to do sth but be unable to; willing but unable
- 一支公jat1 zi1 gung1a lonely man; one who is alone
- 濁音zuk6 jam1(phonetics) voiced sound
- 生命線sang1 ming6 sin3lifeline
- 出痘ceot1 dau2suffer from chicken pox
- 搞嘢gaau2 je5troublemaking
- 有眼光jau5 ngaan5 gwong1to have good taste
- 戶外wu6 ngoi6outdoor
- 大聲公daai6 seng1 gung1a bullhorn; someone who is very loud and always shout
- 馬耳他maa5 ji5 taa1Malta
- 元神jyun4 san4primordial spirit
- 解脫gaai2 tyut3to untie
- 合襯hap6 can3matching; matching couple (spoken)
- 鹽滷jim4 lou5bittern
- 舊都gau6 dou1old capital
- 係啦hai6 laa1yes (spoken)
- 葵青kwai4 cing1Kwai Tsing district of New Territories, Hong Kong
- 水版seoi2 baan2water sample
- 震央zan3 joeng1earthquake epicenter (Tw)
- 半透明bun3 tau3 ming4translucent
- 哈瓦那haa1 ngaa5 naa5Havana, capital of Cuba
- 眼淚水ngaan5 leoi6 seoi2(noun) tear
- 名諱ming4 wai5taboo name (e.g. of emperor)
- 自娛zi6 jyu4to amuse oneself
- 大化daai6 faa3see 大化瑤族自治縣|大化瑶族自治县[Da4 hua4 Yao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
- 邊緣化bin1 jyun4 faa3to marginalize
- 政治化zing3 zi6 faa3to politicize
- 補助金bou2 zo6 gam1subsidy; grant
- 脅持hip3 ci4to hold under duress
- 哀嘆oi1 taan3to sigh
- 樹蔭syu6 jam3shade of a tree
- 喀布爾haak3 bou3 ji5Kabul, capital of Afghanistan
- 絞痛gaau2 tung3sharp pain
- 士叻si6 lek1shellac
- 重口味cung5 hau2 mei6strong flavor (spicy, salty etc)
- 潛規則cim4 kwai1 zak1unspoken rules (usually ones that codify improper behaviors such as leveraging guanxi to get favorable treatment, or coercing employees for sexual favors)
- 空手道hung1 sau2 dou6karate
- 請早cing2 zou2
- 講低gong2 dai1to leave a note or message for instructing or ordering others
- 另有ling6 jau5to have some other (reason etc)
- 反式faan2 sik1trans- (isomer) (chemistry)
- 降雨量gong3 jyu5 loeng6precipitation
- 弔喪diu3 song1to visit the bereaved to offer one's condolences
- 又點話jau6 dim2 waa6no problem; it doesn't matter; to indicate that someone doesn't care
- 僅有gan2 jau5only have
- 旭日juk1 jat6the rising sun
- 軟嘢jyun5 je5bank notes (as opposed to hard coins); a soft or impotent penis [colloquial]
- 諧和haai4 wo4concordant
- 吉普車gat1 pou2 ce1jeep (military vehicle) (loanword)
- 湯勺tong1 zoek3soup ladle
- 信號彈seon3 hou6 daan2Signal flare
- 內心戲noi6 sam1 hei3psychological drama
- 屋崙uk1 leon4Oakland, a major city in California
- 做臉zou6 lim5to win honor
- 推銷員teoi1 siu1 jyun4sales representative
- 轉性zyun2 sing3to change one's character or nature
- 紅中hung4 zung1(in mahjong) one of the honor tiles, the pattern is a Chinese character "Center" in red color ; it belongs to Dragon tiles, with the White Board, Green Rich, called "Center, Rich, White Dragons". Literally: red center
- 事跡si6 zik1(of person) deed; merit; achievement
- 神女san4 neoi2The Goddess, 1934 silent film about a Shanghai prostitute, directed by 吳永剛|吴永刚[Wu2 Yong3 gang1]
- 和事老wo4 si6 lou2a middleman who acts as a mediator or negotiator to try and resolve the issue(s) of others
- 天權tin1 kyun4Megrez; Delta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
- 開苞hoi1 baau1to deflower
- 漿糊zoeng1 wu4paste
- 尖椒zim1 ziu1chili pepper
- 自衛zi6 wai6to defend oneself
- 死定sei2 ding6to be screwed; to be toast
- 兩德loeng5 dak1two Germanies
- 免不了min5 bat1 liu5unavoidable
- 勞碌lou4 luk1to work hard
- 主次zyu2 ci3the important and the less important
- 撇檔pit3 dong3Criminals found that things are going wrong, and they ran away
- 雙日soeng1 jat6the even-numbered days (of the month)
- 格式化gaak3 sik1 faa3(computing) to format
- 精叻zeng1 lek1(slang) clever; smart; astute
- 奎寧kwai1 ning4quinine (loanword)
- 鬧意見naau6 ji3 gin3different in opinion or stance (spoken)
- 舊好gau6 hou2old friendship
- 花臺faa1 toi4flower bed
- 奶嘢laai2 je5had gotten into trouble or a mess
- 逃脫tou4 tyut3to run away
- 危險品ngai4 him2 ban2hazardous materials
- 對得住deoi3 dak1 zyu6not let someone down; treat someone fairly; be worthy of
- 三條saam1 tiu4three of a kind (poker)
- 興奮劑hing1 fan5 zai1stimulant
- 打躉daa2 dan2hang around (spoken)
- 自組zi6 zou2to form
- 周會zau1 wui5weekly meeting
- 性價比sing3 gaa3 bei2cost-performance ratio
- 中國人zung1 gwok3 jan4Chinese person
- 旱情hon5 cing4drought conditions
- 淋善lam4 sin6(adjective) kind-hearted; benevolent
- 遙控器jiu4 hung3 hei3a remote control
- 轉臺zyun3 toi4to switch to another TV or radio channel
- 代表隊doi6 biu2 deoi2delegation
- 諧星haai4 sing1popular comedian
- 安道爾on1 dou6 ji5Andorra
- 愛侶oi3 leoi5lovers
- 導火線dou6 fo2 sin3fuse (for explosives)
- 電死din6 sei2to electrocute
- 陽台joeng4 toi4variant of 陽臺|阳台[yang2 tai2]
- 瘀傷jyu2 soeng1to become bruised
- 幽魂jau1 wan4ghost
- 特起dak6 hei2to appear on the scene
- 綠蔭luk6 jam3the shade (of a tree)
- 叻仔lek1 zai2(n.) smart boy; smartass.
- 撚菜nan2 coi3a signature dish (撚手菜 nan2 sau2 coi3)
- 鑼鼓lo4 gu2gongs and drums
- 週二zau1 ji6Tuesday
- 有機物jau5 gei1 mat6organic substance
- 期金kei4 gam1gold futures
- 坐地zo6 dei6Unmoving in one place
- 光能gwong1 nang4light energy (e.g. solar)
- 上下文soeng6 haa6 man4(textual) context
- 芫荽jyun4 seoi1coriander (Coriandrum sativum)
- 搞法gaau2 faat3method
- 演嘢jin2 je5showing off
- 飲食業jam2 sik6 jip6food catering industry; catering trade
- 校徽haau6 fai1school badge; college insignia; university crest
- 挽鞋waan2 haai4verb; literally: carry the shoe; Metaphor, look down on someone; or, to serve someone
- 靦腆min5 tin2shy; bashful
- 太極拳taai3 gik6 kyun4shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan
- 裙子kwan4 zi2skirt
- 揀卒gaan2 zeot1to select the right candidate [colloquial]
- 不能bat1 nang4cannot
- 英聯邦jing1 lyun4 bong1British Commonwealth of Nations
- 男人味naam4 jan2 mei6(adjective) masculine; manly
- 頭馬tau4 maa5right-hand man; adjutant; literally "head horse" or "stallion"
- 站員zaam6 jyun4(train or bus) station attendant
- 門匙mun4 si4door key
- 標識biu1 zi3identifying mark, sign, label etc
- 稅務seoi3 mou6taxation services
- 鼻咽bei6 jin1nose and throat
- 話語權waa6 jyu5 kyun4ability to have one's say and be listened to; influence; clout
- 下挫haa6 co3(of sales, prices etc) to fall
- 玻璃心bo1 lei1 sam1(slang) overly sensitive
- 戎裝jung4 zong1martial attire
- 出診ceot1 can2to visit a patient at home (of a doctor)
- 牛痘ngau4 dau2cowpox
- 大言daai6 jin4to exaggerate
- 紛呈fan1 cing4to appear in profusion; to abound
- 詐嬌zaa3 giu1feigning coy
- 中國籍zung1 gwok3 zik6Chinese (i.e. of Chinese nationality)
- 飛船fei1 syun4spaceship
- 內文noi6 man4the body of an essay, articles etc
- 奧斯陸ou3 si1 luk6Oslo, capital of Norway
- 馬蹄maa5 tai2horse's hoof
- 選種syun2 zung2seed selection; selective breeding
- 長傳coeng4 cyun4long pass
- 診金can2 gam1Consultation fees
- 呃秤ngaak1 cing3(a merchant who) cheats the customer by rigging the scales
- 南半球naam4 bun3 kau4the Southern Hemisphere
- 有咗jau5 zo2(adjective) pregnant; (phrase) already have
- 咪郁mai5 juk1don't move
- 無可避免mou4 ho2 bei6 min5see 不可避免[bu4 ke3 bi4 mian3]
- 獅子狗si1 zi2 gau2Pekingese
- 抽煙cau1 jin1variant of 抽菸|抽烟[chou1 yan1]
- 著想zoek6 soeng2to give thought (to others)
- 反諷faan2 fung3irony
- 得咗dak1 zo2got it (spoken)
- 營養師jing4 joeng5 si1nutritionist
- 嘢飲je5 jam2drinks, beverages
- 飲嘢jam2 je5drink something (spoken)
- 啤梨be1 lei2(fruit) a pear
- 撲克牌pok3 hak1 paai2poker (card game)
- 抑鬱症jik1 wat1 zing3clinical depression
- 免疫力min5 jik6 lik6immunity
- 香菸hoeng1 jin1cigarette (CL:支[zhi1],條|条[tiao2],根[gen1],包[bao1],盒[he2]) (variant of 香煙|香烟[xiang1 yan1])
- 波斯語bo1 si1 jyu5Persian (language)
- 葵興kwai4 hing1Kwai Hing; an area of Kwai Chung Town in Hong Kong
- 橢圓形to5 jyun4 jing4oval
- 則王zik1 wong4apartment unit designed to maximize space efficiency
- 痘皮dau6 pei4scars from smallpox
- 低溫dai1 wan1low temperature
- 文字檔man4 zi6 dong2text file
- 美神mei5 san4goddess of beauty (typically used in reference to Venus 維納斯|维纳斯[Wei2 na4 si1] or Aphrodite 阿佛洛狄忒[A1 fu2 luo4 di2 te4])
- 播音員bo3 jam1 jyun4announcer
- 狗吠gau2 fai6bark
- 手式sau2 sik1gesture; sign; signal
- 性器官sing3 hei3 gun1sexual organ
- 龍躉lung4 dan2giant grouper (various Epinephelus species)
- 友誼賽jau5 ji4 coi3friendly match; friendly competition
- 副線fu3 sin3a minor path
- 主頁zyu2 jip6home page
- 資料庫zi1 liu2 fu3(Tw) (computing) database
- 交響曲gaau1 hoeng2 kuk1symphony
- 哀怨oi1 jyun3grief
- 玻璃水bo1 lei1 seoi2windshield washer fluid
- 水玻璃seoi2 bo1 lei1(chemistry) water glass
- 求見kau4 gin3to ask to see (sb); to request a meeting (with sb)
- 蜜蠟mat6 laap6beeswax
- 特更dak6 gaang1a special shift; a shift that is equivalent to the morning and night shift combined
- 貿易戰mau6 jik6 zin3trade war
- 紅的hung4 dik1red taxi; urban taxi; Hong Kong taxis that cover urban areas (most common type of taxis) are coloured red
- 制得過zai3 dak1 gwo3worthwhile; a good deal
- 度高dok6 gou1to measure height
- 手持sau2 ci4to hold with hand
- 轉台zyun3 toi4to change the channel (TV)
- 好人事hou2 jan4 si2(noun) a good person; a nice person; (adjective) helpful; kind
- 祖祠zou2 ci4shrine dedicated to one's ancestors