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- 應機jing3 gei1to answer or respond, usually via a device
- 吉他gat1 taa1(loanword) guitar
- 下嘛haa6 maa5contraction of 係咪呀 hai6 mai6 aa3, meaning "right?" or "isn't that the case?"
- 強幹koeng4 gon3competent
- 考量haau2 loeng6to consider
- 全相cyun4 soeng3fully naked body
- 睦鄰muk6 leon4to get on well with one's neighbors
- 花期faa1 kei4the flowering season
- 酬賓cau4 ban1bargain sale
- 村里cyun1 lei5village
- 腺體sin3 tai2gland
- 撚樣lan2 joeng2face looks like a male genital organ
- 抵抗力dai2 kong3 lik6resistance
- 蝦碌haa1 luk1clumsy (spoken)
- 偷嘢tau1 je5to steal something
- 平常心ping4 soeng4 sam1levelheadedness
- 發麵faat3 min6to leaven dough
- 潰爛kui2 laan6to fester; to ulcerate
- 笠水lap1 seoi2to be afraid of [colloquial]
- 提心tai4 sam1worry
- 煲粥bou1 zuk1cooking congee; to have a long chat on phone
- 對詞deoi3 ci4(of actors) to practice lines together; to rehearse a dialogue
- 官地gun1 dei6government-owned land
- 薩摩亞saat3 mo1 aa3Samoa
- 義勇軍ji6 jung5 gwan1volunteer army
- 頭位tau4 wai2(car racing) pole position
- 拉西laai1 sai1(ball game) to do a sidespin
- 衫袖saam1 zau6(noun) shirt sleeves; sleeves of clothing
- 次選ci3 syun2less preferable alternative; less preferable choice
- 霞氣haa4 hei3vapour
- 撇甩pit3 lat1to get rid of
- 哀鳴oi1 ming4(of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound
- 鬆啲sung1 di1just a little bit more (than a certain quantity stated)
- 熱情果jit6 cing4 gwo2sweet granadilla (Passiflora ligularis)
- 區內keoi1 noi6within an area, region, district or community
- 哀愁oi1 sau4sorrow; sadness
- 海王星hoi2 wong4 sing1Neptune (planet)
- 尊卑zyun1 bei1superior and subordinate
- 疼痛tang4 tung3pain
- 仙人掌sin1 jan4 zoeng2cactus
- 老笠lou5 lap1robbery
- 鳳竇fung6 dau3a one-woman brothel
- 微波爐mei4 bo1 lou4microwave oven
- 傳家cyun4 gaa1to pass on through the generations
- 恐怖片hung2 bou3 pin2horror movie
- 大盡daai6 zeon6lunar month of 30 days
- 多值do1 zik6multivalued (math.)
- 地史dei6 si2earth history
- 院子jyun2 zi2courtyard
- 中秋節zung1 cau1 zit3the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month
- 芥蒂gaai3 dai3an obstruction
- 兌換deoi3 wun6to convert
- 依泣ji1 jaap1making out [colloquial]
- 無稽mou4 kai1nonsense
- 應診jing3 can2to see patients (of doctor)
- 老電lou5 din6Slang referring to HKT or PCCW, a telecommunications company
- 詭辯gwai2 bin6specious arguments
- 濾水leoi6 seoi2to filter water
- 莫扎特mok6 zaat3 dak6Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer
- 水樽seoi2 zeon1(noun) water bottles
- 箍頸ku1 geng2strangulation; to strangle
- 頸箍geng2 ku1neck brace;neck band; collar
- 瓜籽gwaa1 zi2melon seeds, a snack
- 澆灌giu1 gun3to water
- 倒位dou2 wai6inversion
- 大門口daai6 mun4 hau2main entrance
- 塔吉克taap3 gat1 hak1Tajik ethnic group
- 入則jap6 zik1to submit the work plan (of a structure or building) to relevant government departments
- 大蕉daai6 ziu1plantain
- 軍頭gwan1 tau2captain of an army
- 葷菜fan1 coi3non-vegetarian dish (including meat, fish, garlic, onion etc)
- 花樽faa1 zeon1(noun) a vase
- 紅小hung4 siu2red minibus; public light bus
- 命中率ming6 zung3 leot2hit rate
- 香咗hoeng1 zo2a tactful way of saying someone has died; defeated; thwarted
- 巴不得baa1 bat1 dak1(coll.) to be eager for
- 打火機daa2 fo2 gei1lighter
- 無意中mou4 ji3 zung1accidentally
- 情緒化cing4 seoi5 faa3emotional
- 光明節gwong1 ming4 zit3Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up to late Dec on Gregorian calendar)
- 預算案jyu6 syun3 on3the budget; the bill of budget [written and colloquial]
- 分體fan1 tai2split type
- 動線dung6 sin3path taken by people moving through a space; flowline (in architecture, interior design, urban planning etc)
- 分界線fan1 gaai3 sin3dividing line
- 下崗haa6 gong1(of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty
- 為咗wai6 zo2(preposition) for; because of; in order to; for the purpose of; so as to; so that
- 局外人guk6 ngoi6 jan4noun; outsider
- 凹凸nap1 dat6concave or convex
- 對案deoi3 on3counterproposal
- 來項loi4 hong6income
- 超我ciu1 ngo5superego
- 開臉hoi1 lim5(of a bride-to-be) to remove facial hair and trim hairline (old)
- 粗劣cou1 lyut6coarse
- 經貿ging1 mau6economy and trade (abbr. for 經濟貿易|经济贸易[jing1 ji4 mao4 yi4])
- 親戚到can1 cik1 dou3menstrual period commencing (slang)
- 認叻jing6 lek1(verb) to brag about; to crow over; to show off
- 汽笛hei3 dek2steam whistle
- 着想zoek6 soeng2(usu. used after 為 wai6 somebody or something) to consider the interests of somebody or something
- 內化noi6 faa3internalization
- 面生min6 saang1(of a person) to look unfamiliar
- 食肆sik6 si3restaurant
- 逕自ging3 zi6on one's own
- 穿反cyun1 faan2to wear inside out (clothes)
- 魚餌jyu4 nei6fish bait
- 舞小姐mou5 siu2 ze2bar-girl (spoken)
- 話卡waa6 kaat1calling card (telephone)
- 咁滯gam3 zai6almost
- 倚靠ji2 kaau3to lean on
- 大場面daai6 coeng4 min2a big event; a big scene [colloquial]
- 單身狗daan1 san1 gau2(Internet slang) person who is neither married nor in a relationship (used self-deprecatingly)
- 鄉約hoeng1 joek3rural self-governing organization or alliance formed by villages in a single area
- 潲水saau3 seoi2(dialect) slop; swill
- 都柏林dou1 paak3 lam4Dublin, capital of Ireland
- 未婚夫mei6 fan1 fu1fiancé
- 茶匙caa4 ci4teaspoon
- 叮叮ding1 ding1(onom.) tinkling or jingling sound
- 冷靜期laang5 zing6 kei4cooling-off period (divorces, purchases, surgeries)
- 磨碌mo6 luk1moron; stupid; retarded (spoken)
- 武士道mou5 si6 dou6bushidō or way of the warrior, samurai code of chivalry
- 緋紅fei1 hung4crimson
- 頭回tau4 wui4for the first time
- 新城san1 sing4see 新城區|新城区[Xin1 cheng2 Qu1]
- 講穿gong2 cyun1to voice out someone else's underlying thoughts
- 元蹄jyun4 tai4a trotter; a pig hoof [written and colloquial]
- 大字報daai6 zi6 bou3big-character poster
- 蠢鈍ceon2 deon6Stupid
- 躉船dan2 syun4barge
- 紙屑zi2 sit3(noun) paper scraps;
- 水辦seoi2 baan2water sample
- 穿水cyun1 seoi2to break the water, to have rupture of membranes
- 師事si1 si6to be somebody's apprentice or pupil
- 眼簾ngaan5 lim4eyes (in literature)
- 旱橋hon5 kiu4a flyover; an overpass; an overbridge; a land bridge; a viaduct
- 卡死kaa1 sei2to jam up; to lock up; to become completely stuck
- 戴眼鏡daai3 ngaan5 geng2verb; to wear glasses
- 紅事hung4 si6major occasion that brings happiness and fortune to the family, such as wedding, new born, elderly's birthday, or new shop grand opening. Red means happiness for ethnic Chinese. Literally: red issue
- 病原體beng6 jyun4 tai2(med.) pathogen
- 著力zoek6 lik6to put effort into sth
- 大差daai6 caai1a large force of police [colloquial]
- 手指公sau2 zi2 gung1(noun) thumb
- 打臉daa2 lim5to paint one's face with stage makeup
- 新娘子san1 noeng4 zi2see 新娘[xin1 niang2]
- 混濁wan6 zuk6turbid
- 充其量cung1 kei4 loeng6at most; at best
- 撈嘢laau4 je5work; a combo such as in a dessert where many items are mixed together
- 愁緒sau4 seoi5melancholy
- 開國hoi1 gwok3to found a state
- 二按ji6 on3second mortgage
- 戶籍wu6 zik6census register
- 乳鴿jyu5 gaap2a squab; a small pigeon
- 汽缸hei3 gong1cylinder (of steam engine or internal combustion engine)
- 狗笠gau2 lap1a condom [colloquial]
- 熱話jit6 waa6hot topic
- 實錄sat6 luk6chronicle, literally "real record"
- 拉黑laai1 hak1to add sb to one's blacklist (on a cellphone, or in instant messaging software etc)
- 婚外情fan1 ngoi6 cing4extramarital affair
- 珠三角zyu1 saam1 gok3Pearl River Delta
- 傳見cyun4 gin3to summon for an interview
- 吞吐量tan1 tou3 loeng6throughput
- 分度fan1 dou6graduation (of a measuring instrument)
- 撤僑cit3 kiu4to evacuate (e.g. foreign civilians from a war zone)
- 門子mun4 zi2door
- 搶嘢coeng2 je5to rob with force
- 顏色筆ngaan4 sik1 bat1colour pen
- 五指ng5 zi2the five fingers of one's hand
- 火箭炮fo2 zin3 paau3rocket artillery
- 去盡heoi3 zeon6make every effort
- 勞工處lou4 gung1 cyu5Labour Department
- 偽造ngai6 zou6to forge
- 痕癢han4 joeng5itchy
- 禮拜日lai5 baai3 jat6Sunday
- 臨時工lam4 si4 gung1temporary worker; temp
- 地氈dei6 zin1(noun) mat; rug; carpet
- 癮君子jan2 gwan1 zi2addict (esp. a heavy smoker or drug addict, often jocular or disparaging)
- 跟機gan1 gei1to queue up (in video game arcade center)
- 失蹄sat1 tai4to stumble (horse); ['making an unexpected failure or mistake' when use in the phrase '人有失足,馬有失蹄']
- 居於geoi1 jyu1to occupy (a position)
- 窗口位coeng1 hau2 wai6(noun) a window seat
- 入樽jap6 zeon1slam dunk
- 口香糖hau2 hoeng1 tong2chewing gum
- 期數kei4 sou3installments; period within which repayment of a debt os calculated; one's workplace in prison [written and colloquial]
- 大地魚daai6 dei6 jyu2flatfish
- 差在caa1 zoi6be lacking, be in need of
- 寡人gwaa2 jan4I (first person pronoun used by royalty or nobility)
- 心中有數sam1 zung1 jau5 sou3to know what's going on
- 大提琴daai6 tai4 kam4cello (CL:把[ba3])
- 住處zyu6 cyu3residence; dwelling
- 換向wun6 hoeng3commutation (electricity)
- 稿酬gou2 cau4fee paid to an author for a piece of writing
- 直流電zik6 lau4 din6direct current
- 雞尾酒gai1 mei5 zau2(calque) cocktail
- 大埠daai6 fau6San Francisco
- 混血兒wan6 hyut3 ji4person of mixed blood
- 梟雄hiu1 hung4ambitious and ruthless character
- 埠頭fau6 tau4wharf
- 姑爺gu1 je4son-in-law (used by wife's family)
- 轉門zyun3 mun4revolving door
- 量地loeng4 dei6unemployed; literally: measure land; "measure" is a homophone of "pace" in Cantonese -- when a person paces on street during the office hours, it implies that person has no job
- 用項jung6 hong6items of expenditure
- 外來語ngoi6 loi4 jyu5loanword