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- 沙塵暴saa1 can4 bou6sand and dust storm
- 廁所板ci3 so2 baan2toilet seat [written and colloquial]
- 金字gam1 zi6gold lettering
- 拉隊laai1 deoi2a group of people to do sth together as a team
- 腌尖jim1 zim1(slang) (adjective) picky; fastidious; fussy; choosy
- 請柬ceng2 gaan2invitation card
- 誼母ji6 mou5god mother
- 好意思hou2 ji3 si1to have the nerve
- 食蕉sik6 ziu1to eat banana; can also be used in a vulgar sense, especially when swearing at someone, implying to perform fellatio or to eat shit
- 不為過bat1 wai4 gwo3not an exaggeration
- 馬群maa5 kwan4herd of horses
- 重製cung4 zai3to make a copy
- 開埠hoi1 fau6to open up a port for trade
- 同義詞tung4 ji6 ci4synonym
- 面試官min6 si5 gun1interviewer
- 膽固醇daam2 gu3 seon4cholesterol
- 打主意daa2 zyu2 ji3to think of a plan; to think of an idea to take advantage of certain people
- 幾大都gei2 daai2 dou1no matter what
- 終究zung1 gau3in the end; after all; eventually
- 當風dong1 fung1to be exposed to wind
- 紓困syu1 kwan3to provide financial relief
- 小盡siu2 zeon6lunar month of 29 days
- 慢鏡頭maan6 geng3 tau4(cinema) slow motion
- 到埠dou3 bou6arriving
- 著重zoek6 zung6to put emphasis on; to stress
- 禮拜三lai5 baai3 saam1Wednesday
- 倚賴ji2 laai6to rely on
- 驕人giu1 jan4worthy of pride
- 卡那kaa3 laa1alternating between two entities
- 秋葵cau1 kwai4okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
- 厭棄jim3 hei3to spurn; to reject
- 提幹tai4 gon3to rise through the ranks (as a party cadre)
- 焚風fan4 fung1foehn wind (loanword)
- 循環賽ceon4 waan4 coi3round-robin tournament
- 入場券jap6 coeng4 gyun3admission ticket; (fig.) qualification to enter a higher-level competition or field
- 懵佬mung2 lou2stupid male (spoken)
- 衰嘢seoi1 je5things of substandard or no good (spoken)
- 大拇指daai6 mou5 zi2Tom Thumb (small person in folk tales)
- 講人事gong2 jan4 si2to be particular about one's connections; it's all about contacts
- 人哋jan4 dei6(pronoun) they; he; she; I; other people; everybody else
- 平面圖ping4 min2 tou4a plan
- 外鄉ngoi6 hoeng1another part of the country
- 如雲jyu4 wan4like the clouds in the sky (i.e. numerous)
- 厲鬼lai6 gwai2malicious spirit; devil
- 無力感mou4 lik6 gam2feeling of powerlessness
- 笑哈哈siu3 haa1 haa1to laugh heartily
- 跟團gan1 tyun4to join a holiday tour; to do something in a group
- 神手san4 sau2to address someone who is doing something well
- 手神sau2 san4luck, especially for gambling
- 倒水dou2 seoi2pour water
- 經得起ging1 dak1 hei2to be able to withstand
- 檔次dong3 ci3grade
- 攪屎棍gaau2 si2 gwan3(derog.) shit-stirrer
- 被逼bei6 bik1to be forced; to be compelled
- 全家福cyun4 gaa1 fuk1photograph of the entire family
- 生員sang1 jyun4scholar preparing for imperial examinations (in former times)
- 警衛ging2 wai6to stand guard over
- 橋躉kiu4 dan2a bridge pier
- 茄輪ke1 leon2a French kiss [colloquial]
- 神經刀san4 ging1 dou1a crazy
- 外埠ngoi6 fau6other cities
- 肌肉男gei1 juk6 naam4muscular man; muscleman
- 簇新cuk1 san1brand-new
- 副產品fu3 caan2 ban2by-product
- 報紙檔bou3 zi2 dong3newspaper stalls
- 坐向zo6 hoeng3orientation of a building
- 好極hou2 gik6very good, excellent
- 總集zung2 zaap6general collection
- 你哋nei5 dei6(pronoun – plural) you
- 查對caa4 deoi3to scrutinize
- 不毛bat1 mou4barren
- 做節zou6 zit3to celebrate important traditional festivals by having dinner with one's family
- 口寡hau2 gwaa2loss of taste buds [colloquial]
- 大會堂daai6 wui6 tong4city hall
- 水機seoi2 gei1water dispenser; drinking fountain
- 卡路里kaa1 lou6 lei5(loanword) calorie
- 奶昔naai5 sik1milkshake (Note: 昔[xi1] is loaned from English "shake" via Cantonese 昔, pr. sik1)
- 不由得bat1 jau4 dak1can't help
- 線面sin3 min6threading; to remove hair with a thin thread
- 聖誕樹sing3 daan3 syu6Christmas tree
- 副相fu3 soeng3deputy prime minister
- 馬山maa5 saan1see 馬山縣|马山县[Ma3 shan1 Xian4]
- 版式baan2 sik1format
- 有一手jau5 jat1 sau2to have a skill
- 快綫faai3 sin3(of a motorway) fast lane
- 保險絲bou2 him2 si1fuse wire
- 起跑線hei2 paau2 sin3the starting line (of a race)
- 私人醒si1 jan4 sing2a special favor; a personal favor [colloquial]
- 熱輻射jit6 fuk1 se6thermal radiation
- 視網膜si6 mong5 mok2retina
- 茶餐廳caa4 caan1 teng1a café which serves food
- 我哋ngo5 dei6(pronoun) we; us
- 小項siu2 hong6small item
- 短短dyun2 dyun2just; only, used to indicated a short period of time
- 老字號lou5 zi6 hou6shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation
- 寡言gwaa2 jin4taciturn
- 通信兵tung1 seon3 bing1(military) signaller; signalman
- 眼光光ngaan5 gwong1 gwong1(adverb) to describe when someone is looking vacantly
- 老虎機lou5 fu2 gei1slot machine
- 向日葵hoeng3 jat6 kwai4sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
- 均線gwan1 sin3(finance) moving average (abbr. for 移動平均線|移动平均线[yi2 dong4 ping2 jun1 xian4])
- 跟大隊gan1 daai6 deoi2to go with the crowd
- 剛毅gong1 ngai6resolute
- 倚憑ji2 bang6Rely on
- 好清hou2 cing1very clear
- 號召力hou6 ziu6 lik6to have the power to rally supporters
- 除咗ceoi4 zo2aside from; except for; unless
- 着力zoek6 lik6to make a great effort by allocating resources such as manpower
- 著急zoek6 gap1to worry; to feel anxious
- 泳褲wing6 fu3swim trunks
- 提手tai4 sau2a handle
- 報系bou3 hai6newspaper chain
- 伏特加fuk6 dak6 gaa1(loanword) vodka
- 碰瓷pung3 ci4(coll.) to scam sb by setting up an "accident" in which one appears to have sustained damage or injury caused by the scam victim, then demanding compensation (variations include putting "expensive" porcelain in a place where it is likely to be knocked over by passers-by, and stepping into the path of a slow-moving car)
- 持有人ci4 jau5 jan4holder
- 內街noi6 gaai1inner street
- 場數coeng4 sou3rounds; matches; events
- 小隊siu2 deoi2noun; squad, team
- 拉管laai1 gun2trombone
- 佔線zim3 sin3busy (telephone line)
- 太子黨taai3 zi2 dong2princelings, descendants of senior communist officials (PRC)
- 釋囚sik1 cau4ex-convicts;ex-prisoner; discharged prisoners; released prisoners
- 勸諭hyun3 jyu6to persuade or advice with reasons
- 伶人ling4 jan4(old) actor; actress
- 乒乓球bing1 bam1 kau4table tennis
- 觸礁zuk1 ziu1(of a ship) to strike a reef
- 心電圖sam1 din6 tou4electrocardiogram (ECG)
- 紅錢hung4 cin2annual bonus [colloquial]
- 措詞cou3 ci4wording
- 浴盆juk6 pun4bathtub
- 演説jin2 syut3to perform a speech; a speech
- 喉擒hau4 kam4can't wait for; desperate
- 數線sou3 sin3number line
- 太半taai3 bun3more than half
- 刁鑽diu1 zyun3crafty
- 我的ngo5 dik1pronoun; my, mine
- 遲啲ci4 di1later on; will be late (spoken)
- 痰罐taam4 gun3a cuspidor; a spittoon
- 雞蛋花gai1 daan2 faa1frangipani, a type of flower
- 殊不知syu4 bat1 zi1little imagined
- 核電hat6 din6nuclear power
- 大閘蟹daai6 zaap6 haai5Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis); Shanghai hairy crab
- 樵夫ciu4 fu1woodman
- 傻子so4 zi2idiot
- 扁舟bin2 zau1(literary) small boat; skiff
- 臥室ngo6 sat1bedroom
- 師太si1 taai3elderly Buddhist nun
- 鄉郊hoeng1 gaau1(HK) rural area on the outskirts of a town or city; rural-urban fringe
- 一發jat1 faat3(Japanese mahjong) to complete one's hand within a single turn after declaring riichi (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 一発 "ippatsu")
- 打電報daa2 din6 bou3to make a telegraph
- 監躉gaam1 dan2prisoner (Cantonese)
- 正化zing3 faa3normalization
- 月份牌jyut6 fan6 paai4calendar (esp. illustrated)
- 把口baa2 hau1one’s words; literally: one's mouth
- 貞潔zing1 git3chastity
- 手令sau2 ling6court or government warrant
- 定啦ding2 laa1used at the end of an utterance to express certainty about deduction or guessing that one has just made
- 先行者sin1 hang4 ze2forerunner
- 就寢zau6 cam2to go to sleep
- 陸軍裝luk6 gwan1 zong1a crew cut
- 氈酒zin1 zau2gin (liquor)
- 線頭sin3 tau4the end of a thread
- 少主siu3 zyu2young master
- 簡化字gaan2 faa3 zi6simplified Chinese character
- 立體聲laap6 tai2 sing1stereophonic sound
- 受益人sau6 jik1 jan4beneficiary
- 圓蹄jyun4 tai2pig's elbow or hoof
- 臭男人cau3 naam4 jan2a man of bad character
- 尖銳zim1 jeoi6sharp
- 毛氈mou4 zin1felt
- 倒手dou2 sau2to shift from one hand to the other
- 翁姑jung1 gu1husband's father and mother
- 攪勻gaau2 wan4to mix evenly; to mix well
- 土皇帝tou2 wong4 dai3local tyrant
- 重加zung6 gaa1even more
- 煙霞jin1 haa4haze
- 芳齡fong1 ling4age (of a young woman)
- 活便wut6 bin6nimble
- 守衛sau2 wai6to guard
- 禮拜二lai5 baai3 ji6Tuesday
- 劃時代waak6 si4 doi6epoch-marking
- 着重zoek6 zung6to stress; to emphasize; to lay emphasis on; to hold something in high regard
- 新力san1 lik6Sony (former name of the company used prior to 2009 in some markets including Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, now replaced by 索尼[Suo3 ni2] in all markets)
- 提場tai4 coeng2to call the play, to prompt ball game players, to cue actors
- 符碌fu4 luk1by a stroke of luck [colloquial]
- 維他命wai4 taa1 ming6(loanword) vitamin
- 不會bat1 wui6improbable
- 開大片hoi1 daai6 pin2to start a big gang fight [colloquial]
- 文也man4 jaa5meunière
- 紅燈區hung4 dang1 keoi1red-light district
- 關節炎gwaan1 zit3 jim4arthritis
- 走風zau2 fung1to leak (a secret)
- 病好beng6 hou2to recover from an illness; to get well
- 含撚ham4 lan2Blow job
- 箍臣ku1 san2cushion (spoken)
- 感知gam2 zi1perception (the process of perceiving sth with the senses)
- 樽領zeon1 leng5turtle-necked
- 申請表san1 cing2 biu2application form
- 昆仲kwan1 zung6(literary) brothers
- 吞噗tan1 pok1to slack off; to sneak away [colloquial]