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- 媒人婆mui4 jan4 po2female matchmaker
- 靚女leng3 neoi2(chiefly Cantonese) pretty girl
- 感染力gam2 jim5 lik6infectiousness (of a disease)
- 華埠waa4 fau6Chinatown
- 消防車siu1 fong4 ce1fire engine
- 悠揚jau4 joeng4melodious; mellifluous
- 加數gaa1 sou3addend; summand
- 孫悟空syun1 ng4 hung1Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
- 開場白hoi1 coeng4 baak6prologue of play
- 流行曲lau4 hang4 kuk1pop music
- 原產地jyun4 caan2 dei6original source
- 毛利率mou4 lei6 leot2gross profit margin; gross margin
- 砂煲saa1 bou1a clay pot
- 煉油廠lin6 jau4 cong2oil refinery
- 貼中tip1 zung1to predict correctly; usually referring to either exam topics, gambling subjects, or stock market speculation
- 肅穆suk1 muk6solemn and respectful
- 紫禁城zi2 gam3 seng4the Forbidden City
- 分水嶺fan1 seoi2 ling5dividing range
- 感應器gam2 jing3 hei3inductor (elec.)
- 書體syu1 tai2style of Chinese script
- 既而gei3 ji4soon after
- 疲態pei4 taai3fatigued look; signs of weariness
- 一陣間jat1 zan6 gaan1(adverb) in a while; a short while; one moment
- 學是非hok6 si6 fei1to gossip
- 官太gun1 taai2wife of a government official
- 後腳hau6 goek3(one moment ...,) the next ...
- 送頭sung3 tau4to sacrifice oneself in a meaningless way; literally: to send one's own head
- 門戶mun4 wu6door
- 稽考kai1 haau2(literary) to examine; to consult (records); to investigate
- 性暗示sing3 am3 si6sexual innuendo; indirect sexual suggestion in words, gestures, images etc
- 北行bak1 hang4north-bound
- 北極熊bak1 gik6 hung4polar bear
- 大炮daai6 paau3large cannon
- 安全套on1 cyun4 tou3condom
- 爆樽baau3 zeon1smashing bottles
- 除號ceoi4 hou6division sign (math.)
- 老坐lou5 co5triad leader
- 週時zau1 si4often
- 朝著ciu4 zoek6towards
- 世姪sai3 zat6The son of family friend
- 合錢gaap3 cin2to chip in; to gather money
- 單曲daan1 kuk1single (recording industry)
- 一舉成名jat1 geoi2 sing4 ming4(idiom) to become famous in one stroke; to shoot to fame (originally referred to passing the imperial examination)
- 交人gaau1 jan4to reveal a name; to submit a name list
- 賣埠maai6 fau6market an item for overseas (spoken)
- 賣檯maai6 toi2to sell or sub-contract a space to another business; to sell the right to product
- 茄瓜ke1 gwaa1eggplant
- 自量zi6 loeng6estimate one's own ability; to know one's own capabilities and limit
- 連假lin4 gaa3continuous days off
- 月海jyut6 hoi2lunar mare
- 勞動節lou4 dung6 zit3International Labor Day (May Day)
- 着急zoek6 gap1anxious; worried
- 武功mou5 gung1see 武功縣|武功县[Wu3 gong1 Xian4]
- 駁咀bok3 zeoi2to talk back [colloquial]
- 試用期si3 jung6 kei4trial period
- 身分證san1 fan2 zing3variant of 身份證|身份证[shen1 fen4 zheng4]
- 帛金baak6 gam1(HK, Singapore) money gift at a funeral
- 文種man4 zung2Wen Zhong (-467 BC), adviser to the state of Yue during Spring and Autumn period
- 黑面hak1 min6to make a dirty or glaring look; to pull a long face; to remain silent with a clear expression of dissatisfaction or anger; literally: black face
- 女包neoi2 baau1female handbags; young girl (usually used with a negative connotation)
- 反饋faan2 gwai3to send back information
- 護身符wu6 san1 fu4amulet; protective talisman; charm
- 白欖baak6 laam2olive
- 葵鼠kwai4 syu2guinea pig
- 黑管hak1 gun2clarinet
- 處女膜cyu5 neoi5 mok2hymen
- 黑信hak1 seon3blackmail
- 行銷hang4 siu1to sell; to market; marketing
- 電鰻din6 maan4electric eel
- 月飛jyut6 fei1monthly ticket
- 上頁soeng6 jip6previous page
- 大叫daai6 giu3to shout; to cry out loud; to scream
- 米麵mai5 min6rice and noodles
- 村子cyun1 zi2village
- 裝出zong1 ceot1to assume (an air of)
- 找頭zaau2 tau4change (from money paid)
- 講耶穌gong2 je4 sou1(verb) to preach; to lecture; to bull shit about (usually when referring to talk that others are not interested in or they consider to be a waste of time)
- 講是非gong2 si6 fei1gossiping
- 轉數zyun3 sou3rate of revolution
- 不盡然bat1 zeon6 jin4not always; not entirely
- 前列腺cin4 lit6 sin3prostate gland
- 店鋪dim3 pou3store
- 遠門jyun5 mun4used in 出遠門|出远门[chu1 yuan3 men2]
- 傳種cyun4 zung2to reproduce
- 安卡拉on1 kaa1 laai1Ankara, capital of Turkey
- 隨帶ceoi4 daai3to carry along
- 鬱金香wat1 gam1 hoeng1tulip
- 烘底hong3 dai2toasted; to pan fry the bottom side
- 咩嘢me1 je5what is it?
- 拿權naa4 kyun4to hold power; to be in control
- 復會fuk6 wui2to resume a meeting
- 太史taai3 si2two-character surname Taishi
- 神龕san4 ham1shrine; niche; household shrine
- 臨界點lam4 gaai3 dim2critical point
- 商埠soeng1 fau6commercial port
- 鵲局zoek3 guk6a mahjong game
- 禮拜四lai5 baai3 sei3Thursday
- 鋤死co4 sei2to prosecute
- 幾係gei2 hai6seems so; seem a lot
- 自殺式zi6 saat3 sik1suicide (attack)
- 大隻講daai6 zek3 gong2describes a person who tries to act smart and always exaggerates the actual situation of the matter(s) or event(s) and
- 冇乜mou5 mat1nothing; it's nothing; not very; not particularly
- 人情味jan4 cing4 mei6human warmth
- 偽裝ngai6 zong1to pretend to be (asleep etc)
- 算係syun3 hai6(adverb) most likely is; probably is
- 假條gaa3 tiu4leave of absence request (from work or school)
- 巴基斯坦baa1 gei1 si1 taan2Pakistan
- 比量bei2 loeng4to measure roughly (with the hand, a stick, string etc)
- 書單syu1 daan1booklist (for school textbooks)
- 卸妝se3 zong1to remove makeup
- 報德bou3 dak1to repay debts of gratitude
- 子侄zi2 zat6literally: sons and nephew; offsprings and younger member of the family (including the extended family)
- 早放zou2 fong3to leave from work or class earlier
- 活水wut6 seoi2naturally flowing water (as opposed to stagnant water)
- 聽隨ting1 ceoi4to obey
- 扮嘢baan6 je5(verb) to pretend; to fake; (adjective) pretentious
- 大眾化daai6 zung3 faa3mass-oriented
- 保祐bou2 jau6to bless and protect
- 超區ciu1 keoi1LegCo "super seats" i.e. the District Council (Second) functional constituency
- 貼地tip3 dei6close to ground
- 十三張sap6 saam1 zoeng1Chinese poker
- 有沒有jau5 mut6 jau5(before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?
- 臺語toi4 jyu5Taiwanese language; Taigi; Taiwanese Hokkien; Taiwanese Min
- 他他米taa6 taa1 mi4see 榻榻米[ta4 ta4 mi3]
- 海面hoi2 min6the surface of the sea; ocean surface
- 北極星bak1 gik6 sing1North Star
- 慢慢食maan6 maan2 sik6to eat slowly
- 神檯san4 toi2altar for worshipping gods or one's ancestors ----
- 妖孽jiu2 jip6evildoer
- 螢火蟲jing4 fo2 cung4firefly
- 資本主義zi1 bun2 zyu2 ji6capitalism
- 遊埠jau4 fau6(noun) to go travelling (for leisure); to go sightseeing overseas
- 執笠zap1 lap1(phrasal verb) to close down a business
- 郊野gaau1 je5open area outside the city
- 訛傳ngo4 cyun4unfounded rumor
- 萬象更新maan6 zoeng6 gang1 san1(in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)
- 幹群gon3 kwan4cadres and masses
- 去片heoi3 pin2to play a film
- 泳帽wing6 mou2swimming cap
- 碑銘bei1 ming4inscription on stone tablet
- 欖球laam2 kau4rugby
- 週四zau1 sei3Thursday
- 查點caa4 dim2to check
- 大孖daai6 maa1eldest one of the twins
- 主人翁zyu2 jan4 jung1master (of the house)
- 回單wui4 daan1receipt
- 接待員zip3 doi6 jyun4receptionist
- 孖生maa1 saang1noun; twins
- 弔詭diu3 gwai2bizarre
- 閃光燈sim2 gwong1 dang1flash bulb (photography)
- 懶叻laan2 lek1to act as if one is so smart [colloquial]
- 奶樽naai5 zeon1baby milk bottle
- 精伶zing1 ling1Clever
- 冇嘢mou5 je5nothing; I'm alright
- 掌舵zoeng2 to4to steer (a ship)
- 濾鏡leoi6 geng3(photography) filter
- 樣炳joeng2 bing2an ugly face; an angry face; a bad situation [colloquial]
- 打孖daa2 maa1to double; to come in a pair; together; place
- 姪仔zat6 zai2Nephew
- 全活cyun4 wut6to save life
- 樂於lok6 jyu1willing (to do sth)
- 長頸鹿coeng4 geng2 luk2giraffe
- 晾衫long6 saam1to hang the laundry on a pole to dry
- 兌現deoi3 jin6(of a check etc) to cash
- 反語faan2 jyu5irony
- 在在zoi6 zoi6Here
- 講到話gong2 dou3 waa6as for; with regards to
- 助學金zo6 hok6 gam1student grant
- 愛丁堡oi3 ding1 bou2Edinburgh, capital of Scotland
- 糾察gau2 caat3to maintain order
- 大法官daai6 faat3 gun1grand justice
- 虛偽heoi1 ngai6false
- 待用doi6 jung6to be used later
- 樞密院syu1 mat6 jyun2privy council
- 電報機din6 bou3 gei1telegraph
- 機長gei1 zoeng2(aviation) pilot-in-command; captain
- 童謠tung4 jiu4nursery rhyme
- 原州jyun4 zau1see 原州區|原州区[Yuan2 zhou1 Qu1]
- 下頁haa6 jip6next page
- 紀念冊gei2 nim6 caak3commemorative album; autograph book; (graduation) yearbook
- 聚合zeoi6 hap6to bring together; to combine into a whole
- 掛好gwaa3 hou2to hang up properly (telephone, picture, clothes etc)
- 倒放dou2 fong3to place upside down
- 黑提hak1 tai4black grape
- 水圳seoi2 zan3irrigation canal
- 坐像zo6 zoeng6seated image (of a Buddha or saint)
- 陪襯pui4 can3to serve as a foil; to set off
- 過大海gwo3 daai6 hoi2going to Macau from Hong Kong (slang)
- 誼父ji6 fu6god father
- 禮拜五lai5 baai3 ng5Friday
- 乜誰mat1 seoi2(pronoun) who; whom ; (noun) so-and-so; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
- 貼出tip3 ceot1to stick up something for display; to put something up
- 白日夢baak6 jat6 mung6daydream
- 真格zan1 gaak3true
- 欖角laam2 gok3black olive (Canarium tramdenum)
- 區間keoi1 gaan1delimited area
- 美言mei5 jin4to put in a good word (for sb)
- 褪車tan3 ce1car reversing
- 愛滋病oi3 zi1 beng6variant of 艾滋病[ai4 zi1 bing4]
- 黃頭wong4 tau4KCR East Rail Metro-Cammell EMU in original configuration, known for their yellow cabs; literally "yellow head"