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- 老邊lou5 bin1see 老邊區|老边区[Lao3 bian1 Qu1]
- 乜嘢mat1 je5what? (Cantonese) (Mandarin equivalent: 什麼|什么[shen2 me5])
- 頁心jip6 sam1type page
- 崽子zoi2 zi2offspring of an animal
- 駐點zyu3 dim2stationary point
- 交變gaau1 bin3half-period of a wave motion
- 發泄faat3 sit3to vent, especially one's anger or sadness
- 除低ceoi4 dai1(of worn clothing or accessories) to take off; to remove; to doff
- 起錶hei2 biu1the minimum charge of taxi fare
- 拍馬屁paak3 maa5 pei3to flatter
- 二偈ji6 gai2A type of chinese poem
- 名廠ming4 cong2a well-known brand, a product from a high quality manufacturer
- 暴風雪bou6 fung1 syut3snowstorm; blizzard
- 反義faan2 ji6antonymous
- 留話lau4 waa6to leave a message
- 成交價sing4 gaau1 gaa3sale price; negotiated price; price reached at auction
- 賠不是pui4 bat1 si6to apologize
- 超新星ciu1 san1 sing1(astronomy) supernova
- 土庫曼tou2 fu3 maan6Turkmen
- 攻佔gung1 zim3to attack and occupy
- 魔鬼魚mo1 gwai2 jyu2(coll.) ray (esp. manta ray or stingray)
- 罪成zeoi6 sing4to be convicted
- 老婆仔lou5 po4 zai2young wife; 'wifey'; way to address a steady girlfriend
- 臺南toi4 naam4Tainan, a city in Taiwan
- 流行病lau4 hang4 beng6epidemic disease
- 櫃臺gwai6 toi2variant of 櫃檯|柜台[gui4 tai2]
- 道館dou6 gun2martial arts studio; dojo
- 鳳凰山fung6 wong4 saan1Lantau Peak, highest peak of Lantau Island in Hong Kong
- 小票siu2 piu3receipt
- 平安夜ping4 on1 je6Silent Night (Christmas carol)
- 拗氣aau3 hei3to feel wronged and act rashly just to vent one's anger or to just make a statement
- 大陸仔daai6 luk6 zai2noun; men from China; generic, not insulting
- 打錶daa2 biu1to run the meter (in a taxi)
- 暗瘡am3 cong1acne
- 拉片laai1 pin2to watch a film frame by frame repetitively to analyse the story and techniques
- 存款證cyun4 fun2 zing3certificate of deposit
- 發神經faat3 san4 ging1(coll.) to go crazy
- 訛誤ngo4 ng6error in a text
- 推油teoi1 jau4oil massage
- 老江湖lou5 gong1 wu4a much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world
- 孩子氣haai4 zi2 hei3boyish; childish
- 高身gou1 san1(of body of instruments, tools, etc.) tall
- 寵物店cung2 mat6 dim3noun; pet shop
- 人嚟jan4 lai4summoning one to come and serve
- 修煉sau1 lin6(of Taoists) to practice austerities
- 低清dai1 cing1low or lower resolution; "standard definition"
- 發瘟faat3 wan1(verb) to go crazy; to go wild
- 安全帽on1 cyun4 mou2safety helmet; hard hat
- 打骰daa2 sik1in-charge (slang)
- 餅咭beng2 kaat1cake vouchers
- 葡萄糖pou4 tou4 tong4glucose C6H12O6
- 雞日gai1 jat6January 1st in the lunar calendar
- 交警gaau1 ging2traffic police (abbr. for 交通警察[jiao1 tong1 jing3 cha2])
- 現金流jin6 gam1 lau4cash flow
- 眼鏡蛇ngaan5 geng2 se4cobra
- 看望hon3 mong6to pay a visit to; to see (sb)
- 尤為jau4 wai4especially
- 瘟神wan1 san4demon personifying pestilence
- 馬邊maa5 bin1see 馬邊彝族自治縣|马边彝族自治县[Ma3 bian1 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
- 語體jyu5 tai2linguistic register; style of language
- 歸一gwai1 jat1neat; in order (spoken)
- 正方形zing3 fong1 jing4square
- 畫花waak6 faa1to scribble; to scrawl
- 嚟自lai4 zi6come from
- 酒錢zau2 cin2tip
- 群集kwan4 zaap6to gather
- 遊說jau4 seoi3to lobby
- 趁高興can3 gou1 hing1to join in the fun; while one is in high spirits
- 固然之gu3 jin4 zi1no doubt, of course
- 六神luk6 san4the six spirits that rule the vital organs (heart 心[xin1], lungs 肺[fei4], liver 肝[gan1], kidneys 腎|肾[shen4], spleen 脾[pi2] and gall bladder 膽|胆[dan3])
- 玻璃杯bo1 lei1 bui1drinking glass
- 閱兵式jyut6 bing1 sik1military parade
- 出嚟ceot1 lai4come out
- 調味料tiu4 mei6 liu2seasoning
- 做票zou6 piu3to rig a ballot
- 女強人neoi5 koeng4 jan4successful career woman
- 洞穴dung6 jyut6cave
- 倒換dou2 wun6to take turns
- 開嚟hoi1 lai4open it (spoken)
- 衝打cung1 daa2(of waves, rain etc) to dash against
- 焗腳guk6 goek3(noun) a foot treatment
- 打得少daa2 dak1 siu2deserve getting beaten up
- 端午節dyun1 ng5 zit3Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)
- 名店ming4 dim3famous shop
- 著草zoek3 cou2to abscond
- 灼燒coek3 siu1to burn; to scorch
- 黑腳hak1 goek3colloquial address for a Hong Kong Police Patrol Sub-unit member
- 肉乾juk6 gon1dried meat; jerky
- 雞地gai1 dei2Kai Tei, Yuen Long; literally: chicken-land
- 開河hoi1 ho4to open a river
- 愚人節jyu4 jan4 zit3April Fools' Day
- 瘟女wan1 neoi2to try to pick up a girl [colloquial]
- 排序paai4 zeoi6to sort
- 嘜頭mak1 tau4trademark
- 驕縱giu1 zung3arrogant and willful
- 等離子dang2 lei4 zi2(physics) plasma
- 偈油gai2 jau2lubricating oil
- 講聲gong2 seng1to say something; to inform someone
- 十國sap6 kwok3the Ten Kingdoms period (907-979) in the history of China
- 手指尾sau2 zi2 mei1the small finger (the pinky)
- 傳語cyun4 jyu5to pass on (information)
- 換電wun6 din6to replace a battery
- 想當然soeng2 dong1 jin4to take sth as given; to make assumptions
- 覆診fuk1 can2Follow-up consultation
- 班別baan1 bit6class [written and colloquial]
- 合伙hap6 fo2to form a partnership, especially for business ventures
- 日全食jat6 cyun4 sik6total eclipse of the sun
- 心目中sam1 muk6 zung1in one's eyes
- 提詞tai4 ci4to prompt (an actor or reciter)
- 起嚟hei2 lei4when (spoken)
- 安遠on1 jyun5see 安遠縣|安远县[An1 yuan3 Xian4]
- 召集人ziu6 zaap6 jan4convener
- 雞蛋果gai1 daan2 gwo2passion or egg fruit (Passiflora edulis)
- 深省sam1 sing2enlighten; to reflect upon
- 白老鼠baak6 lou5 syu2a guinea pig, a person or thing used as a subject for experiment [written and colloquial]
- 焗住guk6 zyu6stuffy
- 用嚟jung6 lai4to use as
- 扮靚baan6 leng3(verb) to beautify; to apply makeup; to dress up; to adorn; to deck out
- 單語daan1 jyu5monolingual
- 左右手zo2 jau6 sau2left and right hands
- 街拍gaai1 paak3street photography
- 吃布hek3 bou3to catch on cloth (e.g. of a zip fastener)
- 班期baan1 kei4schedule (for flights, voyages etc)
- 筍盤seon2 pun2a quality property at a bargain price that is a good deal
- 實線sat6 sin3solid line
- 飛轉fei1 zyun3to spin rapidly; to whirl around
- 大家姐daai6 gaa1 ze1eldest sister
- 拋生藕paau1 saang1 ngau5(Cantonese) (of a woman) to direct a coquettish look, comment or gesture at a guy
- 下行haa6 hang4(of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital)
- 低裝dai1 zong1despicable
- 里弄lei5 lung6lanes and alleys
- 冤厲jyun1 lai2full of hatred because of injustice, mostly used in ghost story
- 血本hyut3 bun2hard-earned capital
- 可塑性ho2 sou3 sing3plasticity
- 妾侍cip3 si6maids and concubines
- 校方haau6 fong1the school (as a party in negotiations, a dispute etc)
- 車聲ce1 seng1Noise from the vihecle
- 日照jat6 ziu3see 日照市[Ri4 zhao4 Shi4]
- 刀子dou1 zi2knife
- 他錶taa1 biu1multimeter
- 後嚟hau6 lei4later on (spoken)
- 葵涌kwai4 cung1Kwai Chung (area in Hong Kong)
- 真率zan1 seot1sincere
- 喺度hai2 dou6(slang) "here"; an expression to indicate that someone is here
- 入嚟jap6 lai4"come in", an expression often used to tell someone to come in or to enter another's place or premise
- 儘地zeon6 dei6use up completely
- 立會laap6 wui2short for 立法會
- 沙子saa1 zi2sand
- 低飛dai1 fei1to fly low
- 畢業禮bat1 jip6 lai5graduation ceremony
- 事業心si6 jip6 sam1devotion to one's work
- 之但係zi1 daan6 hai6But
- 焗熱guk6 jit6(verb) to heat up; to warm up
- 編年史pin1 nin4 si2annals
- 蜜棗mat6 zou2candied jujube
- 雞雞gai1 gai1penis (childish)
- 護衛wu6 wai6to guard
- 多瑙河do1 nou5 ho4Danube
- 警戒線ging2 gaai3 sin3police cordon
- 跛手bai1 sau2disability of the arm
- 脫身tyut3 san1to get away
- 港台gong2 toi4RTHK, the short form of "Radio Television Hong Kong"
- 灼痛coek3 tung3burn (i.e. wound)
- 牀單cong4 daan1a deal that is closed using sex
- 與此同時jyu5 ci2 tung4 si4at the same time; meanwhile
- 團風tyun4 fung1see 團風縣|团风县[Tuan2 feng1 Xian4]
- 熱腥jit6 seng3the damp and humid smell after rainfall in the summer
- 啲啲di1 di1little (spoken)
- 班線baan1 sin3route (of a bus etc)
- 打河daa2 ho2to prepare food in restaurant, like seasoning, preparing ingredients and plating
- 啄木鳥doek3 muk6 niu5woodpecker
- 鎮遠zan3 jyun5see 鎮遠縣|镇远县[Zhen4 yuan3 Xian4]
- 零沽ling4 gu1retail
- 花槍faa1 coeng1short spear (arch.)
- 右手便jau6 sau2 bin6right hand side
- 陳放can4 fong3to display
- 執著zap1 zoek6dedicated; devoted; persistent
- 月巴jyut6 baa1f-a-t, used to tease people in terms of size
- 國票gwok3 piu3food coupons issued by the People's Republic of China; literally national coupon
- 併購ping3 kau3merger and acquisition (M and A)
- 近戰gan6 zin3close-quarter combat
- 片花pin2 faa1trailer (for a movie)
- 收割機sau1 got3 gei1harvester (machine)
- 假面具gaa2 min6 geoi6mask
- 黑眼圈hak1 ngaan5 hyun1dark circles (under one's eyes)
- 搞清gaau2 cing1to figure out, to understand clearly
- 文言文man4 jin4 man2Classical Chinese writing
- 本命bun2 meng6a borrowed word meaning "the favourite", e.g. an idol or a fictional character
- 移除ji4 ceoi4to remove
- 書面語syu1 min2 jyu5written language
- 同樂tung4 lok6to enjoy together
- 爆發力baau3 faat3 lik6explosive power (in athletics, music, dance etc); dynamic intensity
- 稟賦ban2 fu3natural endowment; gift; talent
- 雖說seoi1 syut3though
- 奶粉錢naai5 fan2 cin2milk money [written and colloquial]; living and education cost for raising a child [colloquial]
- 輕型hing1 jing4light (machinery, aircraft etc)
- 淫靡jam4 mei5profligate
- 堪輿ham1 jyu4geomancy
- 肛裂gong1 lit6anal fissure
- 台南toi4 naam4Tainan, a city and special municipality in southwest Taiwan