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- 查數caa4 sou3to check whether the company accounts are correct
- 故手gu2 sau2story writer (usually online)
- 任隨jam6 ceoi4to allow (sb to have his head)
- 櫃台gwai6 toi2variant of 櫃檯|柜台[gui4 tai2]
- 堪虞ham1 jyu4worrisome
- 視像si6 zoeng6video (HK)
- 河豚ho4 tyun4blowfish; puffer (Tetraodontidae)
- 老公仔lou5 gung1 zai2hubby (spoken)
- 尉遲wat1 ci4two-character surname Yuchi
- 大拿拿daai6 naa4 naa4(adj.) to describe a huge amount of something, usually money related, such as money, debt, prize etc.
- 跛腳bai1 goek3to limp
- 內八noi6 baat3pigeon-toed; to describes the bad habit of turning the toes inward when walking, causing the feet to bend inward, forming an "eight" shape
- 頃刻king5 hak1instantly
- 計有gai3 jau5to calculate; to sum up
- 打真軍daa2 zan1 gwan1sexual intercourse without usage of condom (slang)
- 打草daa2 cou2to mow grass
- 焗油guk6 jau4to condition or dye the hair using hair treatment product in conjunction with a hair steamer
- 禽畜kam4 cuk1poultry and livestock
- 懵丙mung2 bing2a fool; a blockhead; an idiot; a simpleton [colloquial]
- 真象zan1 zoeng6(variant of 真相[zhen1 xiang4]) the truth about sth; the actual facts
- 胎痣toi1 zi3a birthmark
- 化學鍵faa3 hok6 gin6chemical bond
- 水鬼seoi2 gwai2ghosts appear in water, some said the persons who drown to death would turn into a water ghost
- 蒲葵pou4 kwai4Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)
- 藍帽子laam4 mou2 zi2Police Tactical Unit (PTU)
- 部隊鍋bou6 deoi2 wo1budae jjigae, a type of Korean stew
- 清隊cing1 deoi6to purge the ranks
- 禮拜一lai5 baai3 jat1Monday
- 燭光晚餐zuk1 gwong1 maan5 caan1candlelit dinner
- 啟矇kai2 mung4variant of 啟蒙|启蒙[qi3 meng2]
- 文讀man4 duk6literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character
- 嫡系dik1 hai6direct line of descent
- 八開baat3 hoi1octavo
- 健身室gin6 san1 sat1gym
- 心輪sam1 leon4anāhata or anahata, the heart chakra 查克拉, residing in the chest
- 白電baak6 din6white goods (abbr. for 白色家電|白色家电[bai2 se4 jia1 dian4])
- 神往san4 wong5to be fascinated
- 學店hok6 dim3diploma mill
- 行老正haang4 lou5 zeng3to swindle [colloquial]
- 重查cung4 caa4to reinvestigate; to check again
- 理大lei5 daai6abbreviation of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
- 獨家村duk6 gaa1 cyun1a hermit who is detached from society
- 逼令bik1 ling6force someone to do something by giving orders
- 嚟真lai2 zan1be real, for real
- 原義jyun4 ji6original meaning
- 阿跛aa3 bai1a cripple, an appellation to someone who is crippled
- 溫帶wan1 daai3temperate zone
- 處女座cyu5 neoi5 zo6Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
- 放牛fong3 ngau4to walk a cow; to herd cattle
- 瀨尿laai6 niu6to wet oneself [colloquial]
- 茶粿caa4 gwo2Tea cake
- 自衞zi6 wai6Self-defense
- 無情雞mou4 cing4 gai1a pink slip (historically, at the last official dinner banquet before Chinese New Year, if the boss gives an employee a piece of chicken it is a hint that he
- 轉投zyun2 tau4to switch to (another career/ organization); to choose another option
- 隕落wan5 lok6to fall down
- 黃片wong4 pin2adult movie
- 姣好gaau2 hou2(literary) good-looking; attractive
- 代用doi6 jung6replacement
- 輪住leon4 zyu6one by one
- 深知sam1 zi1to know well; to be fully aware of
- 實係sat6 hai6of course; definitely; must be
- 不題bat1 tai4we will not elaborate on that (used as pluralis auctoris)
- 日托jat6 tok3day care service
- 短指dyun2 zi2brachydactylism (genetic abnormality of short or missing fingers)
- 公錢gung1 cin4decagram
- 暗物質am3 mat6 zat1(physics) dark matter
- 就嚟zau6 lai4(adverb) coming soon; coming shortly; almost; nearly
- 軍樂gwan1 ngok6military music
- 冰窖bing1 gaau3icehouse
- 苦衷fu2 cung1secret trouble
- 終點線zung1 dim2 sin3finishing line
- 擁躉jung2 dan2fan
- 瘀黑jyu2 hak1bruised
- 照像ziu3 zoeng6variant of 照相[zhao4 xiang4]
- 包活baau1 wut6job paid according to the amount of work done
- 節令zit3 ling6solar term; seasonal division (one of 24 periods in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, governing agricultural timing and cultural festivals)
- 豬隊友zyu1 deoi6 jau5(slang) incompetent teammate, coworker etc
- 全套cyun4 tou3complete set; full complement
- 魚台jyu4 toi4see 魚台縣|鱼台县[Yu2 tai2 Xian4]
- 朝前ciu4 cin4facing forwards
- 血路hyut3 lou6desperate getaway (from a battlefield)
- 材質coi4 zat1texture of timber
- 敢為gam2 wai4to dare to do
- 喺處hai2 syu3it's here
- 一刀切jat1 dou1 cit3lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
- 道破dou6 po3to expose
- 亂子lyun6 zi2disturbance
- 冥鈔ming4 caau1false paper money burned as an offering to the dead
- 荃灣cyun4 waan1Tsuen Wan district of New Territories, Hong Kong
- 老身lou5 san1old woman referring to oneself
- 頭毛tau4 mou4hair
- 總店zung2 dim3head office; main store; the main or largest store among a chain of stores
- 從業員cung4 jip6 jyun4noun; employees from a particular industry
- 焗飯guk6 faan6rice au gratin
- 蒸汽機zing1 hei3 gei1steam engine
- 正房zing3 fong4central building (in a traditional house)
- 性樂sing3 lok6sexual pleasure
- 發姣faat3 haau4a series of actions to seduce, flirt and attract; libidinous
- 潛水艇cim4 seoi2 teng5a submarine
- 哎唷ai1 jo3interjection of pain or surprise
- 瘟仔wan1 zai2to try to pick up a guy [colloquial]
- 迴文wui4 man4palindrome
- 公兩gung1 loeng5hectogram
- 着草zoek3 cou2to flee and hide in faraway places to escape from creditors, law enforcement, enemies, etc.
- 管取gun2 ceoi2sure
- 音譯jam1 jik6transliteration (rendering phonetic value, e.g. of English words in Chinese characters)
- 金子gam1 zi2Kaneko (Japanese surname)
- 脂肪酸zi1 fong1 syun1fatty acid
- 取信ceoi2 seon3to win the trust of
- 發身faat3 san1puberty; growth; development
- 水輪seoi2 leon4waterwheel
- 打交叉daa2 gaau1 caa1to draw a cross; to cross out
- 米林mai5 lam4see 米林市[Mi3 lin2 Shi4]
- 豬瘟zyu1 wan1swine fever
- 亂嚟lyun2 lai4to do something recklessly or foolishly or irresponsibly
- 大小便daai6 siu2 bin6using the toilet
- 輪種leon4 zung3rotation of crops
- 泥沼nai4 ziu2swamp
- 重啓cung4 kai2to restart; to relaunch
- 組詞zou2 ci4to combine words
- 多邊do1 bin1multilateral
- 愛面子oi3 min6 zi2to like to look good in the eyes of others; sensitive about how one is regarded by others; proud
- 率性seot1 sing3to act naturally, authentically and spontaneously (whether seen as admirable – "bold" – or problematic – "impulsive")
- 粉粿fan2 gwo2(Tw) jelly made from starch, esp. sweet potato starch
- 禁不住gam3 bat1 zyu6can't help it
- 吉布提gat1 bou3 tai4Djibouti
- 閃咭sim2 kaat1a flashcard
- 黑牛hak1 ngau2chocolate ice cream into coke
- 埋嚟maai4 lai4come closer
- 著陸zoek6 luk6landing
- 過得去gwo3 dak1 heoi3lit. can pass through (an opening)
- 初頭co1 tau4first; at first
- 捷運zit3 wan6(Tw) mass rapid transit (MRT)
- 蒲公英pou4 gung1 jing1dandelion (Taraxacum mongolicum)
- 交叉點gaau1 caa1 dim2junction; crossroads
- 海王hoi2 wong4Poseidon, Greek god of the sea
- 心多多sam1 do1 do1(adjective) double-minded and indecisive; wavering or undecided in mind; to be of two minds; to be in two minds; to not be able to devote attention to something and be easily side-tracked
- 沉溺cam4 nik1(fig.) to indulge in; to wallow in (addiction, vice etc)
- 理得lei5 dak1need not to
- 路基lou6 gei1(civil engineering) roadbed
- 均方gwan1 fong1mean square
- 骰仔sik1 zai2dice
- 均值gwan1 zik6average value
- 包爾baau1 ji5Borr (Norse deity)
- 手多多sau2 do1 do1(adj.) handsy; groping
- 交數gaau1 sou3to meet performance goals (eg. KPI)
- 買贏maai5 jeng4to bet that someone or something will win [written and colloquial]
- 卡口kaa1 hau2customs for collecting tax by government or bandits
- 強者koeng4 ze2a person with strong abilities or advantages in a certain aspect
- 國藥gwok3 joek6Chinese herbal medicine
- 的骰dik1 sik1(adjective) tiny; mini
- 槍版coeng1 baan2amateur pirated DVD, made e.g. by shooting a running movie
- 正歌zing3 go1verse of a song (as in verse–chorus form)
- 拗斷aau2 tyun5(dialect) to break (by twisting, bending, snapping etc)
- 陳雲can4 wan4Chen Yun (1905-1995), communist leader and economist
- 花球faa1 kau4wedding bouquet
- 留位lau4 wai2To reserve a seat in a public place by using a handkerchief, book, or other item to indicate that oneself or a friend will sit there later
- 疫區jik6 keoi1epidemic area
- 貼花tip3 faa1appliqué
- 水色seoi2 sik1situation
- 佔上風zim3 soeng6 fung1to take the lead
- 情侶裝cing4 leoi5 zong1matching outfit for couples
- 岳丈ngok6 zoeng6father-in-law (wife's father)
- 纖巧cim1 haau2delicate
- 字義zi6 ji6meaning of a character
- 爭拗zang1 aau3argue; argument
- 波斯貓bo1 si1 maau1Persian (cat)
- 漢堡包hon3 bou2 baau1(loanword) hamburger
- 清遠cing1 jyun5see 清遠市|清远市[Qing1 yuan3 Shi4]
- 班花baan1 faa1the prettiest girl in the class
- 換單wun6 daan1bill of exchange (international trade)
- 瘀皮jyu2 pei4(adjective) embarrassed; ashamed
- 病員beng6 jyun4sick personnel
- 出圈ceot1 gyun6to remove manure from a cowshed, pigsty etc; to muck out
- 入夢jap6 mung6to fall asleep
- 跳車tiu3 ce1to jump from a car (or train etc)
- 幾點鐘gei2 dim2 zung1what time (as in hour)
- 機床gei1 cong4machine tool
- 複寫fuk1 se2to duplicate; to carbon copy
- 微積分mei4 zik1 fan1calculus (branch of mathematics)
- 牛脾氣ngau4 pei4 hei3bullheadedness
- 對照組deoi3 ziu3 zou2control group
- 遠日點jyun5 jat6 dim2aphelion, the furthest point of a planet in elliptic orbit to the sun
- 幾率gei1 leot2probability
- 響尾蛇hoeng2 mei5 se4rattlesnake
- 復轉fuk6 zyun2to demobilize
- 哥哥仔go4 go1 zai2young adult male (spoken)
- 執着zap1 zoek6stubborn; unyielding; obsessed with something; rigid; obdurate
- 轉聲zyun3 seng1(of boys reaching puberty) to have his voice changed
- 道藏dou6 zong6Daoist scripture
- 八老baat3 lou5"the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CCP, abbr. for 八大元老[Ba1 Da4 Yuan2 lao3]
- 掉低deu6 dai1to drop
- 造紙zou6 zi2papermaking
- 低班dai1 baan1lower grade; lower form
- 國鐵gwok3 tit3short form of "國營鐵路" or "國有鐵路", i.e. national railway
- 英制jing1 zai3(lit. English system) imperial units; imperial system
- 罪性zeoi6 sing3sinful nature
- 作歌zok3 go1to compose a song (usually referring to a melody)
- 深情sam1 cing4deep emotion; deep feeling; deep love
- 中挺zung1 ting5average; mid-range quality