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- 豬嘜zyu1 mak1(n.) a pig, esp. a piglet; (term of endearment) a non derogratory way to refer to someone who is a liitle foolish
- 新九龍san1 gau2 lung4New Kowloon
- 首縣sau2 jyun6principal county magistrate in imperial China
- 轉義zyun2 ji6(linguistics) transferred meaning
- 草約cou2 joek3draft or tentative agreement of diplomatic treaty
- 則樓zik1 lau4architecture firm
- 放大鏡fong3 daai6 geng3magnifying glass
- 安度on1 dou6to live the final moments of life calmly, peacefully
- 班相baan1 soeng2class photo
- 王府wong4 fu2prince's mansion
- 戴上daai3 soeng5to put on (hat etc)
- 跟注gan1 zyu3to match a bet
- 殘肢caan4 zi1stump (of a limb)
- 露筍lou6 seon2asparagus(asparagus officinals)
- 北冰洋bak1 bing1 joeng4Arctic ocean
- 異性戀ji6 sing3 lyun2heterosexuality
- 一頭煙jat1 tau4 jin1describes the situation where a person is very busy; to be confused; to be at a loss on what to do
- 胚芽bui1 ngaa4bud
- 點射dim2 se6to fire in bursts
- 共勉gung6 min5Mutural encouragement
- 公益金gung1 jik1 gam1public welfare funds
- 擺上檯baai2 soeng5 toi2to put somebody on the spot; to throw someone under the bus; to push one to undesirable situation openly
- 錶位biu1 wai2parking space charged by a parking meter
- 古今gu2 gam1then and now
- 薪俸san1 fung2salary
- 白卡baak6 kaat1Registration Card for People with Disabilities; literally: white card
- 治家ci4 gaa1to keep house; to manage stuff related to a household or a family
- 夠期gau3 kei4to be due (at a time)
- 你的nei5 dik1your
- 高分gou1 fan1high marks
- 薯仔syu4 zai2(n.) potato; (slang) schmuck; (slang) someone with an out-of-date fashion style
- 代打doi6 daa2pinch hitter
- 原平jyun4 ping4see 原平市[Yuan2 ping2 Shi4]
- 變速器bin3 cuk1 hei3gearbox
- 留種lau4 zung2to keep a seed stock
- 推骰teoi1 sik1dice guessing game [colloquial]
- 指甲油zi2 gaap3 jau4nail polish
- 台座toi4 zo6pedestal
- 得直dak1 zik6(HK, Sg) (law) to have one's appeal allowed; to win an appeal
- 燃燒彈jin4 siu1 daan2fire bomb
- 嘈交cou4 gaau1quarrel; argument (spoken)
- 情色cing4 sik1erotic (of art etc)
- 保險金bou2 him2 gam1Insurance benefit
- 二房ji6 fong4second branch of an extended family
- 入龍jap6 lung2(of soccer) to score a goal; to enter the goal
- 大可以daai6 ho2 ji5can just
- 和了wu2 liu5a draw
- 輪米leon4 mai5to gang-bang
- 專頁zyun1 jip6(exclusive) page on a social network for individuals or organizations to promote themselves
- 收件sau1 gin2to accept or to pick up mail for delivery
- 坐化zo6 faa3to die in a seated posture (Buddhism)
- 橡筋zoeng6 gan1a rubber band; an elastic band
- 公心gung1 sam1fair-mindedness
- 雉雞zi6 gai1(bird species of China) common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
- 公網gung1 mong5(computing) public network
- 牙齒印ngaa4 ci2 jan3the grudges between two parties; an old score (to be settled with someone); literally 'teethmarks'
- 啓示kai2 si6inspiration; motto
- 教飛gaau3 fei1to risk; to put something at risk
- 號哭hou4 huk1to bawl
- 憤激fan5 gik1indignant
- 聖事sing3 si6Holy sacrament
- 難喝naan4 hot3unpleasant to drink
- 家貓gaa1 maau1domestic cat; house cat
- 集群zaap6 kwan4clan
- 無止境mou4 zi2 ging2(verb) something is unlimited, have no limits; never end; indefinite
- 簽咭cim1 kaat1pay by card
- 有了jau5 liu5I've got a solution!
- 冗員jung2 jyun4excess personnel; superfluous staff
- 苟且gau2 ce2perfunctory
- 回沖wui4 cung1backwash
- 開戶hoi1 wu6to open an account (bank etc)
- 圓寂jyun4 zik6(of a Buddhist monk or nun) to pass away; to die
- 非命fei1 ming6unnatural death; violent death
- 膽子daam2 zi2courage
- 複變fuk1 bin3(math.) complex variable
- 脾胃pei4 wai6spleen and stomach (digestive organs in TCM)
- 發財車faat3 coi4 ce1(Tw) mini truck
- 法器faat3 hei3dharma instrument
- 返嚟faan1 lai4come back here (spoken)
- 登革熱dang1 gaak3 jit6dengue fever
- 血淋淋hyut3 lam4 lam4bloody; blood-soaked; gory; grisly
- 沖水cung1 seoi2to flush the toilet
- 視后si6 hau6best television actress
- 死款si2 fun2bad looking, ugly looking （appearance, clothes, etc.） ----
- 葵芳kwai4 fong1Kwai Fong; an area of Kwai Chung Town in Hong Kong
- 聲類sing1 leoi6Shenglei, the earliest Chinese rime dictionary with 11,520 single-character entries, released in 3rd century (was not preserved to this day)
- 剛度gong1 dou6stiffness
- 李嘉誠lei5 gaa1 sing4Sir Li Ka-shing (1928-), Hong Kong businessman
- 甘心gam1 sam1to be willing to
- 嚟緊lai4 gan2coming
- 竹筍zuk1 seon2bamboo shoot
- 首名sau2 ming4first place
- 這種ze5 zung2this kind of
- 關系gwaan1 hai6variant of 關係|关系[guan1 xi5]
- 外八ngoi6 baat3splayfooted; describes the soles of the feet leaning outwards
- 亞媽aa3 maa1mother, as called by her children
- 度街dok6 gaai1to go for a walk on the street (around shops
- 老利lou5 lai2lucky; auspicious
- 蛙泳waa1 wing6breaststroke (swimming)
- 元朝jyun4 ciu4Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
- 凳仔dang3 zai2a stool
- 倒瀉dou2 se2spill
- 包換baau1 wun6to guarantee replacement (of faulty goods)
- 去火heoi3 fo2to reduce internal heat (TCM)
- 安慰獎on1 wai3 zoeng2consolation prize
- 白內障baak6 noi6 zoeng3cataract (ophthalmology)
- 亞差aa3 caa1a derogatory term of those with Indian and Pakistani lineage
- 搞通gaau2 tung1to make sense of sth
- 彙總wui6 zung2to collect and summarize; to aggregate (data, reports etc)
- 信物seon3 mat6keepsake; token
- 集權zaap6 kyun4centralized power (history), e.g. under an Emperor or party
- 兩立loeng5 laap6to coexist
- 窒腳zat6 goek3sudden pause or stutter while walking (spoken)
- 老相好lou5 soeng1 hou2an ex-lover [colloquial]
- 娛樂性jyu4 lok6 sing3entertaining; entertainment value
- 接活zip3 wut6to take on a piece of work
- 滿處mun5 cyu3everywhere
- 着陸zoek6 luk6to land
- 打嘴daa2 zeoi2to slap sb's face
- 管待gun2 doi6to wait on
- 演算法jin2 syun3 faat3algorithm (Tw)
- 郵政局jau4 zing3 guk2post office
- 短少dyun2 siu2to be short of the full amount
- 史傳si2 zyun6historical biography
- 清談cing1 taam4light intellectual conversation
- 座右銘zo6 jau6 ming5motto
- 提領tai4 ling5to withdraw (cash from an ATM)
- 好波hou2 bo1(of ball games) good shot, or good skill of player
- 打貓daa2 maau1to nibble [colloquial]
- 抓包zaau2 baau1to catch sb in the act
- 電視臺din6 si6 toi4variant of 電視台|电视台[dian4 shi4 tai2]
- 圈點hyun1 dim2to mark a text with dots and circles
- 基輔gei1 fu6Kyiv or Kiev, capital of Ukraine
- 強推koeng5 teoi1to push (usually policies) forcefully
- 逼科bik1 fo1the Big Four accounting firms
- 小鬼siu2 gwai2little demon (term of endearment for a child)
- 叫嚷giu3 joeng6to shout
- 提款機tai4 fun2 gei1bank autoteller
- 右手邊jau6 sau2 bin1Right hand side
- 便器bin6 hei3toilet
- 魚狗jyu4 gau2kingfisher
- 熱值jit6 zik6calorific value
- 死貓sei2 maau1the blame caused by other's fault; a guilt that a scapegoat is going to bear
- 黃種人wong4 zung2 jan4person traditionally classified as belonging to the Mongoloid race, including East Asians, the Inuit and Native Americans
- 馬鐵maa5 tit3Ma On Shan Line; now incoporated into Tuen Ma Line
- 見飯gin3 faan6rice that rises or swells well when cooked
- 江湖情gong1 wu4 cing4a feeling of loyalty
- 越飛jyut6 fei1Adolph Abramovich Joffe (1883-1927), Soviet and Comintern diplomat and spy in 1922-23 in Republican China
- 飯錢faan6 cin4money for meals
- 高質gou1 zat1of high quality
- 交通警gaau1 tung1 ging2traffic police
- 推重teoi1 zung6to esteem
- 幸運兒hang6 wan6 ji4winner
- 口多多hau2 do1 do1(adjective) loquacious; talkative; garrulous; long-tongued
- 乾身gon1 san1low body fat and ripped
- 推頭teoi1 tau4to clip hair
- 歌書go1 syu1song book
- 頭班tau4 baan1(of transportation) first departure
- 充值cung1 zik6to recharge (money onto a card); to top up
- 球檯kau4 toi2table (for games using balls)
- 光量gwong1 loeng6quantity of light
- 肇禍siu6 wo6to cause an accident
- 水錶seoi2 biu1water meter
- 座子zo6 zi2pedestal
- 包產baau1 caan2to make a production contract
- 鬥地主dau3 dei6 zyu2dou dizhu ("fight the landlord") (card game)
- 玩器wun6 hei3elegant plaything
- 顫慄zin3 leot6variant of 戰慄|战栗[zhan4 li4]
- 內聯網noi6 lyun4 mong5intranet
- 老媽子lou5 maa1 zi2older female servant; amah
- 改詞goi2 ci4rewritten lyrics
- 瀉藥se3 joek6laxative
- 褒揚bou1 joeng4to praise
- 翻嚟faan1 lai4come back
- 臍帶ci4 daai2umbilical cord
- 著眼zoek6 ngaan5to have one's eyes on (a goal)
- 草被cou2 pei1a turf
- 字邊zi6 bin1semantic symbol on either the left or right side of a character to represent its radical
- 第六感dai6 luk6 gam2sixth sense (i.e. intuition, premonition, telepathy etc)
- 和波wo4 bo1to end in a draw (for ball games)
- 反衝faan2 cung1recoil (of a gun)
- 唱好coeng3 hou2to promote something to gain fame
- 清假cing1 gaa3to use up one's annual leave; in many cases the employer is contractually obligated to give employees a minimum number of paid leave per year, which implies that if the employee does not take sufficient number of days off during the year, they will be required to clear the balance near the end of the year
- 弒母si3 mou5matricide
- 做盛行zou6 sing6 hong4what is your line of work?; what is your profession? [colloquial]
- 船期syun4 kei4schedule of boats / ships
- 透大氣tau2 daai6 hei3deep breath (spoken)
- 嘴快zeoi2 faai3to have loose lips
- 大纜daai6 laam6a hawser, a thick rope
- 留別lau4 bit6a departing gift
- 銅鑼灣tung4 lo4 waan1Causeway Bay
- 訴說sou3 syut3to recount
- 白讀baak6 duk6colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character
- 逞凶cing2 hung1to act violently
- 小數點siu2 sou3 dim2decimal point
- 留住lau4 zyu6to ask sb to stay
- 長火coeng4 fo2long gun
- 四七sei3 cat1a genre of satirical poems composed of four rhyming lines of seven syllables each, found primarily in orientation camps in the Chinese University of Hong Kong as a means to mock others; literally: "four seven"
- 走私鐘zau2 si1 zung1to work as a prostitute; for a night club hostess to spend time with a client outside the club [colloquial]
- 原子筆jyun4 zi2 bat1(Tw, HK) ballpoint pen