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- 打包單daa2 baau1 daan1to make a promise; to guarantee
- 成晚seng4 maan5all night long; the whole night [colloquial]
- 濾芯leoi6 sam1filter cartridge
- 言官jin4 gun1imperial censor
- 老鳥lou5 niu5(coll.) old hand; veteran
- 表語biu2 jyu5predicative
- 自助餐zi6 zo6 caan1buffet
- 水上人seoi2 soeng6 jan4(noun) a term of fishermen; people live in a boat
- 補習班bou2 zaap6 baan1cram class
- 岡比亞gong1 bei2 aa3Gambia
- 後波hau6 bo1reverse gear
- 錯層co3 cang4split-level (home)
- 布朗族bou3 long5 zuk6Blang ethnic group
- 海傍hoi2 pong4waterfront
- 百分數baak3 fan6 sou3percentage
- 用膳jung6 sin6to dine
- 救濟金gau3 zai3 gam1the alms; the relief fund; the benefits
- 輕心hing1 sam1heedlessness
- 稚子zi6 zi2young child
- 西九龍sai1 gau2 lung4West Kowloon; a part of Kowloon in Hong Kong
- 出波ceot1 bo1soccer jargon;to cross, crossing pass or crossing kick - to kick hard on the ball's bottom, sometimes adding side spin, making it flies to the sky with a parabolic path, usually used in a long pass, free kick or corner kick. Literally: exit ball
- 虛榮心heoi1 wing4 sam1vanity
- 曾祖父zang1 zou2 fu6father's father's father; paternal great-grandfather
- 唱和coeng3 wo6antiphon (i.e. solo voice answered by chorus)
- 特需dak6 seoi1special need
- 唐朝tong4 ciu4Tang dynasty (618-907)
- 和唱wo6 coeng3harmony, chorus in singing
- 裁判官coi4 pun3 gun1judge
- 成圈sing4 hyun1to form a circle, ring or loop
- 車公ce1 gung1Che Kung, a male deity in Taoism and popular religion in Hong Kong
- 一絕jat1 zyut6unique talent
- 晚市maan5 si5dinner time for restaurants
- 滋悠zi1 jau4slow
- 娃娃菜waa1 waa1 coi3baby Chinese cabbage (mini-sized variety)
- 打點daa2 dim2to bribe
- 覆灼fuk1 coek3to take revenge; to fight back; to repeat an action; to go back again [colloquial]
- 歸向gwai1 hoeng3to turn toward
- 品茗ban2 ming5to taste tea
- 軍票gwan1 piu3military scrip or currency
- 滿瀉mun5 se2(noun) effusion (adjective) overflowing
- 義教ji6 gaau3to teach voluntarily
- 字樓zi6 lau2floor; usually used to describe floors in escalators, which starts from Ground Floor in Hong Kong
- 眼中釘ngaan5 zung1 deng1a thorn in one's side
- 作古zok3 gu2to die
- 擔竿daam1 gon1shoulder pole; carry pole
- 拗頸aau3 geng2(slang) to disagree; to argue; to dispute; (adjective) stubborn; argumentative; obstinate
- 活化石wut6 faa3 sek6living fossil
- 電視台din6 si6 toi4television station
- 建築學gin3 zuk1 hok6architectural
- 九龍城gau2 lung4 sing4Kowloon City, Hong Kong
- 升降機sing1 gong3 gei1aerial work platform (e.g. cherry picker or scissor lift)
- 為啥wai4 saa1dialectal equivalent of 為什麼|为什么[wei4 shen2 me5]
- 個唱go3 coeng3solo concert
- 升溫sing1 wan1to become hot
- 杜鵑花dou6 gyun1 faa1Indian Azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch)
- 打直daa2 zik6vertically
- 蝶泳dip6 wing6butterfly stroke (swimming)
- 太陽穴taai3 joeng4 jyut6temple (on the sides of human head)
- 降溫gong3 wan1to become cooler
- 局數guk6 sou3inning; division of a game
- 千里馬cin1 lei5 maa5lit. ten thousand mile horse
- 甘筍gam1 seon2carrot
- 馴品seon4 ban2pure; innocent; gentle
- 雞隻gai1 zek3chicken, often as a collective address
- 鐸叔dok6 suk1(noun) a cheapskate; a miser; a penny pincher
- 捲動gyun2 dung6to roll
- 三角鐵saam1 gok3 tit3triangle (musical instrument)
- 初文co1 man2archaic (and simpler) form of a Chinese character
- 交併gaau1 bing3occurring simultaneously
- 卻病koek3 beng6(literary) to ward off illness; to cure illness
- 沖破cung1 po3(verb) Break through; surmount
- 凍瘡dung3 cong1frostbite
- 庸碌jung4 luk1mediocre
- 路試lou6 si5road test, the driving test required for the purpose of obtaining a driver's license
- 藍光laam4 gwong1Blu-ray (disc format)
- 工具箱gung1 geoi6 soeng1toolbox
- 拗腰ngaau2 jiu1to bend backwards
- 戶內wu6 noi6indoors
- 鵪鶉am1 ceon1quail
- 托市tok3 si5(government) to intervene in the market to prevent prices from dropping
- 妹妹仔mui4 mui1 zai2little girl
- 樟木zoeng1 muk6camphorwood
- 單極daan1 gik6unipolar
- 原子印jyun4 zi2 jan3pre-inked stamp or chop
- 工廠妹gung1 cong2 mui1Factory girl
- 多多聲do1 do1 seng1a lot of own opinions; a lot more; have loads of; numerous
- 同屬tung4 suk6(formal) to belong to the same group
- 木蝨muk6 sat1woodlouse
- 必中bit1 zung3sure to score; sure to get
- 世一sai3 jat1a term to praise one's favourite, short for "world number one" 世界第一 sai3 gaai3 dai6 jat1
- 衝殺cung1 saat3to charge
- 光腳gwong1 goek3bare feet
- 知機zi1 gei1(verb) to sense danger or trouble is coming; or (verb) to sense an opportunity is coming
- 廠子cong2 zi2(coll.) factory
- 百合花baak3 hap6 faa1lily
- 大公無私daai6 gung1 mou4 si1selfless
- 平方公里ping4 fong1 gung1 lei5square kilometer
- 到職dou3 zik1to take up a post
- 度假屋dou6 gaa3 uk1Resort houses, villas
- 跑馬地paau2 maa5 dei2Happy Valley (suburb of Hong Kong)
- 太平門taai3 ping4 mun4emergency exit
- 黑輪hak1 leon4oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth
- 鐵心tit3 sam1iron core;to be unwavering in one's determination
- 拍住上paak3 zyu6 soeng5partner; to work together
- 收假sau1 gaa3(of holidays) to come to an end
- 粟米suk1 mai5corn
- 茅廁maau4 ci3(dialect) latrine
- 水豆腐seoi2 dau6 fu6soft beancurd; tofu
- 狗蝨gau2 sat1dog's flea
- 亦且jik6 ce2variant of 抑且[yi4 qie3]
- 西域sai1 wik6Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass 玉門關|玉门关[Yu4 men2 Guan1])
- 管座gun2 zo6to mount an electronic valve
- 溫飽wan1 baau2to have enough food and warm clothes
- 客貨車haak3 fo3 ce1Vans
- 夠派gau3 paai3well-dressed; trendy; glamorous (spoken)
- 店東dim3 dung1owner of a shop; shopkeeper
- 一面屁jat1 min6 pei3(slang) to be humiliated; to be affronted
- 馬具maa5 geoi6harness
- 李超人lei5 ciu1 jan4nickname for Sir Ka-shing Li, a business magnate in Hong Kong [colloquial]
- 操神cou1 san4to worry about
- 降水gong3 seoi2rain and snow
- 好笑口hou2 siu3 hau2seems happy
- 星級sing1 kap1star rating
- 歸真gwai1 zan1to die (Buddhism)
- 終端機zung1 dyun1 gei1terminal
- 渾濁wan6 zuk6muddy
- 子豬zi2 zyu1variant of 仔豬|仔猪[zi3 zhu1]
- 歸經gwai1 ging1channel tropism (TCM)
- 高波gou1 bo1high gear
- 兼隊gim1 deoi2jump a queue
- 稚氣zi6 hei3childish nature
- 水柿seoi2 ci2(fruit) persimmon
- 絕後zyut6 hau6to have no offspring
- 雜嘜zaap6 mak1a low quality brand (goods); an inferior brand
- 西九sai1 gau2West Kowloon ----
- 邋遢laat6 taat3unkempt
- 種票zung3 piu3vote rigging; to commit election fraud in an election, whereby a candidate attempts to procure more votes by falsifying eligibility of supporters as voters
- 樟樹zoeng1 syu6see 樟樹市|樟树市[Zhang1 shu4 Shi4]
- 盡言zeon6 jin4saying everything
- 新中國san1 zung1 gwok3New China (post-1949 China)
- 沙灘波saa1 taan1 bo1a beach ball
- 打火daa2 fo2to make a fire using fire striker and flint
- 傷號soeng1 hou6casualties
- 歸屬感gwai1 suk6 gam2sense of belonging
- 管風琴gun2 fung1 kam4organ
- 常數soeng4 sou3(math.) a constant
- 頭座tau4 zo6headstock
- 乾巴gon1 baa1Dry
- 梨渦lei4 wo1dimples (of a woman)
- 滿期mun5 kei4to fall due
- 香蕉船hoeng1 ziu1 syun4banana split, a type of ice cream dessert
- 著迷zoek6 mai4to be fascinated
- 本願bun2 jyun6intention
- 片集pin2 zaap6television series
- 時世si4 sai3current situation; trend of the times; prevailing circumstance
- 的波dik1 bo1to juggle a soccer ball with body parts other than one's hands and arms
- 夠數gau3 sou3to gather enough (amount)
- 中板zung1 baan2moderato
- 連環圖lin4 waan4 tou4comic strip
- 布朗尼bou3 long5 nei4brownie (pastry) (loanword)
- 含金量ham4 gam1 loeng6gold content
- 月光族jyut6 gwong1 zuk6people who spend all their income each month
- 簇擁cuk1 jung2to crowd around
- 棉花糖min4 faa1 tong2cotton candy
- 通勤tung1 kan4commuting
- 雙清soeng1 cing1see 雙清區|双清区[Shuang1 qing1 Qu1]
- 花基faa1 gei1a plant platform made from bricks
- 車親ce1 can1Involved in traffic accident, particularly hit by a car
- 成形sing4 jing4to take shape
- 癲雞din1 gai1(noun) ridiculous, insane or crazy woman
- 榨汁zaa3 zap1to juice fruit or vegetables
- 主日學zyu2 jat6 hok6Sunday School
- 立心laap6 sam1(verb) intend; plan; to make a conscious effort on something
- 巨無霸geoi6 mou4 baa3Big Mac (McDonald's hamburger)
- 羅語lo4 jyu5Romanian language
- 下壓haa6 aat3diastolic pressure; the pressure when the heart relaxes between beats.
- 空出hung1 ceot1to empty something
- 深談sam1 taam4to have an in depth conversation
- 自由泳zi6 jau4 wing6freestyle swimming
- 警誡ging2 gaai3variant of 警戒[jing3 jie4]
- 針嘜zam1 mak1RYO tobacco (roll-your-own cigarette)
- 螺旋lo4 syun4spiral
- 上壓soeng6 aat3systolic pressure; the pressure in the blood vessels when the heart contracts to pump blood
- 傾電話king1 din6 waa2On the phone
- 查閱caa4 jyut6to consult
- 貓網maau1 mong5pet screen; cat safety net
- 沸水fai3 seoi2boiling water
- 更代gang1 doi6substitution
- 伯利茲baak3 lei6 zi1Belize
- 黃店wong4 dim3pro-democracy shop, restaurant or retailer; shop that support protestors in the anti-extradition bill movement; literally: yellow shop
- 取現ceoi2 jin6to withdraw money
- 第一時間dai6 jat1 si4 gaan3in the first moments (of sth happening)
- 路燈lou6 dang1street lamp
- 頹飯teoi4 faan6a slang used in HK universities, it means "cheap meals" that are sold at the cafeteria
- 管樂gun2 ngok6wind instrument
- 鐳射leoi4 se6laser (loanword)
- 堂兄弟tong4 hing1 dai6father's brother's sons
- 幻燈片waan6 dang1 pin2(computing) presentation slide
- 笑氣siu3 hei3laughing gas (nitrous oxide)
- 警衞ging2 wai6Security guard