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- 既往gei3 wong5past
- 咧啡le5 fe5sloppy; shaggy (spoken)
- 門窗mun4 coeng1doors and windows
- 安慰劑on1 wai3 zai1placebo
- 意識形態ji3 sik1 jing4 taai3ideology
- 對答deoi3 daap3to reply
- 洋蔥joeng4 cung1onion (Allium cepa)
- 引子jan5 zi2introduction
- 轉置zyun2 zi3to transpose
- 開牀hoi1 cong4to make the bed ready for a person to sleep in
- 分錄fan1 luk6entry (accounting)
- 水體seoi2 tai2body of water
- 量具loeng4 geoi6measuring device
- 西區sai1 keoi1Xi District or Xiqu, a district of Panzhihua City 攀枝花市[Pan1 zhi1 hua1 Shi4], Sichuan
- 工子gung1 zi2I-beam
- 搭幾daap6 gei2request for the time as given by the minute hand position; the answer format is "on Y," where Y is a number from 1 to 12; if Y falls on 12, one says 搭正 daap6 zeng3 "on exact" (meaning X o'clock sharp); if Y falls on 6, one would say 搭半 daap6 bun3 "on half" (meaning half past the hour)
- 魔術貼mo1 seot6 tip3velcro
- 支系zi1 hai6branch or subdivision of a family
- 營求jing4 kau4to seek
- 背字bui6 zi6bad luck
- 佈滿bou3 mun5to be full of; to be covered in; to spread all over a place; to be strewn with
- 抵埗dai2 bou6noun; arrival, arrive
- 這是ze5 si6this is
- 好戲hou2 hei3good or skillful in acting
- 期油kei4 jau4crude oil futures
- 封度fung1 dou2width and length, the size of cloth (term of tailor/textile industry)
- 奪權dyut6 kyun4to seize power
- 依度ji1 dou6here; this place
- 念在nim6 zoi6taking into consideration that; used to express the reason for forgiving someone
- 班草baan1 cou2the most handsome boy in the class
- 除錶ceoi4 biu1to take off one's watch
- 樓座lau4 zo6gallery seat (in theater)
- 盤水pun4 seoi2thousand dollars
- 可念ho2 nim6(literary) pitiable
- 依屬ji1 suk6dependence
- 越職jyut6 zik1to exceed one's authority
- 落臺lok6 toi4To leave the stage
- 送鐘sung3 zung1to gift others with clocks and timepieces, which is a taboo in Chinese culture
- 轉引zyun2 jan5to quote from secondary source
- 第樣dai6 joeng6another item (spoken)
- 被加數bei6 gaa1 sou3augend; addend
- 羅馬尼亞lo4 maa5 nei4 aa3Romania
- 台客toi4 haak3stereotypical Taiwanese person (often derogatory)
- 台端toi4 dyun1you (in a formal letter)
- 上彈soeng5 daan2to load; to arm
- 相商soeng1 soeng1consult with; talk over; discussion
- 憑條pang4 tiu4paper docket confirming a transaction
- 港產gong2 caan2made in Hong Kong; from Hong Kong
- 大忙人daai6 mong4 jan4busy bee
- 精當zing1 dong3precise and appropriate
- 鐵球tit3 kau4kung fu balls
- 蓋門goi3 mun4a door-like or hinged cover (e.g. fuel door on a car, access hatch on a machine etc)
- 錯解co3 gaai2misinterpretation
- 作價zok3 gaa3to quote; provide a quotation
- 行政會議hang4 zing3 wui6 ji5Executive Council of Hong Kong
- 保姆車bou2 mou5 ce1privately operated mini school bus or van
- 緝獲cap1 wok6to arrest
- 閨房gwai1 fong4lady's chamber
- 啦啦隊laa1 laa1 deoi2cheerleading squad
- 車大砲ce1 daai6 paau3to brag about something that may not be true; to lie about something, usually by exaggeration
- 聯集lyun4 zaap6union (symbol ∪) (set theory) (Tw)
- 觀風gun1 fung1on lookout duty
- 叻埠lak6 fau6old name for Singapore
- 步級bou6 kap1step
- 立方根laap6 fong1 gan1(math.) cube root
- 高等教育gou1 dang2 gaau3 juk6higher education
- 占族zim1 zuk6Cham ethnic group
- 向盤hoeng3 pun4compass
- 打折daa2 zit3to give a discount
- 包菜baau1 coi3cabbage
- 西柚sai1 jau2grapefruit
- 羡慕sin6 mou6to admire and envy
- 西洋參sai1 joeng4 sam1American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)
- 油子jau4 zi2dense and sticky substance
- 熊貓眼hung4 maau1 ngaan5to have dark circles under one's eyes
- 讀死書duk6 sei2 syu1Reading a book without understanding it; to cram and study for exams only; not knowing how to apply knowledge in practice
- 交功課gaau1 gung1 fo3to give in homework [written and colloquial]; to have sex as part of a routine or obligation [colloquial]; to meet a quot, a term typically used in the insurance industry [colloquial]
- 清火cing1 fo2to clear internal heat (Chinese Medicine)
- 杞子gei2 zi2wolfberry; goji
- 前衛cin4 wai6advanced guard
- 絕熱zyut6 jit6to insulate thermally
- 裙褂kwan4 kwaa2Chinese wedding gown
- 背轉bui3 zyun2to turn away
- 轉背zyun2 bui3to turn one's back
- 鬚子sou1 zi2feelers (zoology)
- 夠照gau3 ziu3enough protection; powerful enough; to pull enough weight
- 受降sau6 hong4to accept surrender
- 工字gung1 zi2I-beam
- 端面dyun1 min6end face
- 托病tok3 beng6to use sickness as an excuse
- 四端sei3 dyun1Mencius' Four Principles, which include the principles of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and knowledge, which are the feelings of commiseration, of shame and dislike, of modesty, and of approving and disapproving.
- 商戶soeng1 wu6merchant; trader; businessman
- 駐節zyu3 zit3(of a high official) to temporarily reside overseas (or in another part of the country) on an official posting
- 淡水魚taam5 seoi2 jyu2freshwater fish
- 歸除gwai1 ceoi4long division
- 臭脾氣cau3 pei4 hei3short temper; bad temper
- 兒嬉ji4 hei1not reliable; reckless (describing a person's behavior)
- 峇里島baa1 lei5 dou2Bali
- 收歸sau1 gwai1to own; to possess
- 民系man4 hai6Subgroup of Han Chinese
- 奇台kei4 toi4see 奇台縣|奇台县[Qi2 tai2 Xian4]
- 落西lok6 sai1(ball game) to put spin on a ball
- 信步seon3 bou6to stroll; to saunter
- 二創ji6 cong3secondary creation
- 活板wut6 baan2trapdoor
- 電碼din6 maa5commercial code
- 半天吊bun3 tin1 diu3(adjective) hanging in midair; suspended up high; (slang) at an impasse
- 深閨sam1 gwai1lady's private room or bedroom
- 後防hau6 fong4rear defense; rear defenders
- 拖水to1 seoi2White towel with "Good Morning" printed in red on it
- 卡板kaa1 baan2pallet
- 煙韌jin1 ngan6intimate behavior
- 退錢teoi3 cin2to refund money
- 衰敗seoi1 baai6to decline
- 值日生zik6 jat6 sang1student on duty
- 聆訊ling4 seon3hearing (law)
- 打蛋daa2 daan2to whip an egg
- 全託cyun4 tok3full-time care (of children in a boarding nursery)
- 叱罵cik1 maa6to curse
- 主句zyu2 geoi3main clause
- 另計ling6 gai3to be excluded; to be not taken into account
- 學行車hok6 haang4 ce1baby walker
- 電器舖din6 hei3 pou2electronic store
- 公民社會gung1 man4 se5 wui2civil society
- 批地pai1 dei6to lease (government owned) land
- 結單git3 daan1statement of account
- 背頭bui3 tau4swept-back hairstyle
- 絕口zyut6 hau2(verb) to keep lauding for something; to speak something endlessly
- 一神教jat1 san4 gaau3monotheistic religion
- 空戰hung1 zin3air war
- 水害seoi2 hoi6flood damage
- 鄉間hoeng1 gaan1in the country
- 劃輪waak6 leon2to ask for support financially [colloquial]
- 呢樣nei1 joeng6this type, this kind, this
- 生招牌saang1 ziu1 paai4a living signboard; advertisement (spoken)
- 工業行動gung1 jip6 hang4 dung6industrial actions
- 污漬wu1 zik1stain
- 妃嬪fei1 ban3imperial concubine
- 微言mei4 jin4grumble
- 落子lok6 zi2see 蓮花落|莲花落[lian2 hua1 lao4]
- 足總zuk1 zung2Football Association
- 行老文haang4 lou5 man4a pick pocket [colloquial]
- 熱解jit6 gaai2thermal cleavage (i.e. sth splits when heated)
- 防長fong4 zoeng2abbr. for 國防部長|国防部长[guo2 fang2 bu4 zhang3], Minister of Defense
- 呢牌ni1 paai2These days; this period
- 替補tai3 bou2to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casual workers etc)
- 落種lok6 zung2to sow seeds [colloquial]
- 完形jyun4 jing4total form
- 多神教do1 san4 gaau3polytheistic religion; polytheism
- 黑貨hak1 fo3contraband;smuggled goods
- 審計署sam2 gai3 cyu5audit office
- 巴馬baa1 maa5see 巴馬瑤族自治縣|巴马瑶族自治县[Ba1 ma3 Yao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
- 律法leot6 faat3laws and decrees
- 除此之外ceoi4 ci2 zi1 ngoi6apart from this
- 古義gu2 ji6ancient meaning
- 進價zeon3 gaa3opening price
- 款段fun2 dyun6(literary) pony
- 手牌sau2 paai2Cards held in hand during card games
- 晚裝maan5 zong1(of women) evening dress
- 入贅jap6 zeoi6to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family
- 怯場hip3 coeng4to have stage fright
- 洗版sai2 baan2(of a person) flooding relevant comments or posts on one person in an attempt to attack or to tease him or her.
- 死女包sei2 neoi2 baau1a rough way to call the daughter 'a bad girl' by the parent(s)
- 買斷maai5 tyun5to buy out
- 打野戰daa2 je5 zin3see 打野炮[da3 ye3 pao4]
- 複視fuk1 si6double vision
- 打大交daa2 daai6 gaau1noun; a big fight
- 擺線baai2 sin3cycloid
- 夫權fu1 kyun4authority over the household
- 行床hang4 cong4to have sex
- 穿搭cyun1 daap3to mix and match; outfit coordination
- 層理cang4 lei5stratification
- 則例zak1 lai6code; rule
- 好世界hou2 sai3 gaai3prosperity
- 哭臉huk1 lim5to weep
- 股指gu2 zi2stock market index
- 老鼠仔lou5 syu2 zai2muscular biceps; literally 'small rat'(same shape)
- 油黑jau4 hak1glossy black
- 閨密gwai1 mat6variant of 閨蜜|闺蜜[gui1 mi4]
- 正皮zing3 pei4positive comments
- 點錯相dim2 co3 soeng3to pick out the wrong person for (usually for something bad, such as for revenge) [colloquial]
- 售出sau6 ceot1to be sold
- 病牀beng6 cong4sickbed
- 極目gik6 muk6as far as the eye can see
- 跳船tiu3 syun4literally jumping off the boat; to leave from a social system or an organization to another; a shift change of standpoint (e.g. vote of an issue)
- 踩上門caai2 soeng5 mun2to harass someone; to invade someone's territory [colloquial]
- 楷書kaai2 syu1regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
- 肉票juk6 piu3hostage
- 句數geoi3 sou3number of sentences
- 翻作faan1 zok3to compose
- 正楷zing3 gaai1regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
- 單套daan1 tou3single set
- 美白mei5 baak6to whiten (the skin or teeth)
- 啤酒妹be1 zau2 mui1a beer sales girl [colloquial]
- 躁狂cou3 kwong4manic
- 狂躁kwong4 cou3rash
- 陪笑pui4 siu3to pretend one's smling/laughing in front of people
- 贅肉zeoi6 juk6excess flesh; unwanted fat; flab; bulge
- 幾欲gei2 juk6almost
- 淒美cai1 mei5poignant