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- 紙帶zi2 daai2paper tape
- 拖手to1 sau2to hold hands
- 牙鉸ngaa4 gaau2lower jaw
- 單刀daan1 dou1soccer jargon; a football player duel with the opponent's goalkeeper, whether he push forward alone or receive a centering pass from teammate; literally : single sword. This term is extracted from the famous Chinese novel "Romance of Three Kingdoms" ch.66 "Armed With A Sword, Guan Yu Goes To A Feast Alone"
- 中印zung1 jan3China-India
- 紙本zi2 bun2hard copy; print
- 紙馬zi2 maa5paper dolls for ritual use in the shape of people or animals
- 活套wut6 tou3noose
- 學摸hok6 mo2variant of 踅摸[xue2 mo5]
- 聽香teng1 hoeng1wait for death or (very possible) failure; 聽 ting3 here means waiting for something that happens inevitably as a matter of time; 香 is die
- 短歌dyun2 go1ballad
- 美資mei5 zi1american controlled or funded
- 緊集gan2 zaap6compact set
- 頑劣waan4 lyut3stubborn and obstreperous
- 有年jau5 nin4for years
- 假腿gaa2 teoi2false leg
- 西隧sai1 seoi6Western Harbour Crossing; an immersed tube tunnel in Hong Kong
- 人丁jan4 ding1number of people in a family
- 搬用bun1 jung6to apply mechanically
- 雲板wan4 baan2umpan, a flat metal gong; literally: cloud plate
- 懂局dung2 guk6to be savvy
- 破局po3 guk6to break an impasse; to find a way out of a difficult situation
- 奧祕ou3 bei3secret
- 作雨zok3 jyu5Rain
- 水床seoi2 cong4waterbed; water mattress
- 受創sau6 cong3to get injured or defeated
- 雙修soeng1 sau1double major; metaphorically, achieving two life goals at the same time
- 囉攣lo1 lyun1feeling uneasy and
- 波飛bo1 fei1tickets to a match
- 購下gau3 haa6to make a purchase
- 劍花gim3 faa1Hylocereus undatus [flower]
- 朝局ciu4 guk6political situation, particularly that of the central government (in the imperial era)
- 揸水zaa1 seoi2to pee, to urinate
- 三絲saam1 si1three types of ingredients in shreds, to be stir-fried or served with sauce in a cold dish
- 種群zung2 kwan4population (of a species)
- 葉門jip6 mun4Yemen (Tw)
- 發蛋faat3 daan2to whip an egg
- 退水teoi3 seoi2to divert water
- 停放ting4 fong3to park (a car etc)
- 雙封soeng1 fung1to give two packets of red envelopes
- 備注bei6 zyu3remark; note; annotation
- 紅隧hung4 seoi6Hung Hom Cross Harbour Tunnel
- 舊曆年gau6 lek6 nin4lunar New Year
- 孖辮maa1 bin1double braids
- 無助感mou4 zo6 gam2to feel helpless
- 揸手zaa1 sau2(noun) a handshake; (usually referring to a valuable object) 'a grasp on'
- 柚木jau2 muk6pomelo tree (Citrus maxima or C. grandis)
- 糙米cou3 mai5brown rice
- 油頭jau4 tau4pompadour; undercut
- 絕產zyut6 caan2crop failure
- 靈擎leng4 keng4working; effective (spoken)
- 抽走cau1 zau2to remove; to take away
- 吹拍ceoi1 paak3to resort to bragging and flattering
- 拙作zyut3 zok3my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.)
- 傻話so4 waa2foolish talk
- 明碼ming4 maa5non-secret code (such as Morse code, Chinese telegraph code, ASCII etc)
- 酣夢ham4 mung6sweet dream
- 跑步機paau2 bou6 gei1treadmill
- 航空公司hong4 hung1 gung1 si1airline
- 林沖lam4 cung1Lin Chong, one of the Heroes of the Marsh in Water Margin
- 窒礙zat6 ngoi6(literary) to be obstructed
- 呈上cing4 soeng5to present sth, esp. to people of a higher rank
- 想望soeng2 mong6to desire
- 塘虱tong4 sat1catfish (family Clariidae)
- 馬檻maa5 laam2brothel
- 顏文字ngaan4 man4 zi6Japanese-style emoticon, e.g. (⇀‸↼‶)
- 拖線to1 sin3Power Strip; a tow-line
- 常壓soeng4 aat3standard pressure
- 惟一wai4 jat1variant of 唯一[wei2 yi1]
- 揸車zaa1 ce1(verb) to drive
- 句型geoi3 jing4sentence pattern (in grammar)
- 上京soeng5 ging1to go to the capital (typically referring to Beijing nowadays)
- 貽笑ji4 siu3to be ridiculous
- 緄邊gwan2 bin1(of a dress etc) border, edging
- 拿頂naa4 deng2to do a handstand
- 批示pai1 si6to write comments on a report submitted by a subordinate
- 紙水zi2 seoi2currency exchange rate
- 磁盤ci4 pun4(computer) disk
- 脫線tyut3 sin3derailment
- 交波gaau1 bo1(in a ball game) to pass the ball
- 破氣po3 hei3(of Chinese medicine) X
- 東隧dung1 seoi6Eastern Harbour Crossing
- 揸數zaa1 sou3person in charge or handling funds or accounts
- 補上bou2 soeng5to fill up a vacancy
- 敬畏ging3 wai3to revere
- 片斷pin3 dyun6section
- 弄亂lung6 lyun6to mess up
- 拉頭馬laai1 tau4 maa5noun; in horse race, people (or horse owner) with the winning (lead) horse, they will take a photo after the race.
- 生僻saang1 pik1unfamiliar
- 心塞sam1 sak1(coll.) to feel sick at heart; to feel stifled; to feel crushed
- 顯性hin2 sing3visible
- 佈設bou3 cit3Set-up
- 有組織jau5 zou2 zik1organized
- 搭半daap6 bun3Call of time with minute arm position is on 6, literally, on half
- 複查fuk1 caa4to check again; to re-examine
- 南斯拉夫naam4 si1 laa1 fu1Yugoslavia (former country that existed in various forms from 1918 to 2003)
- 直逼zik6 bik1to head straight for; to be rapidly approaching
- 東江dung1 gong1Dongjiang River
- 報稅bou3 seoi3to file an income tax return
- 車資ce1 zi1transport fare, especially for land transport
- 心思思sam1 si1 si1(verb) itching to (a restless desire to do something); hankering to; longing to; to keep on thinking about something (adverb) to have something at the back of one's mind constantly
- 房室fong4 sat1room
- 致送zi3 sung3(decent) to give; to present a gift; monotransititve verb, different from 送 sung3
- 言論自由jin4 leon6 zi6 jau4freedom of speech
- 油管jau4 gun2(coll.) YouTube
- 放盤fong3 pun2to sell in public for real estate; to rent to someone else; to sell company shares
- 未決mei6 kyut3as yet undecided
- 一丁jat1 ding1abbreviation of Demae Iccho instant noodles
- 夜機je6 gei1flight at night
- 顯達hin2 daat6illustrious
- 南區naam4 keoi1Southern District
- 頭落tau4 lok1the first son, firstborn
- 中二病zung1 ji6 beng6(neologism) strange behavior characteristic of a teenager going through puberty (loanword from Japanese "chūnibyō")
- 治氣zi6 hei3to get angry
- 舊菜gau6 coi3a contemptuous term for an ex-girlfriend; literally: old vegetable
- 雲盤wan4 pun2(computing) cloud drive; cloud storage service
- 鐵觀音tit3 gun1 jam1Tieguanyin tea (a variety of oolong tea)
- 走青zau2 ceng1to have no Chinese scallion, coriander and similar garnishes; usually used when ordering food; literally: to omit green
- 龍樹lung4 syu6Nāgārjuna (c. 150-250 AD), Buddhist philosopher
- 巴揸baa1 zaa1a big-mouth; 'shoot one's mouth off' (mostly applied to women)
- 瘋癲fung1 din1insane
- 火燒雲fo2 siu1 wan4nuée ardente
- 古氣gu2 hei3doing things by the book; unable to think and understand quickly
- 鄉下仔hoeng1 haa2 zai2young male from village or rural (spoken)
- 領港ling5 gong2to provide pilotage service for ships
- 全額cyun4 ngaak6the full amount
- 諗頭nam2 tau4(n.) creative idea; thoughts; a well thought out idea; a solution to a problem; (adjective) to describe someone who is good at thinking up ideas or solutions; to describe someone who has plans and ambition; to describe someone with big ideas; to describe something (such as an opportunity) that is worth considering
- 大荳daai6 dau2soybean, soya bean
- 好哇hou2 waa1hurray!
- 壞鳥waai6 niu5sinister person
- 重開cung4 hoi1to reopen
- 飲咖啡jam2 gaa3 fe1drink coffee
- 心諗sam1 nam2the heart thinks
- 術科seot6 fo1practical subject
- 海菜hoi2 coi3seaweed; sea vegetables; nori
- 交貨gaau1 fo3to deliver goods
- 犯病faan6 beng6to fall ill
- 批點pai1 dim2to add critical marks or notes to a text
- 無神神mou4 san4 san4(adjective) silly; unprovoked; surprise with no reason
- 非裔fei1 jeoi6of African descent
- 信然seon3 jin4indeed
- 曠世kwong3 sai3incomparable
- 爛地laan6 dei6bare land
- 秘訣bei3 kyut3secret know-how
- 魚具jyu4 geoi6variant of 漁具|渔具[yu2 ju4]
- 約摸joek3 mo2variant of 約莫|约莫[yue1 mo5]
- 賺搞zaan2 gaau2a waste of time and effort
- 嬉笑hei1 siu3to be laughing and playing
- 餘光jyu4 gwong1(out of) the corner of one's eyes
- 手眼sau2 ngaan5Hand- eye; the part of the wrist bone which sticks out (ulnar head)
- 神劇san4 kek6highly outstanding drama; literally: god(-level) drama
- 工幹gung1 gon3to go on a business trip
- 揸波zaa1 bo1to knead or grab the breasts
- 車床ce1 cong4lathe
- 曠工kwong3 gung1to skip work
- 注解zyu3 gaai2footnote
- 患上waan6 soeng5to come down with; to be afflicted with (an illness)
- 食正sik6 zeng3just now, it hit the target perfectly.
- 筆心bat1 sam1variant of 筆芯|笔芯[bi3 xin1]
- 超界ciu1 gaai3superkingdom (taxonomy)
- 年僅nin4 gan2merely aged
- 也是jaa5 si6Also; too
- 憐惜lin4 sik1to take pity on
- 白搭baak6 daap3no use
- 還款waan4 fun2repayment
- 太空艙taai3 hung1 cong1space capsule
- 置信zi3 seon3to believe (what sb claims) (usually used in the negative)
- 跑鐘paau2 zung1to work as a prostitute [colloquial]
- 吉時gat1 si4auspicious moment; propitious timing
- 有機可乘jau5 gei1 ho2 sing4to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom)
- 手紙sau2 zi2toilet paper
- 力架lik6 gaa2Lacquer, a colourless chemical used for diluting paint to paint
- 停播ting4 bo3to stop broadcasting a programme
- 世史sai3 si2world history
- 全錄cyun4 luk6Xerox (Tw)
- 重症cung5 zing3acute (of medical condition)
- 諗法nam2 faat3a thought (spoken)
- 村巴cyun1 baa1Residents' Service, a type of non-franchised public bus service; literally: village bus
- 雙套soeng1 tou3double set
- 得把聲dak1 baa2 seng1(slang) someone is only talk but no action; all mouth and no trousers; bark but no bite
- 牛仔布ngau4 zai2 bou3denim
- 最大zeoi3 daai6biggest
- 草雞cou2 gai1free-range chicken
- 餘干jyu4 gon1see 餘干縣|余干县[Yu2 gan1 Xian4]
- 感親gam2 can1to get the flu (influenza), may be a cold flu or a hot flu
- 重樣cung4 joeng6same
- 排山paai4 saan1(rarely used in Hong Kong) bamboo or wooden scaffolding
- 荷蘭豆ho4 laan1 dau2snow pea
- 核桃hat6 tou4walnut
- 話知你waa6 zi1 nei5who cares; no matter if you…
- 料及liu6 kap6to anticipate
- 諗通nam2 tung1think it through; understood (spoken)
- 自幼zi6 jau3since childhood; from a young age
- 櫃子gwai6 zi2cupboard
- 中人zung1 jan4go-between
- 推托teoi1 tok3to make excuses
- 絲打si1 daa2a female netizen
- 角分gok3 fan1minute of arc; 1/21600of a circle
- 諗起nam2 hei2to think of [colloquial]
- 西芹sai1 kan2celery