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- 開坑hoi1 haang1to open up; to dig a ditch
- 射流se6 lau4jet (math.)
- 飛腿fei1 teoi2kick
- 香燭hoeng1 zuk1joss stick and candle
- 邊樹bin1 syu3where; what place
- 龍套lung4 tou3costume of minor characters in opera, featuring dragon designs
- 舊招牌gau6 ziu1 paai4an old established business
- 港豬gong2 zyu1a derogatory term for Hong Kong people who are disinterested in politics; literally: Kong pig
- 中頭獎zung3 tau4 zoeng2to win the top prize; to get hit on the head by something; to have bird poop landing on one's head [written and colloquial]
- 入市jap6 si5to invest in the market
- 有心人jau5 sam1 jan4resolute person
- 下邊haa6 bin6under
- 新年頭san1 nin4 tau2the beginning of a new year
- 伊麵ji1 min6yi mein (or yee mee or yee-fu noodles etc), a variety of Cantonese egg noodle
- 功德gung1 dak1achievements and virtue
- 火船fo2 syun4fire ship
- 感質gam2 zat1qualia (philosophy)
- 灣月waan1 jyut6a fan [colloquial]
- 清零cing1 ling4to restore sth to its initial state
- 棺材板gun1 coi4 baan2wooden board used to make a coffin (also refers to the coffin itself); (fig.) (of a facial expression) grim; unsmiling
- 位數wai2 sou3place, the relative position of a digit in a number
- 緝捕cap1 bou6to seize
- 流目lau4 muk6to let one's eyes rove
- 好鬼死hou2 gwai2 sei2very, extremely
- 恍如fong2 jyu4to be as if...
- 沖沖cung1 cung1excitedly
- 未嘗不可mei6 soeng4 bat1 ho2(idiom) acceptable; fine; okay
- 偏頭痛pin1 tau4 tung3migraine
- 親代can1 doi6parent's generation
- 專意zyun1 ji3deliberately
- 解畫gaai2 waa2to give an explanation of the cause or rationale, literally "to explain the painting"
- 有料到jau5 liu2 dou3describes a person who is really capable or talented or proficient or skilful or an expert in doing something
- 王老五wong4 lou5 ng5bachelor (lit. fifth child of the Wangs)
- 運命wan6 ming6fate
- 唱段coeng3 dyun6aria (in opera)
- 書角syu1 gok3corner of a page
- 層板cang4 baan2shelf
- 錄低luk6 dai1to record video or sound
- 回糖wui4 tong4to regress; (of skills) to get much worse with age
- 知微zi1 mei1(verb) argue
- 剖腹fau2 fuk1to cut open the abdomen
- 冒昧mou6 mui6bold
- 殺人鯨saat3 jan4 king4orca; killer whale (Orcinus orca)
- 皮部pei4 bou6cutaneous regions; number 107 of Kangxi radical
- 退關teoi3 gwaan1shut-out, container or consigment not carried on the intended vessel or aircraft
- 落紅lok6 hong4lost virginity; the show (during pregnancy when the plug of mucus from the cervix comes away); fallen flowers (a dated meaning)
- 外購ngoi6 kau3outsourcing
- 陳列室can4 lit6 sat1exhibition room; display room
- 港九gong2 gau2short form of "Hong Kong (Island) and Kowloon"
- 層壓cang4 aat3lamination
- 講臺gong2 toi4platform; podium; rostrum
- 太平鋪taai3 ping4 pou1noun; a huge common bed for rent for a number of people to share
- 四眼sei3 ngaan5a person with eyeglasses; literally "four-eyes"
- 雪地syut3 dei6snow-covered ground
- 秀出sau3 ceot1to showcase; to show off; to flaunt
- 生絲saang1 si1raw silk
- 造酒zou6 zau2to ferment wine; to brew alcoholic drinks
- 岔開caa3 hoi1to diverge
- 絲網si1 mong5silk screen
- 交戲gaau1 hei3to act or perform (in a play, movie, drama, etc.), usually with an effort
- 金筆gam1 bat1fountain pen with a gold nib ----
- 打游擊daa2 jau4 gik1to wage guerrilla warfare; to fight as a guerrilla
- 響道hoeng2 dou6placed in front of a verb to indicate that an action is on-going
- 印本jan3 bun2printed book; printed copy
- 海上鮮hoi2 soeng6 sin1a commodity which has a variable price that is subject to change [colloquial]
- 觀音兵gun1 jam1 bing1(slang) a man who willingly acts as a woman's attendant in the hope of winning her heart despite the actual chances being very slim in reality
- 分付fan1 fu6WeChat's "buy now, pay later" service
- 直感zik6 gam2intuition
- 血壓計hyut3 aat3 gai3blood pressure meter
- 姻親jan1 can1relation by marriage; in-laws
- 他筆taa1 bat1mains tester screwdrivers, voltage tester screwdrivers, electric tester screwdrivers
- 掛波gwaa3 bo1hoisting a typhoon signal, hoisting the typhoon warning ball
- 超必ciu1 bit1super strong attack; ultimate attack
- 八股baat3 gu2an essay in eight parts
- 耍功夫saa2 gung1 fu1to play Kung Fu
- 溝女王kau1 neoi2 wong4(noun) the master of lady-killer; tomcat master; playboys
- 電石din6 sek6calcium carbide
- 行得通haang4 dak1 tung1practicable
- 正體字zing3 tai2 zi6standard form of a Chinese character
- 傻更so4 gaang1stupid; foolish; silly
- 有理數jau5 lei5 sou3rational number (i.e. fraction of two integers, math.)
- 心都實sam1 dou1 sat6disappointed and unhappy
- 遊離jau4 lei4to disassociate
- 整到zing2 dou2to get hurt; to be injured
- 朝朝ciu4 ciu4every day (archaic)
- 叫牀giu3 cong4to moan during sex; to groan; literally, to cry bed
- 弄清lung6 cing1to clarify
- 雙贏soeng1 jeng4profitable to both sides
- 替槍tai3 coeng1ghostwriting
- 茶記caa4 gei3Hong Kong-style cafe; cha chaan teng
- 綢仔cau2 zai2silk (spoken)
- 好聲行hou2 seng1 haang4“take care”, an expression used when the host walks the guests out to the door when parting [colloquial]
- 樣版joeng6 baan2prototype; the sample created before mass production, for the use of research and reference
- 朝歌ziu1 go1Zhaoge, capital of the Shang dynasty 商朝
- 句群geoi3 kwan4discourse
- 青黃cing1 wong4greenish yellow
- 基波gei1 bo1fundamental (wave)
- 流質lau4 zat1(usu. of food) liquid; liquid-like
- 地母dei6 mou5Earth Goddess in popular religion
- 事略si6 loek6biographical sketch
- 總譜zung2 pou2musical score
- 角回gok3 wui4angular gyrus (convolution of the brain)
- 俳句paai4 geoi3haiku (Japanese poetic form)
- 小篆siu2 syun3the small or lesser seal, the form of Chinese character standardized by the Qin dynasty
- 攣捐lyun1 gyun1adj; bend
- 蝴蝶結wu4 dip6 git3bow
- 各有各gok3 jau5 gok3with their own
- 心疼sam1 tang4to love dearly
- 音帶jam1 daai2audio tape
- 咀啖zeoi2 daam6to give a kiss (when requesting someone to give a kiss) [colloquial]
- 底版dai2 baan2(photography) negative
- 港英gong2 jing1British Hong Kong era or government
- 繳費giu2 fai3to pay a fee
- 小喇叭siu2 laa3 baa1trumpet; a swearing phrase
- 包底baau1 dai2to take up remaining responsibility, to do the unfinished job left from others, to accept remaining goods, to pay for someone's outstanding amount. Literally: wrap up the bottom
- 青原cing1 jyun4see 青原區|青原区[Qing1 yuan2 Qu1]
- 無狀mou4 zong6insolence
- 總線zung2 sin3computer bus
- 白俄羅斯baak6 ngo4 lo4 si1Belarus
- 瘋話fung1 waa2crazy talk
- 諗返nam2 faan1to recall; to think back [colloquial]
- 丁圖ding1 tou4erotic picture
- 電眼din6 ngaan5beautiful, expressive eyes
- 外遊ngoi6 jau4to travel outbound
- 不繼bat1 gai3something runs out, not enough to support something to go on
- 版稅baan2 seoi3royalty (on books)
- 打車輪daa2 ce1 leon2to french kiss
- 冷麪laang5 min6naengmyeon; cold noodles
- 卡盤kaa1 pun4chuck (for a drill etc)
- 帶累daai3 leoi6to get sb involved in one's trouble
- 迷你倉mai4 nei5 cong1mini warehouse; mini-storage
- 步飛bou6 fei1transliteration of "buffet"
- 素月sou3 jyut2a bright and clear moon
- 換置wun6 zi3to swap
- 盤錯pun4 co3intertwined (of tree roots or branches)
- 豬圈zyu1 gyun6(lit. and fig.) pigsty
- 大舅daai6 kau5uncle, mother's eldest brother
- 心存sam1 cyun4to opine; to hold an opinion
- 樣辦joeng6 baan2prototype; the sample created before mass production, for the use of research and reference
- 熄匙sik1 si4to turn off the engine for a car
- 風煙fung1 jin1wind and smoke ; a hazy scenery
- 熱底jit6 dai2a Chinese medicine terminology which means that the nature of human body constitution is 'hot'
- 飛躍道fei1 joek3 dou6parkour (HK)
- 加把口gaa1 baa2 hau2to jump into a conversation without invitation
- 街客gaai1 haak3outside guest; literally: street guest
- 民初man4 co1the beginning years of the Republican times; the early period of the Republic of China; typically referring to 1911 to 1930s
- 甘地gam1 dei2(Mahatma) Gandhi
- 錦上路gam2 soeng6 lou6Kam Sheung Road; a street in Yuan Long, Hong Kong
- 產油caan2 jau4to produce oil (petroleum)
- 絕氣zyut6 hei3to expire
- 稅制seoi3 zai3tax system
- 依邊ji1 bin1this way; here
- 開江hoi1 gong1see 開江縣|开江县[Kai1 jiang1 Xian4]
- 到了dou3 liu5at last
- 學聯hok6 lyun4Hong Kong Federation of Students
- 圈中人hyun1 zung1 jan4insider
- 曠職kwong3 zik1to fail to show up for work
- 足歲zuk1 seoi3one's age (calculated as years from birth)
- 裏底leoi5 dai2inside
- 視唱si6 coeng3to sight-sing
- 鑊鏟wok6 caan2a spatula
- 失分sat1 fan1to lose a point or some points in a competition
- 公傷gung1 soeng1(law) injury sustained in the course of official or public duty
- 句讀geoi3 dau6pausing at the end of a phrase or sentence (in former times, before punctuation marks were used)
- 握住aak1 zyu6to grip
- 蝴蝶刀wu4 dip6 dou1balisong; butterfly knife; fan knife
- 調準tiu4 zeon2to adjust to the right value
- 人鏈jan4 lin2human chain
- 無理數mou4 lei5 sou3irrational number
- 例言lai6 jin4introductory remarks
- 紙型zi2 jing4paper matrix in which type is set
- 落麵lok6 min6cook noodles
- 角門gok3 mun4corner gate
- 愉悅jyu4 jyut6joyful
- 鳥嘴niu5 zeoi2beak
- 寶貼bou2 tip3Blu-tack (brand)
- 應諾jing3 nok6to agree (to do sth); to promise
- 布封bou3 fung1fabric width
- 相食soeng1 sik6Cannibalism
- 帶備daai3 bei6to bring, to prepare
- 空頭支票hung1 tau4 zi1 piu3bounced check; bad check
- 賤骨頭zin6 gwat1 tau4miserable wretch
- 比薩bei2 saat3Pisa, town in Toscana, Italy
- 篆書syun3 syu1seal script (Chinese calligraphic style)
- 文石man4 sek6aragonite (geology)
- 俄爾ngo4 ji5see 俄而[e2 er2]
- 國母gwok3 mou5the nation's mother; a female figure that is fundamental to the establishment of a nation
- 曠野kwong3 je5wilderness
- 洋燭joeng4 zuk1candle
- 譜線pou2 sin3spectral line
- 爛生laan6 saang1easy to grow; needs little attention
- 雲煙wan4 jin1mist; clouds; smoke
- 牆腳coeng4 goek3the foot of a wall
- 發個輪faat3 go3 leon2to make a telephone call [colloquial - dated]
- 藍燈籠laam4 dang1 lung4a police vehicle; someone who has not been formally accepted into a triad gang but who has a protector in the triad gang [colloquial]
- 形色jing4 sik1shape and color
- 補位bou2 wai2to cover, to guard, in sports or electronic games
- 替班tai3 baan1to act as substitute
- 打單信daa2 daan1 seon3noun; blackmail letter
- 單憑daan1 pang4to rely solely or simply on