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- 農事nung4 si6farming task
- 知識產權zi1 sik1 caan2 kyun4intellectual property rights (law)
- 頭抽tau4 cau1first round extracted soy sauce
- 配屬pui3 suk6troops attached to a unit
- 輪空leon4 hung1(sports) bye; to get a bye
- 筆頭bat1 tau2ability to write
- 領章ling5 zoeng1collar insignia
- 流蘇lau4 sou1tassels
- 工讀gung1 duk6(of a student) to work part-time (while continuing one's studies)
- 累心leoi6 sam1taxing (mentally or emotionally)
- 清貨cing1 fo3to clear stock
- 斟盤zam1 pun4negotiating; to talk business
- 水平尺seoi2 ping4 cek3spirit level
- 光害gwong1 hoi6(Tw) light pollution
- 絲米si1 mai5decimillimeter; 0.0001 meters
- 聖朝sing3 ciu4the current imperial dynasty
- 公院gung1 jyun2public hospital; a short form of 「公立醫院」
- 緊記gan2 gei3to remember well; to keep firmly in mind
- 氣結hei3 git3gloomy
- 化皮faa3 pei4the skin of pork, poultry becomes crispy after barbecue, roast or deep fried; especially means the special technique to apply spirits on the skin during roasting, the skin become puffy thus letting the crispness last longer
- 臉蛋lim5 daan2cheek
- 核數hat6 sou3accounting audit
- 節油zit3 jau4to economize on gasoline
- 面謝min6 ze6to thank sb personally
- 貨腳fo3 goek3cargo cost; shipping cost; freight cost
- 中湯zung1 tong1Chinese style soup; as opposed to western style soup
- 苦苦fu2 fu2strenuously
- 全純cyun4 seon4holomorphic (math.)
- 後燈hau6 dang1taillight
- 聖歌sing3 go1hymn
- 身板san1 baan2body
- 落坐lok6 zo6to sit down
- 古箏gu2 zang1guzheng (large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from the guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] during Tang and Song times)
- 錯別字co3 bit6 zi6Chinese character error (collective term for 錯字|错字[cuo4 zi4] and 別字|别字[bie2 zi4])
- 識人sik1 jan4to know somebody (for a specific purpose)
- 供股gung1 gu2to issue rights; to offer equities
- 勒馬lak6 maa5to guide a horse with the reins
- 老襟lou5 kam1the name two or multiple male address each other if they have sexual relationship with the same woman (spoken)
- 清油cing1 jau4vegetable cooking oil
- 英界jing1 gaai3(before 1997 handover) Hong Kong area, relatively to mainland China area
- 阿舅aa3 kau5brother of one's wife
- 核酸hat6 syun1nucleic acid
- 聖代sing3 doi6(loanword) sundae
- 萬狀maan6 zong6extremely; in the extreme
- 諗翻nam2 faan1thinking back (spoken)
- 富二代fu3 ji6 doi6children of entrepreneurs who became wealthy under Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms in the 1980s
- 街貨gaai1 fo3the shares of listed company holding by public (non-major shareholders, market makers)
- 交拜gaau1 baai3to bow to one another
- 脫口tyut3 hau2to blurt out
- 苦學fu2 hok6to study very hard
- 船戶syun4 wu6boatman
- 講台gong2 toi4variant of 講臺|讲台[jiang3 tai2]
- 酒板zau2 baan2sample of alcoholic drink, same package as original ones but reduced in size
- 組隊zou2 deoi2to team up (with)
- 奄列am1 lit6omelet
- 起舞hei2 mou5to start dancing
- 美孚mei5 fu1Meifoo, a residential estate situated in north-western Kowloon in Hong Kong
- 雙擺soeng1 baai2double pendulum (math.)
- 流水帳lau4 seoi2 zoeng3variant of 流水賬|流水账[liu2 shui3 zhang4]
- 假假地gaa2 gaa2 dei2seems to be fake (spoken)
- 羅拜lo4 baai3to line up to pay homage
- 茶座caa4 zo6teahouse
- 狡辯gaau2 bin6to deflect blame from oneself with a dishonest story
- 亂章lyun6 zoeng1a technique used by a mahjong player who doesn't sort his/her hand, leaving it randomly arranged, so opponents can't read the pattern of hand
- 揸旗zaa1 kei4to be in charge [colloquial]
- 苦行fu2 hang4ascetic practice
- 只須zi2 seoi1only need (to); only required (to) (Note: the character "須" is used to convey obligation and must be followed by a verb.)
- 摘自zaak6 zi6quoted from
- 簽出cim1 ceot1to sign out (of a physical location or attendance register)
- 新異san1 ji6new and different
- 查考caa4 haau2to examine; to investigate; to try to determine
- 茶酒caa4 zau2A beverage with tea and alcoholic spirits
- 前燈cin4 dang1headlight
- 蓆嗲zek6 de1to have tea ; to have dimsum [colloquial]
- 垃圾袋laap6 saap3 doi2rubbish or trash bag
- 參量caam1 loeng6parameter (math)
- 真偽zan1 ngai6true or bogus
- 奇異果kei4 ji6 gwo2kiwi fruit
- 打洞daa2 dung6to punch a hole
- 牛皋ngau4 gou1rough
- 難彈naan4 taan4hard to play (of music for stringed instrument)
- 燒着siu1 zoek6to be in the state of burning
- 應用科學jing3 jung6 fo1 hok6applied science
- 料件liu2 gin2materials and parts
- 洽商hap1 soeng1to negotiate
- 農區nung4 keoi1agricultural areas
- 神福san4 fuk1(noun) The blessing of the gods
- 信筆seon3 bat1to write freely
- 路虎lou6 fu2Land Rover
- 牛工ngau4 gung1tough job with low pay
- 怪僻gwaai3 pik1eccentric
- 土神tou2 san4earth God
- 城池sing4 ci4city
- 槍術coeng1 seot6qiang (spear)
- 白牌baak6 paai2(of a product) unbranded
- 雞寶gai1 bou2chicken nugget
- 十世sap6 sai3"ages"; metaphor for a very long time; literally: ten era
- 精算zing1 syun3actuarial
- 識到sik1 dou2to get to know (another person / friend)
- 反切faan2 cit3(historical) method of indicating a Chinese character's pronunciation using two other characters, the first supplying the initial and the second the final and tone
- 西洋仔sai1 joeng4 zai2western guy
- 切達cit3 daat6Cheddar (cheese)
- 進補zeon3 bou2to take a tonic (for one's health)
- 壓壞aat3 waai6to crush
- 若然joek6 jin4if
- 老臨lou5 lam2an "extra" in a film, someone hired a very minor role, e.g. in crowd scenes
- 船營syun4 jing4see 船營區|船营区[Chuan2 ying2 Qu1]
- 翻牆faan1 coeng4lit. to climb over the wall
- 輪唱leon4 coeng3round (music)
- 拜案baai3 on3offering table; altar table
- 大咬daai6 ngaau5greedy; describes someone who is difficult to satisfy [colloquial]
- 飯托faan6 tok3person hired to lure customers to a restaurant
- 鶴嘴鋤hok6 zeoi2 co4pickax
- 答數daap3 sou3numerical answer (to a question in math.)
- 闊綽fut3 coek3extravagant; liberal with money
- 舅仔kau3 zai2(noun) (relatives) wife's younger brother
- 天城文tin1 sing4 man4Devanagari alphabet used in India and Nepal
- 中檔zung1 dong3mid-range (in quality and price)
- 借記ze3 gei3to debit
- 戲班hei3 baan1traditional theatrical troupe of any variety of Chinese Opera
- 假託gaa2 tok3variant of 假托[jia3 tuo1]
- 支邊zi1 bin1to help develop the border areas
- 撞頭zong6 tau4verb; head butting, head banging
- 譜子pou2 zi2musical score
- 創口cong3 hau2wound; cut
- 群居kwan4 geoi1to live together (in a large group or flock)
- 防災fong4 zoi1disaster prevention
- 頂盡ding2 zeon6at best
- 反勝faan2 sing3to make a comeback (overcoming a disadvantage in a match)
- 喇叭花laa3 baa1 faa1morning glory
- 選錄syun2 luk6an excerpt
- 大頭菜daai6 tau4 coi3adj; to describe a person who says things without thought or no actions taken upon words said or as promised
- 賽船coi3 syun4boat race
- 揸拿zaa1 naa4(slang) surety; assurance; firmly in one's grasp
- 先漢sin1 hon3Western Han dynasty (206 BC–8 AD), aka 西漢|西汉[Xi1 Han4]
- 食電sik6 din6having a high consumption of battery
- 鮮艷sin1 jim6variant of 鮮豔|鲜艳[xian1 yan4]
- 打地氣daa2 dei6 hei3getting uncomfortable and cold from sleeping on the floor
- 雙牌soeng1 paai4see 雙牌縣|双牌县[Shuang1 pai2 Xian4]
- 彪炳biu1 bing2(literary) (of deeds, accomplishments etc) to shine brightly (in the annals of history etc)
- 組合櫃zou2 hap6 gwai6wall unit shelf
- 學以致用hok6 ji5 zi3 jung6(idiom) to study sth in order to apply it
- 輸理syu1 lei5to be in the wrong
- 冤戾jyun1 lai2to convict or blame somebody unjustly
- 紮根zaat3 gan1to be rooted in
- 異事ji6 si6sth else
- 印臺jan3 toi4see 印臺區|印台区[Yin4 tai2 Qu1]
- 自縊zi6 ngai3to hang oneself
- 煙海jin1 hoi2the vast ocean
- 印子jan3 zi2trace
- 名狀ming4 zong6to express
- 打燈daa2 dang1to use turn signal lights while driving, in order to indicate intention to turn or switch lanes
- 五筆ng5 bat1abbr. of 五筆字型|五笔字型, five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
- 長程coeng4 cing4long distance
- 密斟mat6 zam1(noun) confidential talk; (verb) secretly talk
- 退熱teoi3 jit6to reduce a fever
- 合心水hap6 sam1 seoi2to one's liking
- 元惡jyun4 ok3arch-criminal
- 氧化劑joeng5 faa3 zai1oxidant
- 超商ciu1 soeng1convenience store; mini-mart
- 風眼fung1 ngaan5(of strong tropical cyclones) eye; literally: wind eye
- 眼風ngaan5 fung1eye signal
- 收夜sau1 je2to get off work at a later time at night
- 基板gei1 baan2substrate
- 黃絲wong4 si1(Hong Kong) anti-government people/group; literally: yellow ribbon
- 無名氏mou4 ming4 si6anonymous person
- 反黑組faan2 hak1 zou2District Anti Triad Squad
- 平易ping4 ji6amiable (manner)
- 轉插zyun3 caap3adapter; device to connect two pieces of otherwise incompatible equipment
- 巴勒斯坦baa1 laak6 si1 taan2Palestine
- 燈死dang1 sei2to happen in the opposite to "the god of light" prediction, who is famous of making bad predictions
- 硬領ngaang6 ling5collar
- 敵地dik6 dei6enemy territory
- 現價jin6 gaa3present price
- 超乎ciu1 fu4to exceed something; to go beyond something
- 應訊jing3 seon3to attend hearing
- 眼火爆ngaan5 fo2 baau3(slang) angry; outraged; furious; mad; eyes blazing with anger
- 西瓜蟲sai1 gwaa1 cung4pill bug; roly-poly
- 青提ceng1 tai4white grape
- 害口hoi6 hau2see 害喜[hai4 xi3]
- 響處hoeng2 syu3see 喺度 hai2 dou6
- 弄懂lung6 dung2to make sense of
- 坐底zo6 dai2at least
- 礦石kwong3 sek6ore
- 零亂ling4 lyun6in disorder
- 賣告白maai6 gou3 baak6advertising (slang)
- 菊花茶guk1 faa1 caa4chrysanthemum tea
- 就木zau6 muk6to be placed in a coffin; (fig.) to die
- 全音cyun4 jam1whole tone (musical interval)
- 嘴直zeoi2 zik6straight shooter
- 生意佬saang1 ji3 lou2(n.) a businessman.
- 前所未有cin4 so2 mei6 jau5(idiom) unprecedented
- 離石lei4 sek6see 離石區|离石区[Li2 shi2 Qu1]
- 斗牛dau2 ngau4Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy)
- 監門gaam1 mun4gatekeeper
- 洗血sai2 hyut3haemodialysis
- 破題po3 tai4(literary) to introduce the theme of a composition; to state the gist at the outset
- 套色tou3 sik1color printing using several overlaid images
- 幾個gei2 go3a few
- 居官geoi1 gun1to secure a position