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- 入坑jap6 haang1to get hooked; to be strongly attracted; to be into something
- 黑死病hak1 sei2 beng6bubonic plague
- 鐘房zung1 fong1the manager of a hourly love hotel [colloquial]
- 停辦ting4 baan6to shut down
- 邊樣bin1 joeng6which one
- 個勢go3 sai3current situation; current trend
- 兩下loeng5 haa5twice
- 叫響giu3 hoeng2to gain fame and success
- 來勢loi4 sai3momentum of sth approaching
- 爆線baau3 sin3the tearing of threads at the seam
- 底色dai2 sik1background colour
- 恩科jan1 fo1favoured imperial examination
- 彈詞taan4 ci4ballad tune in southern dialects, usually to sanxian 三弦 or pipa 琵琶 accompaniment
- 依歸ji1 gwai1base on
- 歸依gwai1 ji1to convert to (a religion)
- 講習gong2 zaap6to lecture
- 打橫行daa2 waang4 haang4verb; literally: walking horizontal (like the crab) extended meaning : domineering; ride roughshod; unreasonable
- 識性sik1 sing3sensible
- 茶托caa4 tok3saucer
- 外檔ngoi6 dong3outer side of a bend
- 初葉co1 jip6early part (of a decade, century etc)
- 龍牀lung4 cong4the Dragon Bed, regarded as the bed of Tin Hau, Lung Mo or Kwun Yam (goddesses in popular religion); worshipers fumble under the quilt on the Dragon Bed for grabbing good luck such as lotus seeds, which they believe will bring babies to the family, or packets of lucky money, which brings fortune in the coming year.
- 趙軍ziu6 gwan1army of Zhao 趙國|赵国 during the Warring States
- 精義zing1 ji6quintessence
- 舊雨gau6 jyu5old friends
- 零族ling4 zuk6(chemistry) Group 0 (former name for the noble gases, now Group 18)
- 程子cing4 zi2(Beijing dialect) see 陣子|阵子[zhen4 zi5]
- 交託gaau1 tok3to delegate; to entrust
- 無能為力mou4 nang4 wai4 lik6(idiom) powerless to do anything about it
- 毫無疑問hou4 mou4 ji4 man6certainty
- 四二六sei3 ji6 luk6the 'fighter' in a triad gang, the third highest in rank in a triad gang [colloquial]
- 應敵jing3 dik6to face the enemy
- 波板bo1 baan2a ping pong paddle; a table tennis paddle [colloquial]
- 單子daan1 zi2the only son of a family
- 瞥見pit3 gin3to glimpse
- 搜出sau2 ceot1to find out sth by searching
- 筆談bat1 taam4to communicate by means of written notes (instead of speaking)
- 冷氣機laang5 hei3 gei1air conditioner
- 封火fung1 fo2to cover a fire (to make it burn slowly)
- 控場hung3 coeng4to control the situation
- 明礬ming4 faan4alum
- 次子ci3 zi2second son
- 降調gong3 diu6falling intonation (linguistics)
- 火棒fo2 paang5a lighted torch
- 獨市duk6 si5monopoly
- 引流jan4 lau4to draw off (liquid)
- 追客zeoi1 haak3avid fan who anxiously awaits new content
- 雙糖soeng1 tong4disaccharide
- 偷跑tau1 paau2to sneak off; to slip away
- 降班gong3 baan1to be relagated to a lower league
- 增年zang1 nin4to lengthen life
- 變態佬bin3 taai3 lou2pervert(male)
- 劍球gim3 kau4kendama
- 失德sat1 dak1Misconduct
- 紙魚zi2 jyu2silverfish (Lepisma saccarina)
- 書檔syu1 dong3bookend
- 久陪gau2 pui4to accompany over long term
- 吐出tou3 ceot1to spit out (e.g. secrets, thoughts, etc.)
- 九反地gau2 faan2 dei6a place known for where riots or stir ups often occurs [written and colloquial]
- 育種juk6 zung2to breed
- 滿佈mun5 bou3to spread through
- 感戴gam2 daai3sincerely grateful
- 副食fu3 sik6non-staple food
- 船貨syun4 fo3cargo
- 外展ngoi6 zin2to outreach
- 令吉ling6 gat1ringgit (Malaysian currency unit)
- 新市鎮san1 si5 zan3new town; planned community
- 刷入caat3 jap6to flash
- 咬住ngaau5 zyu6to pick someone up on something; to be in hot pursuit of someone
- 獲選wok6 syun2to be selected
- 交際花gaau1 zai3 faa1(female) social butterfly; socialite
- 生芒果saang1 mong1 gwo2to contract a sexually transmitted disease [colloquial]
- 封聖fung1 sing3(Catholicism) to canonize
- 為上wai4 soeng6to be valued above all else
- 星辰sing1 san4stars
- 大喊十daai6 haam3 sap6a crybaby; someone who makes a big fuss over nothing; someone who is just all talk and no action
- 鼻敏感bei6 man5 gam2allergic rhinitis
- 閂門saan1 mun4to close the door
- 兼課gim1 fo3to teach classes in addition to other duties
- 特效藥dak6 haau6 joek6effective medicine for a specific condition
- 爆場baau3 coeng4(concerts, cinemas, etc.) to be full
- 何為ho4 wai4what is
- 獸類sau3 leoi6animals
- 要有jiu3 jau5to need
- 分屬fan6 suk6classification
- 逼害bik1 hoi6to persecute; to victimise; to treat someone in an unjust or cruel way
- 守分sau2 fan6to abide by the law
- 極樂gik6 lok6bliss
- 大姓daai6 sing3common surname
- 狗屋gau2 uk1kennel
- 商船soeng1 syun4merchant ship
- 棋盤kei4 pun2chessboard
- 海角hoi2 gok3cape
- 奸狡gaan1 gaau2devious
- 面影min6 jing2face (esp. remembered)
- 大禮daai6 lai5a big gift
- 助成zo6 sing4Help succeed or accomplish something
- 藍店laam4 dim3pro-government shop, restaurant, or retailer; shop supporting government and police in the anti-extradition bill movement; literally: blue shop
- 選士syun2 si6(old) to select talented scholars for government service (through exams etc)
- 切件cit3 gin2to cut, usually, food into pieces
- 加簽gaa1 cim1to endorse officially; apostille
- 茶盅caa4 zung1a gaiwan, a Chinese tea bowl which comes in a set complete with a lid and saucer, used for infusing and drinking tea
- 鯪魚leng4 jyu2see 鯪|鲮[ling2]
- 山羊座saan1 joeng4 zo6(Tw, HK) see 摩羯座[Mo2 jie2 zuo4]
- 斷流dyun6 lau4to run dry (of river)
- 征人zing1 jan4traveler (on a long journey)
- 嘆世界taan3 sai3 gaai3to enjoy life
- 盤費pun4 fai3travel expenses
- 清福cing1 fuk1carefree and comfortable life (esp. in retirement)
- 有腦jau5 nou5brainy; describing a person who is intelligent, clever, having the ability to think critically, and respond quickly
- 重寫cung4 se2to rewrite; to write the whole again
- 四胡sei3 wu4sihu (or "khuurchir" in Mongolian), a bowed instrument with four strings, primarily associated with Mongolian and Chinese culture
- 混元wan6 jyun4time immemorial
- 臨寫lam4 se2to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting)
- 呈送cing4 sung3to present
- 對確deoi3 kok3(of arguments) valid
- 揸兜zaa1 dau1describes a person who is in poverty and has to beg for money like a beggar
- 年上nin4 soeng6(slang) the older person in a romantic relationship; an older partner
- 政治正確zing3 zi6 zing3 kok3political correctness
- 暗事am3 si6to hint; a clandestine action; an illicit action
- 修編sau1 pin1to revise
- 青魚cing1 jyu2black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus)
- 座底zo6 dai2at least
- 凡高faan4 gou1Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter
- 團丁tyun4 ding1(old) member of local militia
- 星夜sing1 je6starlit night
- 燒包siu1 baau1to forget oneself in extravagance
- 拖布to1 bou3mop
- 燈管dang1 gun2fluorescent light
- 黃花wong4 faa1yellow flowers (of various types)
- 備件bei6 gin2spare parts
- 毒力duk6 lik6virulence
- 狼頭long4 tau4variant of 榔頭|榔头[lang2 tou5]
- 霓虹ngai4 hung4(loanword) neon lights (abbr. for 霓虹燈|霓虹灯[ni2 hong2 deng1])
- 黃油wong4 jau4butter
- 燈神dang1 san4a sarcastic term of "beacon light": a person that is so bad at making predictions and thus that person becomes a counter reference; to offer predictions for something but the opposite ends up being true; literally: the god of light
- 入屋jap6 uk1to enter a house or a flat
- 神燈san4 dang1magic lamp; where the genie lives, in the tale One Thousand and One Nights
- 土談tou2 taam4dialect
- 翻領faan1 leng5turndown collar
- 語失jyu5 sat1indiscreet remark
- 檔位dong3 wai2(noun) stall, a booth
- 幾多點gei2 do1 dim2what time? [colloquial]
- 園子jyun4 zi2Garden, yard, backyard
- 不到bat1 dou3not to arrive
- 塵蟎can4 mun5dust mite
- 母機mou5 gei1machine tool
- 重影cung4 jing2overlapping images
- 略稱loek6 cing1abbreviation
- 扇子sin3 zi2fan
- 事勢si6 sai3state of affairs
- 飯商faan6 soeng1school lunch supplier
- 松毛cung4 mou1pine leaf
- 遠勝jyun5 sing3to outclass; to be far better than
- 工夫茶gung1 fu1 caa4variant of 功夫茶[gong1 fu5 cha2]
- 邊皮bin1 pei4neighbouring; adjacent; next to; used in Malaysian Cantonese
- 方才fong1 coi4just now
- 走味zau2 mei6to lose flavor
- 宋朝sung3 ciu4Song Dynasty (960-1279)
- 惡口ok3 hau2bad language
- 烏魯木齊wu1 lou5 muk6 cai4see 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4]
- 同理心tung4 lei5 sam1empathy
- 空殼公司hung1 hok3 gung1 si1shell company; shell corporation
- 勝選sing3 syun2to win an election
- 洗蘇sai2 sou1to perform a ritual of bathing a baby with pomelo or wampi leaves when it is one-month old to get rid of it's body odour
- 喜酌hei2 zoek3a celebratory feast and drink for a wedding
- 混子wan6 zi2hoodlum
- 支質zi1 zat1miscellany
- 好眼界hou2 ngaan5 gaai3great aim
- 徵發zing1 faat3a punitive expedition
- 舉業geoi2 jip6preparatory literary studies for imperial examination
- 長勢zoeng2 sai3how well a crop (or plant) is growing
- 伊館ji1 gun2Queen Elizabeth Stadium [written and colloquial]
- 賣物會maai6 mat6 wui2a bazaar selling goods for fundraising; a jumble sale; a fête
- 隱性jan2 sing3hidden
- 領料ling5 liu2receiving materials
- 推脫teoi1 tyut3to evade
- 兩味loeng4 mei2two types of flavours [written and colloquial]
- 走雪zau2 syut3no ice in the cold drink; usually used when ordering drinks in a Cha Chaan Teng
- 拍心口paak3 sam1 hau2describes the act of promising to take on something or to help out someone with full confidence
- 音拍jam1 paak3mora
- 號誌hou6 zi3signal
- 開眼界hoi1 ngaan5 gaai3to broaden one's horizons
- 半音bun3 jam1semitone
- 說中syut3 zung1to hit the nail on the head
- 生面口saang1 min6 hau2a strange
- 低空dai1 hung1low altitude
- 保你大bou2 nei5 daai6"I give up
- 蝴蝶粉wu4 dip2 fan2farfalle [written and colloquial]
- 脫色tyut3 sik1to lose color
- 參閱caam1 jyut6to consult
- 電木din6 muk6bakelite (early plastic)
- 計我話gai3 ngo5 waa6in my opinion
- 打春daa2 ceon1see 立春[Li4 chun1]
- 補集bou2 zaap6complement of a set
- 曲水kuk1 seoi2see 曲水縣|曲水县[Qu3 shui3 Xian4]
- 少不免siu2 bat1 min5cannot prevent; unavoidable
- 爆數baau3 sou3to exceed a sales target
- 整機zing2 gei1to repair a computer
- 切近cit3 gan6close; near