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- 冒出mou6 ceot1to emit; to give off; to billow
- 喉嚨痛hau4 lung4 tung3sore throat
- 電子工程din6 zi2 gung1 cing4electronic engineering
- 句首geoi3 sau2start of phrase or sentence
- 飯蓋faan6 goi3the cover of a rice cooker
- 察看caat3 hon3to watch
- 豬料zyu1 liu2pig feeds; a filler made from pig blood, talc and water
- 刷白caat3 baak6to paint white
- 山卡啦saan1 kaa1 laa1remote
- 異文ji6 man4variant character
- 守制sau2 zai3to go into mourning for one's parents
- 歷法lik6 faat3variant of 曆法|历法 calendar
- 席地zik6 dei6(literary) to spread a mat on the ground; (by extension) to be on the ground or floor (as in 席地靜坐|席地静坐[xi2 di4 jing4 zuo4] to meditate seated on the floor)
- 成羣sing4 kwan4groups of; forming groups
- 血塞hyut3 sak1blood obstruction
- 不月bat1 jyut6amenorrhoea
- 潛伏期cim4 fuk6 kei4incubation period (of disease)
- 三廢saam1 fai3three types of waste product, namely: waste water 廢水|废水[fei4 shui3], exhaust gas 廢氣|废气[fei4 qi4], industrial slag 廢渣|废渣[fei4 zha1]
- 舊遊gau6 jau4place one has previously visited
- 獨門duk6 mun4(of methods) exclusive
- 唐話tong4 waa2Chinese language(s) in overseas communities
- 紙質zi2 zat1(attributive) paper; hard-copy; printed
- 悄悄話ciu3 ciu3 waa6whisperings
- 憑照pang4 ziu3certificate
- 守門sau2 mun4to keep goal
- 多邊形do1 bin1 jing4polygon
- 頂頭上司ding2 tau4 soeng6 si1one's immediate superior
- 海鮮價hoi2 sin1 gaa3ever fluctuating price (spoken)
- 黃金糕wong4 gam1 gou1golden sponge cake
- 燒毛siu1 mou4(textiles) to singe
- 當頭dong1 tau4coming right into one's face
- 草料cou2 liu2fodder
- 惡歲ok3 seoi3lean year
- 反斗faan2 dau2(of children) mischievous; misbehaving; naughty
- 傳略cyun4 loek6biographical sketch
- 兵亂bing1 lyun6confusion of war
- 卷煙gyun2 jin1cigarette
- 一天jat1 tin1One Day
- 偵緝zing1 cap1to track down
- 譜表pou2 biu2musical stave
- 倆錢loeng5 cin4two bits
- 委內瑞拉wai2 noi6 seoi6 laai1Venezuela
- 回曆wui4 lik6Islamic calendar; Lunar Hijri
- 招集ziu1 zaap6to call on (people) to gather; to convene
- 低檔dai1 dong3low-grade
- 扼守ak1 sau2to hold a pass
- 幾步gei2 bou6a short distance
- 夜貓je6 maau1(of a person) night-owl
- 迷你裙mai4 nei5 kwan4miniskirt
- 帛琉baak6 lau4(Tw) Palau
- 篆刻syun3 hak1to carve a seal
- 照耀ziu3 jiu6to shine
- 長牙coeng4 ngaa4tusk
- 成千上萬seng4 cin1 soeng5 maan6(lit.) by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)
- 比卡超bei2 kaa1 ciu1(the character in a Japanese cartoon, Pokemon) Pikachu
- 少條毛siu2 tiu4 mou4literall: missing one hair, i.e. to be harmed or hurt in any way at all [colloquial]
- 洗衣房sai2 ji1 fong4laundry room
- 眼跳ngaan5 tiu3twitching of eye
- 抱養pou5 joeng5to adopt (a child)
- 招風ziu1 fung1to catch the wind
- 打炮daa2 paau3to open fire with artillery
- 阿母aa3 mou2mother
- 斷電tyun5 din6to experience a power outage; to have a power failure
- 湊熱鬧cau3 jit6 naau6to join in the fun
- 蕩漾dong6 joeng6to ripple
- 漢堡扒hon3 bou2 paa2a hamburger steak
- 文稿man4 gou2manuscript
- 散錢saan2 cin2small sum of money
- 鹽都jim4 dou1see 鹽都區|盐都区[Yan2 du1 Qu1]
- 接力賽zip3 lik6 coi3relay race
- 急停gap1 ting4to stop in emergency
- 吸門kap1 mun4epiglottis
- 落波lok6 bo1to cancel a typhoon warning signal
- 外太公ngoi6 taai3 gung1noun; great grandfather from the mother's side
- 荒僻fong1 pik1desolate
- 白屋baak6 uk1former Victoria Road Detention Centre; literally: white cabin
- 抗水kong3 seoi2waterproof
- 浪子long6 zi2loafer; wastrel; prodigal son
- 亞美尼亞aa3 mei5 nei4 aa3Armenia
- 找補zaau2 bou2to compensate
- 蘆筍lou6 seon2asparagus
- 杯托bui1 tok3a saucer
- 碰倒pung3 dou2to knock sth over
- 政派zing3 paai3political group
- 火牆fo2 coeng4firewall
- 麻痹maa4 bei3numbed ----
- 外交部ngoi6 gaau1 bou6Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 舊惡gau6 ok3old wrong
- 忿氣fan6 hei3willing to admit failure
- 造工zou6 gung1craftsmanship
- 馬評maa5 ping4horse racing commentary
- 家業gaa1 jip6family property
- 瞥伯pit3 baak3(noun) voyeur; peeping tom; peeping watcher
- 正評zing3 ping4upvote; literally, positive feedback
- 主婦手zyu2 fu5 sau2Hand Eczema
- 死鎖sei2 so2deadlock (computing)
- 大動脈daai6 dung6 mak6main artery (blood vessel)
- 臨產lam4 caan2to face childbirth
- 寄名gei3 meng2adopted name
- 商家佬soeng1 gaa1 lou2businessman
- 啦啦聲laa4 laa2 seng1quickly; hurriedly
- 聞相man4 soeng2to zoom in closer on a photo
- 攝電sip3 din6lightning
- 壓緊aat3 gan2to compress
- 套結tou3 git3a noose
- 恐怖主義hung2 bou3 zyu2 ji6terrorism
- 異動ji6 dung6to shift; to alter
- 風信子fung1 seon3 zi2hyacinth (flower)
- 偷取tau1 ceoi2to steal
- 複葉fuk1 jip6compound leaf (botany)
- 車馬費geoi1 maa5 fai3transport allowance (e.g. for expense reporting in the workplace)
- 數獨sou3 duk6sudoku (puzzle game)
- 有籮jau5 lo1to have a nice looking bum [colloquial]
- 下頷haa5 ham5lower jaw; mandible
- 稅款seoi3 fun2tax payments
- 谷牛guk1 ngau4Rice weevil
- 臨戰lam4 zin3just before the contest
- 漢朝hon3 ciu4Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
- 鶻突wat6 dat6ugly; disgusting (spoken)
- 茅臺maau4 toi4Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou
- 蟄伏zik6 fuk6hibernation
- 歸檔gwai1 dong2to file away
- 失節sat1 zit3to be disloyal (to one's country, spouse etc)
- 眩目jyun4 muk6variant of 炫目[xuan4 mu4]
- 間腦gaan1 nou5diencephalon
- 上什soeng6 zaap6A job position in kitchen, a type of cook in Chinese cuisine, who responsible for the dishes of steam, simmer, boil, stew, braise, including soups, steam rice and congee, also need to soak the expensive ingredients like dried seafood, cubilose etc, the post have a grave responsibility as he is taking care of the most valuable dishes in the kitchen, so this post is often taken up by the most experienced cook
- 突然之間dat6 jin4 zi1 gaan1Suddenly
- 福份fuk1 fan6good fortune
- 加減gaa1 gaam2plus and minus
- 日校jat6 haau6school/college that operates during daytime; day school
- 孤僻gu1 pik1unsociable; withdrawn; reclusive
- 迷霧mai4 mou6dense fog
- 好意頭hou2 ji3 tau4good symbolic meaning
- 更練gaang1 lin6watchmen, formal district guards employed by Chinese merchants, with basic trainings by Hong Kong Police Force, the related ordinance ended in 1956
- 打敗仗daa2 baai6 zoeng3to fall sick or ill; to be defeated
- 不寧bat1 ning4not quiet, stirred, chaotic
- 嶺大leng5 daai6abbreviation of Lingnan University
- 配票pui3 piu3tactical voting
- 三通saam1 tung1T-joint
- 吹喇叭ceoi1 laa3 baa1(lit.) blowing the trumpet
- 急步gap1 bou6scurry; to walk hastily; to walk faster than usual
- 恩物jan1 mat6lifesaver; item that provides much-needed help
- 聖盤sing3 pun4Holy Grail
- 宮調gung1 diu6modes of ancient Chinese music
- 暗花am3 faa1a slush fund, a special fund for illegal purposes; a reward for carrying out a mission; the price on someone's head [colloquial]
- 光標gwong1 biu1cursor (computing)
- 食雞sik6 gai1Refer to PC / mobile game Player's unknown battleground (PUBG). Origin from "winner winner chicken dinner"
- 開席hoi1 zik6to start a banquet; to have the first dish at a banquet
- 牀照cong4 ziu3photo taken on the bed, usually referring to a photo in which the person is naked or is having sexual intercourse
- 四味sei3 mei2four types of flavours [written and colloquial]
- 眼藥ngaan5 joek6eye drops
- 門斗mun4 dau2door socket
- 雪原syut3 jyun4snowfield
- 頂板deng2 baan2roof
- 咬定ngaau5 ding6to insist; to maintain that ...
- 香料粉hoeng1 liu2 fan2spice powder
- 白洞baak6 dung6white hole (cosmology)
- 亂來lyun6 lai4to act recklessly
- 年會nin4 wui6annual meeting
- 瞭然liu5 jin4to understand clearly
- 獨頭duk6 tau4the last piece of object; a person alone; some says if one eat the last piece (e.g. the last cigarette in the pack), will bring bad luck. Literally: single head
- 征馬zing1 maa5horse capable of long expedition
- 龍鍾lung4 zung1decrepit
- 齊次cai4 ci3homogeneous (math.)
- 散使saan2 sai2pocket money
- 試樣si3 joeng6style
- 大姨媽daai6 ji4 maa1mother's eldest sister (older than one's mother)
- 板油baan2 jau4leaf fat
- 土豬tou2 zyu1aardvark
- 篇目pin1 muk6table of contents
- 拷問haau1 man6to question via torture
- 軟包jyun5 baau1soft (bread) roll
- 光瓦gwong1 ngaa5Bright; clean
- 智慧齒zi3 wai3 ci2wisdom tooth
- 先一排sin1 jat1 paai2a while ago, earlier
- 卷紙gyun2 zi2toilet roll
- 操持cou1 ci4to manage
- 外露ngoi6 lou6exposed
- 道牙dou6 ngaa4curb
- 平印ping4 jan3lithography
- 標賣biu1 maai6to sell at marked price
- 做牙zou6 ngaa4a traditional custom, to worship the earth god, or god of fortune, or Kwan Kung (the god of war)
- 沙魚saa1 jyu2variant of 鯊魚|鲨鱼[sha1 yu2]
- 西蘭花sai1 laan4 faa1broccoli
- 翻卷faan1 kyun4to spin
- 守將sau2 zoeng3defending general
- 迂腐jyu1 fu6pedantic
- 湯類tong1 leoi6soup dishes (on menu)
- 玩味wun6 mei6to ruminate
- 簽卡cim1 kaat1to use credit card; literally, to sign card
- 失收sat1 sau1(of crops) to fail
- 把穩baa2 wan2trustworthy
- 寄女gei3 neoi5foster daughter
- 邊音bin1 jam1lateral consonant (phonetics)
- 湮沒jin1 mut6to bury
- 絕詩zyut6 si1traditional regulated verse with four lines
- 臨清lam4 cing1see 臨清市|临清市[Lin2 qing1 Shi4]
- 扯上ce2 soeng5to associate; to connect
- 絕章zyut6 zoeng1a technical term in mahjong: refers to the situation where a player is waiting to obtain a tile, but its last remaining one has already been discarded previously, hence the player will not be able to obtain another one of it. Alternatively, this term can refer to said last remaining tile (i.e. the fourth one, where the first three have already been discarded).
- 姨媽到ji4 maa1 dou3noun; menstrual cycle, period come, my aunt Flo is visiting