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- 絕然zyut6 jin4completely
- 盤結pun4 git3to collude with; to gang up with; to be in a knot
- 不打緊bat1 daa2 gan2unimportant
- 葉菜jip6 coi3leaf vegetable; leafy greens
- 貪得意taam1 dak1 ji3(adjective) not serious; for fun; just curious
- 阿某某aa3 mau5 mau5an indefinite way of referring to someone whose name is unknown; Mr so-and-so
- 書館syu1 gun2teashop with performance by 評書|评书 story tellers
- 屙尿o1 niu6to urinate
- 炸麵zaa3 min6deep fried noodles
- 時務si4 mou6signs of the times; current affairs; trend of current events
- 依排ji1 paai2recently; these days
- 磨豆腐mo4 dau6 fu6to grumble
- 侍衛si6 wai6Imperial bodyguard
- 對撼deoi3 ham2to come head-to-head
- 轉譯zyun2 jik6to translate (to another language)
- 頷聯ham5 lyun4third and fourth lines (in an eight-line poem) which form a couplet
- 多舊魚do1 gau6 jyu2foul language, homophonic; which mean unnecessary or bullshit
- 主幹zyu2 gon3trunk
- 衰十一seoi1 sap6 jat1having sexual intercourse with minor (slang)
- 視譜si6 pou2to sight-read; to sight-sing
- 邊京bin1 ging1Bern
- 舅爺kau5 je4father's maternal uncle
- 重裝cung5 zong1(computing) to reinstall
- 情狀cing4 zong6situation
- 雞絲gai1 si1shredded chicken meat
- 貴客gwai3 haak3honoured visitor or customers
- 主打歌zyu2 daa2 go1(music) lead single; the main song promoted from an album
- 歷盡lik6 zeon6to have experienced a lot of
- 是嗎si6 maa3really; Is that so? [written]
- 珍視zan1 si6to place great importance on
- 哪吒naa4 zaa1Nezha, protection deity
- 主腦zyu2 nou5leader
- 雙鏈soeng1 lin4double stranded
- 罐頭貨gun3 tau2 fo3literally: canned goods; a virgin [colloquial]
- 拉鎖laai1 so2zipper
- 蒔田si4 tin4planting of crops
- 海綿體hoi2 min4 tai2erectile tissue (genital)
- 體勢tai2 sai3feature
- 番子faan1 zi2(in mahjong)honor tiles, include the Dragon tiles "Center, Rich, White" and Wind tiles "East South West North". Got a triplets(pong) of Dragon tiles will add one Faan, got a triplets of wind tiles with correlated wind of seat or wind of round, will add one faan. Literally: tiles with Faan
- 風隔fung1 gaak3air filter
- 排洗paai4 sai2a routine in kindergarten whereby kids will queue up to go to the washroom
- 佛號fat6 hou6one of the many names of Buddha
- 剩錢sing6 cin2to have money left
- 有兩手jau5 loeng5 sau2to know a thing or two; to have some skills
- 巴絲baa1 si1"bros and sis" (an address among netizens)
- 筆飯bat1 faan6use a scoop to put rice into the bowl
- 可以話ho2 ji5 waa6(hedge in statements) it can be said that
- 過態gwo3 taai3too much; overbearing
- 士族si6 zuk6land-owning class, esp. during Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties 魏晉南北朝|魏晋南北朝[Wei4 Jin4 Nan2 Bei3 Chao2]
- 定勢ding6 sai3attitude
- 歎世界taan3 sai3 gaai3enjoying like going round the world
- 脫空tyut3 hung1to fail
- 荔灣lai6 waan1see 荔灣區|荔湾区[Li4 wan1 Qu1]
- 偷跳tau1 tiu3to carry on a clandestine love affair
- 中立國zung1 laap6 gwok3neutral country
- 雷龍leoi4 lung4apatosaurus
- 反綁faan2 bong2to tie somebody's hands at his back
- 母球mou5 kau4cue ball (in billiards)
- 鬼上身gwai2 soeng5 san1(phrasal verb) to be possessed by ghosts or spirits
- 補習社bou2 zaap6 se5a tuition center
- 一元化jat1 jyun4 faa3integration
- 情素cing4 sou3variant of 情愫[qing2 su4]
- 實付sat6 fu6actually paid
- 三江saam1 gong1see 三江侗族自治縣|三江侗族自治县[San1 jiang1 Dong4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
- 激嬲gik1 nau1(adjective) extremely angry (verb) piss someone off
- 年來nin4 loi4this past year
- 細用sai3 jung6Wonton noodles [colloquial, jargon used in restaurants]
- 月中jyut6 zung1the middle of the month
- 耶西je4 sai1Jesse (son of Obed)
- 供品gung3 ban2offering
- 反氣旋faan2 hei3 syun4anticyclone
- 權鬥kyun4 dau3power struggle
- 納秒naap6 miu5nanosecond, ns, 10^-9 s (PRC)
- 碌柚luk1 jau2(noun) (fruit) a pomelo
- 河沙ho4 saa1river sand
- 餘碼jyu4 maa5excess code (i.e. the unused bits in binary-coded decimal)
- 散買saan2 maai5purchase in small amount of goods
- 只求zi2 kau4to only wish for one thing
- 妄想症mong5 soeng2 zing3delusional disorder
- 退股teoi3 gu2to withdraw shares of a company
- 倒楣dou2 mei4variant of 倒霉[dao3 mei2]
- 暗笑am3 siu3laugh in (up) one's sleeve
- 聯會lyun4 wui2association; union
- 克羅地亞hak1 lo4 dei6 aa3Croatia
- 木球muk6 kau4cricket (ball game)
- 皮板pei4 baan2dermatome
- 黃狗毛wong4 gau2 mou1Cibotium barometz; golden chicken fern; wolly fern
- 大妗daai6 kam5matchmaker; Chinese wedding planner
- 後市hau6 si5(of finance) market outlook; future trends
- 輕傷hing1 soeng1lightly wounded
- 欲絕juk6 zyut6heartbroken
- 證章zing3 zoeng1badge
- 宮室gung1 sat1room
- 埋年maai4 nin4to make final calculataion at the end of year ----
- 工餘gung1 jyu4non-working hours; outside normal working hours; spare time after work
- 角票gok3 piu3banknote in Jiao units (Mao, one-tenth of yuan)
- 華田waa4 tin4a nickname for 阿華田 o1 waa4 tin4 (Ovaltine, a beverage)
- 南洋伯naam4 joeng4 baak3Chinese men who were born and raised in Southeast Asian countries
- 盛宴sing6 jin3feast
- 眼圈ngaan5 hyun1rim of the eye
- 爆聲baau3 seng1explosion
- 紅噹噹hung4 dong1 dong6very red
- 蝠鼠fuk1 syu2a bat (animal)
- 遊河jau4 ho4to cruise (on a river)
- 軀殼keoi1 hok3the body (as opposed to the soul)
- 開細hoi1 sai3the winning of betting option "small" in gambling, such as Sic Bo, some pools of football betting
- 名籤ming4 cim1name tag
- 套鐘tou3 zung1chime
- 落搭lok6 daap3to get involved, to agree to a deal, to invest in, to buy into
- 砲臺paau3 toi4fort
- 馬爾他maa5 ji5 taa1Malta (Tw)
- 虎媽fu2 maa1tiger mother; tiger mum
- 哪裡naa5 leoi5where?
- 錄影機luk6 jing2 gei1camcorder
- 動腦筋dung6 nou5 gan1to use one's brains
- 萬年曆maan6 nin4 lik6perpetual calendar
- 雞內金gai1 noi6 gam1chicken gizzard lining
- 散體saan2 tai2free prose style
- 赴義fu6 ji6to die for justice
- 丁麪ding1 min6short form for Demae Ramen (an instant noodles brand), used in local cha-chaan-teng
- 廚房佬cyu4 fong4 lou2Chefs, especially men
- 切雞cit3 gai1short form of "白切雞" / white cut chicken
- 圓子jyun4 zi2kind of dumpling
- 牙線ngaa4 sin3dental floss
- 露頭lou6 tau4to show one's head
- 存案cyun4 on3to save a record
- 減省gaam2 saang2to economise;to cut down
- 旁系pong4 hai6collateral relative (descended from a common ancestor but through different lines)
- 體徵tai2 zing1(medical) sign
- 異義ji6 ji6differing opinion
- 根鬚gan1 sou1roots
- 苦命fu2 meng6hard lot
- 封盤fung1 pun2stop selling shares or
- 尾站mei5 zaam6terminal station; the last stop
- 何解ho4 gaai2why; literally: how explain
- 乃東naai5 dung1see 乃東區|乃东区[Nai3 dong1 Qu1]
- 電抗din6 kong3reactance
- 飲水尾jam2 seoi2 mei5having left-overs or remains from others (spoken)
- 合流hap6 lau4to converge
- 軟片jyun5 pin2(photographic) film
- 佛手fat6 sau2Buddha's hand; fingered citron (Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis)
- 拉車邊laai1 ce1 bin1to get a free ride (or benefits) with someone by following along with them [colloquial]
- 乃係naai5 hai6to be
- 派發paai3 faat3to distribute; to disperse; to spread
- 素色sou3 sik1plain colour
- 遊戲說jau4 hei3 syut3theory of free play (in Kant's philosophy)
- 長足coeng4 zuk1remarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc)
- 修配sau1 pui3to repair or restore to its working condition
- 湯麵tong1 min6noodles in soup
- 麵湯min6 tong1noodle soup
- 舉中指geoi2 zung1 zi2sticking up the middle finger
- 土質tou2 zat1quality and composition of soil; property of soil
- 整亂zing2 lyun6to mess up something
- 仙女棒sin1 neoi5 paang5sparkler (handheld firework)
- 雙獨soeng1 duk6double and single
- 吸口kap1 hau2sucker mouth
- 記錯gei3 co3to remember incorrectly
- 不知不覺bat1 zi1 bat1 gok3(idiom) unconsciously; unwittingly
- 記招gei3 ziu1press conference; CSF for 記者招待會
- 蝦蟆haa1 mou1variant of 蛤蟆[ha2 ma5]
- 枕頭袋zam2 tau4 doi2(noun) a pillow case
- 年月nin4 jyut6months and year
- 拿拿聲naa4 naa2 seng1hurry up; faster
- 順當seon6 dong3smoothly
- 爬文paa4 man2to read the previous posts of an internet forum, instant messaging software
- 對埋deoi3 maai4to correct the remaining (homework, answers); to finish the rest of the couplets; to finish drinking (beer); to check the remaining (list)
- 款額fun2 ngaak2sum of money
- 接地氣zip3 dei6 hei3in touch with the common people
- 佛性fat6 sing3Buddha nature
- 顯目hin2 muk6eye-catching; conspicuous
- 籃板球laam4 baan2 kau4rebound (basketball)
- 中文大學zung1 man4 daai6 hok6Chinese University
- 座堂zo6 tong4cathedral
- 納降naap6 hong4to surrender
- 刀葉dou1 jip6blade
- 歡快fun1 faai3cheerful and lighthearted
- 錄供luk6 gung1to take down a confession
- 舊識gau6 sik1former acquaintance
- 順帶一提seon6 daai3 jat1 tai4by the way
- 新義安san1 ji6 on1Sun Yee On, one of the leading triad groups in Hong Kong
- 眾生相zung3 sang1 soeng3the appearance of all types of people around the world
- 廢拉fai3 laai1extremely stupid and useless person. Literally: wet firewood to die in a disgraceful way
- 高炒gou1 caau2high-angle shot, usually used in the context of taking selfies or taking photos for friends to post on social media
- 臨視lam4 si6to observe personally
- 垃圾崗laap6 saap3 gong1a rubbish dump
- 餘暇jyu4 haa6spare time
- 勁過ging6 gwo3to attain a GPA above 3.0; a slang used by students from University of Hong Kong, sometimes translated literally as 'super-pass'
- 沖決cung1 kyut3to burst (e.g. a dam)
- 蘊含wan5 ham4to contain
- 字鎖zi6 so2a combination lock
- 沉着cam4 zoek6cool-headed; calm
- 限令haan6 ling6to order somebody to follow some regulations
- 乘號sing4 hou6multiplication sign (math.)
- 採種coi2 zung3seed collecting
- 春化ceon1 faa3(agriculture) vernalization
- 江輪gong1 leon4river steamer
- 爭客zaang1 haak3to fight for / to draw away customers
- 譯寫jik6 se2to translate
- 順風車seon6 fung1 ce1vehicle that gives one a free ride
- 台式toi4 sik1Taiwanese-style