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- 收款sau1 fun2to receive payment; to collect money
- 門衛mun4 wai6guard at gate
- 禁死kam1 sei2(adjective) prohibit to die
- 動覺dung6 gok3kinesthesia
- 採風coi2 fung1to collect local cultural material (recording folk songs, taking photos etc)
- 淆底ngaau4 dai2freaked out
- 夢到mung6 dou2to dream of
- 妗母kam5 mou2aunt (the wife of one's maternal uncle)
- 養兵joeng5 bing1to train troops
- 根音gan1 jam1root of chord
- 精奇zing1 kei4rare
- 升盤sing1 pun4a bathroom or kitchen sink
- 幾希gei2 hei1not much
- 擺鐘baai2 zung1pendulum clock
- 荒漠fong1 mok6desert; desolate wilderness; barren wasteland
- 折轉zit3 zyun2reflex (angle)
- 多口水do1 hau2 seoi2describes someone who talks too much; very garrulous [colloquial]
- 府谷fu2 guk1see 府谷縣|府谷县[Fu3 gu3 Xian4]
- 麪團min6 tyun4dough
- 詞評ci4 ping4commentary on lyrics
- 西裝褲sai1 zong1 fu3Suit pants
- 火坑fo2 haang1pit of fire
- 低端dai1 dyun1low-end
- 切菜cit3 coi3cutting vegetables
- 韌性ngan6 sing3toughness
- 比價bei2 gaa3to compare prices; to compare offers
- 落降lok6 gong3to tame head; to use Gong Tau (a black magic commonly found in Southeast Asia) against someone; to curse
- 吸聲kap1 seng1sound absorption
- 木嘴muk1 zeoi2to describe someone with no sense of humour; a fool
- 鬼門關gwai2 mun4 gwaan1the gates of hell
- 爆星baau3 sing1starburst effect
- 銀葉ngan4 jip6silver leaf
- 打個突daa2 go3 dat6to surprise [colloquial]
- 糊塗蟲wu4 tou4 cung4blunderer
- 生娘saang1 noeng4biological mother
- 未竟mei6 ging2unfinished
- 筆套bat1 tou2the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush
- 逃稅tou4 seoi3to evade a tax
- 貓沙maau1 saa1variant of 貓砂|猫砂[mao1 sha1]
- 波狀bo1 zong6wave-shaped
- 臭西cau3 sai1cunt
- 質譜zat1 pou2mass spectrometry
- 順式seon6 sik1cis- (isomer) (chemistry)
- 而是ji4 si6rather
- 羅斗lo4 dau2a flour sieve
- 冰期bing1 kei4glacial epoch; ice age
- 政理zing3 lei5politics
- 漲水zoeng3 seoi2rise of water level
- 二娘ji6 noeng2
- 夾當gaap3 dong1crucial moment
- 除以ceoi4 ji5(math.) divided by
- 不單只bat1 daan1 zi2Not only
- 清冊cing1 caak3detailed list
- 醫務所ji1 mou6 so2clinic
- 陽文joeng4 man4characters cut in relief
- 插頁caap3 jip6additional page inserted
- 西伯利亞sai1 baak3 lei6 aa3Siberia
- 善感sin6 gam2sensitive; emotional
- 三文治saam1 man4 zi6(loanword) sandwich
- 彆嘴bit3 zeoi2mouthful (awkward speech)
- 見真章gin3 zan1 zoeng1to see how sb or sth performs when it comes to the crunch; to find out what sb is really made of; to witness true ability or worth revealed under pressure
- 爆火baau3 fo2to skyrocket in popularity; to go viral
- 屋村uk1 cyun1estate, public estate
- 個中go3 zung1therein
- 折殺zit3 saat3to not deserve (one's good fortune etc)
- 扯低ce2 dai1to pull down
- 搜求sau2 kau4to seek
- 挑花tiu1 faa1cross-stitch (embroidery)
- 宮觀gung1 gun3Taoist temple
- 胸毛hung1 mou4chest hair
- 啓迪kai2 dik6to enlighten one's mind
- 檸檬水ning4 mung1 seoi2lemonade
- 乞嗤hat1 ci1(v.)(n.) Sneeze.
- 習字zaap6 zi6to practice writing characters
- 塗層tou4 cang4protective layer
- 聲旁sing1 pong4phonetic component of Chinese character
- 帶來daai3 loi4to bring
- 胰臟ji4 zong6pancreas
- 財權coi4 kyun4property ownership or right
- 嘴軟zeoi2 jyun5soft-spoken
- 薯嘜syu4 mak1schmuck
- 光頭仔gwong1 tau4 zai2bald baby or young man
- 推服teoi1 fuk6to esteem
- 牀頭cong4 tau4head of a bed
- 密龍mat6 lung2fully filled; with no more space inside
- 玩索wun6 saak3to search for subtle traces
- 退落teoi3 lok6to subside
- 耶路撒冷je4 lou6 saat3 laang5Jerusalem
- 顯而易見hin2 ji4 ji6 gin3clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously
- 泄密sit3 mat6to leak a secret; to leak confidential information
- 公因數gung1 jan1 sou3see 公約數|公约数[gong1 yue1 shu4]
- 地痞dei6 pei2bully
- 保險公司bou2 him2 gung1 si1insurance company
- 減實gaam2 sat6final price after discount (spoken)
- 龍尾lung4 mei5the tail end of a long queue
- 大暑daai6 syu2Dashu or Great Heat, 12th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd July-6th August
- 知識青年zi1 sik1 cing1 nin4educated youth; young intellectual
- 分薄fan1 bok6(of resources) to thin out; to become scarcer after division
- 錢夾cin4 gaap3wallet
- 大車daai6 ce1big car; a big car full of something
- 炒魷caau2 jau2to be dismissed or fired from work (spoken)
- 燒結siu1 git3to sinter
- 陪客pui4 haak3to accompany guests; to serve as a foil for others; to entertain customers as a nightclub hostess
- 刀兵dou1 bing1a soldier armed with a sword
- 列兵lit6 bing1private (army)
- 細電sai3 din6electronic engineering, literally: small electricity; cf: electrical engineering, literally:big electricity
- 禁行gam3 haang4passing not allowed
- 憑準pang4 zeon2evidence (that one can rely on)
- 新郎哥san1 long4 go1the bridegroom
- 佛語fat6 jyu5Buddhist term
- 零蛋ling4 daan2zero mark in a test or exam; literally: zero egg
- 維京wai4 ging1Viking
- 雙姓soeng1 sing3Chinese compound surname; double-barrelled name
- 食鐘sik6 zung1auditing firms charge clients according to the reported man hour, due to client budget limitation, auditors were paid less than actual; literally: eat hours
- 乘便sing4 bin6at your convenience
- 沙板saa1 baan2wheel cover; fender; (front or rear) wing; mudguard (of a bicycle or motorcycle)
- 化武faa3 mou5chemical weapon
- 日人jat6 jan4Japanese person; the Japanese
- 寧化ning4 faa3see 寧化縣|宁化县[Ning2 hua4 Xian4]
- 裡面leoi5 min6inside
- 字匯zi6 wui6Glossary
- 一身蟻jat1 san1 ngai5(slang) to describe someone who is in serious trouble
- 艾片ngaai6 pin3preparation obtained from sambong leaves, containing borneol (used in TCM)
- 母質mou5 zat1parent material (e.g. the eroded rock making up sediment)
- 妻女cai1 neoi2wife and daughter
- 君位gwan1 wai6royal title
- 商稅soeng1 seoi3tax on trade
- 有期徒刑jau5 kei4 tou4 jing4limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment)
- 溏心tong4 sam1soft yolk (of a cooked egg)
- 犯傻faan6 so4to do something stupid
- 冷宮laang5 gung1(in literature and opera) a place to which a monarch banishes a wife or concubine who falls from favor
- 打針雞daa2 zam1 gai1chicken with hormone injection
- 口水花hau2 seoi2 faa1the spittle from saliva
- 山梁saan1 loeng4mountain ridge
- 小暑siu2 syu2Xiaoshu or Lesser Heat, 11th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-22nd July
- 大我daai6 ngo5the collective
- 打龍通daa2 lung4 tung1to gang up together to trick
- 沒勁mut6 ging3to have no strength
- 續期zuk6 kei4to extend the period of something; to renew
- 禁見gam3 gin3to deny a detainee visitation privileges
- 安生on1 sang1peaceful
- 玩命waan2 meng6to risk one's life, regardless on the safety
- 藜麥lai4 mak6quinoa
- 頂角ding2 gok3angle at apex
- 露毛lou6 mou4to expose one's pubic hair [written and colloquial]
- 埋站maai4 zaam6bus approaching the next bus stop
- 得個樣dak1 go3 joeng2all looks with no substance; all show and no substance [colloquial]
- 藏匿cong4 nik1to cover up
- 床戲cong4 hei3sex scene (in a movie etc)
- 閣揆gok3 kwai4premier
- 擺架子baai2 gaa3 zi2to put on airs
- 出人頭地ceot1 jan4 tau4 dei6to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
- 辣椒仔laat6 ziu1 zai2Tabasco (brand)
- 彼岸bei2 ngon6the other shore
- 黑天鵝hak1 tin1 ngo4black swan
- 拼字ping3 zi6to spell
- 濟事zai3 si6(usually used in the negative) to be of help or use
- 復員fuk6 jyun4to demobilize
- 機會主義gei1 wui6 zyu2 ji6opportunism
- 左優zo2 jaau1left-handed person
- 減除gaam2 ceoi4to reduce
- 軸線zuk6 sin3central axis (line)
- 密接mat6 zip3adjacent; in close proximity
- 抽搭cau1 daap3to sob
- 修音sau1 jam1voicing (adjustment of timbre, loudness etc of organ or other musical instrument)
- 夾生gaap3 saang1half-cooked
- 榮光wing4 gwong1glory
- 蘇里南sou1 lei5 naam4Suriname
- 洗頭sai2 tau4to wash one's hair
- 草簽cou2 cim1to initial something
- 餓波ngo6 bo1one has not been playing ball games for long time, such as football, basketball, and so eager to play again
- 麥酒mak6 zau2beer; ale
- 採辦coi2 baan6to buy on a considerable scale
- 牛王頭ngau4 wong4 tau4describes an unreasonable and
- 超級市場ciu1 kap1 si5 coeng4supermarket
- 紙煙zi2 jin1cigarette
- 脈動mak6 dung6pulse
- 表冊biu2 caak3statistical form
- 夾手gaap3 sau2to join forces; to collaborate; to work together
- 過濟go4 zai3entertaining; amusing; fun
- 牙病ngaa4 beng6odontopathy
- 燒茶siu1 caa4to make tea
- 制憲zai3 hin3to draft or draw up a constitution
- 累世leoi5 sai3few generations
- 標貼biu1 tip3to label; to put up a poster
- 號曰hou6 joek6to be named
- 漚雨au3 jyu5multi-day span of overcast and low-pressure weather
- 狗窩gau2 wo1doghouse; kennel
- 沖晒cung1 saai3to develop and print (photograph)
- 名模ming4 mou4top fashion model
- 苦根fu2 gan1underlying cause of poverty
- 守身sau2 san1to keep oneself pure
- 開脫hoi1 tyut3to exculpate
- 飛尾fei1 mei5ticket stub; the torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
- 閱歷jyut6 lik6to experience
- 自肥zi6 fei4to benefit oneself using inappropriate methods
- 依士ji1 si2yeast
- 牙罅ngaa4 laa3gap between the teeth
- 牌品paai4 ban2sportsmanship in playing card and tile games
- 發積faat3 zik1see 發跡|发迹[fa1 ji4]