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- 難以置信naan4 ji5 zi3 seon3(idiom) hard to believe; incredible
- 自我中心zi6 ngo5 zung1 sam1Self-centeredness
- 留產所lau4 caan2 so2maternity home
- 聯姻lyun4 jan1related by marriage
- 湯麪tong1 min6noodles in soup
- 見亮gin3 loeng6please forgive me
- 聽朝早ting1 ziu1 zou2tomorrow morning (spoken)
- 冰狗bing1 gau2ice dog, ice cream in hot dog buns
- 欠條him3 tiu4IOU
- 審度sam2 dok6to observe and form a judgment
- 越共jyut6 gung6Communist Party of Vietnam
- 裝假狗zong1 gaa2 gau2(verb) to put up a front, pretend to be something that you're not or to have something that you don't, e.g. to improve one's appearance with heavy makeup
- 烏低wu1 dai1to bend down
- 白天鵝baak6 tin1 ngo4white swan [written and colloquial]; to nag all day long [colloquial]
- 王字邊wong4 zi6 bin1refers to the Kangxi (radical 96) ⺩ part of a Chinese character
- 圓腳jyun4 goek3round type electric socket, usually referenced to the old British Standard electric socket type
- 足料zuk1 liu2having lots of food fillings or ingredients
- 龍門架lung4 mun4 gaa2gantry
- 劃掉waak6 diu6to cross out
- 廟號miu2 hou6temple name of a deceased Chinese emperor
- 提梁tai4 loeng4handle in the shape of a hoop
- 低炒dai1 caau2low angle shot
- 鬼都怕gwai2 dou1 paa3(literally: even the ghost would be afraid); to describe something which will scare everyone
- 好立克hou2 laap6 hak1Horlicks (brand of malted milk powder for making a hot drink)
- 扎肉zaat3 juk6Vietnamese sausage; chả lụa
- 懾服sip3 fuk6to overawe
- 修遊sau1 jau4Study tour
- 光管腳gwong1 gun2 goek3hairless legs [colloquial]
- 嚇唬haak3 fu2to scare
- 霸王雞baa3 wong4 gai1to use the service of a prostitute without paying [colloquial]
- 交好gaau1 hou2to be on friendly terms
- 傷腦筋soeng1 nou5 gan1to be a real headache
- 膊頭bok3 tau4(n.) shoulder; (slang) if someone is described as '有膊頭', it implies that he
- 地稅dei6 seoi3local tax (abbr. for 地方稅|地方税[di4 fang1 shui4])
- 形勝jing4 sing3(of a location) strategic; advantageous
- 翻然faan1 jin4variant of 幡然[fan1 ran2]
- 擺盤baai2 pun2to arrange food on a plate
- 氣密hei3 mat6airtight
- 穩實wan2 sat6steady
- 實穩sat6 wan2surely
- 重孫cung4 syun1great-grandson
- 配價pui3 gaa3(linguistics) valence
- 也與jaa5 jyu5a remark used in expressing doubt or questionable
- 特免dak6 min5special exemption
- 水積seoi2 zik1water stains
- 饌飽zaang6 baau2to be full up [colloquial]
- 春孳ceon1 zi1an unformed egg inside a hen
- 佗仔to4 zai2bearing a baby boy
- 樣例joeng6 lai6sample; model; example
- 耳邊風ji5 bin1 fung1lit. wind past your ear
- 土貨tou2 fo3local produce
- 戇居ngong6 geoi1stupid, dumb; ridiculous; absurd
- 勁頭ging6 tau4enthusiasm
- 四季豆sei3 gwai3 dau2green bean
- 力征lik6 zing1by force
- 高腳七gou1 goek3 cat1someone who is very tall [colloquial]
- 受辱sau6 juk6insulted
- 忘恩mong4 jan1to be ungrateful
- 雪雞syut3 gai1frozen chicken
- 開盤口hoi1 pun4 hau2to open a book or to offer odds (in gambling) [colloquial]
- 棒糖paang5 tong2sucker
- 加零一gaa1 ling4 jat1very very
- 男人婆naam4 jan4 po4tomboy
- 共埋gung6 maai4combine together, pair up together
- 無懼mou4 geoi6to be fearless; to be undaunted
- 退場teoi3 coeng4to leave a place where some event is taking place
- 認準jing6 zeon2to identify clearly
- 唔捨得m4 se2 dak1reluctant to give; missing one (spoken)
- 標波biu1 bo1describing a football player who tends to defend by just simply committing to the ball rather than marking opponents.
- 消金siu1 gam1consumer finance (abbr. for 消費金融|消费金融[xiao1 fei4 jin1 rong2])
- 疼死tang4 sei2to really hurt
- 徵調zing1 diu6to conscript
- 異質ji6 zat1heterogeneous
- 胸肉hung1 juk6breast meat (brisket, chicken breast etc)
- 笑窩siu3 wo1dimple (on the cheek when smiling)
- 超譯ciu1 jik6a translation that takes liberties with the original text
- 水亮seoi2 loeng6moist and glossy
- 芸芸wan4 wan4numerous
- 廣遊gwong2 jau4to travel widely (esp. as Daoist priest or Buddhist monk)
- 反義詞faan2 ji6 ci4antonym
- 唱遊coeng3 jau4to sing and play
- 民粹man4 seoi5taken from populism, means the "general will" or "emotion of the general public", a derogatory term in Chinese language rim
- 百葉baak3 jip2tripe (stomach lining of cattle etc used as food)
- 票控piu3 hung3(from law enforcement) to issue a penalty notice; the recipient is expected to either pay the specified fine, or defend themselves in court
- 雅愛ngaa5 oi3(hon.) your great kindness
- 雞粉gai1 fan2chicken powder
- 落毒lok6 duk6to poison
- 通譯tung1 jik6(old) to translate
- 佚名dit6 ming4(of an author) anonymous
- 歸程gwai1 cing4return trip
- 雅間ngaa5 gaan1private room (in a restaurant, bath house, etc)
- 展室zin2 sat1exhibition room
- 精采zing1 coi2Brilliant; exciting
- 攙雜caam1 zaap6to mix
- 你等nei5 dang2(archaic) you all
- 更始gang1 ci2to make a new start
- 吐實tou3 sat6to reveal the truth
- 省得saang2 dak1to avoid
- 熟菜suk6 coi3cooked food (ready to eat)
- 勁共ging4 gung4the sound of rolling stocks running on the tracks
- 品脫ban2 tyut3pint (approx. 0.47 liter) (loanword)
- 拜望baai3 mong6to call to pay one's respect
- 人一jan4 jat1first star, a Chinese constellation [written and colloquial]
- 補刀bou2 dou1(gaming) to finish off a wounded combatant
- 湯飯tong1 faan6rice served in soup
- 飯湯faan6 tong1rice soup
- 吹糖ceoi1 tong2blown sugar toy
- 踩水caai2 seoi2to tread water
- 金箔gam1 bok6gold leaf
- 文字處理man4 zi6 cyu2 lei5word processing
- 別克bit6 hak1Buick
- 片尾pin2 mei5closing segment of a film or TV show etc; end credits
- 查冊caa4 caak3to retrieve public registered records from the government
- 摸頂mo2 deng2to buy or invest in the market (e.g. stock, property) at the market peak
- 熒光jing4 gwong1fluorescence; fluorescent light
- 星味sing1 mei6star temperament
- 推助teoi1 zo6to bolster
- 脫皮tyut3 pei4(of paint etc) to peel off; to flake off
- 慢食maan6 sik6slow food
- 阿附o1 fu6to fawn (as flatterer)
- 會要wui6 jiu3dynastic records of imperial China
- 能人nang4 jan4capable person
- 油印jau4 jan3to mimeograph
- 雙陽soeng1 joeng4see 雙陽區|双阳区[Shuang1 yang2 Qu1]
- 躲難do2 naan6to take refuge
- 離席lei4 zik6to leave one's seat
- 淫褻jam4 sit3obscene
- 語態jyu5 taai3voice (grammar)
- 不悅bat1 jyut6displeased
- 訂位deng6 wai2to reserve a seat
- 賭球dou2 kau4(ball) sports betting
- 直擊zik6 gik1to directly hit something
- 手下敗將sau2 haa6 baai6 zoeng3(idiom) one's defeated opponent
- 餘角jyu4 gok3complementary angle (additional angle adding to 90 degrees)
- 翻蓋faan1 goi3flip-top (mobile phone, handbag etc)
- 華佗waa4 to4Hua Tuo (c. 145–208), physician of the Eastern Han dynasty
- 學潮hok6 ciu4student protest
- 捐軀gyun1 keoi1to sacrifice one's life
- 搞喎gaau2 wo5to spoil; to destroy [colloquial]
- 帝力dai3 lik6Dili, capital of East Timor
- 響板hoeng2 baan2castanets (music)
- 音步jam1 bou6foot (syllabic unit in verse)
- 茶舞caa4 mou5The early business hour of night club, from 11:00am to 8:00pm, after that is the "night dance" session; literally, tea dance
- 剋夫hak1 fu1superstitious belief of a woman who causes misfortune to her husband; often associated with widows
- 過載gwo3 zoi3overload
- 糧倉loeng4 cong1granary
- 撼動ham6 dung6to shake up
- 興盡hing3 zeon6to have lost interest; to have had enough
- 有排受jau5 paai4 sau6to be in for a long prison sentence; to be in for a long suffering [colloquial]
- 石筆sek6 bat1Slate pencil; chalk pencil
- 藍絲laam4 si1(Hong Kong) supporter of the government; literally: blue ribbon
- 烏語wu1 jyu5Uzbek language
- 萬能膠maan6 nang4 gaau1All-purpose adhesive
- 佗鐵to4 tit3carry a gun
- 暗河am3 ho4underground river
- 蘋果汁ping4 gwo2 zap1apple juice
- 影圈jing2 hyun1film circle; film industry
- 五覺ng5 gok3the five senses
- 揭盅kit3 zung1to unveil; to announce
- 假意gaa2 ji3insincerity; hypocrisy
- 換牙wun6 ngaa4to grow replacement teeth (zoology)
- 賑濟zan3 zai3to give relief aid
- 超凡ciu1 faan4out of the ordinary
- 供狀gung1 zong6written confession
- 合什hap6 sap6to have one's palms together
- 謝頂ze6 deng2to go bald
- 頂謝ding2 ze6to bow in thanks
- 般樂pun4 lok6to play
- 賊毛caak6 mou1thief (of extenuating circumstances)
- 流線型lau4 sin3 jing4sleek
- 手頭鬆sau2 tau4 sung1have extra money to spend
- 大佛daai6 fat6big Buddha statue
- 狂放kwong4 fong3wild
- 焯水ceot1 seoi2to blanch; to parboil
- 人面廣jan4 min2 gwong2to have a well connected or influential contact network [written and colloquial]
- 做場戲zou6 coeng4 hei3to put on a show (of deception); to put on an act [colloquial]
- 關二哥gwaan1 ji6 go1Guan Yu; a Chinese military general who was deified as a God and is revered by many Chinese people for his bravery and loyalty
- 偏轉pin1 zyun3deflection (physics)
- 增色zang1 sik1to enrich
- 孫山syun1 saan1Sun Shan, Song Dynasty joker and talented scholar
- 水靈seoi2 ling4(of fruit etc) fresh
- 靈水ling4 seoi2water with special powers; smart; shrewd; Lingshui, a place in Guangxi, China
- 缺貨kyut3 fo3lack of supplies
- 摸排mo2 paai4thorough search
- 服罪fuk6 zeoi6to admit to a crime
- 整菜zing2 coi3to prepare a dish
- 日中jat6 zung1Japan-China
- 報帳bou3 zoeng3variant of 報賬|报账[bao4 zhang4]
- 擋位dong3 wai2(in a manual car) gear (i.e. reverse, neutral, 1st, 2nd etc)
- 偷工tau1 gung1to skimp on the job
- 口水戰hau2 seoi2 zin3war of words
- 聯招lyun4 ziu1joint recruitment ----
- 閱覽jyut6 laam5to read
- 蛋品daan2 ban2egg products
- 忙音mong4 jam1busy signal (telephony)
- 細力sai3 lik6(of physical strength) weak
- 出殯ceot1 ban3to accompany a deceased person to his last resting place; to hold a funeral
- 汶川man4 cyun1see 汶川縣|汶川县[Wen4 chuan1 Xian4]
- 蠶蛹caam4 jung2silkworm chrysalis; silkworm pupa
- 異地戀ji6 dei6 lyun2long-distance romance