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- 陋俗lau6 zuk6undesirable customs
- 祕方bei3 fong1secret recipe
- 棉絮min4 seoi5cotton wadding
- 油麥jau4 mak6naked oat (old)
- 評獎ping4 zoeng2to determine the recipient of an award through discussion
- 路緣lou6 jyun4curb
- 過勞gwo3 lou4overwork
- 鏈環lin4 waan4chain link
- 猩紅sing1 hung4scarlet
- 發榜faat3 bong2to publish a roll-call of successful candidates
- 上好soeng6 hou2first-rate
- 明知故犯ming4 zi1 gu3 faan6deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
- 食純sik6 seon4to develop tolerance to and/or dependence on a medication
- 髮卡faat3 kaa1hair grip
- 毛毛雨mou4 mou4 jyu5drizzle; light rain
- 波子機bo1 zi2 gei1a pinball machine [colloquial]
- 散列saan2 lit6to hash
- 蛇脫se4 tyut3Serpentis Periostracum; the slough of a snake
- 摺子zip3 zi2folding notebook
- 圍讀wai4 duk6(of a group of actors and sometimes others involved in a film, television, radio, and theatre production) to read through a script; to conduct a table read
- 慣用語gwaan3 jung6 jyu5commonly used phrase
- 灰黑fui1 hak1
- 爛滾laan6 gwan2womanizing
- 宮頸gung1 geng2cervix; the neck of the uterus
- 木彈muk6 daan2wooden baton rounds; wooden bullets
- 破鞋po3 haai4broken shoes
- 唐貓tong4 maau1domestic cat; house cat
- 印江jan3 gong1see 印江土家族苗族自治縣|印江土家族苗族自治县[Yin4 jiang1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
- 工作天gung1 zok3 tin1working day
- 私賣si1 maai6to sell illicitly
- 廢票fai3 piu3invalidated ballot or ticket; spoilt ballot paper; void ballot paper
- 香港話hoeng1 gong2 waa2Hong Kong speech; Hong Kong vernacular
- 艦島laam6 dou2island (the superstructure of an aircraft carrier, on the starboard side of the deck)
- 烏龍球wu1 lung2 kau4own goal (ball sports)
- 灰機fui1 gei1feeling down, depressed, disappointed, discouraged
- 遷飛cin1 fei1to migrate (of birds)
- 醜生cau2 sang1A character of Chinese opera
- 洋鬼子joeng4 gwai2 zi2foreign devil
- 隋唐ceoi4 tong4Sui (581-617) and Tang dynasties (618-907)
- 辛辣san1 laat6spicy hot (taste)
- 湖水藍wu4 seoi2 laam4aqua blue; lake blue
- 嘮囌lou4 sou1complaints [colloquial]
- 三八線saam1 baat3 sin338th parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea
- 對子deoi3 zi2pair of antithetical phrases
- 吐口tou3 hau2to spit
- 奶黃naai5 wong4custard
- 散戲saan3 hei3end of a show
- 矽膠zik6 gaau1(Tw, HK) silica gel
- 贓款zong1 fun2booty
- 大燈daai6 dang1headlight
- 南北杏naam4 bak1 hang6apricot kernel (both sweet and bitter types)
- 粗着cou1 zoek3to dress carelessly or sloppily
- 末造mut6 zou6final phase
- 些粉se1 fan27-Eleven, a convenient store chain; originating from the English word "seven"
- 號砲hou6 paau3cannon used for signaling
- 鱷魚夾ngok6 jyu4 gaap3crocodile clip
- 制空權zai3 hung1 kyun4air supremacy; air superiority
- 一說jat1 syut3an expression of opinion
- 細目sai3 muk6detailed listing
- 落膈lok6 gaak3allow food to digest properly after meals (spoken)
- 赤膊cek3 bok3bare to the waist
- 簽章cim1 zoeng1signature
- 冰鎮bing1 zan3iced
- 攙扶caam1 fu4to lend an arm to support sb
- 大白菜daai6 baak6 coi3Chinese cabbage; napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)
- 匯費wui6 fai3remittance fee
- 旗語kei4 jyu5flag signals (for communicating between ships or army units); semaphore
- 尾刀mei5 dou1(of computer game) to finish someone
- 脫略tyut3 loek6unrestrained
- 斷米路tyun5 mai5 lou6to ruin one's future
- 切丁cit3 ding1to dice; to cut something (typically food) into small cubes
- 見鬼gin3 gwai2absurd
- 遠謀jyun5 mau4a long-term plan
- 電結他din6 git3 taa1an electric guitar
- 點着dim2 zoek6to light; to ignite; to light with a flame or spark
- 坑害haang1 hoi6to trap
- 壓牙ngaat6 ngaa4bruxism; specifically gnashes
- 捲粉gyun2 fan2steamed rice roll
- 唱散coeng3 saan2to break a large note; to give change for a bank-note
- 雅意ngaa5 ji3your kind offer
- 摺轉zip3 zyun2reflex (angle)
- 高腰gou1 jiu1high-waisted
- 訂裝deng1 zong1Book-binding
- 得個吉dak1 go3 gat1(phrase) in vain; fruitless.
- 分判fan1 pun3to subcontract
- 短炒dyun2 caau2to trade shares in short-term
- 雙喜soeng1 hei2double happiness
- 臉薄lim5 bok6bashful
- 辦年貨baan6 nin4 fo3to shop in preparation for Chinese New Year
- 打呔daa2 taai1to tie a tie
- 影綫jing2 sin3hatched road markings
- 暗器am3 hei3concealed weapon
- 條友tiu4 jau2a guy
- 淺陋cin2 lau6shallow and crude
- 賦稅fu3 seoi3taxation
- 小白菜siu2 baak6 coi3bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis)
- 屎開si2 hoi1piss off [colloquial]
- 幹警gon3 ging2police
- 賣旗maai6 kei4public fundraising of charities by selling stickers; literally: selling flags
- 破缺po3 kyut3breaking
- 團滅tyun4 mit6(video gaming) (of an entire team or party) to get wiped out
- 滅團mit6 tyun4(video gaming) to wipe out an entire team or party
- 鯇魚waan5 jyu2grass carp
- 八達通baat3 daat6 tung1Octopus (Hong Kong smart card system for electronic payments)
- 濫好人laam5 hou2 jan4sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone
- 麵肥min6 fei4leaven
- 倉頡cong1 kit3Cang Jie, legendary scribe of the Yellow Emperor and inventor of Chinese writing
- 舂杵zung1 cyu5A wooden mallet used for pounding rice
- 偏極pin1 gik6(physics) polarization
- 爽目song2 muk6pleasant to behold
- 機友gei1 jau2gamer; person who likes playing video games
- 傻蛋so4 daan2stupid young fellow
- 護院wu6 jyun2security guard in a rich family
- 面面觀min6 min6 gun1(used in titles) comprehensive survey
- 萬金油maan6 gam1 jau4Tiger Balm, an ointment applied topically to treat all manner of aches and pains
- 小可siu2 ho2small
- 振蕩zan3 dong6vibration
- 囟門seon2 mun4fontanel (gap between the bones of an infant's skull)
- 復議fuk6 ji5to reconsider
- 櫛瓜zit3 gwaa1(Tw) zucchini; courgette; baby marrow
- 微末mei4 mut6tiny
- 略舉loek6 geoi2some cases picked out as example
- 裝傻zong1 so4to act stupid
- 下莊haa6 zong1lower half of cooked poultry
- 車呔ce1 taai1(noun) tyre (car)1.
- 照會ziu3 wui6a diplomatic note
- 外判ngoi6 pun3to outsource
- 粗語cou1 jyu5rude words
- 京果ging1 gwo2dried food from northern China
- 點脈dim2 mak6to hit a pressure point (martial arts)
- 搬龍門bun1 lung4 mun4shifting the goal post
- 甚為sam6 wai4very
- 拋書包paau1 syu1 baau1literally: throw the schoolbag, which means a person is pedantic or try to showoff with one's knowledge
- 打耳daa2 ji5cute; near homophone of "得意" (dak1 ji3)
- 說理syut3 lei5to reason
- 烏龍波wu1 lung2 bo1to score an own goal by mistake
- 困住wan3 zyu6to lockup something; to trap or imprison somebody
- 簡慢gaan2 maan6negligent (towards guests)
- 下馬威haa6 maa5 wai1display of severity immediately on taking office
- 髮釵faat3 caa1hair clip
- 折罪zit3 zeoi6to atone for a crime
- 雄起hung4 hei2(cry of encouragement)
- 嗌交aai3 gaau1(verb) to argue; to quarrel
- 關東煮gwaan1 dung1 zyu2oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth
- 迷航mai4 hong4(of a ship, aircraft or migratory bird) to lose its way
- 鳥窩niu5 wo1bird's nest
- 肥實fei4 sat6plump (of fruit)
- 陽泉joeng4 cyun4see 陽泉市|阳泉市[Yang2 quan2 Shi4]
- 驚起ging1 hei2to give a start
- 訂檯deng6 toi2to book a table; to reserve a table in a restaurant
- 世務sai3 mou6worldly affairs
- 人工智能jan4 gung1 zi3 nang4artificial intelligence (AI)
- 充發cung1 faat3to banish to penal servitude
- 花冧faa1 lam1flower bud (spoken)
- 啜泣zyut3 jap1to sob
- 補堂bou2 tong4to hold make-up lessons / catch-up lessons / remedial lessons; to hold lessons to make up for lost time or to catch up learning progress.
- 形譯jing4 jik6derivation of a Chinese loanword from Japanese by using the same characters (or variants) but applying Chinese pronunciation (e.g. 場合|场合[chang3 he2], derived from Japanese 場合, pronounced "ba'ai")
- 燈絲dang1 si1filament (in a lightbulb)
- 虧心事kwai1 sam1 si6shameful deed
- 黐筋ci1 gan1crazy; having mental problem
- 多寶魚do1 bou2 jyu2turbot
- 奔騰ban1 tang4Pentium (Intel microprocessor brand)
- 詐戇zaa3 ngong6to pretend to be stupid
- 清流cing1 lau4see 清流縣|清流县[Qing1 liu2 Xian4]
- 薄層bok6 cang4thin layer
- 廢村fai3 cyun1"trash villager", a mockery address for "ordinary villagers", a role in the card game "The Werewolves" and similar games
- 增廣zang1 gwong2to widen
- 結帳git3 zoeng3variant of 結賬|结账[jie2 zhang4]
- 酒測zau2 caak1to take a breathalyzer test
- 壞死waai6 sei2necrosis
- 老冧lou5 nam1number (of a prisoner
- 湛江zaam3 gong1see 湛江市[Zhan4 jiang1 Shi4]
- 來日loi4 jat6future days
- 日來jat6 loi4in the past few days
- 賭城dou2 sing4casino town
- 高密gou1 mat6see 高密市[Gao1 mi4 Shi4]
- 一無所知jat1 mou4 so2 zi1(idiom) not knowing anything at all; completely ignorant
- 音程jam1 cing4interval (music)
- 東坡肉dung1 bo1 juk6stir-fried pork, favorite of Northern Song writer Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼, a.k.a. Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡
- 加時gaa1 si4(sports) overtime
- 惡晒ngok3 saai3to be over domineering by force [colloquial]
- 嗰處go2 syu3overthere (spoken)
- 底限dai2 haan6lowest limit
- 消解siu1 gaai2to eliminate
- 招兵ziu1 bing1to recruit soldiers
- 到其時dou3 kei4 si4until then; by that time; when it comes to that time; when the time comes for…
- 三色貓saam1 sik1 maau1calico cat
- 充作cung1 zok3to serve as
- 大手筆daai6 sau2 bat1generous (amount of money)
- 雨刷jyu5 caat3windshield wiper
- 里氏lei5 si6(seismology) Richter (scale)
- 噴頭pan3 tau4nozzle
- 海棠hoi2 tong4see 海棠區|海棠区[Hai3 tang2 Qu1]
- 世態sai3 taai3the ways of the world
- 獎盃zoeng2 bui1cup; trophy
- 彩超coi2 ciu1color Doppler imaging (CDI) (medicine)
- 三腳架saam1 goek3 gaa2tripod
- 奶共laai2 gung6to kiss Chinese Communist Party's ass; literally: to lick CCP
- 勸教hyun3 gaau3to advise and teach
- 七星茶cat1 sing1 caa4seven star tea, which is usually called as Health star granules or calming herbal tea for infant