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- 吊腳diu3 goek3ankle-length
- 巨集geoi6 zaap6(computing) macro (primarily Hong Kong and Taiwan)
- 朱油zyu1 jau2a type of dark soy sauce
- 茶水間caa4 seoi2 gaan1Pantry
- 猛進maang5 zeon3to advance boldly; to push ahead vigorously
- 絕色zyut6 sik1(of a woman) remarkably beautiful; stunning
- 軍階gwan1 gaai1military rank
- 耶青je4 cing1Christian youth, especially those passionate in their faith
- 首肯sau2 hang2to give a nod of approval
- 不做bat1 zou6Not to do
- 短衣dyun2 ji1short garment
- 發黑faat3 hak1to appear black; to blacken
- 跌交dit3 gaau1variant of 跌跤[die1 jiao1]
- 探案taam3 on3(of a detective) to investigate a case
- 里人lei5 jan4person from the same village, town or province
- 科學院fo1 hok6 jyun2academy of sciences
- 拆樓caak3 lau2to demolish a building
- 酬酢cau4 zok6to exchange toasts
- 牛殼ngau4 hok3cattle carcass
- 利是封lai6 si6 fung1a red envelope with money inside, given by an elder to a younger person (a traditional Chinese New Year custom practice)
- 狂頂kwong4 ding2(slang) to strongly support
- 白咋baak6 zaa3jellyfish ----
- 綁腿bong2 teoi2leg wrappings
- 嗰啲go2 di1(pronoun) those
- 螺絲母lo4 si1 mou2nut (female component of nut and bolt)
- 咁上下gam3 soeng6 haa2approximately
- 武火mou5 fo2high flame
- 松陽cung4 joeng4see 松陽縣|松阳县[Song1 yang2 Xian4]
- 臉厚lim5 hau5thick-skinned
- 大茶飯daai6 caa4 faan6a big dealing
- 趁便can3 bin6to take the opportunity
- 匯市wui6 si5foreign exchange market (abbr. for 外匯市場|外汇市场[wai4 hui4 shi4 chang3])
- 夾盤gaap3 pun4chuck (for a drill etc)
- 秘道bei3 dou6variant of 密道[mi4 dao4]
- 肉殼juk6 hok3carcass (to be cut up as meat)
- 炒價caau2 gaa3speculative price; scalped price
- 胡狼wu4 long4jackal
- 骨痹gwat1 bei3disgusting; often used to describe a reaction to an awkward
- 觀止gun1 zi2incomparably good
- 果洛gwo2 lok3see 果洛藏族自治州[Guo3 luo4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
- 排炮paai4 paau3to fire a salvo
- 拼搶ping3 coeng2to fight desperately (at the risk of one's life)
- 番荔枝faan1 lai6 zi1custard apple
- 亮出loeng6 ceot1to suddenly reveal
- 神主牌san4 zyu2 paai2plaque for ancestors (memorial and worshipping purpose)
- 淺說cin2 syut3simple introduction
- 差一皮caa1 jat1 pei4one level less (to something in quality); a bit worse
- 舞劇mou5 kek6dance drama
- 搭理daap3 lei5variant of 答理[da1 li5]
- 網孔mong5 hung2mesh
- 反剪faan2 zin2with hands behind one's back
- 撥轉but6 zyun2to turn
- 禁夜gam3 je6curfew
- 水費seoi2 fai3water bill
- 回蕩wui4 dong6reverberate
- 菠蘿雞bo1 lo4 gai1(literally: pineapple chicken); someone who is keen on clinging on to others in order to gain benefits
- 搞屎gaau2 si2to stir trouble; to create disturbance between people
- 均濕gwan1 sap1to moisten evenly (e.g. in tanning leather)
- 茶禮caa4 lai5tea ceremonies ----
- 碎裂seoi3 lit6to disintegrate
- 年下nin4 haa6(slang) the younger person in a romantic relationship; a younger partner
- 顯像管hin2 zoeng6 gun2CRT used in TV or computer monitor
- 稿本gou2 bun2manuscript (of a book etc)
- 平腰ping4 jiu1(of trousers and pants) waist-length
- 每年mui5 nin4every year
- 沖喜cung1 hei2to organize some happy event to bring luck and "flush out" unfortunate things; it can specifically refer to the superstitious tradition of organizing a marriage in an attempt to cure a sick family member
- 佛沙fat6 saa1facade; façade
- 省府saang2 fu2the government of a province; also used to refer to the capital of the province (seat of government)
- 肩膊gin1 bok3shoulder
- 肥底fei4 dai2used to describe people who easily get fat
- 長技coeng4 gei6special skill
- 抹片mut3 pin2smear (used for medical test) (Tw)
- 洗濯sai2 zok6to wash
- 胡混wu4 wan6fool or loaf around
- 入電油jap6 din6 jau4fill vehicle with gasoline
- 諉過wai2 gwo3to put the blame on sb else
- 暗標am3 biu1sealed bid/tender/auction
- 白菜仔baak6 coi3 zai2(vegetable) baby bok choy
- 水氹seoi2 tam5a puddle
- 悲情bei1 cing4miserable; pathetic
- 塊規faai3 kwai1a gauge block (block for accurate measurement)
- 冰塞bing1 sak1ice blockage
- 儀節ji4 zit3etiquette
- 封測fung1 caak1closed beta test
- 打屁daa2 pei3(coll.) to fart
- 品議ban2 ji5to judge
- 瓶領ping4 ling5bottle collar
- 鹽田jim4 tin4see 鹽田區|盐田区[Yan2 tian2 Qu1]
- 洋話joeng4 waa2foreign language (esp. Western)
- 引人注目jan5 jan4 zyu3 muk6to attract attention
- 香港電台hoeng1 gong2 din6 toi4Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), public broadcaster
- 惦念dim3 nim6to constantly have (sb or sth) on one's mind
- 幾天gei2 tin1several days
- 好飲hou2 jam2good to drink; tasty (for drinks)
- 很是han2 si6(formal) very; quite; deeply (usu. followed by a two-syllable adjective or verb)
- 噴槍pan3 coeng1spray gun
- 繞流jiu5 lau4turbulence (in fluid mechanics)
- 各國gok3 gwok3each country
- 小犬siu2 hyun2puppy
- 米田共mai5 tin4 gung6euphemism for the word poo
- 中程zung1 cing4medium-range
- 番梘faan1 gaan2(noun) soap
- 畢地bat1 dei6putty
- 褓姆bou2 mou5variant of 保姆[bao3 mu3]
- 走白牌zau2 baak6 paai2unauthorised usage of a vehicle for goods or public transportation (spoken)
- 年過nin4 gwo3over (a certain age)
- 一張jat1 zoeng1a piece (of paper)
- 猛吃maang5 hek3to gobble up
- 生果金saang1 gwo2 gam1the 'Normal Old Age Allowance' and the 'Higher Old Age Allowance' offered by the Hong Kong government
- 攞彩lo2 coi2to describe the act of showing off despite it being unwelcomed
- 臭青cau3 ceng1strong smell of raw vegetables or grass
- 果酸gwo2 syun1(chem.) alpha hydroxy acids
- 水律seoi2 leot6common Rat Snake
- 托兒tok3 ji4childcare
- 積犯zik1 faan2habitual offender
- 仔房zai2 fong2paediatric ward
- 折福zit3 fuk1to ruin one's good fortune through the acquisition of an undeserved fortune or through enjoying comfort extravagantly
- 滾圓gwan2 jyun4as round as a ball
- 折角zit3 gok3to fold the corner of a page
- 窮遊kung4 jau4to travel on a small budget
- 公判gung1 pun3public opinion
- 納糧naap6 loeng4to pay taxes in kind (rice, cloth etc)
- 絕藝zyut6 ngai6master skill
- 麗質lai6 zat1beauty
- 酒餅zau2 beng2distiller's yeast; yeast used in alcoholic fermentation
- 螺絲粉lo4 si1 fan2gemelli (corkscrew shaped pasta)
- 圍皮wai4 pei2(of a company, business) to break even
- 乾瘦gon1 sau3wizened
- 折筆zit3 bat1against the bristles (brush movement in painting)
- 早戀zou2 lyun2to be in love when one is too young; puppy love
- 場記板coeng4 gei3 baan2(filmmaking) clapperboard
- 來著loi4 zyu3auxiliary showing sth happened in the past
- 赤金cek3 gam1pure gold
- 退冰teoi3 bing1to thaw (frozen food)
- 牙軟ngaa4 jyun5weak teeth
- 散曲saan2 kuk1verse or song form from Yuan, Ming and Qing
- 淺見cin2 gin3shallow opinion
- 暈低wan6 dai1to faint
- 懷住waai4 zyu6to have (certain state of mind or feeling)
- 側近zak1 gan6vicinity; nearby area
- 光暈gwong1 wan4halo
- 寬爽fun1 song2happy
- 工礦gung1 kwong3industry and mining
- 炒黃牛caau2 wong4 ngau4ticket touting
- 掃羅sou3 lo4Saul (name)
- 織金zik1 gam1see 織金縣|织金县[Zhi1 jin1 Xian4]
- 坐視zo6 si6to stand by and watch; to look on passively
- 痴呆ci1 ngoi4stupid; dull
- 紅暈hung4 wan6a reddish flush on the face (as from emotion, health or exertion); a rosy tint (on clouds, flowers or water)
- 臺基toi4 gei1stylobate (architecture)
- 傣族taai3 zuk6Dai ethnic group
- 勞記lou4 gei3slang for the Labour Department
- 戀戰lyun2 zin3to zealously continue fighting
- 採果coi2 gwo2fruit picking
- 禁片gam3 pin2banned movie
- 下腳料haa6 goek3 liu2remnants of material from an industrial process
- 律動leot6 dung6rhythm
- 離心力lei4 sam1 lik6centrifugal force
- 有神論jau5 san4 leon6theism (the belief in the existence of God)
- 職官zik1 gun1Official
- 大略daai6 loek2a broad outline
- 中衛zung1 wai6see 中衛市|中卫市[Zhong1 wei4 Shi4]
- 板間房baan2 gaan3 fong2a small room that is sub-divided from an originally larger room by wooden boards and rented out to tenants independently
- 冷遇laang5 jyu6a cold reception
- 冰廳bing1 teng1another address for 冰室
- 預會jyu6 wui6variant of 與會|与会[yu4 hui4]
- 窩蛋wo1 daan6fresh egg ----
- 傷愈soeng1 jyu6(of injuries) to be healed; to recover
- 李耳lei5 ji5Lao Zi
- 沙冰saa1 bing1smoothie
- 執雞zap1 gai1to pick up readily available gains without effort
- 啱身ngaam1 san1fit well; fit to body (apparel)
- 穿耳cyun1 ji5to have somebody's ear(s) pierced
- 支承zi1 sing4to support
- 灑脫saa2 tyut3free and at ease; natural; unconstrained
- 對過deoi3 gwo3across
- 爆牙baau3 ngaa4snaggletooth; crooked tooth jpn:八重歯（やえば）
- 鬧新房naau6 san1 fong4see 鬧洞房|闹洞房[nao4 dong4 fang2]
- 不好bat1 hou2no good
- 及其kap6 kei4(conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ...
- 車奴ce1 nou4car slave, sb forced to sacrifice quality of life to buy or maintain a car
- 飛釘fei1 deng1one's nipples protruding and become visible under his clothing
- 威客wai1 haak3(neologism c. 2005) freelancer
- 威懾wai1 sip3to deter
- 採錄coi2 luk6collect and record
- 偏置pin1 zi3offset
- 糊弄wu4 lung6to fool
- 走馬燈zau2 maa5 dang1lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节[Yuan2 xiao1 jie2]
- 入室jap6 sat1having the mastery of certain knowledge or skills
- 釘官deng1 gun1a judge or magistrate that is considered to be more harsh on defendants, to have higher tendency to convict and to pass higher sentences
- 本澳bun2 ou3Macao (to be said in the context of Macao in formal situations)
- 王猛wong4 maang5Wang Meng (325-375), prime minister to Fu Jian 苻堅|苻坚[Fu2 Jian1] of Former Qin 前秦[Qian2 Qin2]
- 藴藏wan2 cong4Contains
- 講大話gong2 daai6 waa6(verb) to lie; to fib
- 武聖mou5 sing3the Saint of War (i.e. the deified Guan Yu 關羽|关羽[Guan1 Yu3])
- 遠超jyun5 ciu1to exceed by far; to greatly surpass
- 同種tung4 zung2same race
- 陰鬱jam1 wat1(of skies or one's mood) gloomy
- 挑食tiu1 sik6to be picky about food
- 臭彈cau3 daan2dead bomb (i.e. not exploding on impact)