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- 落潮lok6 ciu4(of a tide) to ebb or go out
- 貝塔bui3 taap3beta (Greek letter Β, β)
- 醉聖zeoi3 sing3the Sage of intoxication
- 問斬man6 zaam2to behead
- 大泡和daai6 paau1 wo4describes a person who is constantly blurred and clumsy in doing things; scatterbrain; someone who is incompetent or good for nothing
- 奧林匹克ou3 lam4 pat1 hak1Olympic
- 征得zing1 dak1to obtain (permission etc)
- 撞手神zong6 sau2 san4(verb
- 急口令gap1 hau2 ling6tongue twister
- 罩杯zaau3 bui1cup (bra size)
- 宋詞sung3 ci4Song poetry
- 判讀pun3 duk6to interpret (a visual document, a medical exam, an historical event etc)
- 分批fan1 pai1to do sth in batches or groups
- 洗黑錢sai2 hak1 cin2money laundering
- 雜集zaap6 zaap6a miscellany
- 官宣gun1 syun1(neologism, attested by 2018) official announcement; to officially announce
- 施食si1 sik6to give food (as a charity)
- 睇得出tai2 dak1 ceot1to be able to tell from seeing something
- 女傑neoi5 git6woman of distinction
- 藥理joek6 lei5pharmacology
- 飲家jam2 gaa1an oenophile; a wine lover who is a connoisseur of fine wines
- 校務haau6 mou6matters related to school administration
- 鄉醫hoeng1 ji1abbr. of 鄉村醫生|乡村医生[xiang1 cun1 yi1 sheng1]
- 波速bo1 cuk1wave velocity
- 銀腳帶ngan4 goek3 daai3many-banded krait; Chinese krait (snake)
- 私貨si1 fo3(noun) smuggled goods; contrabands; illegally importing item
- 山崩saan1 bang1landslide
- 顯明hin2 ming4obvious; evident; conspicuous; prominent; distinct; apparent
- 陰質jam1 zat1(of actions or deeds) malicious; evil-intentioned
- 有卡士jau5 kaa1 si2to be classy [colloquial]
- 社旗se5 kei4see 社旗縣|社旗县[She4 qi2 Xian4]
- 脫髮tyut3 faat3to lose one's hair
- 性冷感sing3 laang5 gam2frigidity (lack of libido)
- 印地語jan3 dei6 jyu5Hindi (language)
- 末篇mut6 pin1final installment
- 正啱zing3 ngaam1just right for
- 變臉bin3 min6to turn hostile suddenly
- 慢煮maan6 zyu2slow cooking
- 參孫sam1 syun1Samson, biblical figure in the Book of Judges known for his strength and feats against the Philistines
- 腳趾尾goek3 zi2 mei1fifth toe; little toe
- 紙夾zi2 gaap2paper clip
- 通貨膨脹tung1 fo3 paang4 zoeng3inflation
- 訂戶deng6 wu6subscriber (to a newspaper or periodical)
- 唔夠m4 gau3not enough; insufficient
- 白花油baak6 faa1 jau4White Flower Embrocation
- 芝娃娃zi6 waa1 waa4a chihuahua
- 一等jat1 dang2first class
- 抽後腳cau1 hau6 goek3to sieze
- 絕滅zyut6 mit6to annihilate
- 附筆fu6 bat1postscript
- 甩上lat1 soeng5to slam (a door)
- 巴敗baa1 baai6misbehaving bus enthusiast
- 羅紋lo4 man4rib (in fabric)
- 佛堂fat6 tong4Buddhist hall; Buddhist monastery
- 吊裝diu3 zong1to construct by hoisting ready-built components into place
- 雜活zaap6 wut6odd jobs
- 附例fu6 lai6short for "附屬法例", i.e. subsidiary legislation
- 白飯魚baak6 faan6 jyu2Chinese noodlefish
- 吊片diu3 pin2small dried squid
- 修規sau1 kwai1construction plan
- 巴塞baa1 coi3abbreviated name for Barcelona ----
- 鹽業jim4 jip6salt industry
- 賞花soeng2 faa1flower appreciation or viewing
- 埃博拉aai1 bok3 laai1Ebola (virus)
- 千字文cin1 zi6 man4Thousand Character Classic, 6th century poem used as a traditional reading primer
- 充班cung1 baan1to pretend to be rich or powerful; also the match with 石狗公 sek6gau2gung1 rock fish to form a sandwich pun, based on its similarity with the more expensive 石斑 sek6baan1 garoupa fish, where 斑 puns with 班
- 著落zoek6 lok6whereabouts
- 政評zing3 ping4commentary on politics or current issues
- 冤案jyun1 on3miscarriage of justice
- 無端端mou4 dyun1 dyun1for no reason
- 三合土saam1 hap6 tou2traditional Chinese building material made by mixing three components (typically lime, clay, and sand)
- 白滑baak6 waat6(of skin or surface) white and smooth
- 現莊jin6 zong1committee member of the current session of a university-based student organization, a university jargon
- 羣雄kwan4 hung4group of heroes
- 哺乳類bou6 jyu5 leoi6mammals
- 入秋jap6 cau1to enter autumn; to start getting cooler in temperature
- 票友piu3 jau5an amateur actor (e.g. in Chinese opera)
- 發青光faat3 ceng1 gwong1an illness of eye(s) – glaucoma; a way of scolding others with a similar meaning to "are you blind or something?"
- 閉翳bai3 ai3(slang) distress; (of people) worried; depressed; annoyed
- 房勞fong4 lou4deficiency of kidney essence due to sexual excess (TCM)
- 氣煤hei3 mui4gas coal
- 腳趾甲goek3 zi2 gaap3toe nail
- 隨訪ceoi4 fong2to accompany
- 包青天baau1 cing1 tin1Bao Qingtian, fictional nickname of Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
- 焗盅guk6 zung1(noun) cooking pots; a tea cup with a lid
- 授意sau6 ji3to inspire
- 側記zak1 gei3(journalism) supplementary report; sidelight
- 邊裔bin1 jeoi6remote area
- 中央處理器zung1 joeng1 cyu2 lei5 hei3(computing) central processing unit (CPU)
- 洋車joeng4 ce1rickshaw
- 樓換樓lau2 wun6 lau2to exchange one's apartment to for another one (to sell and buy another one) [colloquial]
- 平鍋ping4 wo1pan
- 梳子so1 zi2comb
- 現烤jin6 haau1freshly baked
- 敗血baai6 hyut3sepsis; septicemia; unfavourable for the qi and blood
- 老煙槍lou5 jin1 coeng1heavy smoker
- 散粉saan2 fan2loose powder (makeup)
- 自以為是zi6 ji5 wai4 si6to believe oneself infallible (idiom)
- 礦卡kwong3 kaat1mining graphics card
- 豬殼zyu1 hok3pig carcass
- 釘裝deng1 zong1to bind a book; bookbinding
- 落旗lok6 kei4(taxi) to start hiring
- 裝釘zong1 deng1to bind a book; bookbinding
- 搖籃曲jiu4 laam4 kuk1lullaby
- 英烈jing1 lit6hero
- 返發faan1 faat3(of illness or addiction) to relapse; to worsen again after getting better
- 質鋪zi3 pou3pawn shop
- 環衛waan4 wai6public cleanliness
- 百米baak3 mai5hectometer
- 攞膽lo2 daam2scary
- 砸界zaak3 gaai3to be on the boundary
- 缺額kyut3 ngaak2vacancy
- 同屋住tung4 uk1 zyu2live under one roof; co-habit; house sharing
- 罷黜baa6 zyut6to dismiss from office
- 唾罵to3 maa6to spit on and curse
- 雲鬢wan4 ban3a woman's beautiful, thick hair
- 波羅的海bo1 lo4 dik1 hoi2Baltic Sea
- 烏木wu1 muk6ebony
- 文膽man4 daam2a brain trust; a think tank; referring to those who come out with the plans and ideas
- 禮盒lai5 hap2gift box; gift set
- 馬姐maa5 ze2Chinese maid who is determined not to get married
- 艦橋laam6 kiu4bridge (of a naval ship)
- 血虧hyut3 kwai1anemia
- 水蒸氣seoi2 zing1 hei3vapor
- 掃球sou3 kau4In ball games, players pre-play before the game officially start. Usually in rackets sports like table tennis or tennis and streetball street rules.
- 丹皮daan1 pei4the root bark of the peony tree
- 海馬體hoi2 maa5 tai2(anatomy) hippocampus
- 老倌lou5 gun1a reputable actor, usually an opera actor
- 判案pun3 on3to decide a case, usually with respect to legal proceedings
- 壞血病waai6 hyut3 beng6scurvy
- 阿拉斯加aa3 laai1 si1 gaa1Alaska, US state
- 堵車dou2 ce1traffic jam
- 休整jau1 zing2to rest and reorganize (military)
- 雜件zaap6 gin2miscellaneous goods
- 高爾夫球gou1 ji5 fu1 kau4golf
- 煤球mui4 kau4charcoal briquette
- 冤大頭jyun1 daai6 tau2spendthrift and foolish
- 月琴jyut6 kam4yueqin, a lute with oval or octagonal sound box
- 約坦joek3 taan2Jotham (son of Uzziah)
- 行政會hang4 zing3 wui2Executive Council of Macau
- 亮藍loeng6 laam4bright blue
- 攞景lo2 ging2to speak sarcastically; to take advantage of; to mock somebody when they're having a tough time; literal meaning: to set up a photographic scene
- 呈堂cing4 tong4to present something in court; to produce in court as evidence
- 禁品gam3 ban2contraband goods
- 紅蓮hung4 lin4red lotus
- 踩油caai2 jau2to step on the accelerator; to accelerate a motor vehicle
- 院友jyun2 jau5wardmate; a companion living in the same ward or facility (often hospital or elderly home, etc.)
- 平方呎ping4 fong1 cek3Sq.ft.
- 逃席tou4 zik6to leave a banquet (without taking one's leave)
- 導修dou6 sau1tutorial
- 風生水起fung1 sang1 seoi2 hei2lit. a breeze springs up and creates waves on the water (idiom)
- 房署fong4 cyu5short for Housing Department
- 血管瘤hyut3 gun2 lau2angioma (medicine)
- 喝止hot3 zi2to shout at sb to stop
- 犬女hyun2 neoi2self-abasing term to address one's own daughter; literally, dog's girl
- 大卡士daai6 kaa1 si2a strong lineup; an all-star cast [colloquial]
- 迷鳥mai4 niu5vagrant bird (a migrating bird which has lost its way)
- 鋪首pou1 sau2holder for door knocker
- 事務律師si6 mou6 leot6 si1solicitor (law)
- 暗簡am3 kaan2(in mahjong) concealed Pong (i.e. three identical tiles not acquired through melding)
- 淺黑cin2 hak1dark
- 取鏡ceoi2 geng3to film at a certain place
- 苦境fu2 ging2grievance
- 水刮seoi2 gwaat3glass wiper
- 聯考lyun4 haau2entrance examination
- 要著jiu3 zyu3important thing
- 榫卯seon2 maau5mortise and tenon
- 防夾fong4 gep6antipinch (e.g. preventing catching fingers in automatic car windows)
- 禁演gam3 jin2to ban (a play or movie)
- 薄紙bok6 zi2thin paper (tissue paper, onionskin etc)
- 度蜜月dou6 mat6 jyut6verb; to go for a honeymoon
- 廣府話gwong2 fu2 waa2Cantonese (language)
- 琴行kam4 hong2a place for learning musical instruments ----
- 續杯zuk6 bui1to refill (a beverage cup)
- 心上人sam1 soeng6 jan4sweetheart
- 後涼hau6 loeng4Later Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (386-403)
- 童生tung4 sang1candidate who has not yet passed the county level imperial exam
- 訂價ding6 gaa3list price; MSRP; original price
- 強猛koeng4 maang5Strong and intense
- 洗刷sai2 caat3to wipe clean
- 割線got3 sin3secant line (math.)
- 富家fu3 gaa1a rich family
- 木鞋muk6 haai4clogs (footwear)
- 啱先ngaam1 sin1just then (spoken)
- 雲英雞wan4 jing1 gai1a virgin prostitute [colloquial]
- 帝俄dai3 ngo4Tsarist Russia
- 森然sam1 jin4(of tall trees) dense, thick
- 返轉頭faan1 zyun3 tau4to turn back
- 散春saan3 ceon1to describe the spawning of fishes and crustaceans etc.
- 偏角pin1 gok3angle of drift (navigation)
- 毛遂mou4 seoi6Mao Sui (third century BC), who proverbially offered his services to the King of Chu 楚, see 毛遂自薦|毛遂自荐[Mao2 Sui4 zi4 jian4]
- 創議cong3 ji5to propose
- 勞模lou4 mou4model worker
- 板仔baan2 zai2(noun) a skateboarder
- 對地deoi3 dei6targeted (e.g. attacks)
- 繞嘴jiu5 zeoi2hard to get one's mouth around
- 總而言之zung2 ji4 jin4 zi1in short
- 消音siu1 jam1to silence
- 測度caak1 dok6measure (math.)
- 冤枉路jyun1 wong2 lou6pointless trip