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- 迎月jing4 jyut2to see the moon on the eve of Mid-Autumn Festival i.e. the 14th day of the eighth month in the "lunar" calendar; literally "to welcome the moon"
- 恬靜tim5 zing6still
- 脫險tyut3 him2to get out of danger
- 鋪板pou1 baan2bedboard
- 鬧騰naau6 tang4to disturb
- 獻詞hin3 ci4congratulatory message
- 蘇武sou1 mou5Su Wu (140-60 BC), Han Dynasty diplomat and statesman, regarded as a model of courage and faithful service
- 祆教hin1 gaau3Zoroastrianism
- 繞射jiu5 se6(physics) to diffract
- 援救wun4 gau3to come to the aid of
- 入眠jap6 min4to fall asleep
- 插鎖caap3 so2bolt-action lock (sliding bolt mechanism, surface or mortise-mounted)
- 波迷bo1 mai4football (soccer) fans
- 牙粉ngaa4 fan2tooth powder
- 吊雞diu3 gai1crane
- 特稿dak6 gou2feature article; feature news
- 錯雜cok3 zaap6mixed; jumbled
- 麥當當mak6 dong1 dong1nickname for Mcdonald's
- 撤走cit3 zau2to retire
- 鬧爆naau6 baau3to scold someone in public
- 童子尿tung4 zi2 niu6urine of boys under 12, used as medicine (TCM)
- 四邊形sei3 bin1 jing4(geometry) quadrilateral
- 老銅lou5 tung2nickname of Causeway Bay
- 撞鎖zong6 so2lock
- 均速gwan1 cuk1average speed
- 夾糖gep6 tong2Sweet clamping. A way of buying sweets in a shop, where different kinds of sweets are placed into various drawers. The customers can put sweets into a bag with a clamp, and pay according to the sweets' weight.
- 倒鉤dou2 ngau1barb
- 化學作用faa3 hok6 zok3 jung6a chemical reaction
- 老童lou5 tung4heroin addict, drug addict, or fellow drug addict; junkie
- 花泥faa1 nai4floral foam
- 伙數fo2 sou3number of flats; number of families
- 新都san1 dou1see 新都區|新都区[Xin1 du1 Qu1]
- 冒認mou6 jing6to impersonate someone (for fraud)
- 車次ce1 ci3train or coach service ("service" as in "they run 12 services per day between the two cities")
- 屎計si2 gai2a lousy plan
- 頂擋ding2 dong2to resist
- 優生學jau1 saang1 hok6eugenics
- 威猛wai1 maang5bold and powerful
- 皮外傷pei4 ngoi6 soeng1superficial wound
- 地鄰dei6 leon4neighbor on farmland
- 熱水壺jit6 seoi2 wu2(noun) a kettle
- 上新soeng6 san1to introduce new items; to roll out new offerings or content
- 大一daai6 jat1first year of university
- 甘草gam1 cou2licorice root
- 無家可歸mou4 gaa1 ho2 gwai1(idiom) homeless
- 怒號nou6 hou4to howl angrily
- 徵購zing1 kau3Procurement; requisition by purchase
- 泥金nai4 gam1to gild
- 雜聲zaap6 seng1noise in the background
- 發甩faat3 lat1to go crazy; to make meaningless remark [colloquial]
- 醫理ji1 lei5medical knowledge; principles of medical science
- 醫局ji1 guk2dispensary
- 克力架hak1 lik6 gaa2cracker
- 椰子殼je4 zi2 hok3(noun) coconut shell
- 合婚hap6 fan1casting a couple's fortune based on their bithdates (old)
- 賠水pui4 seoi2to pay back money to compensate for damages
- 持份者ci4 fan6 ze2(HK) stakeholder
- 般京bun1 ging1Bonn
- 營謀jing4 mau4to do business
- 唔相干m4 soeng1 gon1not relevant
- 地頭蛇dei6 tau4 se4local bully
- 搭擋daap3 dong3variant of 搭檔|搭档[da1 dang4]
- 遂平seoi6 ping4see 遂平縣|遂平县[Sui4 ping2 Xian4]
- 五線譜ng5 sin3 pou2(music) staff
- 大袋daai6 doi6a big bag of; to have money and power [colloquial]
- 有沒jau5 mut6
- 緣首jyun4 sau2divined ritual representatives for Jiao Festival, usually males
- 丹青daan1 cing1painting
- 共模gung6 mou4common-mode (electronics)
- 白蘭地baak6 laan1 dei2(loanword) brandy
- 燙傷tong3 soeng1to scald
- 追仔zeoi1 zai2a couple wants a son after the birth of a daughter
- 黐綫ci1 sin3crazy; having mental problem
- 檯子toi2 zi2desk
- 潮吹ciu4 ceoi1female ejaculation
- 螺絲批lo4 si1 pai1(noun) (tools) a screwdriver
- 阿爹aa3 de1dad
- 決明子kyut3 ming4 zi2(botany) cassia seed
- 群聚kwan4 zeoi6to gather
- 目鏡muk6 geng3eyepiece
- 啟事kai2 si6announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website)
- 煤層mui4 cang4a coal bed
- 季尾gwai3 mei5end of a season
- 丑時cau2 si41-3 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
- 爲着wai6 zoek6
- 擘開maak3 hoi1to break open
- 歸隊gwai1 deoi2to return to one's unit
- 貝葉bui3 jip6pattra palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras
- 招考ziu1 haau2to advertise an entrance examination for an academic institution (old)
- 面授min6 sau6to teach face to face; to instruct in person
- 智能手機zi3 nang4 sau2 gei1smartphone
- 警花ging2 faa1attractive policewoman
- 慢半拍maan6 bun3 paak3(music) a half-beat behind
- 世衛sai3 wai6World Health Organization (WHO) (abbr. for 世界衛生組織|世界卫生组织[Shi4 jie4 Wei4 sheng1 Zu3 zhi1])
- 花令紙faa1 ling2 zi2an arrest warrant
- 敵檔dik6 dong3rival productions (of the same opera in neighboring theaters)
- 瀟洒siu1 saa2(of one's expressions, bearing or carriage) easy, natural and unrestrained
- 攞獎lo2 zoeng3to be awarded a prize
- 鏨刀zaam6 dou1chisel
- 年夜飯nin4 je6 faan6reunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve (Chinese New Year tradition)
- 八股文baat3 gu2 man4eight-part essay one had to master to pass the imperial exams in Ming and Qing dynasties
- 哈巴狗haa1 baa1 gau2pekingese (dog)
- 坐等zo6 dang2to sit and wait
- 閃閃令sim2 sim2 ling3glittering;shining; sparkling; dazzling
- 謀職mau4 zik1to look for a job
- 尿泡niu6 paau1(dialect) bladder
- 徑直ging3 zik6directly
- 留針lau4 zam1to leave an inserted needle in place for a period of time (acupuncture)
- 菠蘿彈bo1 lo4 daan2a hand grenade
- 食到盡sik6 dou3 zeon6to full exploit someone or a situation [colloquial]
- 綠陰luk6 jam1tree shade
- 眼藥水ngaan5 joek6 seoi2eye drops
- 第一夫人dai6 jat1 fu1 jan4First Lady (wife of the head of state)
- 花槽faa1 cou4planter
- 順燈seon6 dang1Green lights all along the way when travelling
- 翻番faan1 faan1to double
- 琴書kam4 syu1traditional art form, consisting of sung story telling with musical accompaniment
- 眾怒zung3 nou6public anger; public outrage
- 擘面maak3 min2to fall out with someone acrimoniously; to shed all pretense of amity; to suddenly turn hostile
- 驚跳ging1 tiu3to shy (away); to give a start
- 不夠bat1 gau3not enough
- 喜慶事hei2 hing3 si6weddings, happy and celebratory events
- 不很bat1 han2not very
- 胡椒粉wu4 ziu1 fan2ground pepper (i.e. powder)
- 帷幕wai4 mok6heavy curtain
- 靶子baa2 zi2target
- 港產片gong2 caan2 pin2Hong Kong movie
- 小氣鬼siu2 hei3 gwai2miser
- 眼蟲ngaan5 cung4Euglena (genus of single-celled plant)
- 售票處sau6 piu3 cyu3ticket office
- 沒了mut6 liu5to be dead
- 鬥醒dau3 sing2to compete with each other to see who is smarter
- 驚鳥ging1 niu5to scare a bird into flight
- 避孕袋bei6 jan6 doi2condom
- 天塹tin1 cim3natural moat
- 噴水池pan3 seoi2 ci4a fountain
- 寄母gei3 mou5foster mother
- 啱使ngaam1 sai2useful
- 油灰jau4 fui1(noun) putty
- 拆股caak3 gu2to split up; to dissolve a partnership
- 童書tung4 syu1children's book
- 沙炮saa1 paau3a small charge of gunpowder wrapped in thin papers, detonated by force, usually thrown at the ground, generates small flashes and loud noises in the process
- 解勸gaai2 hyun3to soothe
- 同屋主tung4 uk1 zyu2roommates, flatmates, people who live together
- 落馬洲lok6 maa5 zau1Lok Ma Chau (place in Hong Kong)
- 更卒gaang1 zeot1soldier (serving alternate watch)
- 通敵tung1 dik6to collaborate with the enemy
- 拆洗caak3 sai2to unpick and wash (e.g. padded garment)
- 冰屋bing1 uk1igloo
- 始創ci2 cong3to initiate; to create (first)
- 博識bok3 sik1knowledgeable
- 空鏡hung1 geng3pillow shot
- 狂潮kwong4 ciu4surging tide
- 宗法zung1 faat3patriarchal clan system
- 鎧甲hoi2 gaap3armor
- 花童faa1 tung4page boy
- 不由bat1 jau4can't help (doing sth)
- 差妹caa1 mui1a derogatory term to address Indian or South Asian girls [colloquial]
- 查核caa4 hat6to check
- 敲門磚haau1 mun4 zyun1lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient
- 細味sai3 mei6to savour
- 甩車lat1 ce1to uncouple (wagons or trucks from a train)
- 賞金soeng2 gam1monetary reward
- 梘液gaan2 jik6liquid soap
- 蓆飯zek6 bung6to eat [colloquial]
- 溫居wan1 geoi1to have a housewarming party
- 啱聽ngaam1 teng1sound good
- 神壇san4 taan4altar; shrine
- 蔗渣ze3 zaa1bagasse (sugar cane waste)
- 晨間san4 gaan1(of the) morning
- 架仔gaa4 zai2derogatory way to reference a Japanese boy or man
- 微不足道mei4 bat1 zuk1 dou6(idiom) negligible; insignificant
- 斷滅dyun6 mit6annihilation (of soul, Sanskrit uccheda)
- 小鮮肉siu2 sin1 juk6(coll.) teen idol (male)
- 打殘daa2 caan4to beat up or damage severely
- 跌份dit3 fan6(coll.) to lose face
- 紋層man4 cang4lamina
- 雜流zaap6 lau4small craftsman (contemptuous)
- 破冰po3 bing1(fig.) to break the ice; to begin to restore amicable relations
- 露富lou6 fu3to show one's wealth
- 猛毛maang5 mou4to pick and choose customers instead of accepting customers indiscriminately [colloquial]
- 香骨hoeng1 gwat1the leftover of burnt incense
- 帕斯卡paak3 si1 kaa1Pascal (name)
- 莫名其妙mok6 ming4 kei4 miu6(idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable
- 度稿dok6 gou2to conceive ideas for a script (of a speech, a play, etc)
- 打擂臺daa2 leoi4 toi4(old) to fight on the leitai
- 給你kap1 nei5give you [written]
- 搭上搭daap3 soeng6 daap3commission someone for a task, and this person commissions another one to do it
- 冠上gun3 soeng6to name after; to call
- 燈紅酒綠dang1 hung4 zau2 luk6lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking
- 提婚tai4 fan1to propose marriage
- 鎮康zan3 hong1see 鎮康縣|镇康县[Zhen4 kang1 Xian4]
- 欠佳him3 gaai1suboptimal
- 馬騮maa5 lau1monkey (dialect)
- 咁啱gam3 ngaam1coincidentally; happen to
- 梁木loeng4 muk6beam
- 奴化nou4 faa3to enslave; to subjugate
- 提箱tai4 soeng1a suitcase
- 大三巴daai6 saam1 baa1Ruins of St. Paul, one of Macau's landmarks
- 風火輪fung1 fo2 leon4(martial arts) wind-and-fire wheel, weapon used in hand-to-hand fighting