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- 繪本kui2 bun2picture book
- 門童mun4 tung4doorman
- 黑警hak1 ging2police who are affiliated with triads ----
- 武職mou5 zik1military official
- 細粉sai3 fan2powder
- 卷繞gyun2 jiu5to wind
- 姐係ze1 hai6to be; to be equal to; to mean
- 行地方haang4 dei6 fong1to go travelling around
- 黃犬wong4 hyun2yellow-dog
- 高材gou1 coi4great talent
- 碌蔗luk1 ze3stupid person; idiot; fool [colloquial]
- 槽頭cou4 tau4feeding trough in stable
- 跌親dit3 can1to tumble; to fall over; to fall down; to fall on one's face
- 單模daan1 mou4single mode
- 文告man4 gou3written statement
- 咬牙ngaau5 ngaa4to clench one's teeth
- 帆船牌faan4 syun4 paai4the police [colloquial]
- 跑龍套paau2 lung4 tou3to play a small role
- 扣底kau3 dai2meal order instruction, to decrease the portion of rice/noodles in a dish, it doesn't apply to meat or vegetables; a jargon from Hong Kong-style cafe; literally, to minus bottom
- 得中dak1 zung1moderate; appropriate; suitable
- 菸斗jin1 dau2variant of 煙斗|烟斗[yan1 dou3]
- 自古以來zi6 gu2 ji5 loi4since ancient times
- 精蟲zing1 cung4spermatozoon
- 爆擦baau3 caat3to have dry and cracked skin
- 大話精daai6 waa6 zing1noun; Spin doctor or big fat liar
- 戲仔hei3 zai2actor, actress (a dated term)
- 牀拼cong4 peng1backrest of a bed
- 妹豬mui1 zyu1an endearing term for girls and young women, lit. girl piggy
- 糧庫loeng4 fu3grain depot
- 做為zou6 wai4to act as
- 故墓gu3 mou6old tomb
- 着落zoek6 lok6a settlement; a decision; an arrangement
- 出輯ceot1 cap1(of a musician) to release an album
- 油占米jau4 zim1 mai5a top quality type of polished rice
- 債市zaai3 si5bond market (abbr. for 債券市場|债券市场[zhai4 quan4 shi4 chang3])
- 夾持gaap3 ci4to clamp
- 鄉愁hoeng1 sau4homesickness
- 指授zi2 sau6to instruct
- 駕崩gaa3 bang1(of an emperor) to pass away
- 狗奴gau2 nou4dog owner who spends large amounts of time, energy and money on taking care of their pet dogs, as if they are the slaves of their dogs; literally: dog slave
- 陰司jam1 si1hell
- 居禮geoi1 lai5variant of 居里[ju1 li3]
- 膽戰daam2 zin3to tremble with fear
- 曹白cou4 baak6elongate ilisha; Chinese herring; slender shad
- 拜懺baai3 caam3to hold a daytime Buddhist mass; (of a monk or nun) to read scripture to atone for sb's sins
- 殼質hok3 zat1chitin
- 游興jau4 hing3to be in the mood to go travelling
- 祕本bei3 bun2a treasured rare book
- 打魚蛋daa2 jyu4 daan2to squeeze a woman's breast [colloquial]
- 街市仔gaai1 si5 zai2small market; guys working in the market
- 尼加拉瓜nei4 gaa1 laai1 gwaa1Nicaragua
- 松本cung4 bun2Matsumoto (Japanese surname and place name)
- 小集團siu2 zaap6 tyun4faction
- 鄙夷pei2 ji4to despise; to look down on; to feel contempt for
- 沉降cam4 gong3to subside
- 火麒麟fo2 kei4 leon4Sensual Unicorn Magazine, a Hong Kong adult magazine
- 眼定定ngaan5 ding6 ding6(adverb) to describe how someone is looking
- 級差kap1 caa1differential (between grades)
- 貝果bui3 gwo2(loanword) bagel
- 擺彩baai2 coi2to compete for reputation [colloquial]
- 阿嫲aa3 maa4grandmother; father's mother (spoken)
- 骨料gwat1 liu2aggregate (sand or gravel used in concrete 混凝土)
- 輕量hing1 loeng6lightweight
- 標尺biu1 cek3surveyor's rod
- 貨仔fo3 zai2stuff
- 吊船diu3 syun4suspended working platform; gondola
- 謀食mau4 sik6to make a living
- 紥腳zaat3 goek3Foot binding
- 打假波daa2 gaa1 bo1match-fixing
- 隨著ceoi4 zyu3along with
- 混帳wan6 zoeng3unacceptable; jerk; shit (spoken)
- 醋埕cou3 cing4a vinegar jar; someone who gets jealous easily
- 茶餅caa4 beng2tea disc ----
- 睾丸gou1 jyun2testis; testicle
- 菸頭jin1 tau2cigarette butt
- 現眼報jin6 ngaan5 bou3a way of saying 'the retaliation of Karma' (Buddhist perspective); 'what goes around, comes around'
- 老辣lou5 laat6shrewd and ruthless
- 上賓soeng6 ban1distinguished guest; guest of honour
- 心材sam1 coi4pith
- 殘生caan4 sang1remaining years of one's life
- 黃花魚wong4 faa1 jyu2yellow croaker (fish)
- 截然不同zit6 jin4 bat1 tung4entirely different
- 喂呀wai3 aa4
- 鄰水leon4 seoi2see 鄰水縣|邻水县[Lin2 shui3 Xian4]
- 睇啱tai2 ngaam1chosen (spoken)
- 菠蘿蓋bo1 lo4 goi3(human body part) patella; kneecap or kneepan
- 解款車gaai3 fun2 ce1Armored Vehicles for transportation of valuables
- 剪影zin2 jing2paper-cut silhouette
- 耦合ngau5 hap6coupling (physics)
- 魚鉤jyu4 ngau1fishhook
- 礦層kwong3 cang4ore stratum
- 園境jyun4 ging2landscape
- 穩控man4 hung3to get (a situation) under control
- 食仔sik6 zai2to enter into a relationship with a boy/man, in particular to have casual sex with him
- 旗牌kei4 paai4flag or banner
- 回奉wui4 fung6to return a compliment
- 娶親ceoi2 can1to take a wife
- 殘本caan4 bun2extant fragment (of book)
- 背陰bui3 jam1in the shade
- 鋪戶pou3 wu6store
- 報童bou3 tung4paperboy
- 著涼zoek6 loeng4to catch cold
- 皮肉錢pei4 juk6 cin2money from prostitution [colloquial]
- 碼仔maa5 zai2cable tie mount
- 混鬧wan6 naau6to create a big problem out of nothing; to be deliberately provocative
- 摔打seot1 daa2to knock
- 寬亮fun1 loeng6wide and bright
- 油鋪jau4 pou2grocery store selling sundries
- 鋼管舞gong3 gun2 mou5pole dancing
- 擔帶daam1 daai3sense of responsibility
- 文竹man4 zuk1setose asparagus
- 責問zaak3 man6to demand an explanation
- 委曲wai2 kuk1to feel wronged; to feel aggrieved
- 麪餅min6 beng2dried noodles
- 跑山牌paau2 saan1 paai4the Marlboro cigarettes [colloquial]
- 敬老ging3 lou5to respect the elderly
- 水袋seoi2 doi2hydration reservoir
- 分系統fan1 hai6 tung2subsystem
- 游船jau4 syun4a cruise ship; boat rides
- 腦細nou5 sai3a pun on 老細, insinuating stupid boss
- 撥接but6 zip3dial-up (Internet connection)
- 輕裝hing1 zong1light pack/equipment
- 青羊cing1 joeng4see 青羊區|青羊区[Qing1 yang2 Qu1]
- 書券syu1 gyun3book voucher
- 大光燈daai6 gwong1 dang1big mouth; a kerosene lamp
- 害喜hoi6 hei2to react to pregnancy by experiencing morning sickness or a strong appetite for certain foods
- 中聯辦zung1 lyun4 baan6Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (abbr. for 中央人民政府駐香港特別行政區聯絡辦公室|中央人民政府驻香港特别行政区联络办公室[Zhong1 yang1 Ren2 min2 Zheng4 fu3 Zhu4 Xiang1 gang3 Te4 bie2 Xing2 zheng4 qu1 Lian2 luo4 Ban4 gong1 shi4]) or the equivalent office in Macao
- 竹管zuk1 gun2bamboo pipe
- 唔緊要m4 gan2 jiu3(slang) it doesn't matter; no worries
- 暈血wan4 hyut3to feel sick when seeing blood
- 野兔je5 tou3hare
- 喜糖hei2 tong2sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding)
- 毒奶duk6 naai5contaminated milk (esp. milk products adulterated with melamine in a 2008 scandal in China)
- 遲慢ci4 maan6slow
- 吹灰ceoi1 fui1to blow away dust
- 立立令laap3 laap3 ling3(adjective) shiny and sparkle
- 桿子gon1 zi2pole
- 㗎頭gaa4 tau4a derogatory way to refer to a Japanese person [colloquial]
- 真際zan1 zai3the truth
- 電燈膽din6 dang1 daam2(n.) a light bulb; the third wheel; an insensitive person who tags along with a couple, without realizing that the couple wants some privacy
- 返臺faan2 toi4to return to Taiwan
- 冰曲bing1 kuk1short hand for ice hockey
- 醖釀wan5 joeng6to brew; to ferment:
- 坑蒙haang1 mung4to swindle
- 靜悄悄zing6 ciu3 ciu3extremely quiet
- 帕子paak3 zi2kerchief
- 潮退ciu4 teoi3low tides; sea level to fall
- 閃眼sim2 ngaan5to dazzle
- 番茄汁faan1 ke2 zap1tomato juice
- 警醒ging2 sing2to be alert
- 鎮靜劑zan3 zing6 zai1tranquilizer
- 邊幅bin1 fuk1fringes of cloth
- 玩遍waan4 pin3to visit (a large number of places)
- 解困gaai2 kwan3to resolve from difficulty or puzzlement
- 豬網油zyu1 mong5 jau4mesentery of a pig; pork caul fat; pork fat netting; pork lace fat
- 猛片maang5 pin2box office hit
- 打爆機daa2 baau3 gei1finish all stages of a game (spoken)
- 爛帳laan6 zoeng3messy accounts ----
- 婚配fan1 pui3to marry
- 棋局kei2 guk6state of play in a game of chess
- 正誤zing3 ng6true or false?
- 弱爆joek6 baau3(slang) weak
- 財勢coi4 sai3wealth and influence
- 三味線saam1 mei6 sin3shamisen, three-stringed Japanese musical instrument
- 搖頭丸jiu4 tau4 jyun2Ecstasy
- 馴化seon4 faa3to tame
- 承印sing4 jan3to do printing as business
- 銀灰ngan4 fui1silvery grey
- 冬奧dung1 ou3Winter Olympic Games
- 毛囊mou4 nong4hair follicle
- 炒股caau2 gu2(coll.) to speculate in stocks
- 熟炒suk6 caau2to stir-fry ingredients that have been cooked or partially cooked
- 色膽sik1 daam2boldness in pursuing one's sexual urges
- 邊患bin1 waan6foreign invasion
- 結殼git3 hok3crust; crusting; incrustation
- 鏈結lin4 git3to link together; to connect (in a systematic or chain-like way); linkage
- 藥材舖joek6 coi4 pou2a herbal medicine shop
- 湯劑tong1 zai1decoction
- 秘製bei3 zai3to prepare (food etc) using a secret recipe
- 主控zyu2 hung3chief prosecutor
- 丹毒daan1 duk6erysipelas (medicine)
- 燒煮siu1 zyu2to cook
- 碎錢seoi3 cin2loose change
- 牀圍cong4 wai4crib bupmer; crib liner
- 番麥faan1 mak6(Tw) corn (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [huan-be̍h])
- 分類廣告fan1 leoi6 gwong2 gou3classified advertising
- 精仔zeng1 zai2smart person (spoken)
- 山長水遠saan1 coeng4 seoi2 jyun5(idiom) long and arduous journey
- 話啫waa6 ze1a modal particle used by the speaker to show that they do not totally agree with something, actual interpretation varies depending on the context, such as 'in saying so, but....'; 'only applies to....but as for'; 'like one says...'
- 哼聲hang1 seng1hum
- 墓塔mou6 taap3funerary pagoda
- 茶鏡caa4 geng3bronze tinted mirror, glass
- 犬部hyun2 bou6refers to the Kangxi (radical 94) 犬 part of a Chinese character
- 世界大戰sai3 gaai3 daai6 zin3world war
- 驚急ging1 gap1stunned and anxious
- 溫習wan1 zaap6to review (a lesson etc)
- 偽善ngai6 sin6hypocritical
- 按脈on3 mak6to feel (take) the pulse
- 陽痿joeng4 wai2(medicine) impotence
- 摺刀zip3 dou1folding knife