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- 哭靈huk1 ling4to weep before a coffin or a memorial to the dead
- 會澤wui6 zaak6see 會澤縣|会泽县[Hui4 ze2 Xian4]
- 揚手joeng4 sau2to raise one's hand; to wave one's hand
- 藍藥水laam4 joek6 seoi2gentian violet, a topical antiseptic
- 麩質fu1 zat1gluten
- 輕判hing1 pun3to impose a light sentence; to warrant a less severe punishment
- 積惡zik1 ok3accumulated evil
- 雄貓hung4 maau1male cat, usually 公貓|公猫[gong1 mao1]
- 三缺一saam1 kyut3 jat1short of one player (mahjong); three-person mahjong
- 覈心hat6 sam1
- 放貴利fong3 gwai3 lei2to loan money with high interest; loan-sharking
- 瞎搞hat6 gaau2to fool around
- 胡臭wu4 cau3variant of 狐臭[hu2 chou4]
- 煲呔bou1 taai1bowtie (spoken)
- 模寫mou4 se2variant of 摹寫|摹写[mo2 xie3]
- 聚談zeoi6 taam4to have a discussion in a group
- 鋪底pou3 dai2shop fittings
- 拋網paau1 mong5netting; to cast the net
- 布魯塞爾bou3 lou5 coi3 ji5Brussels, capital of Belgium
- 文童man4 tung4a person studying for the imperial examinations
- 㗎仔gaa4 zai2the slang for 'a Japanese youngster'
- 紙灰zi2 fui1ash from burnt paper
- 嗜血si3 hyut3bloodthirsty
- 油餅jau4 beng2deep-fried doughcake
- 牌友paai2 jau2fellow player in a mahjong or card game
- 收銀機sau1 ngan2 gei1cash register
- 長命雨coeng4 meng6 jyu5continuous rain
- 武庫mou5 fu3arsenal
- 剪布zin2 bou3to cut a cloth
- 游乾水jau4 gon1 seoi2playing mahjong (slang)
- 花材faa1 coi4flowers for floral decorations
- 躲雨do2 jyu5to take shelter from the rain
- 割包got3 baau1see 刈包[gua4 bao1]
- 重荷cung5 ho6heavy load
- 骰盅sik1 zung1dice cup
- 拖糧to1 loeng4to owe wage; back pay
- 八卦婆baat3 gwaa3 po2(slang) a nosy woman
- 大眼雞daai6 ngaan5 gai1a type of fish; a sailing junk
- 偏註pin1 zyu3to stress in a prejudiced way
- 鑽圈zyun1 hyun1jumping through hoops (as acrobatic show)
- 下月haa6 jyut6next month
- 徐水ceoi4 seoi2see 徐水區|徐水区[Xu2 shui3 Qu1]
- 結脈git3 mak6knotted or slow pulse (TCM)
- 驚怪ging1 gwaai3to marvel
- 噴油pan3 jau2paint spraying
- 直呼zik6 fu1to say straightforwardly
- 慨歎koi3 taan3to sigh with regret
- 纔然coi4 jin4just recently
- 羊毛衫joeng4 mou4 saam1wool sweater; cardigan
- 律令leot6 ling6Ritsuryō, law; imperative
- 沉香cam4 hoeng1Chinese eaglewood; agarwood tree; lignum aloes (Aquilaria agallocha)
- 退卻teoi3 koek3to retreat
- 借一借ze3 jat1 ze3"excuse me" (asking someone to make way); to borrow
- 內袋noi6 doi6inner pocket
- 㗎話gaa4 waa2modal particle used at the end of a conditional statement; Japanese language
- 鱟魚hau6 jyu2horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus)
- 摩度mo1 dou6a model
- 髮泥faat3 nai4hair clay
- 己糖gei2 tong4hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖[pu2 tao5 tang2]
- 旗桿kei4 gon1flag post
- 暖蛋nyun5 daan2hand warmer with a hard plastic cover
- 縱貫zung1 gun3lit. warp string in weaving
- 赤魚cek3 jyu2golden tail; yellowback seabream
- 喪氣song3 hei3to feel disheartened
- 全休cyun4 jau1complete rest (after an illness)
- 不知bat1 zi1not to know
- 開釋hoi1 sik1to release (a prisoner)
- 撲滿pok3 mun5piggy bank
- 異父ji6 fu6with different father (e.g. of half-brother)
- 不二價bat1 ji6 gaa3one price for all
- 大風吹daai6 fung1 ceoi1"The Wind Blows", a game in which one player calls out a category, all players who match it must change seats, and the person left without a seat becomes "it" (鬼[gui3])
- 金魚佬gam1 jyu4 lou2pedophile (slang, referring to the case of a Hong Kong child abductor who lured girls with the prospect of seeing "goldfish" in his apartment)
- 天水圍tin1 seoi2 wai4the name of a place in Hong Kong: Tin Shui Wai
- 講閒話gong2 haan4 waa2to gossip
- 合眾hap6 zung3mass
- 塔吊taap3 diu3tower crane
- 窮餓kung4 ngo6exhausted and hungry
- 呼機fu1 gei1pager
- 遑論wong4 leon6let alone
- 安閒on1 haan4peaceful and carefree
- 探奇taam3 kei4to seek unusual scenery or places
- 認帳jing6 zoeng3to admit what one has said or done; to admit responsibility; literally: to acknowledge a debt
- 舊患gau6 waan6old wound; old injury
- 妨害fong4 hoi6to jeopardize
- 花旗國faa1 kei4 gwok3USA (land of the stars and stripes)
- 懷鄉waai4 hoeng1homesick
- 吉之島gat1 zi1 dou2JUSCO, Japanese chain of hypermarkets
- 批匯pai1 wui6to approve use of foreign currency
- 卒業zeot1 jip6to complete a course of study (old)
- 馬拉糕maa5 laai1 gou1Cantonese sponge cake also known as mara cake
- 飽死baau2 sei2(verb) literally: 'to die from overeating'; to be too full from over-eating; (slang) to be disgusted
- 犬兒hyun2 ji4self-abasing term to address one's own son; literally, dog son
- 澳牛ou3 ngau2Australia Dairy Company, a cha chaan teng in Hong Kong
- 騷然sou1 jin4turbulent
- 第三世界dai6 saam1 sai3 gaai3Third World
- 塗家tou4 gaa1painter
- 短程dyun2 cing4short range
- 執碼zap1 maa5(in the kitchen of a restaurant) to gather all the ingredient of a dish in advance, that can ease the cook's job
- 波多黎各bo1 do1 lai4 gok3Puerto Rico, self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States
- 大把世界daai6 baa2 sai3 gaai3has a good prospect or bright future to earn lots of wealth (spoken)
- 洋氣joeng4 hei3Western style
- 發睏faat3 kwan3to get sleepy
- 月岩jyut6 ngaam4moon rock
- 性伴sing3 bun6sexual partner
- 連翹lin4 kiu4Forsythia
- 頂針ding2 zam1thimble
- 大灣區daai6 waan1 keoi1Greater Bay Area, established in 2017, consisting of Hong Kong, Macao and nine cities in Guangdong (abbr. for 粵港澳大灣區|粤港澳大湾区[Yue4 Gang3 Ao4 Da4 wan1 Qu1])
- 懶人包laan5 jan4 baau1(Tw) (neologism c. 2007) information presented in easily assimilable form (digest, summary, infographic etc)
- 夏令時haa6 ling6 si4daylight saving time
- 夾批gaap3 pai1critical annotations between the lines
- 例規lai6 kwai1Regulation
- 子丑zi2 cau2first two of the twelve earthly branches 十二地支
- 網膜mong5 mok2retina (anatomy)
- 靈床ling4 cong4bier
- 彼岸花bei2 ngon6 faa1red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)
- 聯席lyun4 zik6(formal) joint; to represent one's interest in a function/activity
- 富態fu3 taai3(euphemism) stout
- 火葬場fo2 zong3 coeng4crematorium
- 暈船wan4 syun4to become seasick
- 錫石sek3 sek6tin oxide SnO2
- 布草房bou3 cou2 fong4a clothes repairing workshop in a prison [colloquial]
- 洋鬼joeng4 gwai2see 洋鬼子[yang2 gui3 zi5]
- 心邪sam1 ce4dirty-minded; usually used to describe someone who interprets something neutral in a sexual way
- 打赤腳daa2 cek3 goek3to bare the feet
- 脈壓mak6 aat3blood pressure
- 慳家haan1 gaa1adj; describes people who are frugal, economical for supporting one's family
- 騷客sou1 haak3(literary) poet
- 破傷風po3 soeng1 fung1tetanus (lockjaw)
- 金錢肚gam1 cin4 tou5honeycomb tripe
- 講稿gong2 gou2the draft or text of a speech; script
- 灰土fui1 tou2dust
- 蓑衣so1 ji1woven rush raincoat
- 螺絲釘lo4 si1 deng1screw
- 私補si1 bou2private tuition; home tuition
- 餅底beng2 dai2the breaded/flour base of pizza, cakes, pastry, etc. that is used to hold the fillings
- 排長龍paai4 coeng4 lung4to be in a long queue
- 後賬hau6 zoeng3undisclosed account
- 充任cung1 jam6to fill a post of; to act as
- 經緯度ging1 wai5 dou6Latitude and longitude
- 粉擦fan2 caat2(noun) chalk eraser
- 唔曾m4 cang4have yet to; never
- 摸彩mo2 coi2to draw lots
- 毒蟲duk6 cung4poisonous insect (or spider etc); venomous snake
- 抹刀mut3 dou1scraper
- 飄渺piu1 miu5faintly discernible; indistinct; misty
- 視而不見si6 ji4 bat1 gin3(idiom) to turn a blind eye to; to ignore
- 溜達lau6 daat6to stroll
- 簡冊gaan2 caak3booklet; brochure
- 意譯ji3 jik6meaning (of foreign expression)
- 標杆biu1 gon1surveyor's pole
- 獨生女duk6 sang1 neoi2a daughter who is an only child
- 牛皮紙ngau4 pei4 zi2kraft paper
- 撳機gam6 gei1cash withdrawal at ATM (spoken)
- 沐浴露muk6 juk6 lou6shower gel
- 傷癒soeng1 jyu6(of injuries) to be healed; to recover
- 夾屋gaap3 uk1Sandwich Class Housing Scheme
- 話到尾waa6 dou3 mei5in conclusion
- 洋片joeng4 pin2children's game played with illustrated cards
- 判然pun3 jin4markedly
- 死賬sei2 zoeng3dormant bank account
- 風穴fung1 jyut6wind cave
- 糴米dek6 mai5to buy rice
- 網域mong5 wik6domain (on the Internet)
- 嚴整jim4 zing2(of troops) in neat formation
- 竭盡kit3 zeon6to use up; to exhaust
- 老賬lou5 zoeng3lit. old account
- 製定zai3 ding6Formulate
- 助劑zo6 zai1additive
- 例遲lai6 ci4late as always
- 靈恩ling4 jan1Charismatic Christianity
- 為食鬼wai6 sik6 gwai2a gourmand
- 黨旗dong2 kei4flag of a political party
- 網袋mong5 doi2string bag
- 借閱ze3 jyut6to borrow books to read
- 角鋼gok3 gong3angle iron
- 起雞皮hei2 gai1 pei4getting goose bumps
- 雙醣soeng1 tong4disaccharide
- 三不saam1 bat1the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase)
- 九孔gau2 hung2abalone (Haliotis diversicolor)
- 項圈hong6 hyun1necklace
- 要之jiu3 zi1in brief
- 釘板deng1 baan2to erect formwork for concrete molding
- 秘籍bei3 zik6rare book
- 良馬loeng4 maa5good horse
- 精算師zing1 syun3 si1actuary
- 苦思fu2 si1to think hard
- 走扇zau2 sin3not closing properly (of door, window etc)
- 球技kau4 gei6skills in playing a ball game
- 四鄰sei3 leon4one's nearest neighbors
- 滅失mit6 sat1loss (of sth through natural disaster, theft etc) (law)
- 賠笑pui4 siu3to smile apologetically or obsequiously
- 包賠baau1 pui4guarantee to pay compensations
- 開拔hoi1 bat6to set out (of troops)
- 卸膊se3 bok3describes the act of a person pushing
- 泛白faan3 baak6to be suffused with white; faded; bleached
- 唱針coeng3 zam1stylus (needle) of a record player
- 淺近cin2 gan6simple
- 煮飯仔zyu2 faan6 zai2cooking
- 長傾coeng4 king1a relationship in which you send messages to each other frequently
- 剪除zin2 ceoi4to eradicate