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- 預提jyu6 tai4to withhold (tax)
- 蹺妙kiu2 miu6(adjective) ingenious [colloquial]; nifty (noun) ingenuity; cleverness
- 誤機ng6 gei1to miss a plane
- 拋體paau1 tai2projectile
- 過江龍gwo3 gong1 lung4a booster cable; a jumper cable; someone or something from outside which has a profound effect on local affairs
- 奔馬ban1 maa5(literary) (swift like a) speeding horse
- 言責jin4 zaak3"responsibility of speech"
- 女伴neoi5 bun6female companion
- 十字路口sap6 zi6 lou6 hau2crossroads
- 花士令faa1 si6 ling2Vaseline
- 授與sau6 jyu5variant of 授予[shou4 yu3]
- 百家姓baak3 gaa1 sing1The Book of Family Names, anonymous Song dynasty reading primer listing 438 surnames
- 閃筆sim2 bat1glitter pen
- 小滴siu2 dik6droplet
- 釋法sik1 faat3to interpret the law
- 屎樣si2 joeng2shit looking; ugly looking; bad looking [colloquial]
- 五涼ng5 loeng4the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)
- 衛護wai6 wu6to guard
- 着涼zoek6 loeng4to catch a cold; to catch a chill
- 到得dou3 dak1to arrive at (some place or time)
- 士力水si6 lik1 seoi2solvent; denatured alcohol
- 順得人seon6 dak1 jan4'a yes person', someone who always agrees to the wishes of others [colloquial]
- 尚且soeng6 ce2(not) even
- 麗音lai6 jam1NICAM, Near Instantaneous Companded Audio Multiplex
- 劣等lyut3 dang2poor-quality; inferior
- 好時hou2 si4Hershey's (brand)
- 議付ji5 fu6negotiation (finance)
- 串女cyun3 neoi2female gangsters who hang around on the streets
- 嘴滑zeoi2 waat6talkative
- 作業系統zok3 jip6 hai6 tung2operating system (Tw)
- 中央銀行zung1 joeng1 ngan4 hong4central bank
- 段氏dyun6 si6a branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people
- 偶有ngau5 jau5to exist or happen sometimes
- 蠻幹maan4 gon3to act rashly
- 艦隻laam6 zek3warship
- 病童beng6 tung4sick child; especially referring to children with long-term illnesses
- 淺深cin2 sam1depth (archaic)
- 笑面虎siu3 min6 fu2man with a big smile and evil intentions
- 反顧faan2 gu3to glance back
- 溫標wan1 biu1temperature scale
- 執葉zap1 jip6homophone of '執業', profession; literally: picking leaves
- 慢速maan6 cuk1slow; low-speed
- 翔實coeng4 sat6complete and accurate
- 活泛wut6 faan3flexible
- 私影si1 jing2private photo shooting
- 擔大旗daam1 daai6 kei4describes the situation where a person has to be the leader to show the way
- 海碗hoi2 wun2very large bowl
- 的士佬dik1 si2 lou2(noun) a taxi driver
- 阿羅漢aa3 lo4 hon3arhat (Sanskrit)
- 顧主gu3 zyu2(old) customer
- 色稿sik1 gou2colour practice before the painting is officially coloured
- 倒賠dou2 pui4to sustain loss in trade
- 要看jiu3 hon1(it) depends on ...
- 史無前例si2 mou4 cin4 lai6(idiom) unprecedented in history
- 撐持caang1 ci4(fig.) to sustain
- 慳皮haan1 pei2to be savvy (with money)
- 帆船仔faan4 syun4 zai2a yawl; physeptone (a type of methadone) [colloquial]
- 加冠gaa1 gun1(in former times) coming-of-age ceremony at 20 years
- 脣膏seon4 gou1lipstick; lip blam
- 舊聞gau6 man4outdated news
- 授任sau6 jam6to appoint
- 輪滑leon4 waat6roller skating
- 泥鬼nai4 gwai2derogatory homophone for dump truck
- 扯落水ce2 lok6 seoi2to drag someone into a situation for which they are not to blame [colloquial]
- 尋根cam4 gan1to seek one's roots
- 賬本zoeng3 bun2account book
- 恨透han6 tau3to hate bitterly
- 民智man4 zi3people's knowledge
- 絞死gaau2 sei2to hang (i.e. execute by hanging)
- 羅預lo4 jyu6(old) very short unit of time (loanword, from Sanskrit)
- 串法cyun3 faat3spelling; way of spelling
- 百科全書baak3 fo1 cyun4 syu1encyclopedia
- 試金石si3 gam1 sek6touchstone
- 釋手sik1 sau2to let go
- 刮腳gwaat3 goek3(of shoes especially new ones) to hurt one's foot when wearing
- 富餘fu3 jyu4in surplus
- 嫁資gaa3 zi1dowry
- 額骨ngaak6 gwat1frontal bone (forehead)
- 腰封jiu1 fung1wide belt
- 暗鎖am3 so2built-in lock; concealed lock (flush with the surface, with only the keyhole visible) (contrasted with 明鎖|明锁[ming2 suo3] "exposed lock")
- 門扇mun4 sin3door
- 洋火joeng4 fo2(coll.) matches (old)
- 夏曆haa6 lik6the traditional Chinese lunar calendar
- 載波zoi3 bo1carrier wave
- 家裡gaa1 leoi5home
- 勁挺ging6 ting5strong
- 牆頭草coeng4 tau4 cou2sb who goes whichever way the wind blows
- 鋪蓋pou1 goi3to spread evenly over
- 復婚fuk6 fan1to remarry (the same person)
- 真釋zan1 sik1true explanation
- 主賓zyu2 ban1guest of honor
- 垂涎seoi4 jin4to drool; to salivate
- 原稿jyun4 gou2manuscript
- 配速pui3 cuk1(loanword) pace (when running)
- 出水紙ceot1 seoi2 zi2delivery order
- 武舉mou5 geoi2successful military candidate in the imperial provincial examination
- 釋經sik1 ging1exegesis
- 咪嚒mi1 mo1to be very slow in doing something; to take a long time to do something [colloquial]
- 切奶cit3 naai5a type of dance in Thailand
- 扑頭pok3 tau4socket and ratchet
- 越洋jyut6 joeng4to go overseas
- 殘部caan4 bou6defeated remnants
- 空心菜hung1 sam1 coi3water spinach; kangkung
- 泥肉nai4 juk6the layer of arable soil
- 熟思suk6 si1deliberation
- 燒衣siu1 ji1burning of paper clothes and offerings for ancestor
- 重辣cung5 laat6very spicy
- 皮殼pei4 hok3carapace
- 耳套ji5 tou3earmuff
- 螺絲鑽lo4 si1 zyun3auger
- 湊大cau3 daai6to raise a child or a pet
- 盤繞pun4 jiu2to coil (around sth)
- 吊具diu3 geoi6spreader (for pallet, container etc)
- 肉桂juk6 gwai3Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)
- 夥同fo2 tung4to accompany
- 公犬gung1 hyun2male dog
- 壓擠aat3 zai1to squeeze out
- 發騷faat3 sou1horny
- 甩賣lat1 maai6to mark down (the price of goods)
- 脈石mak6 sek6(mining) gangue
- 斗姆dau2 mou5Doumu or the Mother of the Big Dipper, a female deity
- 初階co1 gaai1beginning; elementary
- 藉故ze3 gu3to find an excuse
- 打火石daa2 fo2 sek6flint
- 頂硬上ding2 ngaang6 soeng5(verb) to keep or to stick to working on something despite difficulties; to hang on and continue doing something; to brave it out; to brace oneself to do something; to put a brave face on; to summon up courage
- 未冠mei6 gun3minor (old usage, person under 20)
- 微汗mei4 hon6small amount of sweat
- 鑽眼zyun1 ngaan5to drill a hole
- 打關斗daa2 gwaan1 dau2front rollover (slang)
- 花籃faa1 laam2basket of flowers; usually for special occasions
- 帶釦daai2 kau3buckle
- 炒散caau2 saan2to do casual work (mainly in the restaurant industry)
- 要賬jiu3 zoeng3to demand repayment
- 取模ceoi2 mou4modulo (math.)
- 燒骨siu1 gwat1roast ribs
- 特典dak6 din2privilege; special gift; bonus; periphery
- 糯米雞no6 mai5 gai1a common Chinese dim sum dish made from sticky rice, Chinese mushrooms, chicken, Chinese pork sausage etc. wrapped and steamed in a lotus leaf
- 遊導jau4 dou6tour guide
- 地底泥dei6 dai2 nai4a worthless wretch; a useless person [colloquial]
- 原訂jyun4 ding6to have originally planned
- 古體詩gu2 tai2 si1a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry, relatively free in form, usually having four, five, six or seven characters per line
- 拆彈caak3 daan2to dismantle bomb
- 衝壓cung1 aat3to stamp; to press (sheet metal)
- 關係網gwaan1 hai6 mong5network of people with whom one has dealings on the basis of "scratch my back and I'll scratch yours"
- 顧面gu3 min2to care about others' opinion; for the sake of one's face; to save face; to keep up one's appearances; to spare somebody's feelings
- 痢疾lei6 zat6dysentery
- 窘境kwan3 ging2awkward situation
- 端屎dyun1 si2to support a child (or invalid etc) while he or she defecates
- 良圖loeng4 tou4good plan
- 記事簿gei3 si6 bou2a memo book (recording events)
- 竹器zuk1 hei3utensil made of bamboo
- 十字鎬sap6 zi6 gou2pickaxe
- 撲落pok3 lok6to fall
- 電扇din6 sin3electric fan
- 國際臺gwok3 zai3 toi4ATV World
- 公筷gung1 faai3serving chopsticks
- 四葉草sei3 jip6 cou2four-leaf clover
- 虎字頭fu2 zi6 tau4name of "tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141)
- 爹利de1 lei2terrier
- 老東西lou5 dung1 sai1(derog.) old fool
- 關顧gwaan1 gu3take care of
- 福晉fuk1 zeon3in Qing dynasty, Manchurian word for wife
- 研磨ngaan4 mo4milling
- 手無寸鐵sau2 mou4 cyun3 tit3lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless
- 紅豆冰hung4 dau2 bing1(drink) red bean iced drink
- 騷料sou1 liu2to show one's skills; to show someone how tough one is [colloquial]
- 撈本lou1 bun2to get one's money back (esp. gambling)
- 番石榴faan1 sek6 lau2guava (fruit)
- 季父gwai3 fu6uncle (father's youngest brother)
- 後繼hau6 gai3to succeed to sby's job or position; to carry on
- 熱呼jit6 fu1variant of 熱乎|热乎[re4 hu5]
- 甩遠lat1 jyun5to cast far from oneself
- 搭腰daap3 jiu1harness pad (on draft animal)
- 獸父sau3 fu6(derog.) father who sexually abuses his own child
- 退租teoi3 zou1to stop leasing
- 戲玉hei3 juk2the highlight; the climax; the most interesting part (of a story, movie, etc.)
- 心甘sam1 gam1to be willing
- 擠緊zai1 gan2to squeeze
- 滴點dik6 dim2melting point (of lubricating oil)
- 緊擠gan2 zai1to pinch
- 蝦角haa1 gok3deep fried shrimp dumplings served with salad dressing
- 正當時zing3 dong1 si4the right time for sth
- 又要jau6 jiu3also want or need
- 庶民syu3 man4the multitude of common people (in highbrow literature)
- 慘然caam2 jin4grieved
- 波膽bo1 daam2Correct score
- 洋槍joeng4 coeng1western style guns (in former times)
- 營釘jing4 deng1tent peg
- 針筆zam1 bat1technical pen
- 捉魚zuk1 jyu2to catch fish
- 老生常談lou5 sang1 soeng4 taam4an old observation (idiom)
- 雞精書gai1 zing1 syu1a summarised revision guide [colloquial]
- 挾腳gep6 goek3shoes are too small for the feet; to squeeze the toes
- 破膽po3 daam2to be scared stiff
- 農藝nung4 ngai6agronomy
- 爸打baa1 daa2(From English 'brother') Bro, an appellation between forum members, meaning that everyone is just like brothers.
- 商旅soeng1 leoi5businessmen and travelers
- 粉彩fan2 coi2pastel
- 工作檯gung1 zok3 toi2workbench
- 好頸hou2 geng2good temper (slang)