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- 匯劃wui6 waak6remittance
- 啱傾ngaam1 king1get along well; able to have a great conversation
- 大數據daai6 sou3 geoi3big data (computing)
- 跳箱tiu3 soeng1vaulting box
- 政治家zing3 zi6 gaa1statesman
- 送口果sung3 hau2 gwo2dried fruits taken with Chinese medicine
- 少刻siu2 hak1a short while
- 拼鬥ping3 dau3to engage (in a fight)
- 快速公路faai3 cuk1 gung1 lou6Expressway
- 旗標kei4 biu1flag
- 阿塞拜疆aa3 coi3 baai3 goeng1Azerbaijan
- 生雞精saang1 gai1 zing1chicken essense
- 起筷hei2 faai3bon appétit (spoken)
- 傾動king1 dung6to admire
- 克里米亞hak1 lei5 mai5 aa3Crimea
- 授業sau6 jip6(literary) to teach
- 撳錢gam6 cin2withdrawing money from a cash machine
- 串線cyun3 sin3to get the lines crossed
- 錫蘭sek3 laan4Ceylon (former name of Sri Lanka)
- 割接got3 zip3(network) cutover
- 戒掉gaai3 diu6to abstain; to give up (a bad habit)
- 擠落zai1 lok6(coll.) to push aside
- 亂立立lyun6 lap6 lap2messy
- 立立亂laap6 laap6 lyun6(adj.) describes a chaotic situation or relationship; describes a surface or a space, e.g. a desk or a room, that is very untidy.
- 冒簽mou6 cim1to forge someone's signature
- 倒休dou3 jau1to shift holidays, taking a weekday off
- 細鹽sai3 jim4refined salt
- 公畝gung1 mau5are (1 are = 1⁄100 hectare, or 100 m²)
- 糯米酒no6 mai5 zau2Glutinous rice wine
- 串講cyun3 gong2Synopsis explain
- 議助ji5 zo6short for "議員助理", i.e. assistant of a councilor (usually referring to assistants of lawmakers)
- 用於jung6 jyu1to use in; to use on; to use for
- 一舉一動jat1 geoi2 jat1 dung6(idiom) every movement; each and every move
- 波砵bo1 but1football boots [colloquial]
- 踩綫caai2 sin3to check out the route in advance to gather information
- 捉鬼zuk1 gwai2to catch a ghost
- 得閑dak1 haan4not busy; free (spoken)
- 傾數king1 sou3negotiate
- 穩練wan2 lin6steady and proficient
- 士多房si6 do1 fong2store room (spoken)
- 絨毛jung2 mou4fur
- 滅火筒mit6 fo2 tung2fire extinguisher
- 無人機mou4 jan4 gei1drone; unmanned aerial vehicle
- 大豆芽daai6 dau2 ngaa4soy bean sprouts
- 好去hou2 heoi3bon voyage
- 㗎佬gaa4 lou2the slang for 'a Japanese guy'
- 秋菜cau1 coi3autumn vegetables
- 捉實zuk1 sat6to hold tight; to grab tight
- 奉系fung6 hai6Fengtian clique (of northern warlords)
- 深筆字sam1 bat1 zi6traditional Chinese characters (dialect)
- 楊朱joeng4 zyu1Yang Zhu (c. 440-360 BC), Chinese philosopher advocating ethical egoism
- 奉節fung6 zit3see 奉節縣|奉节县[Feng4 jie2 Xian4]
- 涼氣loeng4 hei3cooling
- 淺短cin2 dyun2narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill)
- 說不定syut3 bat1 ding6can't say for sure
- 生孃saang1 noeng4biological mother
- 個把go3 baa2(coll.) about one; one or so
- 手尾長sau2 mei1 coeng4a lot of follow-up to do; something that is likely to cause long-drawn-out issues
- 雜戲zaap6 hei3acrobatics
- 辣着laat3 zoek6to provoke anger; to make someone angry
- 授命sau6 ming6to give orders
- 分辯fan1 bin6to explain the facts
- 中更zung1 gang1a title for the Chinese lords; changes in the middle of a process; a working shift in the middle of a day
- 拼裝ping3 zong1to assemble
- 想到soeng2 dou3to think of
- 碼釘maa5 deng1staple
- 擅於sin6 jyu1to be good at; to be skilled in
- 回溯wui4 sou3to recall
- 更好gang3 hou2better [written and colloquial]
- 鬆毛狗sung1 mou4 gau2Chow Chow, a dog breed
- 弊家伙bai6 gaa1 fo2"oh no!"
- 掃硬sou3 ngaang6to totally wipe out
- 下落不明haa6 lok6 bat1 ming4unaccounted
- 規整kwai1 zing2according to a pattern
- 林鄭lam4 zeng6Carrie Lam (1957-), chief executive of Hong Kong 2017-, full name 林鄭月娥|林郑月娥[Lin2 Zheng4 Yue4 e2] Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor
- 撞啱zong6 ngaam1just happen to (spoken)
- 鬧賊naau6 caak6(coll.) to be burglarized
- 腋窩jik6 wo1armpit
- 講到尾gong2 dou3 mei5after all
- 監粗gaam3 cou1(of people and things) to compel; unyieldingly; by force
- 床鋪cong4 pou1bed
- 井水zeng2 seoi2well water
- 陪葬pui4 zong3to be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects)
- 卡債kaat1 zaai3credit card debt
- 蒙特利爾mung4 dak6 lei6 ji5Montreal, city in Quebec, Canada
- 草龜cou2 gwai1Chinese pond turtle
- 碳紙taan3 zi2(noun) carbon paper
- 尋問cam4 man6to inquire
- 狼狂long4 kong4
- 雞摩gai1 mo1cheap motor, usually refers to the default one comes with mini 4WD Car
- 獻寶hin3 bou2to present a treasure
- 雅興ngaa5 hing3refined and elegant attitude of mind
- 打油詩daa2 jau4 si1humorous poem
- 扇風sin3 fung1to fan oneself
- 各式各樣gok3 sik1 gok3 joeng6(of) all kinds and sorts
- 牀鋪cong4 pou1bed; bedding
- 戛納gaat3 naap6Cannes (France)
- 隋朝ceoi4 ciu4Sui dynasty (581-617)
- 冇理由mou5 lei5 jau4"impossible"; "implausible"; "it cannot be"
- 廠妹cong2 mui1(derog.) young woman who works in a factory
- 莊客zong1 haak3farm hand
- 掛號信gwaa3 hou6 seon3registered letter
- 碗布wun2 bou3(noun) dishcloth; a dish towel
- 熟口面suk6 hau2 min6face looks familiar (spoken)
- 熟面口suk6 min6 hau2(adjective + noun) recognisable face; familiar face
- 灰甲fui1 gaap3onychomycosis
- 床友cong4 jau2(slang) friend with benefits
- 租稅zou1 seoi3taxation
- 踹單車caai2 daan1 ce1to ride a bicycle [colloquial]
- 河童ho4 tung4kappa, a child-size humanoid water creature in Japanese folklore
- 畢設bat1 cit3graduation project (abbr. for 畢業設計|毕业设计[bi4 ye4 she4 ji4])
- 慳返haan1 faan1to save one's effort
- 初版co1 baan2(of publications) first edition
- 門釦mun4 kau3door latch
- 靜點zing6 dim2a hospital drip
- 病殘beng6 caan4sick or disabled
- 撞死馬zong6 sei2 maa5verb; literally: hit and kill the horse, Metaphor for people running amok or rampaged
- 出爾反爾ceot1 ji5 faan2 ji5old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word
- 罅隙laa3 kwik1gap
- 武勝mou5 sing3see 武勝縣|武胜县[Wu3 sheng4 Xian4]
- 過日gwo3 jat6
- 砵酒but1 zau2port (wine)
- 此時此刻ci2 si4 ci2 hak1at this very moment
- 萌發mang4 faat3to sprout
- 不成文bat1 sing4 man4unwritten (rule)
- 集材zaap6 coi4(forestry) to log; to skid; to yard
- 香蕈hoeng1 cam5shiitake (Lentinus edodes), an edible mushroom
- 墓石mou6 sek6tombstone; gravestone
- 消夏siu1 haa6to spend the summer
- 鋪擺pou1 baai2to display (goods)
- 衣甲ji1 gaap3armor
- 請鎗ceng2 coeng1paying someone to inpersonate or disguise as one (slang)
- 麂皮geng1 pei2suede
- 氣沖沖hei3 cung1 cung1furious; enraged
- 中拳zung3 kyun4to be hit with a fist; to be punched
- 異體字ji6 tai2 zi6variant Chinese character
- 銀髮族ngan4 faat3 zuk6the elderly
- 稱揚cing1 joeng4to praise
- 遠揚jyun5 joeng4(fame) spreads far and wide
- 埋席maai4 zik6to take one's seat at a banquet, ceremony
- 攜眷kwai4 gyun3accompanied by one's dependents
- 漁人jyu4 jan4fisherman
- 取而代之ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1(idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
- 要衝jiu3 cung1road hub
- 遲頓ci4 deon6inactive
- 醜劇cau2 kek6absurd drama
- 薩爾瓦多saat3 ji5 ngaa5 do1El Salvador
- 報賬bou3 zoeng3to report expenses
- 琴酒kam4 zau2gin (Taiwan variant of 金酒[jin1 jiu3])
- 洋菜joeng4 coi3agar
- 遍身pin3 san1over the whole body
- 氣袋hei3 doi2airbag
- 福岡fuk1 gong1Fukuoka (city in Japan, capital of Fukuoka prefecture)
- 他用taa1 jung6other use
- 油炸蟹jau4 zaa3 haai5(noun) deep fried crabs
- 前胃cin4 wai6proventriculus
- 慢鏡maan6 geng3slow motion
- 茶箱caa4 soeng1tea box; chabako; box for storing tea leaves and tea utensils jpn:ちゃばこ
- 割取got3 ceoi2to cut off
- 防偽fong4 ngai6to prevent counterfeiting; anti-counterfeiting
- 斬波zaam2 bo1soccer jargon;to cross, crossing pass or crossing kick - to kick hard on the ball's bottom, sometimes adding side spin, making it flies to the sky with a parabolic path, usually used in a long pass, free kick or corner kick
- 坦陳taan2 can4to reveal
- 龜船gwai1 syun4"turtle ship", armored warship used by Koreans in fighting the Japanese during the Imjin war of 1592-1598 壬辰倭亂|壬辰倭乱[ren2 chen2 wo1 luan4]
- 落嘴頭lok6 zeoi2 tau4persuading hard (spoken)
- 託付tok3 fu6entrust
- 往昔wong5 sik1the past
- 反文旁faan2 man4 pong4(colloquial) grapheme 攵 (variant form of Kangxi radical 66, 攴)
- 砧板zam1 baan2cutting board; chopping block
- 糧農loeng4 nung4food and agriculture
- 鼓點gu2 dim2drumbeat; drum rhythm; drumming pattern
- 銅記tung4 gei3nickname of Causeway Bay
- 痲瘋maa4 fung1leprosy
- 釋教sik1 gaau3Buddhism
- 矮門ai2 mun2smaller doors next to the front door
- 付帳fu6 zoeng3to pay
- 瑜伽墊jyu4 gaa1 zin3yoga mat
- 敗兵baai6 bing1routed soldiers
- 撈頭laau1 tau4derogatory address by Cantonese to Northern Chinese; see 撈鬆 laau1 sung1 for the origin
- 和胃wo4 wai6to settle/ harmonize the stomach; some food or medicine that good for the stomach
- 串口cyun3 hau2serial port (computing)
- 緻密zi3 mat6fine; dense; compact
- 滑環waat6 waan4slip ring
- 空竹hung1 zuk1Chinese yo-yo
- 相比之下soeng1 bei2 zi1 haa6by comparison
- 沉雷cam4 leoi4deep growling thunder
- 最是zeoi3 si6(before an adjective, to indicate superlative degree) the most ...
- 賭氣dou2 hei3to act in a fit of pique
- 揚聲joeng4 sing1to speak loudly; to call out; to speak at a higher volume
- 鼓起gu2 hei2to summon one's (courage, faith etc)
- 蛇去邊se4 heoi3 bin1where are you going to hang out [colloquial]
- 袋裝doi6 zong1packed in bags
- 公休gung1 jau1to have a public holiday; to have an official holiday
- 萃取zyut3 ceoi2(chemistry) liquid-liquid extraction (aka solvent extraction); to extract
- 鏈接lin6 zip3to link; to catenate
- 鋪床pou1 cong4to make a bed
- 為食貓wai6 sik6 maau1(noun) a foodie; a food lover; a glutton; a gourmand
- 踩雷caai2 leoi4to step on a mine
- 文藝復興man4 ngai6 fuk6 hing1the Renaissance
- 塞耳sak1 ji5to block one's ears (not wishing to hear)
- 鬆骨sung1 gwat1a two-handed massage technique; to hit; to strike (humorous)