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- 寶箱bou2 soeng1treasure chest
- 黨慶dong2 hing3anniversary of a political party
- 石狗公sek6 gau2 gung1rockfish (spoken)
- 劍客gim3 haak3swordsman
- 失迷sat1 mai4to lose one's way
- 陰招jam1 ziu1dirty trick
- 藴含wan5 ham4Contains
- 伴熱bun6 jit6electric heat tracing; steam tracing (for maintaining the temperature of pipes etc)
- 班際baan1 zai3interclass
- 補針bou2 zam1Closure of episiotomy
- 讕醒laan2 sing2act smart (spoken)
- 得要dak1 jiu3to need
- 要得jiu3 dak1good
- 清真教cing1 zan1 gaau3Islam
- 辣更naat3 gaang1to make a surprise inspection to check on subordinates' work; literally: to burn a shift
- 榴槤lau4 lin4variant of 榴蓮|榴莲[liu2 lian2]
- 閒計haan4 gai2chat
- 好嗎hou2 maa1*3is it ok?; is it alright?; is it good or not? [written and colloquial]
- 羅漢果lo4 hon3 gwo2monk fruit, the sweet fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii, a vine of the Curcubitaceae family native to southern China and northern Thailand, used in Chinese medicine
- 速勝cuk1 sing3rapid victory
- 捨下se2 haa6to abandon
- 釘橋deng1 kiu4homophonic for 'thank you'
- 雜牌zaap6 paai4inferior brand; little-known brand
- 橫心waang4 sam1to steel oneself
- 農友nung4 jau5our peasant friends (political term used in the early years of the Old Democratic Revolution, 1840-1919)
- 偏移pin1 ji4displacement
- 世泥sai3 nai4superstitious
- 斷莊tyun5 zong1a university term used to refer to a student organization on campus that does not have upcoming members to take over
- 試身室si3 san1 sat1fitting room
- 情郎cing4 long4boyfriend
- 馬掌maa5 zoeng2the cutin skin of a horse's hoof
- 打圓場daa2 jyun4 coeng4to help to resolve a dispute
- 討米tou2 mai5to beg for food
- 牛腩ngau4 naam5brisket (esp. Cantonese)
- 泛讀faan3 duk6(language education) to read swiftly, aiming to get the gist
- 雞甩gai1 nan1loose faeces of a chicken
- 打單泡daa2 daan1 paau1noun; single, one person alone.
- 漆皮鞋cat1 pei2 haai4patent leather shoes
- 刻寫hak1 se2to inscribe
- 舞麒麟mou5 kei4 leon2Unicorn dance
- 撐甲zaang6 gaap3ingrown nail
- 電錶din6 biu1electricity meter; kilowatt-hour meter
- 在前zoi6 cin4ahead
- 甩班lat1 baan1to fail to depart or arrive on schedule
- 掛懷gwaa3 waai4concerned
- 激死人gik1 sei2 jan4it so annoying that it's killing me (spoken)
- 三年saam1 nin4three years
- 蠻族maan4 zuk6barbarian; savage foreigners
- 汗青hon4 ceng1bamboo slips, used for writing words on in the past
- 好瞓hou2 fan3had a great sleep
- 日新jat6 san1in constant progress
- 積澱zik1 din6deposits accumulated over long periods
- 易拉架ji6 laai1 gaa2a pull-up banner; a roll-up banner
- 撐起caang3 hei2to be the (often only) backbone of an organisation, so that it will not collapse
- 安全網on1 cyun4 mong5safety net
- 代填doi6 tin4to fill in a form for sb else
- 大細路daai6 sai3 lou6kidult
- 大山婆daai6 saan1 po4a large, stout woman [colloquial]
- 焗暑guk6 syu2heatstroke; sunstroke
- 喜興hei2 hing3joyous; delighted; merry
- 礦床kwong3 cong4(mineral) deposit
- 食死貓sik6 sei2 maau1(slang) to be a scapegoat; to be framed; to take the blame for someone else's mistakes or wrongdoings
- 冇問題mou5 man6 tai4"no problem"
- 脫軌tyut3 gwai2to leave the rails
- 塘沽tong4 gu1Tanggu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海新區|滨海新区[Bin1 hai3 xin1 qu1]
- 甜尿tim4 niu6diabetes
- 手掙sau2 zang1elbow
- 輯集cap1 zaap6to anthologize
- 紋銀man4 ngan2fine silver
- 三都saam1 dou1see 三都水族自治縣|三都水族自治县[San1 du1 Shui3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
- 試斬si3 zaam2Tameshigiri
- 涼麵loeng4 min6cold noodles
- 嘴琴zeoi2 kam4Jew's harp
- 湯力水tong1 lik6 seoi2tonic water
- 敬神ging3 san4to respect a deity
- 摯誠zi3 sing4sincere
- 冷不防laang5 bat1 fong4unexpectedly
- 明串ming4 cyun3to blatantly provoke or taunt somebody
- 歐羅巴au1 lo4 baa1Europe
- 由此可見jau4 ci2 ho2 gin3from this, it can be seen that...
- 填空tin4 hung1to fill a job vacancy
- 練馬師lin6 maa5 si1horse trainers
- 警世ging2 sai3to serve as a warning to the world at large
- 眼瞓ngaan5 fan3sleepy (Cantonese)
- 回敬wui4 ging3to return a compliment
- 敲入haau1 jap6to key in
- 湊手cau3 sau2at hand
- 玉音juk2 jam1(deferential) your letter
- 鬥艦dau3 laam6fighting ship
- 晚頭夜maan5 tau4 je2night
- 大浪灣daai6 long6 waan1the name of a place in Hong Kong: Big Wave Bay
- 選輯syun2 cap1a artistic or literary compilation of selected works
- 竹板zuk1 baan2bamboo clapper boards used in folk theater
- 秦都ceon4 dou1see 秦都區|秦都区[Qin2 du1 Qu1]
- 滑塊waat6 faai3runner block; sliding block
- 話得埋waa6 dak1 maai4predictable
- 閃燈sim2 dang1flash
- 最新zeoi3 san1latest
- 浪女long6 neoi5loose woman
- 痾屎o1 si2to poop; to defecate [colloquial]
- 永居wing5 geoi1permanent residency (abbr. for 永久居留權|永久居留权[yong3 jiu3 ju1 liu2 quan2])
- 樓奴lau2 nou4mortgage slave; person who works like a slave to pay off mortgage or save enough money for first instalment
- 棄將hei3 zoeng3castoff
- 撲料pok3 liu2to search everywhere for news
- 印表機jan3 biu2 gei1printer (Tw)
- 餵料wai3 liu2to feed (also fig.)
- 那是naa5 si6(coll.) of course
- 通天曉tung1 tin1 hiu2a person who knows everything
- 等下dang2 haa5wait a moment [written and colloquial]
- 息心sik1 sam1verb; meditation, concentrate; feel relieved
- 探摸taam3 mo2to feel for sth
- 恣意zi3 ji3without restraint
- 雲岩wan4 ngaam4see 雲岩區|云岩区[Yun2 yan2 Qu1]
- 虎蝦fu2 haa1tiger prawn
- 校曆haau6 lik6school calendar
- 吞金tan1 gam1to commit suicide by swallowing gold
- 白澤baak6 zaak6Bai Ze or White Marsh, legendary creature of ancient China
- 水瓜seoi2 gwaa1sponge gourd
- 角釘gok3 deng1corner bracket (for securing the corner of a picture frame etc)
- 㗎妹gaa4 mui1Japanese girl (slang)
- 亂揈lyun6 fing6Spend extravagantly
- 偏護pin1 wu6to protect a croney
- 閒空haan4 hung1idle
- 隨心所欲ceoi4 sam1 so2 juk6(idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases
- 製造業zai3 zou6 jip6manufacturing industry
- 帶協daai3 hip3to look after (especially with respect to one's career prospects); to bring benefit to
- 迫不及待bik1 bat1 kap6 doi6(idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay
- 背靠bui3 kaau3to lean one's back against
- 零雜ling4 zaap6bit and pieces
- 細細個sai3 sai3 go3a very young age
- 溜冰場lau4 bing1 coeng4ice rink
- 工聯會gung1 lyun4 wui2noun; Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions
- 賓詞ban1 ci4predicate
- 獨仔duk6 zai2an only son; the only child (who is male)
- 泥質nai4 zat1muddy
- 這位ze5 wai6this (person)
- 甘德gam1 dak1see 甘德縣|甘德县[Gan1 de2 Xian4]
- 糰子tyun4 zi2dango (Japanese dumpling)
- 佛曆fat6 lik6Buddhist calendar
- 瞓身fan3 san1try the best; to devote oneself to
- 用來jung6 loi4to be used for
- 滴管dik6 gun2intravenous drip tube
- 模壓mou4 aat3mold pressing
- 那種naa5 zung2that kind of
- 導尿dou6 niu6to insert a urinary catheter
- 細挑sai3 tiu1slender
- 豬八怪zyu1 baat3 gwaai3A figurative to describe an ugly person
- 單撈daan1 lou1to download
- 死貓彈sei2 maau1 daan6(financial term of Wall Street) dead cat bounce
- 病邪beng6 ce4pathogeny (cause of disease) in TCM
- 私慾si1 juk6personal desires
- 頸子geng2 zi2neck
- 滴定dik6 ding6titration
- 做扒zou6 paa2(journalism) to be a stand-upper
- 武略mou5 loek6military strategy
- 桑科song1 fo1Moraceae (type of flowering plant)
- 授計sau6 gai3to confide a plan to sb
- 禁衛gam3 wai6defense of the imperial palace or of the capital
- 下弦haa6 jin4last quarter, aka third quarter (phase of the moon)
- 射龜se6 gwai1standing in front of the goal and being shot with balls after losing a match as a punishment
- 鄰邊leon4 bin1adjacent side
- 紋章man4 zoeng1coat of arms
- 醒少少sing2 siu2 siu2better watch out!; better be careful!; wise up!; pay attention! (given as an advice or warning) [colloquial]
- 鴻圖hung4 tou4variant of 宏圖|宏图[hong2 tu2]
- 晚秋maan5 cau1late autumn
- 入倉jap6 cong1to store (in a warehouse or storage)
- 上弦soeng5 jin4to wind up a watch, clockwork toy etc
- 蟲洞cung4 dung6(physics) wormhole
- 健球gin6 kau4Kin-ball
- 行得埋haang4 dak1 maai4compatible (spoken)
- 點穴dim2 jyut6to hit a pressure point (martial arts)
- 感荷gam2 ho6be appreciated
- 雜配zaap6 pui3to mix
- 花鼓faa1 gu2flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum
- 甘州gam1 zau1see 甘州區|甘州区[Gan1 zhou1 Qu1]
- 學拳hok6 kyun2to learn boxing; literally: to learn to punch
- 三弦saam1 jin4sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra
- 調休diu6 jau1to compensate for working on a holiday by resting on a workday
- 口水肩hau2 seoi2 gin1(noun) a bib
- 大陣daai6 zan6spine ----
- 外侮ngoi6 mou5(literary) foreign aggression
- 猛衝maang5 cung1to charge forward
- 佯稱joeng4 cing1Pretend; lie about
- 良久loeng4 gau2a good while
- 傷懷soeng1 waai4grieved
- 瑜伽褲jyu4 gaa1 fu3yoga pants
- 孔眼hung2 ngaan5hole (e.g. of sieve or colander)
- 丑牛cau2 ngau4Year 2, year of the Bull or Ox (e.g. 2009)
- 馬榮maa5 wing4Mayon (volcano in Philippines)
- 矮化ai2 faa3(plant pathology) to become stunted
- 休班jau1 baan1to be off duty
- 盈盈jing4 jing4(adjective) (of water) clean; (of person) good manners; great demeanour; (of person appearance) full of happiness; in a great mood
- 撤款cit3 fun2to withdraw money
- 料堆liu6 deoi1to stockpile
- 可就ho2 zau6certainly
- 切脈cit3 mak6to feel sb's pulse
- 電賀din6 ho6to congratulate through telecommunication
- 莎車saa1 ce1see 莎車縣|莎车县[Sha1 che1 Xian4]
- 抄書caau1 syu1to copy from the book
- 流千張lau4 cin1 zoeng1counterfeit bank notes [colloquial]