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- 顧命gu3 meng6not willing to sacrifice; to be apprehensive of one's life
- 政紀zing3 gei2rules for political staff
- 做出zou6 ceot1to put out
- 神蹟san4 zik1(religious) miracle
- 她的taa1 dik1pronoun; her
- 白瓜子baak6 gwaa1 zi2(food) pumpkin seed kernels
- 西秦sai1 ceon4Western Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (385-431)
- 閃粉sim2 fan2glitter
- 英國人jing1 gwok3 jan4British person; the British
- 口胃hau2 wai6taste; preference
- 吞吃tan1 hek3to devour
- 西灣河sai1 waan1 ho2Sai Wan Ho, a town situated along the north-eastern coast of Hong Kong Island
- 電影院din6 jing2 jyun2cinema; movie theater
- 打豆daa2 dau2to insert an intravenous catheter
- 滑蛋waat6 daan2soft-scrambled egg (cooked until smooth and tender)
- 整色水zing2 sik1 seoi2affectation; feigning pleasantness
- 燒鍋siu1 wo1a still (for distilling alcohol)
- 辯明bin6 ming4to explain clearly
- 大咪daai6 mai1Describing a huge chest.
- 底稿dai2 gou2the original draft
- 潑冷水put3 laang5 seoi2to pour cold water on
- 馬豆maa5 dau6dried yellow pea
- 細路女sai3 lou6 neoi2(n.) a little girl
- 橫傳waang4 cyun4soccer jargon; parallel pass, cross pass
- 弔文diu3 man4paper prayers for the dead burnt at funerals
- 縮語suk1 jyu5abbreviated word
- 六角形luk6 gok3 jing4hexagon
- 剪切zin2 cit3to cut (with scissors or similar tool); to shear
- 長通粉coeng4 tung1 fan2penne (pasta)
- 白皮豬baak6 pei4 zyu1(derog.) white person; white pig
- 附議fu6 ji5to second a motion
- 車頭相ce1 tau4 soeng2photo attached to the front of a hearse in a funeral procession
- 衛艦wai6 laam6a frigate (warship)
- 吊牀diu3 cong4hanging bed; hammock
- 拋波paau1 bo1to shirk one's responsibility; to pass the buck
- 鬼面罩gwai2 min6 zaau3front air grid
- 救火佬gau3 fo2 lou2a fireman [colloquial]
- 即棄zik1 hei3disposable
- 頒白baan1 baak6variant of 斑白[ban1 bai2]
- 佛骨fat6 gwat1Buddha's bones (as a sacred relic)
- 扇雞sin3 gai1capon
- 野遊je5 jau4outing in the country
- 偽證ngai6 zing3perjury
- 脫滑tyut3 waat6to shirk
- 賴牀laai6 cong4to hang on to one's bed; to be unwilling to leave the bed before getting up
- 衛衣wai6 ji1sweatshirt
- 摩頂mo1 deng2to have a haircut; to hold onto one's shares until they reach their highest expected value [colloquial]
- 急急腳gap1 gap1 goek3(verb) to rush off; to go hurriedly
- 悅耳jyut6 ji5sweet-sounding
- 細訂sai3 deng6initial deposit (of a flat transaction)
- 勸農hyun3 nung4(historical) to encourage farming; to encourage farmers to cultivate the land
- 竹排zuk1 paai4bamboo raft
- 屍檢si1 gim2autopsy
- 走鬼檔zau2 gwai2 dong3unlicensed roadside hawkers [colloquial]
- 摸脈mo2 mak6to feel sb's pulse
- 抽水機cau1 seoi2 gei1water pump
- 逆天jik6 tin1(literary) to be in defiance of the natural order
- 串鄉cyun3 hoeng1to go from village to village (like an itinerant artist)
- 挨個aai1 go3one by one
- 三角巾saam1 gok3 gan1sling (for a wounded arm)
- 日戳jat6 coek3date stamp
- 逆市jik6 si5against the market trend
- 妹丁mui1 deng1little girl; little miss
- 爛瞓laan6 fan3someone who sleeps a lot; someone who turns a lot or kicks off blankets when sleeping
- 人力資源jan4 lik6 zi1 jyun4human resources
- 六邪luk6 ce4(TCM) six unhealthy influences causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風|风[feng1], cold 寒[han2], heat 暑[shu3], damp 濕|湿[shi1], dryness 燥[zao4], fire 火[huo3]
- 一部jat1 bou6Radical 1, [measure word] a thing, usually used with object or thing like cellphone or movie
- 矇騙mung4 pin3to hoodwink
- 電扒din6 paa2motorboat
- 杵臼cyu2 kau5the mortar and pestle
- 再傾zoi3 king1put it aside and come back to it later
- 鋪展pou1 zin2to spread out
- 聊且liu4 ce2for the time being; tentatively
- 遇險jyu6 him2to get into difficulties
- 杆子gon1 zi2pole
- 殘照caan4 ziu3the glow from a sunset
- 大窩口daai6 wo1 hau2the name of a place in Hong Kong: Tai Wo Hau
- 哈密瓜haa1 mat6 gwaa1Hami melon (a variety of muskmelon)
- 柒頭cat6 tau4(curse language) to call someone sucker, stupid, foolish
- 揚菜joeng4 coi3Jiangsu cuisine
- 高抬gou1 toi4to speak highly of sb
- 谷針guk1 zam1to encourage or even threaten and bribe the public to get vaccinations so as to increase the overall vaccination rate in society.
- 莧菜jin6 coi3amaranth greens (genus Amaranthus)
- 俠氣haap6 hei3chivalry
- 粘貼nim1 tip3to stick
- 家婦gaa1 fu5wife (old)
- 金絲貓gam1 si1 maau1Thiania subopressa, a species of spider
- 吹罰ceoi1 fat6ball game jargon; the referee blow the whistle on foul play, to whistle a foul; Literally:blow and punish
- 牀褥cong4 juk2a mattress
- 宅第zaak6 dai6residence
- 厚粉hau5 fan2to wear a thick make-up; literally, thick powder
- 基本點gei1 bun2 dim2key point; crux
- 暗探am3 taam3secret agent
- 咬灰ngaau5 fui1to take heroin [colloquial]
- 砍價ham2 gaa3to bargain
- 斷代史dyun6 doi6 si2the Dynasty history
- 伎倆gei6 loeng5trick; scheme; ploy
- 宣漢syun1 hon3see 宣漢縣|宣汉县[Xuan1 han4 Xian4]
- 床側cong4 zak1bedside
- 轇轕gaau1 got3(literary) to intertwine; to become entangled
- 大用daai6 jung6to put sb in powerful position
- 宣認syun1 jing6public declaration
- 木釘muk6 deng1peg
- 執贏zap1 jeng4to have the upper hand in a competition
- 食生菜sik6 saang1 coi3easy tasks (slang)
- 流動電話lau4 dung6 din6 waa6a mobile phone
- 生疑sang1 ji4to start to have doubts; to grow suspicious
- 過底紙gwo3 dai2 zi2carbon paper
- 海洋公園hoi2 joeng4 gung1 jyun2Ocean Park
- 苦戀fu2 lyun2bitter, unpleasant romance
- 水牢seoi2 lou4prison cell containing water, in which prisoners are forced to be partly immersed
- 釋讀sik1 duk6to read and interpret ancient texts
- 抄低caau1 dai1to copy something down; to jot down
- 揮低fai1 dai1to defeat someone in a competition or a fight; literally: to fight down
- 震機zan3 gei1the vibrate mode (of a mobile phone)
- 洗頭水sai2 tau4 seoi2(n.) shampoo.
- 啤酒肚be1 zau2 tou5beer belly
- 跑酷paau2 huk6(loanword) parkour
- 互異wu6 ji6differing from one another
- 深澤sam1 zaak6see 深澤縣|深泽县[Shen1 ze2 Xian4]
- 杏仁茶hang6 jan4 caa4almond cream soup; almond tea; almond paste
- 呆帳ngoi4 zoeng3variant of 呆賬|呆账[dai1 zhang4]
- 討平tou2 ping4to put down (an uprising)
- 財仔coi4 zai2finance company
- 電震din6 zan3(HK) electric shock; electroshock
- 螺絲帽lo4 si1 mou2nut (female component of nut and bolt)
- 火伴fo2 bun6variant of 夥伴|伙伴[huo3 ban4]
- 典質din2 zat1to mortgage
- 氣井hei3 zeng2natural gas well
- 紫羅蘭zi2 lo4 laan4(botany) common stock; gillyflower (Matthiola incana)
- 瞓街fan3 gaai1live on the street (spoken)
- 執齊zap1 cai4to finish packing, to pack everything needed
- 幕門mok6 mun4platform screen door
- 敬詞ging3 ci4term of respect; polite expression
- 牀下底cong4 haa6 dai2(noun) under the bed
- 食大煙sik6 daai6 jin1to smoke opium [colloquial]
- 地爐dei6 lou4fire pit
- 精警zing1 ging2pointed and profound (?)
- 徹查cit3 caa4to investigate thoroughly
- 先皇sin1 wong4emperor of a former dynasty
- 戀念lyun2 nim6to have a sentimental attachment to (a place)
- 拋射paau1 se6to throw
- 意旨ji3 zi2intent
- 力邀lik6 jiu1to strongly invite; to extend a hearty invitation to
- 叉子caa1 zi2fork
- 醉酒佬zeoi3 zau2 lou2a drunkard
- 香雞腳hoeng1 gai1 goek3skinny legs
- 受戒sau6 gaai3to take oaths as a monk (Buddhism)
- 叉頭caa1 tau4prong of a fork
- 竹編zuk1 pin1wickerwork
- 狠命han2 ming6exerting all one's strength
- 惹埋je5 maai4to get infected; to attract
- 捱義氣ngaai4 ji6 hei3noun; it means sense of honour, the spirit of brotherhood, they do me a huge favor
- 串換cyun3 wun6to exchange
- 壓搾aat3 zaa3to exploit; to crush; to press; to squeeze in order to juice [written and colloquial]
- 色士風sik1 si6 fung1(noun) (music instrument) a saxophone
- 拔群bat6 kwan4outstanding
- 公德心gung1 dak1 sam1civility; public spirit
- 封泥fung1 nai4sealing clay
- 軟玉jyun5 juk6nephrite
- 好得hou2 dak1very good; good looking or attractive; thanks to; luckily; fortunately
- 挨話aai1 waa2the subdialects of 客家話 (Hakka language) in western Guangdong and southern Guangxi
- 膽拖daam2 to1banker
- 孤寂gu1 zik6lonesome
- 並蒂bing6 dai3Two or more flowers bloom together
- 有一腿jau5 jat1 teoi2(coll.) to have an affair
- 春餅ceon1 beng2spring pancake, a Chinese flatbread wrap
- 雞澤gai1 zaak6see 雞澤縣|鸡泽县[Ji1 ze2 Xian4]
- 幕間mok6 gaan1interval (between acts in theater)
- 桑巴song1 baa1samba (dance) (loanword)
- 津巴布韋zeon1 baa1 bou3 wai5Zimbabwe
- 傳抄cyun4 caau1to copy (a text) from person to person
- 雜稅zaap6 seoi3miscellaneous duties
- 彈撥taan4 but6to pluck (a string)
- 逆心jik6 sam1unfavorable
- 聽窗ting1 coeng1to eavesdrop outside bridal bedchamber (folk custom)
- 假想敵gaa2 soeng2 dik6opposing force (in war games); hypothetical enemy (in strategic studies)
- 自由行zi6 jau4 hang4travel organized by oneself rather than in a tour group
- 大白鯊daai6 baak6 saa1great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
- 被褥pei5 juk2bedding
- 出麻ceot1 maa2getting measles
- 鑒證gaam3 zing3scientific identification
- 地下鐵路dei6 haa6 tit3 lou6subway
- 開咪hoi1 mai1to host a programme or to sing, in public
- 粗細cou1 sai3thick and thin
- 豬舍zyu1 se5pig shed
- 同花順tung4 faa1 seon2straight flush (poker)
- 卡墊kaa1 zin3(Tibetan) rug
- 小你siu2 nei5euphemism for 𨳒你, fuck you [colloquial]
- 捉刀zuk1 dou1to be hired by someone to write articles him/her
- 煉字lin6 zi6to craft one's words
- 司琴si1 kam4accompanist
- 博導bok3 dou6supervisor of a PhD candidate
- 層出不窮cang4 ceot1 bat1 kung4more and more emerge
- 旗杆kei4 gon1flagpole
- 鄰左leon4 zo2neighbor
- 機宜gei1 ji4guidelines
- 邢臺jing4 toi4see 邢臺市|邢台市[Xing2 tai2 Shi4]
- 釘牀deng1 cong4bed of nails
- 搜刮sau2 gwaat3to rake in (money); to plunder; to milk people dry