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- 好心機hou2 sam1 gei1describes the attitude of paying full attention and putting lots of effort in doing something
- 順導seon6 dou6to guide sth on its proper course
- 吊唁diu3 jin6to offer condolences (for the deceased)
- 跋涉bat6 sip3to trudge
- 銅環tung4 waan4brass ring
- 大力士daai6 lik6 si6strong man
- 嬸子sam2 zi2(coll.) wife of father's younger brother; aunt
- 涼皮loeng4 pei4liangpi (noodle-like dish)
- 溫覺wan1 gok3heat sensation
- 神仙肚san4 sin1 tou2one who does not feel hungry (slang)
- 相當之soeng1 dong1 zi1see 相當
- 大括號daai6 kut3 hou2braces; curly brackets { }
- 腦霧nou5 mou6brain fog
- 一段jat1 dyun6classifier for sections and relationships
- 調倉diu6 cong1to transfer cells in prison [colloquial]
- 聯合王國lyun4 hap6 wong4 gwok3United Kingdom
- 博友bok3 jau5lit. blog friend
- 故典gu3 din2old classics
- 同儕tung4 caai4peer
- 擺門面baai2 mun4 min6to keep up appearances
- 賜與ci3 jyu5variant of 賜予|赐予[ci4 yu3]
- 搭伙daap3 fo2to join up with sb
- 厚臉皮hau5 lim6 pei4brazen
- 臉皮厚lim5 pei4 hau5brazen
- 中括號zung1 kut3 hou2square brackets [ ]
- 除邪ceoi4 ce4to guard against evil
- 佛廟fat6 miu6Buddhist Temple
- 含忍ham4 jan2to bear; to endure; to tolerate
- 屏門ping4 mun2screen door
- 歌壇go1 taan4singing stage
- 窗臺coeng1 toi4windowsill; window ledge
- 翼龍jik6 lung4Dodge Nitro (abbr. for 道奇翼龍|道奇翼龙)
- 銅綠tung4 luk6verdigris
- 當我dong1 ngo5when I [written]
- 橫肉waang4 juk6fierce-looking
- 的當dik1 dong3(adverb) Indeed; Certainly; or (adjective) real; proper, accurate
- 超拔ciu1 bat6outstanding
- 失婚sat1 fan1to lose one's spouse (through marriage failure or bereavement)
- 資淺zi1 cin2inexperienced
- 氹仔tam5 zai2Taipa, an island of Macau
- 傭工jung4 gung1hired laborer
- 狗拳gau2 kyun4Gou Quan - "Dog Fist" - Martial Art
- 竹青zuk1 ceng1bamboo bark
- 拔取bat6 ceoi2to pick out
- 小括號siu2 kut3 hou2round brackets; parentheses ( )
- 敵探dik6 taam3enemy spy
- 通心粉tung1 sam1 fan2macaroni
- 宜於ji4 jyu1to be suitable for
- 蕩平dong6 ping4To mop up and quell; to suppress and wipe out; to clear away; to sweep off
- 瞎眼hat6 ngaan5to be blind
- 打兌daa2 deoi3to arrange (colloquial)
- 牢子lou4 zi2jailer (old)
- 陸沉luk6 cam4(of land) to sink below sea level
- 慳濕haan1 sap1mean; being excessively careful with giving or spending money
- 大祠堂daai6 ci5 tong2ancestral temple [written and colloquial]; Stanley Prison in Hong Kong [colloquial]
- 熔爐jung4 lou4smelting furnace
- 流馬尿lau4 maa5 niu6crying
- 兇神hung1 san4demon; fiend
- 轉磨zyun3 mo6rotary grindstone
- 校奶gaau3 naai5to get a baby used to drinking cow's milk as a substitute for mother's milk
- 舅媽kau5 maa1(coll.) aunt
- 吃不消hek3 bat1 siu1to be unable to tolerate or endure
- 凶事hung1 si6fateful accident
- 攬上身laam2 soeng5 san1verb; take the responsibility
- 邀集jiu1 zaap6to invite a group of people (to assemble for a gathering)
- 訓條fan3 tiu4instruction
- 貴妃牀gwai3 fei1 cong4a classic vintage style chaise lounge
- 路氹lou6 tam5Cotai, portmanteau term referring to the islands of 路環|路环[Lu4 huan2] (Coloane) and 氹仔[Dang4 zai3] (Taipa) in Macau
- 紫米zi2 mai5black rice; purple rice
- 車轆ce1 luk1the wheel (of a vehicle)
- 秦安ceon4 on1see 秦安縣|秦安县[Qin2 an1 Xian4]
- 挨門aai1 mun4from door to door, one by one
- 撳釘gam6 deng1a thumbtack; a drawing pin
- 乒乓bing1 bam1(onom.) rattle
- 典解din2 gaai2an alternative written form used specifically to represent the pronunciation for the word 點解 dim2 gaai2 (why) in casual speech; used as a parody or to sound cute
- 鑽粉zyun3 fan2residue from drilling
- 瓜子菜gwaa1 zi2 coi3Common Purslane, a plant used mainly for Chinese medicine
- 蛋包飯daan2 baau1 faan6omurice, Japanese dish consisting of an omelet wrapped around fried rice and often topped with ketchup
- 打秋風daa2 cau1 fung1poor people using different kind of methods to get money from others; it also means people who make up reasons to ask others for bribery
- 總辭zung2 ci4to resign en masse
- 湊腳cau3 goek3to gather enough players to start something
- 氣鼓hei3 gu2door closer
- 漏單lau6 daan1to overlook or neglect an order; often used in context of booking in restaurants, flights
- 屁精pei3 zing1(slang) gay
- 線桿sin3 gon1telephone pole
- 鼓氣gu2 hei3to puff up
- 逆線jik6 sin3counterflow driving; wrong-way driving
- 聽尼士ting1 ni1 si6tennis (dialect)
- 拔草bat6 cou2to pull out the weeds
- 慘勝caam2 sing3to gain a victory at a great cost
- 龍舟節lung4 zau1 zit3Dragon Boat Festival
- 痾尿o1 niu6to take a piss; to urinate [colloquial]
- 搶婚coeng2 fan1marriage by capture
- 賤稱zin6 cing1contemptuous term
- 茶袋caa4 doi2tea bag
- 強檢koeng4 gim2compulsory testing regarding a specific infectious disease
- 水蜜桃seoi2 mat6 tou4honey peach (juicy sweet peach variety)
- 肉中刺juk6 zung1 ci3a thorn in one's flesh
- 滴流dik6 lau4trickle
- 授證sau6 zing3to deliver (a diploma, license etc)
- 就要zau6 jiu3will
- 吱喳zi1 zaa1talkative; noisy chatter
- 臥鋪ngo6 pou1a bed (on a train)
- 各個gok3 go3every
- 煮重米zyu2 cung5 mai5(verb) prepare great meal for guests; or (verb with figurative meaning) to blame; to attack
- 隨伴ceoi4 bun6to accompany
- 侗族dung6 zuk6Dong ethnic group
- 撈取laau4 ceoi2to dredge up; to scoop up from the water
- 陣式zan6 sik1formation
- 柳心lau5 sam1the Correctional Services department and its staff; literally: willow heart
- 冇幾何mou5 gei2 ho2not often; seldom
- 秋遊cau1 jau4autumn outing
- 跟手尾gan1 sau2 mei5to clean up someone else's mess; to finish off somebody's incomplete work
- 洋參joeng4 sam1American ginseng
- 弔橋diu3 kiu4a drawbridge
- 塞浦路斯coi3 pou2 lou6 si1Cyprus
- 混充wan6 cung1to pass oneself off as sb
- 抄件caau1 gin2duplicate (copy)
- 銅盤tung4 pun2steamer rack made with copper
- 展播zin2 bo3to exhibit as broadcast
- 緙絲hak1 si1kesi or k’o-ssu, Chinese silk tapestry woven in a pictorial design
- 騾子leoi4 zi2mule
- 入伙紙jap6 fo2 zi2Occupation Permit
- 積肥zik1 fei4to accumulate manure
- 踩冰caai2 bing1to step on ice; to go ice skating
- 豔舞jim6 mou5striptease; strip dance; dance that emphasizes the sexiness of the dancer
- 量角器loeng4 gok3 hei3protractor
- 高爐gou1 lou4blast furnace
- 戒方gaai3 fong1ferule; ruler for beating students
- 翹首kiu4 sau2to raise one's head and look
- 苦膽fu2 daam2gallbladder
- 對不上deoi3 bat1 soeng5to disagree
- 墊腳zin3 goek3litter (animal bedding)
- 洗手盆sai2 sau2 pun4bathroom sink
- 瞎吹hat6 ceoi1to boast
- 銷子siu1 zi2a peg
- 競輪ging3 leon4keirin jpn:競輪（けいりん）
- 生果刀saang1 gwo2 dou1a fruit knife
- 張飛頸zoeng1 fei1 geng2short-tempered
- 服務臺fuk6 mou6 toi4service desk
- 小心翼翼siu2 sam1 jik6 jik6(idiom) cautious; careful; prudent
- 痠痛syun1 tung3(of body parts, usually muscles) achy
- 絲綢之路si1 cau4 zi1 lou6Silk Road
- 食錯藥sik6 co3 joek6taking the wrong medication
- 電桿din6 gon1electric pole
- 了當liu5 dong1frank; outspoken
- 拋頭露面paau1 tau4 lou6 min6to put oneself out in the public eye (said of sb for whom doing so is deemed unseemly)
- 馳援ci4 wun4to rush to the rescue
- 暫短zaam6 dyun2brief (in time)
- 主體思想zyu2 tai2 si1 soeng2Juche Idea (North Korean ideology of political, economic and military independence)
- 新津san1 zeon1see 新津區|新津区[Xin1 jin1 Qu1]
- 日沒jat6 mut6sunset
- 鑄鐵zyu3 tit3pig iron
- 核突wat6 dat6disgusting
- 菠蘿麻bo1 lo4 maa4a type of Burlap or Hessian fabric
- 百分率baak3 fan6 leot6percentage
- 踢入會tek3 jap6 wui2to be forced into a triad gang [colloquial]
- 變陣bin3 zan6to change formation or tactics
- 光潤gwong1 jeon6glossy
- 板岩baan2 ngaam4slate
- 出伏ceot1 fuk6to come to the end of the hottest period of the year (known as 三伏[san1 fu2])
- 串嘴cyun3 zeoi2describes someone who speaks in an arrogant manner
- 答訪daap3 fong2to return a visit
- 挨住aai1 zyu6to lean on or against; to be next to
- 米豆mai5 dau2cowpea
- 內臣noi6 san4chamberlain
- 波濤洶湧bo1 tou4 hung1 jung2waves surging forth
- 促動cuk1 dung6to motivate
- 春困ceon1 kwan3spring fatigue
- 英尋jing1 cam4fathom (1.83 meters)
- 家姬gaa1 gei1(old) female servants or concubines in homes of the rich
- 收息sau1 sik1to receive interest or dividend
- 洛神花lok6 san4 faa1roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)
- 詩稿si1 gou2verse manuscript
- 武裝分子mou5 zong1 fan6 zi2armed fighter; gunman
- 派息paai3 sik1to distribute dividend
- 花銷faa1 siu1to spend (money)
- 沉痾cam4 o1chronic illness; (fig.) deep-rooted problem; longstanding issue
- 榮格wing4 gaak3Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961), Swiss psychiatrist
- 士巴拿si6 baa1 naa2(dialect) spanner (loanword)
- 打芡daa2 hin3verb; to thicken the sauce (cookery)
- 礦燈kwong3 dang1miner's lamp
- 起駕hei2 gaa3the act of an imperial highness (emperor or empress etc.) setting off to go somewhere (can be used in a sarcastic manner if used on an ordinary person)
- 揮師fai1 si1in command of the army
- 特訓dak6 fan3special training
- 賜坐ci3 zo6to be permitted by a member of the royal family to take a seat
- 逆數jik6 sou3prediction; forecasting; in reverse order; abnormalities (of phenomenon); hapless fate
- 放生電fong3 saang1 din6an act of trying to seduce others by using physical actions such as blinking one's eyes or flicking one's hair; to give the glad eye
- 東半球dung1 bun3 kau4the Eastern Hemisphere
- 籌出cau4 ceot1to plan out; to prepare
- 開山刀hoi1 saan1 dou1machete
- 擊刺gik1 ci3to stab
- 娘炮noeng4 paau3(slang) effeminate man
- 謀刺mau4 ci3to plot to assassinate
- 織補zik1 bou2darning
- 戳子coek3 zi2stamp
- 童顏tung4 ngaan4to look as young as a kid
- 軸距zuk6 keoi5wheelbase
- 過從gwo3 cung4to have relations with
- 爆大冷baau3 daai6 laang5a totally unexpected result in a match with the most unlikely winner going through [written and colloquial]