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- 豔遇jim6 jyu6a romantic encounter
- 施禮si1 lai5to salute
- 雅威ngaa5 wai1Yahweh
- 染有jim5 jau5to have contracted something, to be clanged onto by a foreign substance
- 口弦hau2 jin4Jew's harp
- 赤痛cek3 tung3painful
- 洗袋sai2 doi2emptying a wallet (slang)
- 即討zik1 tou2instant discussion on an online forum or social media
- 血淚史hyut3 leoi6 si2(fig.) history full of suffering
- 殘香caan4 hoeng1lingering fragrance
- 祕藏bei3 cong4to stash away
- 討取tou2 ceoi2to ask for
- 逼債bik1 zaai3to press for payment of debts
- 抄送caau1 sung3to make a copy (and send it to someone)
- 合宜hap6 ji4appropriate
- 當駕dong1 gaa3imperial driver
- 當耳邊風dong3 ji5 bin1 fung1lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear
- 胃氣wai6 hei3burp; literally, gastric gas
- 屏條ping4 tiu4set of (usually four) hanging scrolls
- 白豆baak6 dau2(food) a black-eyed bean
- 起鬨hei2 hung3to heckle
- 好容易hou2 jung4 ji6(idiomatic usage) with great difficulty
- 威威wai1 wai1boastful; overweening; bumptious
- 奉職fung6 zik1devotion to duty
- 豔羨jim6 sin6(formal) to admire; to envy
- 火水燈fo2 seoi2 dang1oil lamp
- 抵手dai2 sau2capable; durable
- 傷健soeng1 gin6PHAB (Physically Handicapped and Able-Bodied)
- 賴尿laai6 niu6to urinate involuntarily
- 爽亮song2 loeng6clear
- 阿華田o1 waa4 tin4Ovaltine (brand)
- 豬八戒zyu1 baat3 gaai3Zhu Bajie, the pig character and second disciple of Tang Sanzang 唐三藏[Tang2 San1 zang4] in "Journey to the West" 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 ji4]
- 大驚小怪daai6 geng1 siu2 gwaai3to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
- 亞麻仁aa3 maa4 jan4flaxseed; linseed
- 鍵政gin6 zing3(slang) to discuss politics online
- 溫雅wan1 ngaa5gentle; urbane; refined
- 貼膜tip3 mok2protective or tinted film (for LCD screens, car windows etc)
- 困守kwan3 sau2to stand a siege
- 循環系統ceon4 waan4 hai6 tung2circulatory system
- 百度baak3 dou6Baidu, Chinese internet company and search engine
- 印泥jan3 nai4red ink paste used for seal
- 水炮車seoi2 paau3 ce1water cannon vehicle, common name for specialized crowd management vehicle 人群管理特別用途車|人群管理特别用途车[ren2 qun2 guan3 li3 te4 bie2 yong4 tu2 che1]
- 仙方sin1 fong1prescription of elixir
- 甚至無sam6 zi3 mou4even there's no (spoken)
- 一家人jat1 gaa1 jan4the whole family
- 透薄tau1 bok6to thin out thick hair; to trim down hair
- 韓國話hon4 gwok3 waa2Korean language
- 瞓着fan3 zoek6asleep
- 脫泥tyut3 nai4to remove mud
- 候教hau6 gaau3Waiting for instructions
- 議訂ji5 ding6to decide through consultation; to agree on
- 甩牌lat1 paai2to know the mahjong tiles by touch, without needing to look and see if the tile is wanted ----
- 無處不在mou4 cyu3 bat1 zoi6to be everywhere
- 煙屁jin1 pei3cigarette butt
- 炸子雞zaa3 zi2 gai1crispy fried chicken
- 墊平zin3 ping4to level (surfaces)
- 少陣siu2 zan6do something less; stop or refrain from doing something
- 矇查查mung4 caa4 caa4clumsy; confused (spoken)
- 填料tin4 liu2packing material
- 息肉sik1 juk2(medicine) polyp
- 靈丹ling4 daan1panacea; efficacious elixir
- 自介zi6 gaai3self-introduction
- 中亭zung1 ting2average; mid-range quality
- 秋熟cau1 suk6ripening in autumn (of crops)
- 好耐hou2 noi6a very long time
- 冠絕gun3 zyut6to stand out; to outperform
- 吔飯jaak3 faan6to eat [colloquial]
- 雄獸hung4 sau3male animal
- 撞闆zong6 baan2to run into an obstacle; to be met with a refusal; to hit a brick wall; to screw up; to mess up [colloquial]
- 跌勢dit3 sai3the tendency of dropping
- 肉墊juk6 zin3pad (on animal paw)
- 可口可樂ho2 hau2 ho2 lok6Coca-Cola
- 刮鐘gwaat3 zung1to hard sell the services of a prostitute [colloquial]
- 叉包caa1 baau1barbecue pork bun ----
- 後魏hau6 ngai6Wei of the Northern Dynasties 386-534
- 出溜ceot1 lau6to slip
- 租務zou1 mou6lease and tenancy related issues, mostly means real estate tenancy
- 懶星laan5 sing1a lazy person [colloquial]
- 辭別ci4 bit6to bid farewell (to); to say goodbye (to)
- 踢皮球tek3 pei4 kau4to kick a ball around
- 陳賬can4 zoeng3an old debt; a longstanding debt
- 鞋鋪haai4 pou3a shoe store; a shoe repair shop
- 啊你aa3 nei5
- 便池bin6 ci4urinal
- 著地zyu3 dei6to land
- 脫稿tyut3 gou2(of a manuscript) to be completed
- 逆變jik6 bin3reversing (e.g. electric current)
- 咪制mai5 zai3to not be willing to; to not agree; not to do
- 砲響paau3 hoeng2sound of gunfire
- 坦桑尼亞taan2 song1 nei4 aa3Tanzania
- 怪祕gwaai3 bei3strange
- 財迷coi4 mai4money grubber
- 瘦弱sau3 joek6thin and weak
- 盜採dou6 coi2to mine (or harvest, log, trap animals etc) illegally
- 紙袋zi2 doi6paper bag
- 火頸fo2 geng2(adjective) prone to anger; easily angered; hot-tempered
- 綁紮bong2 zaat3to bind
- 所能so2 nang4according to one's capabilities
- 落降頭lok6 gong3 tau4cast a voodoo curse
- 紙碎zi2 seoi3scraps of papers
- 籌馬cau4 maa5variant of 籌碼|筹码[chou2 ma3]
- 頂爛市ding2 laan6 si5cut-throat competition (spoken)
- 殘品caan4 ban2defective goods
- 搬鋪bun1 pou3to arrange (for the dying)
- 尖聲zim1 sing1sound in a high, shrill pitch
- 亮彩loeng6 coi2a bright color
- 預配jyu6 pui3pre-allocated
- 老火湯lou5 fo2 tong1slow-cooked soup
- 主麻zyu2 maa4(Islam) Jumu'ah (refers to Friday or the noon prayer on Friday) (loanword from Arabic)
- 許嫁heoi2 gaa3allowed to marry
- 明晰ming4 sik1clear; well-defined; limpid
- 競猜ging3 caai1to try to predict the outcome of an event (for betting on sports results or for fun etc)
- 陪聊pui4 liu4to keep sb company for a chat
- 磅重bong6 cung5to weigh; to measure weight (of something)
- 吔屎jaa1 si2eat shit, which is also similar to go fuck yourself
- 柳體lau5 tai2calligraphic style of Liu Gongquan
- 銀主盤ngan4 zyu2 pun2foreclosure
- 橫穿waang4 cyun1to cross
- 全麻cyun4 maa4general anesthesia (abbr. for 全身麻醉[quan2 shen1 ma2 zui4])
- 燈箱dang1 soeng1light box; illuminating advertisement board
- 龍豆lung4 dau2dragon bean
- 夢景mung6 ging2dreamscape
- 影印本jing2 jan3 bun2a photocopy
- 是咪si6 mai6"isn't that so?"; whether or not (係 hai6 is replaced with 是 si6, the counterpart in written Chinese)
- 內人noi6 jan4my wife (humble)
- 大有人在daai6 jau5 jan4 zoi6there are plenty of such people
- 捐生gyun1 sang1to sacrifice one's life
- 唔唔m1 m1poop
- 兵卒bing1 zeot1soldiers
- 抄身caau1 san1to search (a person)
- 爐頭lou4 tau4burner or heating element on a stove
- 凋謝diu1 ze6to wither
- 一枝公jat1 zi1 gung1(slang) (a term used for a man only) alone; single
- 泥腿nai4 teoi2peasant
- 肉扒juk6 paa4a slab of meat
- 激心gik1 sam1to be sad and irritated ; literally: irritated heart
- 寧肯ning4 hang2would rather...
- 認罰jing6 fat6to accept punishment
- 大老粗daai6 lou5 cou1uncouth fellow
- 喜娘hei2 noeng4matron of honor (old)
- 摔壞seot1 waai6to drop and break
- 鮑魚刷baau1 jyu4 caat2a brush that is shaped like an abalone, normally used to clean toilet
- 文臣man4 san4civilian court official (in former times)
- 象拔zoeng6 bat6elephant trunk
- 男娃naam4 waa1(dialect) boy
- 髖骨fun1 gwat1hip bone
- 相提並論soeng1 tai4 bing6 leon6to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms
- 黃麻wong4 maa4jute (Corchorus capsularis Linn.)
- 激打gik1 daa2laser printer
- 商域soeng1 wik6field of fractions (math.)
- 半生熟bun3 saang1 suk6half cooked
- 拍掌paak3 zoeng2to clap hands
- 辭官ci4 gun1to resign a government post
- 粉筆字fan2 bat1 zi6literally: chalk character; refers to something that one should forget about and leave behind in the past [colloquial]
- 波羅蜜bo1 lo4 mat6variant of 菠蘿蜜|菠萝蜜[bo1 luo2 mi4]
- 墓坑mou6 haang1tomb pit
- 千足金cin1 zuk1 gam1.999 fine gold
- 助聽器zo6 ting3 hei3hearing aid
- 影印機jing2 jan3 gei1(Tw) photocopier
- 差枚caai1 mui2morra, a drinking game [written and colloquial]
- 沿例jyun4 lai6following the model
- 大件事daai6 gin6 si6a big
- 雙魚座soeng1 jyu4 zo6Pisces (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
- 張皇zoeng1 wong4alarmed
- 訓詞fan3 ci4instruction
- 玩電話waan2 din6 waa2to make a prank call ----
- 抄近caau1 gan6to take a shortcut
- 入咪jap6 mai1for sounds to be effectively captured by the microphone
- 肚腩tou5 naam5belly
- 枴杖gwaai2 zoeng2a walking stick; a crutch
- 柳條lau5 tiu2willow twig; osier; wicker
- 差拳caai1 kyun4morra, a drinking game [written and colloquial]
- 插孔caap3 hung2jack
- 送檢sung3 gim2to send something or someone to a relevant place for inspection, testing, or review
- 刮料gwaat3 liu2to source intel or sensitive information
- 專誠zyun1 sing4specifically; for a particular purpose
- 手板堂sau2 baan2 tong4palm (hand)
- 酸敗syun1 baai6(milk) to turn sour
- 債項zaai3 hong6amount due in a debt
- 債戶zaai3 wu6debtor
- 切柒cit3 cat6to cut off one's bit (penis) [colloquial]
- 侯爵hau4 zoek3marquis
- 緊張大師gan2 zoeng1 daai6 si1(noun) nervous, strained or stressed person
- 一份jat1 fan6[measure word] a portion
- 刑天jing4 tin1Xingtian, headless giant hero of Chinese mythology decapitated by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]
- 墊片zin3 pin2spacer
- 策反caak3 faan2to instigate (rebellion etc)
- 寄籍gei3 zik6to register as domiciled in another land
- 坑腩haang1 naam5boneless short rib
- 溜後lau4 hau6to roll back while going uphill due to gravity
- 執委zap1 wai2executive committee member (abbr. for 執行委員|执行委员[zhi2 xing2 wei3 yuan2])
- 贊丹zaan3 daan1Zaandam (town in Netherlands)
- 炮艦paau3 laam6gunship
- 高邁gou1 maai6exuberant
- 唔准m4 zeon2don't; not allowed
- 籮柚lo1 jau2arse; buttocks [colloquial]
- 打棟daa2 dung6to set vertically
- 白切雞baak6 cit3 gai1Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"
- 藍瓜子laam4 gwaa1 zi2triazolam, a type of tranquiliser [colloquial]
- 伯友baak3 jau5euphemism of "somebody's mother"