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- 馬後砲maa5 hau6 paau3variant of 馬後炮|马后炮[ma3 hou4 pao4]
- 潤色jeon6 sik1to polish (a piece of writing)
- 芻議co1 ji5lit. grass-cutter's comment (humble); fig. my observation as a humble layman
- 屍水si1 seoi2fluid released from a putrefying corpse
- 市儈si5 kui2unscrupulous businessperson
- 津南zeon1 naam4Jinnan suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4]
- 如下jyu4 haa6as follows
- 頸聯geng2 lyun4the fifth and sixth lines of a 律詩 leot6 si1; literally: neck couplet
- 棹忌zaau6 gei6fear; to avoid
- 熱乎jit6 fu4warm
- 鼓板gu2 baan2clapper-board
- 逆產jik6 caan2traitor's property
- 數伏sou3 fuk6to mark the start of the hottest period of the year, known as 三伏天[san1 fu2 tian1]
- 戴綠帽daai3 luk6 mou2(slang) someone's wife or husband has an affair; to make a cuckold of somebody
- 四八九sei3 baat3 gau2the 'Dragon head', the leader of a triad gang [colloquial]
- 幕布mok6 bou3(theater) curtain
- 榜尾bong2 mei5the last place
- 冇料到mou5 liu2 dou3incapable (spoken)
- 台磅toi4 bong6platform balance
- 板頸baan2 geng2stubborn
- 健筆gin6 bat1robust style of writing; author in a robust style
- 小四喜siu2 sei3 hei2junior 4 happiness, a term in the game "mahjong"
- 託賴tok3 laai6thanks to
- 仁術jan4 seot6kindness
- 明爐ming4 lou4to grill
- 紐元nau2 jyun4New Zealand Dollars
- 容止jung4 zi2looks and demeanor
- 轉紐zyun3 nau2organ stop (button activating a row of pipes)
- 翹足kiu4 zuk1lit. on tiptoes
- 氣候變化hei3 hau6 bin3 faa3climate change
- 洗甲水sai3 gaap3 seoi2nail polish remover
- 做醜人zou6 cau2 jan2to be the bad guy; to do the tough but necessary things (such as being straightforward and telling someone off)
- 混矇wan6 mung4to deceive
- 跟尾狗gan1 mei5 gau2(n.) a person who copies other people's work or behaviour (with a negative connotation); a copycat; an obsequious follower.
- 怒漢nou6 hon3an angry man; a mad man
- 鴛鴦房jyun1 joeng1 fong2a honeymoon suite for lovers [colloquial]
- 跪拜gwai6 baai3to kowtow
- 心扉sam1 fei1inner heart
- 現磨jin6 mo4freshly ground
- 理事會lei5 si6 wui2council
- 津白zeon1 baak6Chinese cabbage (long size)
- 甘香gam1 hoeng1sweet and scented
- 附籤fu6 cim1price tag
- 白板筆baak6 baan2 bat1whiteboard marker
- 丁字步ding1 zi6 bou6T-step (basic dance position, with the feet forming a T shape)
- 秦火ceon4 fo2the Qin burning of the books in 212 BC
- 破瓜po3 gwaa1(of a girl) to lose one's virginity
- 失迎sat1 jing4failure to meet
- 樹懶syu6 laan5sloth (zoology)
- 經手人ging1 sau2 jan4the person in charge
- 伴唱bun6 coeng3to sing backup
- 炮耳paau3 ji5trunnion
- 元語言jyun4 jyu5 jin4metalanguage
- 安樂窩on1 lok6 wo1comfortable niche
- 軟飲jyun5 jam2soft drink
- 從頭到尾cung4 tau4 dou3 mei5from start to finish
- 扒房paa2 fong4steakhouse (spoken)
- 奶娘naai5 noeng4(dialect) wet nurse
- 鐵窗tit3 coeng1window with an iron grating (apartment etc)
- 拔頂bat6 deng2topping (mining)
- 當上dong1 soeng6to take up duty as
- 屏邊ping4 bin1see 屏邊苗族自治縣|屏边苗族自治县[Ping2 bian1 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
- 蕞爾zeoi3 ji5(literary) (of an area) very small
- 反斗星faan2 dau2 sing1a naughty kid
- 磐石pun4 sek6see 磐石市[Pan2 shi2 Shi4]
- 火辣辣fo2 laat6 laat6scorching hot
- 企立kei5 laap6Standing
- 眼角膜ngaan5 gok3 mok2cornea
- 花披faa2 pei1to divide up the loot
- 模胡mou4 wu4variant of 模糊[mo2 hu5]
- 餞行zin3 hang4to give a farewell dinner
- 多羅羅do1 lo4 lo4a lot of; many; uncountable
- 差池caa1 ci4mistake
- 刑網jing4 mong5legal net
- 橫眼waang4 ngaan5from the side of the eye
- 鐵甲車tit3 gaap3 ce1armored car
- 雪泥syut3 nai4dirty snow
- 伯勞baak3 lou4shrike
- 凶光hung1 gwong1ominous glint
- 休兵jau1 bing1to cease fire
- 棒材paang5 coi4bar
- 間奏gaan3 zau3interlude (music)
- 西班牙港sai1 baan1 ngaa4 gong2Port-of-Spain, capital of Trinidad and Tobago
- 仙島sin1 dou2island of the immortals
- 語料庫jyu5 liu2 fu3corpus
- 殘毒caan4 duk6cruelty
- 一更jat1 gang1first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
- 一鳴驚人jat1 ming4 ging1 jan4to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
- 液面jik6 min2surface (of a body of liquid)
- 水鹿seoi2 luk2sambar (Cervus unicolor)
- 心跡sam1 zik1true motive
- 書亭syu1 ting4book kiosk
- 衰收尾seoi1 sau1 mei5end badly (spoken)
- 富礦fu3 kwong3high-grade ore
- 候命hau6 ming6to await orders; to be on call
- 國際級gwok3 zai3 kap1(at an) international level
- 石井sek6 zeng2Ishii (Japanese surname)
- 頓悟deon6 ng6a flash of realization
- 不特止bat1 dak6 zi2not only
- 挨邊aai1 bin1to keep close to the edge
- 打斜daa2 ce3to slant; to incline; to tilt
- 積欠zik1 him3(of money) outstanding
- 消防喉siu1 fong4 hau4fire hydrant; fire hose
- 國家隊gwok3 gaa1 deoi2national team
- 搭伴daap3 bun6travel with another
- 謀私mau4 si1to seek personal gain
- 銷情siu1 cing4situation of sales
- 給以kap1 ji5to give
- 調訓tiu4 fan3to train
- 還貸waan4 taai3to repay a loan
- 順風順水seon6 fung1 seon6 seoi2(idiom) to go smoothly; to be smooth sailing
- 咪表mai1 biu1Parking parameter
- 子虛zi2 heoi1pure imagination
- 精舍zing1 se3Vihara
- 兩粵loeng5 jyut6Two Yues, consist of East and West Yue, currently Guangdong and Guangxi Provinces
- 屌打diu2 daa2to dominate, to own/pwn, to win completely, often with superior skills or quality
- 思謀si1 mau4to consider
- 行跡hang4 zik1tracks
- 結夥git3 fo2to band together; to form a group
- 橡皮圈zoeng6 pei4 hyun1rubber band; elastic band
- 照田雞ziu3 tin4 gai1affair exposed (slang)
- 釣大魚diu3 daai6 jyu2literally: to catch a big fish; to catch a big criminal [colloquial]
- 河叉ho4 caa1river mouth
- 皇古wong4 gu2ancient times
- 大排檔daai6 paai4 dong3food stall; open-air restaurant
- 沒完沒了mut6 jyun4 mut6 liu5without end
- 筆誤bat1 ng6a slip of a pen
- 時至今日si4 zi3 gam1 jat6(idiom) up to the present
- 尊命zyun1 ming6your order (honorific)
- 偏勞pin1 lou4undue trouble
- 乾酪gon1 lok3cheese
- 百里香baak3 lei5 hoeng1thyme (Thymus vulgaris)
- 黃屍wong4 si1derogatory homophone for "黃絲"
- 碗筷wun2 faai3bowl and chopsticks
- 轉趨zyun3 ceoi1to change from one state and gradually become another
- 北坡bak1 bo1north slope
- 洞孔dung6 hung2hole
- 飲湯jam2 tong1to see one's mistress; to cheat on his wife (with an excuse of drinking soup)
- 古訓gu2 fan3old adage; ancient teaching
- 子宮頸zi2 gung1 geng2cervix; the neck of the uterus
- 風油精fung1 jau4 zing1essential balm containing menthol, eucalyptus oil etc, used as a mosquito repellant
- 眼花花ngaan5 faa1 faa1blurring of vision; to be dazzled
- 飛抵fei1 dai2to arrive by aerial transports (i.e. planes or helicopters)
- 體刑tai2 jing4corporal punishment
- 餐卡caan1 kaa1a meal card; a lunch pass; a dining card
- 切碎cit3 seoi3to chop
- 凶黨hung1 dong2band of accomplice
- 報亭bou3 ting4kiosk
- 橫步waang4 bou6sidestep (in dance)
- 醃製jip3 zai3to marinate; to pickle; to salt
- 歧途kei4 tou4fork in a road
- 柳林lau5 lam4see 柳林縣|柳林县[Liu3 lin2 Xian4]
- 冇研究mou5 jin4 gau3did not research
- 尖嘴zim1 zeoi2Tsim Sha Tsui, located in Hong Kong
- 不可或缺bat1 ho2 waak6 kyut3necessary
- 斜對ce4 deoi3catty-corner
- 脫誤tyut3 ng6omission
- 滾水蛋gwan2 seoi2 daan2(food) a boiled egg
- 夤夜jan4 je6(literary) late at night; in the dead of night
- 吊審diu3 sam2to bring to trial
- 收爐sau1 lou4closing for the Lunar New Year holiday; literally "to put off the stove". The phrase originally referred to the closing of the kitchen. Before the Lunar New Year holidays, restaurants would put up a notice telling customers when they will close (收爐 sau1 lou4) and the date they will resume business. The usage has spread to other businesses beyond restaurants, and it is used to refer to closing for the Lunar New Year holiday for all businesses.
- 無法無天mou4 faat3 mou4 tin1(idiom) defiant of the law and lacking any sense of morality; lawless; out of control; unruly
- 撈麪lou1 min6lo mien; stirred noodles
- 麪撈min6 lou1roux
- 耍笑saa2 siu3joke; to make fun of; to play a joke on someone
- 不知所措bat1 zi1 so2 cou3not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
- 香瓜hoeng1 gwaa1oriental melon (Cucumis melo Makuwa Group)
- 田畝tin4 mau5field
- 一群jat1 kwan4[measure word] a group
- 稱臣cing1 san4to surrender and obey to somebody; literally: to call oneself a courtier to somebody
- 冇所謂mou5 so2 wai6doesn't matter (spoken)
- 滴石dik6 sek6a dripstone (geology)
- 可蠢ho2 ceon2(dialect) unbearable
- 捧花pung2 faa1(wedding) bouquet
- 仙藥sin1 joek6legendary magic potion of immortals
- 汕尾saan3 mei5see 汕尾市[Shan4 wei3 Shi4]
- 暗箱am3 soeng1camera bellows
- 申時san1 si43-5 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
- 眷屬gyun3 suk6family member
- 摘名zaak6 meng2to record the names or any other proof of identity
- 採耳coi2 ji5to remove earwax with an ear pick
- 沙岩saa1 ngaam4sandstone
- 靜待zing6 doi6to wait quietly; to await; to bide one's time
- 博野bok3 je5see 博野縣|博野县[Bo2 ye3 Xian4]
- 雜鹽zaap6 jim4carnallite (hydrated potassium magnesium chloride mineral)
- 靜觀zing6 gun1mindfulness; a type of mediation that aims to maintain a moment-by-moment awareness of your body sensations, mind, and feelings in the present moment
- 呱呱gwek4 gwek4(onom.) the crying of a baby
- 委婉語wai2 jyun2 jyu5euphemism
- 還沒waan4 mut6not yet
- 宗主國zung1 zyu2 gwok3suzerain state
- 行花街haang4 faa1 gaai1to walk around the Lunar New Year fair
- 退賠teoi3 pui4to restitute; to compensate for
- 釘鞋deng1 haai4spikes
- 握實ak1 sat6grasp tightly
- 粵西jyut6 sai1(noun) the Guangxi Province of China
- 碎念seoi3 nim6see 碎碎念[sui4 sui4 nian4]
- 厄瓜多爾aak1 gwaa1 do1 ji5Ecuador
- 超限戰ciu1 haan6 zin3unrestricted warfare (originally the title of a Chinese book published in 1999, later used to refer to war by any means, military or non-military, including cyberwarfare, economic warfare etc)
- 請仙ceng2 sin1to communicate with spirit through an Asian's style ouija
- 促聲cuk1 sing1entering tone (synonym of 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1])