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- 賓果ban1 gwo2(loanword) bingo
- 大腳友daai6 goek3 jau2an obsequious person who often sucks up to others [colloquial]
- 性教育sing3 gaau3 juk6sex education
- 火龍果fo2 lung4 gwo2red pitaya
- 鎮妖zan3 jiu1to drive away evil spirits
- 翳焗ngai3 guk6(adjective) hot and stuffy; muggy; suffocating
- 起腱hei2 zin2with strong tendons; be sinewy
- 紅籌hung4 cau4(listed in Hong Kong) red chips
- 採伐coi2 fat6to fell
- 學生報hok6 saang1 bou3students' publication
- 艙面cong1 min6deck of a ship
- 可不是ho2 bat1 si6(coll.) exactly!; indeed; that's for sure
- 後現代hau6 jin6 doi6postmodern; postmodernism
- 分縫fan1 fung4part (in one's hair)
- 串供cyun3 gung1to collude to fabricate a story
- 滑移waat6 ji4to slip
- 儘速zeon6 cuk1to do something as soon as possible
- 褲口fu3 hau2trouser leg opening
- 河魨ho4 tyun4variant of 河豚[he2 tun2]
- 小築siu2 zuk1a term used in residential names denoting a tranquil, small-scale dwelling, often emphasizing a cozy and quiet living space
- 小露寶siu2 lou6 bou2Ganbare!! Robocon
- 食塞米sik6 sak1 mai5(phrase) describes someone who is so stupid and useless that it is a waste of food and money to raise him; describes someone who is undersized and doesn't appear to grow in size
- 圓柱體jyun4 cyu5 tai2cylinder (geometry)
- 利比里亞lei6 bei2 lei6 aa3Liberia
- 令人ling6 jan4to cause one (to do sth)
- 村舍cyun1 se3cottage
- 執私zap1 si1to confiscate smuggled goods
- 紫外光zi2 ngoi6 gwong1ultraviolet light
- 互譯wu6 jik6two-way translation
- 故宅gu3 zaak6former home
- 再不zoi3 bat1or else; alternatively
- 蹲點cyun4 dim2(of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsthand experience
- 磨嘴mo4 zeoi2to argue pointlessly
- 雷轟leoi4 gwang1sound of thunder
- 明察ming4 caat3to note clearly
- 承建商sing4 gin3 soeng1Contractors
- 杏仁餅hang6 jan4 beng2almond cookies; almond biscuits
- 濕溫sap1 wan1damp heat
- 手跡sau2 zik1sb's original handwriting or painting
- 激安gik1 on1worthy and inexpensive offer (goods or service; discount)
- 啓市kai2 si5(of shops) to open again, after a Chinese new year break
- 單褲daan1 fu3unlined trousers
- 門齒mun4 ci2incisor
- 摩些mo1 se1to shake hand
- 太虛taai3 heoi1Taixu (famed Buddhist monk, 1890-1947)
- 虛頭heoi1 tau4to play tricks
- 身歷聲san1 lik6 seng1(Tw) stereophonic sound
- 書跡syu1 zik1extant work of a calligrapher
- 坐波監co5 bo1 gaam1when a player is penalized, having to sit out on a yellow card and cannot play in ball games for a certain period of time
- 近臣gan6 san4member of a monarch's inner ministerial circle (old)
- 納鴻naap6 hung4Nahum
- 臭妹cau3 mui1little stinky bitch [colloquial]
- 鷯哥liu1 go1(bird species of China) common hill myna (Gracula religiosa)
- 東部dung1 bou6the east
- 掗位aa3 wai6to take up a lot of space
- 㗎嘛gaa3 maa3final particle for making an assertion [colloquial]
- 屎蟲si2 cung4muckworm
- 老水鴨lou5 seoi2 aap2Duck in soya sauce
- 串音cyun3 jam1crosstalk
- 尊親zyun1 can1(honorific) your parent
- 拖債to1 zaai3to default on a debt
- 糧地官loeng4 dei6 gun1someone who is unemployed [colloquial]
- 執仔zap1 zai2providing care and assistance to women during pregnancy and birth
- 承籍sing4 zik6to inherit a rank (from a predecessor)
- 菜豆coi3 dau2kidney bean
- 食雪糕sik6 syut3 gou1literally: to eat icecream; to perform fellatio [colloquial]
- 執骨zap1 gwat1(in table tennis) to alternate serving when one reaches 10 points
- 線軸sin3 zuk6thread spool
- 縮緊suk1 gan2to tighten
- 大丸daai6 jyun2Daimaru, a Japanese department store; refers to the Sugar Street minibus terminus nowadays jpn:大丸（だいまる）
- 狂迷kwong4 mai4mad fan; die-hard devotee
- 高腔gou1 hong1gaoqiang, high-pitched opera singing style
- 臟器zong6 hei3internal organs
- 賣大包maai6 daai6 baau1(Phrasal verb) to offer a great bargain; to give away or sell something at a low cost in order to attract business; to offer people huge benefits or do special favours for others; a huge disposal of goods at reduced prices; a huge markdown sale
- 光柱gwong1 cyu5light beam
- 略奪loek6 dyut6variant of 掠奪|掠夺[lu:e4 duo2]
- 料倉liu6 cong1granary
- 狼膽long4 daam2bold; daring [colloquial]
- 航空母艦hong4 hung1 mou5 laam6aircraft carrier (CL:艘[sou1])
- 避惡bei6 ok3to avoid evil
- 秦朝ceon4 ciu4Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC)
- 企跳kei5 tiu3to attempt to jump to one's death
- 麻類maa4 leoi6bast fiber plant (general term for hemp, flax, jute, ramie etc)
- 近磅gan6 bong6rather close; rather accurate; not far off the mark
- 翹望kiu4 mong6to raise one's head and look into the distance
- 逆火jik6 fo2(of an engine) to backfire
- 研定jin4 ding6to consider and decide
- 滾滾地gwan2 gwan2 dei2moody; depressed [colloquial]
- 帶氧daai3 joeng5(of exercise) aerobic
- 牽心hin1 sam1to worry
- 骨針gwat1 zam1spicule (in biology)
- 北鼻bak1 bei6baby (loanword)
- 光溜gwong1 lau6smooth; slippery
- 溜光lau6 gwong1with nothing left; to be bare; to be very smooth; sleek
- 酸疼syun1 tang4(of muscles) to ache
- 刻錄hak1 luk6to record on a CD or DVD
- 寮國liu4 gwok3Laos (Tw)
- 賀客ho6 haak3guest (to a wedding etc)
- 牙剪ngaa4 zin2shear teeth scissors; hair thinning scissors
- 含含聲ham4 ham2 seng1an onomatopoeia for burning or noise from a crowded place
- 猛醒maang5 sing2to realize suddenly
- 彎度waan1 dou6bending
- 視屏si6 ping4screen (of a TV, computer etc)
- 借賬ze3 zoeng3to borrow money
- 面不改色min6 bat1 goi2 sik1(idiom) not bat an eyelid
- 播撒bo3 saat3to sow (seeds)
- 撒播saat3 bo3to sow (seeds by scattering)
- 煉鐵lin6 tit3smelting iron
- 輕而易舉hing1 ji4 ji6 geoi2easy
- 海兔hoi2 tou3sea hare (large sea slugs, mostly of genus Aplysia)
- 微賤mei4 zin6humble
- 囂屎hiu1 si2arrogant
- 墨西哥包mak6 sai1 go1 baau1concha
- 機軸gei1 zuk6arbor
- 隱位jan2 wai6(immunology) cryptotope; cryptic epitope
- 敲背haau1 bui3back-knocking massage
- 油水地jau4 seoi2 dei6somewhere which offers countless money making opportunities [colloquial]
- 交纏gaau1 cin4to intertwine
- 雪花膏syut3 faa1 gou1vanishing cream
- 回電話wui4 din6 waa2to call back
- 棄劇hei3 kek6to quit watching a TV series
- 促求cuk1 kau4to urge
- 牛角包ngau4 gok3 baau1croissant
- 扣擊kau3 gik1to smash a ball
- 字謎zi6 mai4letter puzzle
- 擬聲詞ji5 sing1 ci4onomatopoeia
- 拋補paau1 bou2cover (i.e. insurance against loss in financial deals)
- 亂麻lyun6 maa4lit. tangled skein
- 認賠jing6 pui4to agree to pay compensation
- 鋼骨gong3 gwat1reinforcing bar; rebar (construction)
- 筷子筒faai3 zi2 tung2a chopstick holder
- 送車尾sung3 ce1 mei5to miss a bus
- 襲用zaap6 jung6to continue to use
- 大板牙daai6 baan2 ngaa4Rabbit teeth (big front teeth)
- 酸楚syun1 co2disconsolate
- 傾蓋king1 goi3to meet in passing
- 暈眩wan4 jyun6to feel dizzy
- 前一cin4 jat1the previous; before; preceding [written and colloquial]
- 收伏sau1 fuk6variant of 收服[shou1 fu2]
- 攝石人sip3 sek6 jan4someone who tries to hog the limelight [colloquial]
- 老老實實lou5 lou5 sat6 sat6be honest
- 何文田ho4 man4 tin4the name of a place in Hong Kong: Ho Man Tin
- 許婚heoi2 fan1to become engaged
- 辯證bin6 zing3to investigate
- 起尾注hei2 mei5 zyu3to set a trap and await the right opportunity to strip someone of all they have in one go; to enjoy the fruits of somebody else's labour
- 哩數lei5 sou3mileage; number of miles
- 毛菌mou1 kwan2mould
- 物理治療mat6 lei5 zi6 liu4physiotherapy
- 季秋gwai3 cau1the last month of autumn
- 數軸sou3 zuk6number line
- 得唔得dak1 m4 dak1okay or not okay; is that possible?; is it ok?
- 門縫mun4 fung4slight gap between a door and its frame
- 捲揚gyun2 joeng4a whirlwind
- 不求人bat1 kau4 jan4backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)
- 禁制令gam3 zai3 ling6prohibition
- 部長會bou6 zoeng2 wui2minister level conference
- 糟質zou1 zat1(verb) to mock; to deride; to taunt; to treat someone harshly; to be mean to someone(a person); to ruin; to wreck (an object)
- 不顧一切bat1 gu3 jat1 cai3(idiom) to disregard all negative considerations; to cast aside all concerns
- 紅磡hung4 ham3Hung Hom, a locality in Kowloon, Hong Kong
- 翹課kiu4 fo3to skip school
- 役男jik6 naam4males eligible for military service
- 討價tou2 gaa3Bargaining
- 貸記taai3 gei3to credit
- 散收收saan2 sau1 sau1loose; undisciplined
- 不確實bat1 kok3 sat6untrue
- 閒散haan4 saan3laid back; leisurely
- 木結他muk6 git3 taa1an acoustic guitar
- 濕衣sap1 ji1wetsuit
- 鑽勁zyun1 ging6application to the task
- 串演cyun3 jin2to act
- 慘境caam2 ging2wretched situation
- 光斑gwong1 baan1facula (astronomy)
- 強積金koeng5 zik1 gam1Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF)
- 趕稿gon2 gou2to submit before a deadline
- 紋刺man4 ci3to tattoo
- 刮宮gwaat3 gung1dilatation and curettage (of the uterus)
- 解釦gaai2 kau3to unbutton
- 諢名wan6 ming4humorous or mocking nickname
- 饒了jiu4 liu5to spare
- 拳術kyun4 seot6Chinese boxing
- 洋財joeng4 coi4ill-gotten wealth
- 弱脈joek6 mak6weak pulse
- 滬語wu6 jyu5Shanghainese
- 豐產fung1 caan2high yield
- 拆帳caak3 zoeng3To work in an enterprise for a share of the profits
- 虛度heoi1 dou6to fritter away (one's time)
- 拔毒bat6 duk6draw out pus by applying a plaster to the affected area
- 茶漏caa4 lau6tea funnel
- 趕得切gon2 dak1 cit3made it just in time (spoken)
- 犬牙hyun2 ngaa4canine tooth
- 細階sai3 gaai1lowercase letter
- 更多gang1 do1further more
- 表忠biu2 zung1to show devotion
- 唔志在m4 zi3 zoi6the attitude to not mind or be bothered with something; to not to care about something; to not to give a damn about something; commonly used to describe a person who has a lot, doesn't mind to give or lose a bit from what he
- 別的bit6 dik1else
- 抵命dai2 meng6to pay with one's life
- 呃稱ngaak1 cing3to cheat in a deal by offering lesser amount of goods than mutually agreed; literally, to cheat by using an inaccurate scale
- 臣屬san4 suk6official in feudal court
- 趨力ceoi1 lik6driving force
- 史臣si2 san4official in charge of public records