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- 唔中用m4 zung1 jung6useless or hopeless (normally used to describe a person)
- 優閒jau1 haan4carefree; leisurely
- 塗蓋tou4 koi3to coat
- 故訓gu3 fan3old teaching (e.g. religious instruction)
- 旗籍kei4 zik6banner registration (in the Eight Banners system of the Qing dynasty)
- 我事ngo5 si6
- 勝券sing3 hyun3confidence of victory; assurance of success
- 拳賽kyun4 coi3boxing match
- 因如此jan1 jyu4 ci2because of this
- 哩啦li1 laa1come
- 扎堆zaat3 deoi1(of people) to flock together; to congregate
- 虧折kwai1 zit3to make a capital loss
- 家弟gaa1 dai6(polite) my younger brother
- 財技coi4 gei6financial skills
- 小動物siu2 dung6 mat6small animal
- 起作用hei2 zok3 jung6to have an effect
- 烽煙fung1 jin1fire beacon (used as alarm signal over long distance)
- 蝦轆haa1 luk1clumsy (spoken)
- 潮漲ciu4 zoeng3high tides; sea level to rise
- 縮排suk1 paai4(typesetting) to indent
- 遊伴jau4 bun6playmate
- 地頭蟲dei6 tau4 cung4(n.) local people; to describe someone who knows an area particularly well
- 痴獃ci1 ngoi4variant of 痴呆[chi1 dai1]
- 竹簡zuk1 gaan2bamboo slips (used for writing on in ancient times)
- 乳部jyu5 bou6breasts
- 鬧猛naau6 maang5(dialect) bustling
- 濕吻sap1 man5French kiss
- 散伙saan3 fo2variant of 散夥|散伙[san4 huo3]
- 斑白baan1 baak6grizzled
- 祈願kei4 jyun6to pray
- 聚議zeoi6 ji5to meet for negotiation
- 超音波ciu1 jam1 bo1ultrasound
- 怒恨nou6 han6extreme hatred
- 辯爭bin6 zang1to argue
- 雜貨舖zaap6 fo3 pou2a grocery store
- 得看dak1 hon1(it) depends on ...
- 粗心大意cou1 sam1 daai6 ji3negligent
- 妃子笑fei1 zi2 siu3concubine's smile, a cultivar of lychee
- 沙瓜saa1 gwaa1a cow's rumen
- 閃擊sim2 gik1lightning attack
- 響噹噹hoeng2 dong1 dong1resounding
- 打荷包daa2 ho4 baau1(verb) to steal a wallet; to pickpocket
- 閒混haan4 wan6to loiter
- 伏流fuk6 lau4hidden stream
- 想方設法soeng2 fong1 cit3 faat3to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
- 由著jau4 zyu3let (one) have his way
- 大個仔daai6 go3 zai2adj.; grown up; Metaphor, "he knows the way to work". Others do not care or worry about him.
- 小小說siu2 siu2 syut3flash fiction
- 電燈杉din6 dang1 caam3standing straight (slang)
- 拳館kyun4 gun2boxing gym
- 花繩faa1 sing2string figure; string trick
- 才不coi4 bat1by no means
- 咬鉤ngaau5 ngau1(of fish) to bite; to take the bait
- 更加之gang3 gaa1 zi1even more
- 引嫌jan5 jim4to avoid arousing suspicions
- 虧缺kwai1 kyut3to be lacking
- 得人驚dak1 jan4 geng1(adjective) frightening; scary; shocking; terrifying
- 服務業fuk6 mou6 jip6service industry
- 茶坊caa4 fong1teahouse
- 呵力ho1 lik1Horlicks
- 挺身而出ting5 san1 ji4 ceot1to step forward bravely
- 適間sik1 gaan1just now; just a moment ago
- 不僅僅bat1 gan2 gan2not only; not just
- 苦肉計fu2 juk6 gai3the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence
- 青光眼ceng1 gwong1 ngaan5glaucoma
- 弦歌jin4 go1to sing to a string accompaniment
- 無生命mou4 sang1 ming6non-living; inanimate; lifeless
- 過唔去gwo3 m4 heoi3to make things difficult for
- 吊骨diu3 gwat1hanger; it describes pants which are not long enough to cover the ankles, ankle pants; it describes locations which are remote, not easily accessible by public transportation
- 恐怖組織hung2 bou3 zou2 zik1terrorist organization
- 斜度ce3 dou6slope
- 怒罵nou6 maa6to verbally abuse
- 墊背zin3 bui3to serve as a sacrificial victim
- 姘頭ping1 tau4lover
- 至高無上zi3 gou1 mou4 soeng6supreme
- 很好han2 hou2very good
- 常餐soeng4 caan1regular meal set
- 讕叻laan2 lek1showing off (spoken)
- 叉形caa1 jing4forked
- 紫荊zi2 ging1Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis)
- 松節油cung4 zit3 jau4turpentine
- 填密tin4 mat6packing
- 秋審cau1 sam2autumn trial (judicial hearing of capital cases during Ming and Qing)
- 唐生菜tong4 saang1 coi3Chinese lettuce
- 社企se5 kei5social enterprise; shorthand for 社會企業 se5 wui2 kei5 jip6
- 寸口cyun3 hau2location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM
- 法國人faat3 gwok3 jan4Frenchman
- 紙盒zi2 hap2paperboard box; cardboard box; carton
- 甩鬚lat1 sou1to lose face [written and colloquial]
- 差役caai1 jik6forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée)
- 各行各業gok3 hong4 gok3 jip6every trade; all professions; all walks of life
- 瓠瓜wu6 gwaa1bottle gourd
- 不以為然bat1 ji5 wai4 jin4not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
- 腳板堂goek3 baan2 tong4sole of the feet
- 炒鍋caau2 wo1wok
- 呃鬼ngaak1 gwai2lit. to lie to a ghost, meaning to lie
- 祭帳zai3 zoeng3a blanket hung in the mourning hall, with word stickers of eulogy and the donor's name
- 大大小小daai6 daai6 siu2 siu2large and small; of all sizes
- 樂捐lok6 gyun1to donate
- 淺露cin2 lou6blunt
- 籌算cau4 syun3to calculate (using bamboo tokens on a counting board); to count beads
- 撤控cit3 hung3to withdraw prosecution proceedings; to withdraw a criminal charge
- 授粉sau6 fan2to pollinate
- 弱側joek6 zak1weak side
- 汛情seon3 cing4water levels during the flood season
- 結幕git3 mok6final scene (of a play)
- 陽春麵joeng4 ceon1 min6plain noodles in broth
- 槍桿coeng1 gon1gun barrel
- 做得zou6 dak1can, can do, able to do; work; helpful; ready
- 桂花魚gwai3 faa1 jyu2chinese perch (fish)
- 先哲sin1 zit3the wise and learned individuals of the past
- 唸口黃nim6 hau2 wong2to recite dully; to recite a text without understanding the meaning
- 姨甥ji4 sang1childrens of wife's sisters
- 斷掌tyun5 zoeng2single transverse palmar crease
- 內弟noi6 dai6wife's younger brother
- 下半旗haa6 bun3 kei4to fly a flag at half-mast as a sign of mourning
- 賣飛佛maai6 fei1 fat4my favourite (loanword)
- 漏底lau6 dai2secret exposed (spoken)
- 賤價zin6 gaa3very low price; cheap price
- 線繩sin3 sing4cotton rope; cord
- 唔話得m4 waa6 dak1(adj.) describes someone who is very helpful and considerate that you cannot find faults with ; describes a sensitive person who cannot take any criticism.
- 走繩zau2 sing4tightrope walking
- 遼金liu4 gam1Liao and Jin dynasties, namely: Liao or Khitan dynasty (907-1125) and Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
- 當月dong1 jyut6on that month
- 傳述cyun4 seot6to relay
- 美育mei5 juk6aesthetic education
- 犯睏faan6 kwan3(coll.) to get sleepy
- 三行仔saam1 hong4 zai2carpenter, construction worker and upfitter
- 虧弱gwai1 joek6debilitated; weak
- 策畫caak3 waak6variant of 策劃|策划[ce4 hua4]
- 蘇秦sou1 ceon4Su Qin (340-284 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
- 體腔tai2 hong1body cavity
- 親戚巾can1 cik1 gan1sanitary pads; sanitary towels
- 海損hoi2 syun2damage to goods during shipping
- 兩溝loeng5 kau1mixed; combined (from two things)
- 晉身zeon3 san1to be included; to be admitted
- 彎男waan1 naam4gay guy
- 遼西liu4 sai1west of Liaoning
- 頭繩tau4 sing4string to tie hair
- 涉想sip3 soeng2to imagine
- 意識到ji3 sik1 dou2to be aware of; to realize
- 生烏雞saang1 wu1 gai1black spots appearing on clothing as a result of mold and mildew
- 名列前茅ming4 lit6 cin4 maau4to rank among the best
- 油潤jau4 jeon6(adjective) moistened; or (noun) lubrication
- 別有用心bit6 jau5 jung6 sam1to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
- 淡月daam6 jyut6(noun) quiet and slow month in business
- 磨石mo4 sek6whetstone
- 喳喳zaa1 zaa4(onom.) whisper
- 唔自在m4 zi6 zoi6uneasy; uncomfortable (spoken)
- 導播dou6 bo3to direct a television or radio broadcast
- 香港式hoeng1 gong2 sik1Hong Kong style
- 涸喉kok3 hau4drys the throat (verb)
- 麻臉maa4 lim5pockmarked face
- 唔要得m4 jiu3 dak1cannot take
- 供不應求gung1 bat1 jing3 kau4supply does not meet demand
- 鮮見sin2 gin3rare; rarely seen
- 軸向zuk6 hoeng3axis
- 肥嘟嘟fei4 dyut1 dyut1chubby [colloquial]
- 突如其來dat6 jyu4 kei4 loi4to arise abruptly
- 蘊涵wan2 haam4to contain
- 無所事事mou4 so2 si6 si6to have nothing to do
- 柯個o1 go6(of people) clumsy; troublesome; moaning
- 度量衡dou6 loeng6 hang4measurement
- 大減價daai6 gaam2 gaa3a big sale (in shopping mall or shop)
- 押當aat3 dong3to pawn something; a small pawnshop
- 套拳tou3 kyun2a predefined set of movements in boxing / kung-fu for practice purpose
- 紅磚hung4 zyun1Red Brick
- 海哩hoi2 lei5nautical mile
- 餞別zin3 bit6to give a farewell dinner
- 唔見得m4 gin3 dak1not necessarily; not likely; unable to see; unable to catch sight of [colloquial]
- 叻㗎lik1 gaa3lacquer; good in…
- 瑞氣seoi6 hei3propitious vapours
- 叉架caa1 gaa2trestle
- 礦鹽kwong3 jim4halite
- 技窮gei6 kung4describe someone who no longer possesses the required skill of a task
- 七角形cat1 gok3 jing4heptagon
- 破折號po3 zit3 hou6dash
- 抱摔pou5 seoi1body slam (wrestling move)
- 説不定syut3 bat1 ding6Maybe; possibly; probably
- 康泰hong1 taai3safe and healthy
- 羅傘lo4 saan3umbrella used in ceremonies and parades
- 百萬富翁baak3 maan6 fu3 jung1millionaire
- 花押faa1 aat3signature (in grass-style writing)
- 溜邊lau6 bin1to keep to the edge (of path, river etc)
- 名帖ming4 tip3name card
- 身無長物san1 mou4 zoeng6 mat6(idiom) to possess nothing except bare necessities; to live a frugal life
- 梧桐ng4 tung4wutong (Firmiana platanifolia)
- 大家好做daai6 gaa1 hou2 zou6easy for us to do something
- 偽娘ngai6 noeng4(ACG) femboy
- 嗨藥haai1 joek6(slang) to take drugs
- 酒籌zau2 cau4drinking game chips (typically in the form of strips of bamboo inscribed with lines of poetry)
- 腔口hong1 hau2accent
- 弔客diu3 haak3a visitor offering condolences
- 合縫hap6 fung4(of doors, windows etc) to fit snugly when closed; to close nicely
- 其等kei4 dang2equivalent [written and colloquial]
- 間唔中gaan3 m4 zung1sometimes, from time to time; every now and then
- 紅眼症hung4 ngaan5 zing3(disease) a red-eye syndrome; conjunctivitis; pink-eye
- 舍堂se5 tong4halls and colleges; a place where university students live together, initiative different activities, learn from each other, so as to attain a holistic education
- 屍身si1 san1corpse; dead body
- 工程圖gung1 cing4 tou4engineering graphics