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- 延接jin4 zip3to receive sb
- 電珠din6 zyu1light bulb
- 遞加dai6 gaa1progressively increasing
- 理工大學lei5 gung1 daai6 hok6University of Science and Engineering
- 淨飲zing6 jam2usually used in Hong Kong-style cafe, ordering drinks only, without any food
- 霸掗baa3 ngaa6barbarious; arrogant (spoken)
- 鬥負氣dau3 fu3 hei3acting unreasonable against one (spoken)
- 落湯雞lok6 tong1 gai1a person who looks drenched and bedraggled
- 無與倫比mou4 jyu5 leon4 bei2incomparable
- 自給自足zi6 kap1 zi6 zuk1self-sufficiency
- 前後左右cin4 hau6 zo2 jau6Surroundings
- 飲醉jam2 zeoi3drunk (spoken)
- 高嶺土gou1 ling5 tou2kaolin (clay)
- 背斜bui3 ce4anticline (geology)
- 寬屏fun1 ping4widescreen
- 遊船河jau4 syun4 ho2to cruise
- 居酒屋geoi1 zau2 uk1izakaya (a kind of traditional Japanese pub)
- 藍屍laam4 si1derogatory homophone for "藍絲"
- 遺著wai4 zyu3posthumous work (of a writer)
- 唔知死m4 zi1 sei2do not know death, which means somebody is not aware of a potential danger or how serious a situation is
- 鉤針ngau1 zam1crochet hook
- 剛察gong1 caat3see 剛察縣|刚察县[Gang1 cha2 Xian4]
- 大耳牛daai6 ji5 ngau4adj; to describe a person who does not listen to the advice, or forget the beneficial or useful advice from others.
- 鉛帶jyun4 daai2weight belt
- 低陷dai1 haam6to sink
- 跳跳紮tiu3 tiu3 zaat3jumping around; lively and animated
- 疏開so1 hoi1to disperse
- 隱青jan2 cing1socially withdrawn adolescents; hikikomori
- 比來bei2 loi4lately
- 老本行lou5 bun2 hong4one's own profession that one is principally been engaged in; one's line of work
- 數珠sou2 zyu1rosary
- 吞泡tan1 pok1to be lazy at work, to waste time at work, to "goof off" , to "slack off" ; literally: swallow bubbles
- 私秘si1 bei3variant of 私密[si1 mi4]
- 擺老烏baai2 lou5 wu1noun; also known as "烏龍波"; to score in own goal (football or any ball sports)
- 開口棗hoi1 hau2 zou2deep fried sesame balls, a type of snack
- 白晒晒baak6 saai4 saai4too white (i.e. a colourless white colour that is not very pleasing to the eye)
- 中徑zung1 ging3diameter
- 白頭佬baak6 tau4 lou2a traffic police officer [colloquial]
- 岸然ngon6 jin4solemn
- 卜魚buk1 jyu2wooden block; square temple block
- 魚卜jyu4 pok1swim bladder, fish maw; literally: fish bubble
- 道符dou6 fu4Taoist talisman
- 壽數sau6 sou3predestined length of life
- 吻技man5 gei6kissing technique
- 拿督naa4 duk1Datuk
- 標尾會biu1 mei5 wui2to take the last chance to make as much profit as possible; to grab the final opportunity to earn something [colloquial]
- 剩返zing6 faan1to remain; to be left over
- 擔承daam1 sing4to undertake
- 轉遞zyun2 dai6to pass on; to relay
- 結繩git3 sing4to tie the Rope; to tie a knot
- 呼和浩特fu1 wo4 hou6 dak6see 呼和浩特市[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4 Shi4]
- 酸豆syun1 dau2tamarind (Tamarindus indica) tropical tree with bean-like fruit
- 幾多錢gei2 do1 cin2how much money
- 賭債dou2 zaai3gambling debt
- 派帽paai3 mou2to have an affair; to be unfaithful to one's partner
- 祭孔zai3 hung2to offer sacrifices to Confucius
- 瓦通紙ngaa5 tung1 zi2corrugated fibreboard; corrugated cardboard
- 喜帕hei2 paak3bridal veil (covering the face)
- 索討saak3 tou2to demand; to ask for
- 你好嘢nei5 hou2 je5you have done great, can also be use sarcastically
- 邊庭bin1 ting4bodies governing a border area
- 髒彈zong1 daan2dirty bomb
- 胸墊hung1 zin3bra pad; bust pad
- 劍尖gim3 zim1point
- 裨益bei1 jik1benefit
- 雪糕佬syut3 gou1 lou2a member of the Independent Commission against Corruption, ICAC [colloquial]
- 伏虎fuk6 fu2to subdue a tiger
- 煩囂faan4 hiu1noisy and annoying
- 呃晒aak1 saai3Cheat all the people
- 空中小姐hung1 zung1 siu2 ze2stewardess
- 輕饒hing1 jiu4to forgive easily
- 龜速gwai1 cuk1as slow as a tortoise
- 放飛劍fong3 fei1 gim3to spit (saliva or phlegm)
- 臭串cau3 cyun3arrogant; overbearing; insolent; haughty; lordy
- 遞信dai6 seon3to submit the resignation letter; to resign; literally, to hand in a letter
- 繞繞jiu5 jiu5twisting and turning
- 公開信gung1 hoi1 seon3open letter
- 奶鞋底laai2 haai4 dai2to suck up to the wrong person; an attempt to suck up to someone which failed miserably [colloquial]
- 樽枳zeon1 zat1bottle cork
- 一往情深jat1 wong5 cing4 sam1deeply attached
- 礦脈kwong3 mak6vein of ore
- 胡思亂想wu4 si1 lyun6 soeng2(idiom) to indulge in flights of fancy; to let one's imagination run wild
- 包膠baau1 gaau1report; humorous near homophone of the Mandarin reading of 報告 "bàogào"
- 麥豆maak6 dau2pea
- 爹娘de1 noeng4(dialect) parents
- 營寨jing4 zaai6barracks
- 遺男wai4 naam4orphan
- 研考jin4 haau2to investigate
- 凱歌hoi2 go1triumphal hymn; victory song; paean
- 吐棄tou3 hei3to spurn
- 撥亂反正but6 lyun6 faan2 zing3bring order out of chaos
- 綢緞cau4 dyun6satin
- 觸線zuk1 sin3to cross the line
- 狗仔式gau2 zai2 sik1dog paddle (swimming)
- 波帽bo1 mou2flat cap; hunting cap
- 驗定jim6 ding6to come to a conclusion about sth after examining it
- 波恤bo1 seot1sports shirt
- 侵食cam1 sik6Erosive; corrode
- 開水喉hoi1 seoi2 hau4literally: to open the tap; to cry; credit relaxation [colloquial]
- 八綱baat3 gong1(TCM) the eight principal syndromes (used to differentiate pathological conditions): yin and yang, exterior and interior, cold and heat, hypofunction and hyperfunction
- 灰岩fui1 ngaam4limestone (abbr. for 石灰岩[shi2 hui1 yan2])
- 字墨zi6 mak6culture; knowledge
- 新陳代謝san1 can4 doi6 ze6metabolism (biology)
- 具體到geoi6 tai2 dou3to embody into
- 痴心ci1 sam1infatuation
- 春柳ceon1 lau5Spring Willow Society, pioneering Chinese theatrical company set up in Tokyo in 1906, part of New Culture Movement 新文化運動|新文化运动[Xin1 Wen2 hua4 Yun4 dong4], continued in China from 1912 as 新劇同志會|新剧同志会[Xin1 ju4 Tong2 zhi4 hui4]
- 頻能pan4 lan4in a hurried and sometimes clumsy manner; in a rush
- 洗溝sai2 kau1to roll a ball into the gutter (ten-pin bowling)
- 爽健song2 gin6to feel well
- 安大略on1 daai6 loek6Ontario, Canada
- 辯答bin6 daap3a reply (in debate)
- 鹽井jim4 zeng2salt well; brine well dug for salt production
- 偌大je6 daai6so big
- 旗幅kei4 fuk1banner
- 女人型neoi5 jan2 jing4man with feminine characteristics; man acting as if he is a woman; effeminate appearance or manner of a man
- 豆泡dau6 pok1fried bean curd puff
- 溝貨kau1 fo3to buy the dip
- 中衰zung1 seoi1decline of a country, large institution, etc.
- 不事生產bat1 si6 sang1 caan2not to do anything productive
- 槽肥cou4 fei4to fatten by feeding
- 男仔頭naam4 zai2 tau4a tomboy hairstyle; tomboy
- 准予zeon2 jyu5to grant
- 好衰hou2 seoi1to be nasty, mischievous, sly, etc.; often used to express minor criticism, or to affectionately mock irritation (esp. between lovers)
- 遊刑jau4 jing4parading an offender through the streets
- 擾攘jiu2 joeng6bustling
- 泉華cyun4 waa4to sinter (metallurgy)
- 亞鉛aa3 jyun4zinc, literally: sub-lead; while commonly seen on packaging of imported Japanese supplements, it is not used in Cantonese
- 夫添fu1 tim1full team (mostly for sports)
- 落晒形lok6 saai3 jing4look sad or tired (spoken)
- 官涌gun1 cung1Kwun Chung, the western part of Jordan
- 苦刑fu2 jing4torture
- 墊檔zin3 dong2to fill a blank space
- 備抵bei6 dai2an allowance
- 墨條mak6 tiu2ink stick
- 防損fong4 syun2loss prevention
- 靈舍ling4 se3extraordinarily; especially; particularly
- 壽帶sau6 daai2(bird species of China) Amur paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone incei)
- 消釋siu1 sik1to dispel (doubts)
- 水墨畫seoi2 mak6 waa2ink and wash painting
- 當之無愧dong1 zi1 mou4 kwai5fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)
- 秋祭cau1 zai3autumn worship ceremony
- 北京狗bak1 ging1 gau2Pekingese dog
- 賴婚laai6 fan1to go back on a marriage contract
- 日偏食jat6 pin1 sik6partial eclipse of the sun
- 偏誤pin1 ng6bias (statistics)
- 勢兇sai3 hung1fierce
- 柴可夫caai4 ho2 fu1a chauffeur [colloquial]
- 接線生zip3 sin3 sang1switchboard operator; telephone operator
- 三民主義saam1 man4 zyu2 ji6Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People (late 1890s)
- 上傳soeng6 cyun4to upload
- 往跡wong5 zik1past events
- 刑堂jing4 tong4torture chamber
- 鋪草皮pou1 cou2 pei4lose money in horse betting (spoken)
- 逼肖bik1 ciu3to bear a close resemblance to
- 苦役fu2 jik6forced labor
- 臨刑lam4 jing4facing execution
- 碰碰車pung3 pung3 ce1bumper car
- 爛賭二laan6 dou2 ji2gambling addict (spoken)
- 自我介紹zi6 ngo5 gaai3 siu6self-introduction
- 喱士lei1 si2lace
- 雞珍gai1 zan1chicken gizzard (cuisine)
- 麝香se6 hoeng1musk
- 受虐狂sau6 joek6 kong4masochism
- 侵夜cam1 je6(literary) nightfall
- 扯皮條ce2 pei4 tiu2see 拉皮條|拉皮条[la1 pi2 tiao2]
- 航次hong4 ci3air or sea voyage (seen as an individual, countable item)
- 望柱mong6 cyu5post between short fence walls
- 市尺si5 cek3chi (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ meter)
- 痴長ci1 zoeng2to not be wiser despite being older
- 不要面bat1 jiu3 min2 Shameless
- 日新月異jat6 san1 jyut6 ji6daily renewal, monthly change (idiom)
- 鷹架jing1 gaa2scaffolding
- 捕頭bou6 tau4head constable (in imperial China)
- 超綱ciu1 gong1beyond the scope of the syllabus
- 魅惑mei6 waak6to bewitch; to captivate
- 吐苦水tou3 fu2 seoi2to have bitter digestive fluids rising to the mouth
- 著棋zoek6 kei4to play chess
- 拋撒paau1 saat3to sprinkle
- 它的taa1 dik1its
- 擴編kong3 pin1to expand (esp. by new recruitment)
- 虛脫heoi1 tyut3to collapse (from dehydration or loss of blood)
- 門坎mun4 ham2variant of 門檻|门槛[men2 kan3]
- 尤甚jau4 sam6most seriously
- 縱波zung3 bo1longitudinal wave
- 過當gwo3 dong1excessive
- 心甘情願sam1 gam1 cing4 jyun6delighted to (do sth, idiom)
- 延請jin4 cing2to employ
- 忙乎mong4 fu4to be busy (colloquial)
- 水翁seoi2 jung1Cleistocalyx operculatus (plant)
- 棉球min4 kau4cotton ball
- 飛虎隊fei1 fu2 deoi6Flying Tigers, US airmen in China during World War Two
- 岩羊ngaam4 joeng4bharal
- 提款卡tai4 fun2 kaat1debit card
- 松菌cung4 kwan2matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake), edible mushroom considered a great delicacy in Japan
- 寸斷cyun3 dyun6to break apart inch by inch
- 身有屎san1 jau5 si2(literally: with faeces on the body); to describe someone who has done something wrong
- 泥公仔nai4 gung1 zai2a doll or figurine made from clay [colloquial]
- 神符san4 fu4Taoist talisman
- 推搪teoi1 tong2to offer excuses (colloquial)
- 裝櫃zong1 gwai6vanning