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- 煤箱mui4 soeng1coal box
- 薄英英bok6 jing1 jing1thinly
- 飛髮舖fei1 faat3 pou2hair salon (spoken)
- 點會dim2 wui5
- 內兄noi6 hing1wife's older brother
- 一清二楚jat1 cing1 ji6 co2to be very clear about sth (idiom)
- 曲軸kuk1 zuk6crankshaft
- 得瑟dak1 sat1(dialect) cocky; smug
- 洪聖hung4 sing3Hung Shing, the male god of sea and water
- 大兜daai6 dau1to have a big penis
- 報憂bou3 jau1to report bad news
- 殺人saat3 jan4to kill a person; to commit murder
- 標磚biu1 zyun1marker brick (in building)
- 不擇手段bat1 zaak6 sau2 dyun6by fair means or foul
- 膠輪gaau1 leon2pneumatic tire
- 二叔ji6 suk1Second elder uncle
- 柳骨lau4 gwat1a refined name for toothpick, literally "willow bone"
- 抵減dai2 gaam2to claim a credit against
- 板壁baan2 bik1wooden partition
- 趕抵gon2 dai2to be at the scene just in time
- 散修修saan2 sau1 sau1loose; messy [written and colloquial]
- 到點dou3 dim2it's time (to do sth)
- 此次ci2 ci3this time
- 打鳩daa2 gau1to fucking beat up [colloquial]
- 口立濕hau2 laap6 sap1snacks
- 將棋zoeng3 kei4Japanese chess (shōgi)
- 時長si4 coeng4duration
- 耳鼓ji5 gu2eardrum
- 默字mak6 zi6to write from memory
- 唔使計m4 sai2 gai3no need to take into account
- 形形色色jing4 jing4 sik1 sik1all kinds of
- 你老板nei5 lou5 baan2a less vulgar variant of 你老母 nei5lou5mou2; literally: your boss
- 哄然hung6 jin4boisterous
- 早就zou2 zau6already at an earlier time
- 渣打zaa1 daa2short for Standard Chartered
- 瓦背頂ngaa2 bui2 deng2tiled rooftop (spoken)
- 泥煤nai4 mui4peat
- 耐酸noi6 syun1acid-resistant
- 偏殿pin1 din6side palace hall
- 國中gwok3 zung1junior high school (Tw)
- 此時ci2 si4now
- 肥叉fei4 caa1fatty cha-siu
- 渣馬zaa1 maa5shorthand for the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon
- 追敘zeoi1 zeoi6to recount what happened prior to events already known
- 桌機coek3 gei1desktop computer
- 高句麗gou1 ngau1 lei4Goguryeo (37 BC-668 AD), one of the Korean Three Kingdoms
- 吔蕉jaa1 ziu1eat banana, which is also similar to go fuck yourself
- 雜錦zaap6 gam2mixed; assorted; miscellaneous
- 性產業sing3 caan2 jip6the sex industry
- 倉惶cong1 wong4variant of 倉皇|仓皇[cang1 huang2]
- 彩池coi2 ci4gambling pool
- 充填cung1 tin4to fill (gap, hole, area, blank)
- 捕飛bou6 fei1transliteration of "buffet"
- 藥罐joek6 gun3pot for decocting herbal medicine
- 侯王hau4 wong4Hau Wong; Yeung Hau Tai Wong
- 痴笑ci1 siu3to giggle foolishly
- 忌妒gei6 dou3to be jealous of; to envy
- 木屐muk6 kek6wooden clogs
- 爆艙baau3 cong1to run out of cargo space (on a ship or plane)
- 惠濟wai6 zai3see 惠濟區|惠济区[Hui4 ji4 Qu1]
- 福泉fuk1 cyun4see 福泉市[Fu2 quan2 Shi4]
- 衰公seoi1 gung1(noun
- 酸乳syun1 jyu5yogurt
- 透漏tau3 lau6to divulge
- 把撚baa2 lan2completely useless; totally pointless [colloquial]
- 陳訴can4 sou3to state; to present; to set forth (a situation, opinion, grievance etc), often to an authority
- 候缺hau6 kyut3waiting for a vacancy
- 欄圈laan4 gyun6pen
- 臘克laap6 hak1lacquer (loanword)
- 託辭tok3 ci4variant of 託詞|托词[tuo1 ci2]
- 岳起ngok6 hei2to perk up the head
- 不得而知bat1 dak1 ji4 zi1unknown
- 沃水juk1 seoi2Wo river in Shanxi
- 內丘noi6 jau1see 內丘縣|内丘县[Nei4 qiu1 Xian4]
- 蕭乾siu1 kin4Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator
- 押注aat3 zyu3to bet
- 倫琴leon4 kam4Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923), German mechanical engineer
- 北部bak1 bou6northern part
- 兩次loeng5 ci3twice [written and colloquial]
- 笑盈盈siu3 jing5 jing5smilingly
- 高材生gou1 coi4 sang1top student; high achiever; student of outstanding ability
- 雕花diu1 faa1carving
- 偏辭pin1 ci4one-sided words
- 唔打緊m4 daa2 gan2no big deal, no worry
- 平攤ping4 taan1to spread out
- 結歡git3 fun1on friendly terms
- 大波妹daai6 bo1 mui1noun; busty babe or women
- 舔陰tim2 jam1to perform cunnilingus
- 來錢loi4 cin4(coll.) to make money
- 儀典ji4 din2ceremony
- 國標碼gwok3 biu1 maa5Guo Biao or GB, the standard PRC encoding, abbr. for 國家標準碼|国家标准码
- 爛佬laan6 lou2unreasonable adult male (spoken)
- 燈籠椒dang1 lung4 ziu1a sweet bell pepper
- 兔牙tou3 ngaa4buck teeth
- 目珠muk6 zyu1eyeball
- 妙語miu6 jyu5witticism
- 蠢漢ceon2 hon3fool
- 消閑siu1 haan4leisure; recreational
- 反電子faan2 din6 zi2positron
- 二奶仔ji6 naai1 zai2mistress
- 散彈槍saan2 daan2 coeng1shotgun
- 皮影戲pei4 jing2 hei3shadow play
- 籌略cau4 loek6(literary) strategy; strategic acumen
- 散亡saan3 mong4dispersed and lost
- 鳩做gau1 zou6to do or execute in a non-serious, frivolous manner
- 方臘fong1 laap6Fang La
- 賤友zin6 jau2a despicable person of bad
- 接二連三zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1(idiom) one after another; in quick succession
- 撐飽zaang6 baau2to fill up one's stomach
- 車仔麪ce1 zai2 min6'cart noodle' (used to be sold in carts by street vendors), a type of noodles in Hong Kong, China
- 隱顯jan2 hin2appearing and disappearing
- 鉛筆刨jyun4 bat1 paau2a pencil sharpener
- 手抄本sau2 caau1 bun2manuscript copy of a book (before the printing press)
- 禁戒gam3 gaai3to abstain from; to prohibit (certain foods etc)
- 示覆si6 fuk1please answer (epistolary style)
- 擁軍jung2 gwan1to support troops
- 生劏saang1 tong1(verb) to kill; To slaughter
- 緩辦wun6 baan6to postpone
- 華爾茲waa4 ji5 zi1(loanword) waltz (dance)
- 佛坪fat6 ping4see 佛坪縣|佛坪县[Fo2 ping2 Xian4]
- 校褲haau6 fu3school pants
- 捱苦ngaai4 fu2to suffer from a bad or a difficult situation
- 基頻gei1 pan4fundamental frequency
- 歲序seoi3 zeoi6succession of seasons
- 老戲骨lou5 hei3 gwat1(dialect) veteran actor
- 內部網noi6 bou6 mong5intranet
- 徑向ging3 hoeng3radial (direction)
- 殺攤saat3 taan1finished; ended (spoken)
- 國是gwok3 si6(literary) variant of 國事|国事[guo2 shi4]
- 震耳zan3 ji5ear-splitting
- 劫洗gip3 sai2to loot
- 照壁ziu3 bek1a screen wall across the gate of a house (for privacy)
- 悶戰mun6 zin3to use the tactic of deliberately prolonging something to waste
- 班固baan1 gu3Ban Gu (32-92), Eastern Han dynasty historian, wrote the Dynastic History of Western Han 漢書|汉书
- 突突dat6 dat6(onom.) beating of the heart
- 槽鋼cou4 gong3steel groove
- 伏冰buk6 bing1to inhale vapourised meth
- 大災daai6 zoi1calamity
- 大法院daai6 faat3 jyun2nickname of the High Court; literally 'big court'
- 結舌git3 sit3tongue-tied
- 宜君ji4 gwan1see 宜君縣|宜君县[Yi2 jun1 Xian4]
- 拜帖baai3 tip2card for invitation or visit
- 密不可分mat6 bat1 ho2 fan1inextricably linked (idiom)
- 潛影cim4 jing2to hide
- 唔通氣m4 tung1 hei3(slang) tactless; unreasonable in dealing with people; often used to suggest that someone is a gooseberry
- 傳召cyun4 ziu6to summon, to order somebody to be present (usually before them), in an official manner
- 劏開tong1 hoi1to cut open
- 唔單只m4 daan1 zi2not only; nevertheless
- 乾凍gon1 dung3dry and cold
- 等比dang2 bei2geometric (of mathematical sequences or progressions)
- 豪富hou4 fu3rich and powerful
- 仙屎sin1 si2cents
- 明天見ming4 tin1 gin3see you tomorrow
- 棖雞caang4 gai1(adjective) used to describe a woman who is rowdy; unruly, incontrollable; shrewish
- 追到瘦zeoi1 dou3 sau3(to chase someone until one becomes thin); to put pressure on someone for something
- 納貢naap6 gung3to pay tribute
- 中提琴zung1 tai4 kam4viola
- 珠茶zyu1 caa4gunpowder tea, Chinese green tea whose leaves are each formed into a small pellet
- 代售doi6 sau6to sell on others' behalf
- 申狀san1 zong6to present (a document)
- 護髮素wu6 faat3 sou3hair conditioner
- 神魂san4 wan4mind
- 筆帽bat1 mou2the cap of a pen, pencil, or writing brush
- 劏車tong1 ce1vehicle scrapping
- 沙鼠saa1 syu2gerbil
- 導賞dou6 soeng2to run a guided tour
- 仙貝sin1 bui3(loanword) senbei (Japanese rice cracker)
- 雞包仔gai1 baau1 zai2steamed chicken bun
- 矮得得ai2 dat1 dat1very short (of a person) [colloquial]
- 左膠zo2 gaau1a contemporary term in the Hong Kong political scene referring to persons who identify as left-wing and advocate for more just and fair wealth redistribution, but often waffle or are unable to put their theories into practice; the term is often used to refer to the left-wing liberals, pan-democrats, and those who support a "peaceful, rational and non-violent" method of protest; the second character can also mean "idiotic," giving way to its pejorative use akin to "libtard"
- 爆肺baau3 fai3pneumothorax
- 膽生毛daam2 saang1 mou4describes a brave and daring person; audacious
- 一事無成jat1 si6 mou4 sing4(idiom) to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere
- 吉爾吉斯gat1 ji5 gat1 si1Kyrgyz
- 掌擊zoeng2 gik1to slap
- 至人zi3 jan4fully realized human being; sage; saint
- 十兆sap6 siu6Ten trillion
- 空疏hung1 so1shallow
- 娶心抱ceoi2 sam1 pou5for son to marry his wife
- 因地制宜jan1 dei6 zai3 ji4(idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
- 穴脈jyut6 mak6node (center of energy)
- 血友病hyut3 jau5 beng6hemophilia
- 拾取sap6 ceoi2to pick up
- 捉兒人zuk1 ji1 jan1the game of hide-and-seek game
- 由徑jau4 ging3to follow a narrow path
- 帶挈daai3 hit3(verb) to bring opportunity to somebody (usually refers to money or career)
- 病革beng6 gaak3about to die of an illness; at the critical stage of an illness
- 弄歪lung6 waai1to distort
- 液泡jik6 pou5(biology) vacuole
- 溫潤wan1 jeon6gentle
- 泥頭車nai4 tau4 ce1cement truck
- 賣豬仔maai6 zyu1 zai2(phrasal verb) to traffick labourers overseas to work as coolies; to betray
- 豆豉dau6 si6black bean
- 冒尖mou6 zim1Outstanding
- 何去何從ho4 heoi3 ho4 cung4what course to follow
- 音櫃jam1 gwai6loudspeaker
- 仇富sau4 fu3to hate the rich
- 后妃hau6 fei1imperial wives and concubines
- 回函wui4 haam4a reply (in writing)
- 尋租cam4 zou1rent seeking (economics)