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- 刑毀jing4 wai2to commit criminal damage
- 吊鐘花diu3 zung1 faa1Chinese New Year flower (Enkianthus quinqueflorus)
- 劏蛇tong1 se4literally: to cut open a snake; to give a man a hand job [colloquial]
- 雕落diu1 lok6variant of 凋落[diao1 luo4]
- 缺損kyut3 syun2defective
- 雞毛掃gai1 mou4 sou2a feather duster
- 凍硬dung3 ngaang6to freeze solid
- 皮癢pei4 joeng5(coll.) to need a spanking
- 扁蟲bin2 cung4flatworm
- 打估daa2 gu2to estimate; to predict; to guess the riddle
- 本壘bun2 leoi5(baseball) home base; home plate
- 訴願sou3 jyun6to appeal
- 自駕遊zi6 gaa3 jau4to go on a self-drive tour; to go on a road trip
- 側手翻zak1 sau2 faan1(gymnastics) cartwheel; to do a cartwheel
- 竭盡全力kit3 zeon6 cyun4 lik6(idiom) to spare no effort; to do one's utmost
- 揭載kit3 zoi3to publish
- 盼覆paan3 fuk1expecting your reply (epistolary style)
- 灌雲gun3 wan4see 灌雲縣|灌云县[Guan4 yun2 Xian4]
- 袖手旁觀zau6 sau2 pong4 gun1to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
- 粢飯ci1 faan6(food) Shanghainese sticky rice roll
- 告一段落gou3 jat1 dyun6 lok6to come to the end of a phase (idiom)
- 拾零sap6 ling4to pick up bits
- 不了了之bat1 liu5 liu5 zi1to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled
- 劈開pek6 hoi1to cleave
- 雜湊zaap6 cau3to put together various bits
- 珍聞zan1 man4oddity
- 挨踢aai1 tek3information technology (IT) (loanword)
- 摩天輪mo1 tin1 leon4Ferris wheel
- 消音器siu1 jam1 hei3silencer
- 好使hou2 si2easy to use
- 縱隔zung1 gaak3mediastinum (organs and tissues in the thorax between the lungs)
- 閉門羹bai3 mun4 gang1(fig.) denial of entry; flat refusal; cold rebuff
- 暴熱bou6 jit6to trend
- 快把faai1 baa2quick and get something done; homophonic: it means fibre
- 凶險hung1 him2dangerous; perilous; extremely hazardous
- 研擬jin4 ji5to investigate and plan forward
- 頂艇ding2 teng5congested traffic [colloquial]
- 高看gou1 hon1to attach importance to sth
- 癡漢ci1 hon3a borrowed word from japanese "chikan", referring to men who grope or sexually assault women in public
- 星途sing1 tou4career in the entertainment industry; literally: star path
- 飄飄然piu1 piu1 jin4elated
- 壽麪sau6 min6longevity noodles; Chinese birthday noodles; long life noodles
- 扒釘paa4 deng1cramp
- 擦損caat3 syun2to skin a part of the body
- 偏斜pin1 ce4crooked
- 探察taam3 caat3to investigate; to observe; to scout; to seek out and examine; to explore
- 齋月zaai1 jyut6Ramadan (Islam)
- 抽濕機cau1 sap1 gei1Dehumidifiers
- 對簿deoi3 bou6to confront sb with accusation
- 板樁baan2 zong1sheet pile
- 壽陽sau6 joeng4see 壽陽縣|寿阳县[Shou4 yang2 Xian4]
- 年成nin4 sing4the year's harvest
- 磨煩mo4 faan4to pester
- 使不得sai2 bat1 dak1cannot be used
- 下弦月haa6 jin4 jyut6third quarter moon, aka last quarter moon
- 不連續bat1 lin4 zuk6discontinuous; discrete
- 傳呼機cyun4 fu1 gei1pager; beeper
- 沙沙滾saa4 saa4 gwan2(slang) to go out to fool around (usually referring to a man who is playing around with other women behind his wife
- 樹樁syu6 zong1tree stump
- 偶犯ngau5 faan6casual offender
- 寶瓶座bo2 ping4 zo6Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
- 漁輪jyu4 leon4fishing vessel
- 白斬雞baak6 zaam2 gai1Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"
- 鍊贏lin2 jeng4to defeat; to out do one's opponent [colloquial]
- 上弦月soeng6 jin4 jyut6first quarter moon
- 納稅人naap6 seoi3 jan4taxpayer
- 結焦git3 ziu1(of wounds) to form a scab
- 石渣sek6 zaa1gravel
- 長三coeng4 saam1(old) high-class prostitute
- 定還是ding6 waan4 si6or; either...or
- 不足月bat1 zuk1 jyut6premature (birth, child)
- 師奶牌si1 naai1 paai2to play mahjong with a very low stakes, usually for fun only [colloquial]
- 起朵hei2 do2to assume a nom de guerre, a name chosen by someone to use in a particular activity. Literally: to establish name ----
- 後跟hau6 gan1heel (part of a foot)
- 曬斑saai3 baan1sunburn spots (on skin)
- 桌案coek3 on3table
- 葬埋zong3 maai4to bury
- 靈恩派ling4 jan1 paai3Charismatic Movement
- 好恰hou2 hap1too easy-going, too complaisant, choose to accommodate even being bullied
- 老蓮lou5 lin2to express how extreme or exaggerated a thing is
- 唔熟性m4 suk6 sing3describes a person who doesn't know how to deal with people in a proper manner; to not understand the ways of the world
- 淺水灣cin2 seoi2 waan1Repulse Bay, a place located in Hong Kong
- 簡帖gaan2 tip3a letter
- 淫水jam4 seoi2arousal fluid; vaginal lubrication
- 壯實zong3 sat6robust
- 亂逛lyun6 kwaang3Wandering
- 催肥ceoi1 fei4to fatten (animal before slaughter)
- 踏歌daap6 go1to sing and dance
- 行蠱惑haang4 gu2 waak6trick; to be engage in illegal activities; to live the life of a triad member
- 如估jyu4 gu2if; in case of; in the event of; usually in conjunction with 就 zau6 "then" to indicate the dependent clause
- 武肺mou5 fai3shorthand for 武漢肺炎 "Wuhan pneumonia", an informal address to COVID-19 which may be considered stigma toward the city where the virus was first reported
- 出蠱惑ceot1 gu2 waak6(verb) (of gambling) to play tricks
- 充抵cung1 dai2see 抵充[di3 chong1]
- 抵充dai2 cung1to use in payment
- 說開syut3 hoi1speaking of; when it comes to; talking about
- 味碟mei6 dip2sauce dish, dipping bowl
- 山岡saan1 gong1mound
- 鍋墊wo1 zin3trivet
- 圍屌wai4 diu2to insult one person by a bunch of people together
- 胭脂馬jin1 zi1 maa5Yanqi horse; an untamed woman; someone who is unruly or intractable
- 火爪fo2 zaau2fox's hair
- 老鵰lou5 diu1vulture
- 公眾號gung1 zung3 hou4official account (esp. on WeChat)
- 紅毛泥hung4 mou4 nai4(noun) cement
- 怕癢paa3 joeng5to be ticklish
- 柴車caai4 ce1simple and crude cart (or chariot)
- 適溫sik1 wan1suitable temperature; optimal temperature
- 熱香餅jit6 hoeng1 beng2pancake
- 茶渣caa4 zaa1used tea leaves; chagara
- 簿子bou2 zi2notebook
- 似曾相識ci5 cang4 soeng1 sik1déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time)
- 行淫hang4 jam4to commit adultery
- 受享sau6 hoeng2to enjoy
- 化齋faa3 zaai1to beg for food (of monks)
- 賓賓ban1 ban1domestic workers from the Philippines; Filipino maids; somewhat derogatory
- 一些些jat1 se1 se1A little bit
- 贗品ngaan6 ban2fake
- 清譽cing1 jyu6virtuous reputation
- 執屍zap1 si1to collect, handle dead bodies
- 載攜zoi3 kwai4to carry
- 擔誤daam1 ng6variant of 耽誤|耽误[dan1 wu5]
- 熬底ngaau4 dai2to chicken out [colloquial]
- 寸勁cyun3 ging6the explosiveness emerge from small movement of body or jab; to punch using a short jab with explosiveness on arm and fist, the pull back and preparation movement is very small. Literally:inch power
- 當當dong1 dong1Dangdang (online retailer)
- 過頭笠gwo3 tau4 lap1a top that must be worn over head (clothing; spoken)
- 淡友daam6 jau2(investment jargon) someone who predicts a market will trend downwards
- 遺恨wai4 han6eternal regret
- 軟皮蛇jyun5 pei4 se4(slang) someone who is apathetic and slack, who gives no regards to the criticism or advice o others; someone who has given up on themselves and just let themselves go; a lackadaisical person; to describe someone who is seemingly docile and obedient on the surface but who denies responsibilities in reality
- 雅淡ngaa5 daam6simple and elegant
- 申扎san1 zaat3see 申扎縣|申扎县[Shen1 zha1 Xian4]
- 窺知kwai1 zi1to find out about
- 出橫手ceot1 waang4 sau2to do dirty trick to achieve something, cheat
- 成對sing4 deoi3to form a pair
- 碰損pung3 syun2bruising (damage to soft fruit etc)
- 飛機欖fei1 gei1 laam2literally: airplane olive; licorice olive, a popular Cantonese snack
- 毛骨悚然mou4 gwat1 sung2 jin4to have one's hair stand on end (idiom)
- 大張旗鼓daai6 zoeng1 kei4 gu2(idiom) with great fanfare; on a grand scale
- 巡房ceon4 fong2to run a ward round
- 音痴jam1 ci1tone deaf
- 捱鬧ngaai4 naau6to get scolded
- 賽況coi3 fong3situation in a competition/race/match
- 懶洋洋laan5 joeng4 joeng4lazily
- 扭力nau2 lik6torque
- 寄艙gei3 cong1to consign goods or baggage
- 壺關wu4 gwaan1see 壺關縣|壶关县[Hu2 guan1 Xian4]
- 三不知saam1 bat1 zi1to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end
- 安理會on1 lei5 wui2(United Nations) Security Council
- 發號施令faat3 hou6 si1 ling6to boss people around (idiom)
- 多國do1 gwok3multinational
- 一息間jat1 sik1 gaan1in an instant
- 出號ceot1 hou6large-sized (of clothes, shoes)
- 打藤daa2 tang4caning (using a rattan)
- 殘膜caan4 mok2leftover agricultural plastic (as waste or rubbish that needs to be disposed of or recycled)
- 搖搖板jiu4 jiu4 baan2noun; seesaw
- 摩爾多瓦mo1 ji5 do1 ngaa5Moldova
- 報告員bou3 gou3 jyun4spokesperson
- 無可厚非mou4 ho2 hau5 fei1see 未可厚非[wei4 ke3 hou4 fei1]
- 科摩羅fo1 mo1 lo4Union of the Comoros
- 賢德jin4 dak1virtuous
- 創建cong3 gin3to found; to establish
- 塹壕cim3 hou4trench; entrenchment
- 雜差房zaap6 caai1 fong4a detective's office [colloquial]
- 半唐番bun3 tong4 faan1(noun) a mixed-race person (half Chinese, half foreign) person; something that combines Chinese and Western elements
- 紮染zaat3 jim5to tie-dye
- 返抵faan2 dai2to come back to a place
- 挺屍ting5 si1(lit.) to lie stiff like a corpse
- 撈稿lou1 gou2transliteration of "logo" in English
- 針鋒相對zam1 fung1 soeng1 deoi3to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat
- 雕版diu1 baan2a carved printing block
- 校裙haau6 kwan4school dress/ school uniform dress
- 蟹春haai5 ceon1eggs of the crab
- 腹語fuk1 jyu5ventriloquism
- 反方向faan2 fong1 hoeng3opposite direction
- 劈場pek3 coeng4a bar that provides cheap alcoholic drinks or a drink-all-you-can bar, that allows you to drink a lot of alcohol and get wasted
- 氣錘hei3 ceoi4air hammer
- 訓迪fan3 dik6guidance
- 打到daa2 dou3to hit, to fight; to hit, to fight until
- 數簿sou3 bou2cash books; account books
- 久唔久gau2 m4 gau2occasionally, from time to time
- 火暴fo2 bou6variant of 火爆[huo3 bao4]
- 著呢zyu3 nai4comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree
- 苗期miu4 kei4(agriculture) seedling stage
- 安樂椅on1 lok6 ji2comfortable armchair; easy chair
- 進步號zeon3 bou6 hou6Progress (name of Russian spaceship)
- 大後年daai6 hau6 nin2three years from now
- 支蕭zi1 siu1the penis [colloquial]
- 雪蟹syut3 haai5snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio)
- 迫視bik1 si6to stare at
- 黑柴hak1 caai4black shiba inu (dog breed)
- 吼實hau1 sat6to keep an eye out for something, with an intent to take action when the time is ripe
- 秋颱cau1 toi4autumn typhoon
- 如一jyu4 jat1consistent
- 凹透鏡nap1 tau3 geng3concave lens
- 鬼仔戲gwai2 zai2 hei3a puppet show
- 則個zak1 go3(old sentence-final expression used for emphasis)
- 上分soeng6 fan1(coll.) (gaming) to progress to the next level
- 醜八怪cau2 baat3 gwaai3ugly person
- 球壇kau4 taan4world of ball games/sports
- 避債bei6 zaai3to evade debts
- 儲氣cyu5 hei3gas storage