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- 成說sing4 syut3accepted theory or formulation
- 美軍mei5 gwan1US army
- 荷李活ho4 lei5 wut6Hollywood
- 弔祭diu3 zai3a worship ceremony for the dead
- 祭弔zai3 diu3to mourn and offer prayers
- 滅跡mit6 zik1to destroy evidence; to erase the traces of one's crime
- 察訪caat3 fong2to make an investigative visit
- 走時zau2 si4(of a watch or clock) to keep time
- 露蟹lou6 haai5to expose one's genitals [colloquial]
- 蓮臺lin4 toi4lotus seat
- 去國heoi3 gwok3to leave one's country
- 沾濕zim1 sap1to moisten
- 蟻族ngai5 zuk6"ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career
- 輔課fu6 fo3subsidiary course
- 徒孫tou4 syun1grand-disciple; student's student
- 卜占buk1 zim1to divine; to prophesy; to foretell the future
- 紀念日gei2 nim6 jat6day of commemoration
- 譚公taam4 gung1Tam Kung, the god of water
- 提壺tai4 wu4see 提壺蘆|提壶芦[ti2 hu2 lu2]
- 翻天覆地faan1 tin1 fuk1 dei6sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
- 不圖bat1 tou4not to seek (sth)
- 白陶baak6 tou4white pottery (of Shang Dynastry 16-11th century BC)
- 爆肝baau3 gon1to stay up all night (to work or to play); to pull an all-nighter
- 公眾假期gung1 zung3 gaa3 kei4public holiday
- 柴臺caai4 toi4to catcall or jeer at somebody on the stage
- 經濟師ging1 zai3 si1economist in banking, financial and investment industry
- 耐煩noi6 faan4to put up with (sth disagreeable)
- 訝異ngaa5 ji6to be surprised
- 晦澀fui3 sap1difficult to understand
- 潘通pun1 tung1Pantone color system
- 脫孝tyut3 haau3to get through the mourning period
- 斤両gan1 loeng2ability of someone or something to influence decisions or actions; the importance attributed to something; the weight [written and colloquial]
- 井井zeng2 zeng2always clean
- 本文bun2 man4this text
- 翻攪faan1 gaau2to stir up
- 工商管理gung1 soeng1 gun2 lei5noun; Business Administration
- 太上皇taai3 soeng6 wong4Taishang Huang
- 上元soeng6 jyun4see 元宵節|元宵节[Yuan2 xiao1 jie2]
- 扎扎跳zaat3 zaat3 tiu3frolic; gambol; to jump around
- 展緩zin2 wun6to postpone
- 點將dim2 zoeng1to appoint a general (in theater)
- 成個sing4 go3whole (spoken)
- 充氧cung1 joeng5to oxygenate
- 墨累mak6 leoi6Murray (name)
- 魚尾夾jyu4 mei5 gep2a foldback clip; a purse clip; a banker's clip; a foldover clip
- 擦錯鞋caat3 co3 haai4to flatter the wrong person in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion
- 獻辭hin3 ci4a dedication speech
- 癡傻ci1 so4stupid
- 窗鉤coeng1 ngau1window hook
- 縱梁zung1 loeng4longitudinal beam
- 酒壺zau2 wu4wine pot
- 誅求zyu1 kau4exorbitant demands
- 失焦sat1 ziu1out of focus, fail to focus when taking video or photograph
- 桃心tou4 sam1heart symbol ♥
- 氨水on1 seoi2ammonia solution
- 焚化爐fan4 faa3 lou4incinerator
- 會元wui6 jyun4provincial imperial examination graduate who ranked 1st in metropolitan examination (in Ming and Qing dynasties)
- 辭彙ci4 wui6vocabulary; words and phrases
- 銅仙tung4 sin1Hong Kong one-cent coin, also used for price amount
- 裝模作樣zong1 mou4 zok3 joeng6(idiom) to put on an act; to show affectation; to indulge in histrionics
- 瘦叉sau3 caa1lean cha-siu
- 麥芽糖mak6 ngaa4 tong2maltose (sweet syrup)
- 勾線ngau1 sin3to wiretap
- 蛇尺se4 cek3flexible curve; spline
- 就死zau6 sei2
- 乖豬gwaai1 zyu1lit. good pig, used when we are telling a close one (children or lover) that they are behaving well
- 束緊cuk1 gan2gird
- 監督者gaam1 duk1 ze2supervisor
- 撒督saat3 duk1Zadok (son of Azor and father of Achim in Matthew 1:13)
- 白糖糕baak6 tong4 gou1(food) Chinese Style white sugar steamed cake
- 東西周dung1 sai1 zau1Western Zhou (1045-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou (770-256 BC)
- 謀人寺mau4 jan4 zi2a place where they overcharges customers; rip-off (slang)
- 麪豉min6 si2miso
- 說出syut3 ceot1to speak out
- 太大taai3 daai6Too big
- 巴巴多斯baa1 baa1 do1 si1Barbados
- 棍底gwan3 dai2Red Pole, a rank in a triad gang [colloquial]
- 一塌糊塗jat1 taap3 wu4 tou4muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition
- 抗訴kong3 sou3to protest against a verdict
- 命中註定ming6 zung1 zyu3 ding6decreed by fate (idiom)
- 卻爲koek3 wai4
- 效果圖haau6 gwo2 tou4rendering (visual representation of how things will turn out)
- 凍冰冰dung3 bing1 bing1freezing
- 角弓gok3 gung1bow decorated with animal horns
- 水蛇腰seoi2 se4 jiu1slender and supple waist
- 說死syut3 sei2to say definitely
- 洞鑒dung6 gaam3to examine deeply
- 多明尼加do1 ming4 nei4 gaa1(Tw) Dominican Republic
- 汗斑hon6 baan1common name for 花斑癬|花斑癣[hua1 ban1 xuan3], tinea versicolor
- 只可zi2 ho2
- 鬆緩sung1 wun6to loosen
- 一目瞭然jat1 muk6 liu5 jin4obvious at a glance (idiom)
- 給事kap1 si6the name of an official position in the imperial court, aka 給事中|给事中[ji3 shi4 zhong1]
- 堵擊dou2 gik1to intercept and attack (military)
- 天人tin1 jan4Man and Heaven
- 摒除bing2 ceoi4to get rid of
- 輕飄heng1 piu1feeling light, relaxed; light; frivolous; buoyant
- 偏航pin1 hong4(of a ship or aircraft) to deviate from its course
- 逗引dau6 jan5to make fun of
- 引逗jan5 dau6to tantalize
- 吐艷tou3 jim6to burst into bloom
- 箭藝zin3 ngai6archery
- 慌怕fong1 paa3afraid
- 扭波nau2 bo1dribbling with twists and turns to break away from the opponents when playing football
- 疏略so1 loek6negligence
- 假齋gaa2 zaai1vegetarian food with rich meat taste
- 排猶paai4 jau4to eliminate Jews
- 噴桶pan3 tung2watering can
- 中天zung1 tin1(literary) midheaven; highest point in the sky
- 遊魂jau4 wan4to day-dream; to be inattentive; literally: to wander ghosts
- 閩南話man5 naam4 waa2Southern Min, a family of Sinitic languages spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding areas
- 分說fan1 syut3to explain (the difference)
- 恐怖襲擊hung2 bou3 zaap6 gik1terrorist attack
- 釘牢deng1 lou4to clinch (a nail)
- 查家宅caa4 gaa1 zaak2thorough investigation of someone's background; to be over-inquisitive
- 寸脈cyun3 mak6pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)
- 嘴乖zeoi2 gwaai1(coll.) to speak in a clever and lovable way
- 水杉seoi2 caam3metasequoia
- 淫鬼jam4 gwai2lecherous devil
- 喊欄haam3 laan1a the final sale before a shop close down, the seller would yell to attract buyers
- 糖汁tong4 zap1syrup
- 苦況fu2 fong3wretched state
- 疊層dip6 cang4repeated layers
- 使橫手sai2 waang4 sau2usage of disgraceful tactics (spoken)
- 輪暴leon4 bou6to gang rape
- 自得zi6 dak1contented
- 乾柴烈火gon1 caai4 lit6 fo2(idiom) explosive mutual passion; blaze of passion (esp. between lovers)
- 說道syut3 dou6to state
- 避震bei6 zan3suspension
- 阻留zo2 lau4to intercept
- 死文字sei2 man4 zi6dead language
- 搭桌daap3 coek3charity performance (theater in former times)
- 飛柴fei1 caai4(of police officer) to be demoted
- 轟轟烈烈gwang1 gwang1 lit6 lit6strong
- 青腫ceng1 zung2bruise
- 想想soeng2 soeng2verb; to think or think twice
- 丁憂ding1 jau1(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent
- 漠不關心mok6 bat1 gwaan1 sam1not the least bit concerned
- 阻值zo2 zik6numerical value of electrical impedance
- 米醋mai5 cou3rice vinegar
- 做磨心zou6 mo4 sam1to be the middleman; to be someone suffering because of the contradictory interests of two parties; to be someone who is loathed by both sides
- 肖似ciu3 ci5to resemble
- 摸門釘mo2 mun4 deng1(slang) an expression when someone goes to visit their friends but no one is at home or to fail to visit a place because it is closed
- 紅醋hung4 cou3red vinegar
- 拔刀相助bat6 dou1 soeng1 zo6see 路見不平，拔刀相助|路见不平，拔刀相助[lu4 jian4 bu4 ping2 , ba2 dao1 xiang1 zhu4]
- 真蹟zan1 zik1an authentic painting or calligraphy work; not a copy
- 牛刀小試ngau4 dou1 siu2 si3see 小試牛刀|小试牛刀[xiao3 shi4 niu2 dao1]
- 家去gaa1 heoi3(dialect) to go home; to return home
- 唔夠皮m4 gau3 pei2not enough
- 人身攻擊jan4 san1 gung1 gik1personal attack
- 牧歌muk6 go1shepherd's song
- 種畜zung2 cuk1breeding stock (of animal species)
- 翹材kiu4 coi4outstandingly talented person
- 鏟平caan2 ping4to flatten; to level
- 施襲si1 zaap6Refers to attacking, invading, or harming others.
- 乜東東mat1 dung1 dung1(slang) what is that?
- 高高在上gou1 gou1 zoi6 soeng6(idiom) situated high; aloft
- 慣壞gwaan3 waai6to spoil (a child)
- 琴晚黑kam4 maan5 hak1(noun) last night
- 倒嚼dou2 zoek3(of cows) to ruminate
- 浮圖fau4 tou4variant of 浮屠[fu2 tu2]
- 柳琴lau5 kam4liuqin lute, smaller version of the pipa 琵琶, with holes in the soundbox, and range similar to that of a violin
- 操肌cou1 gei1to train muscle
- 跟兜gan1 dau1sense of responsibility
- 糞草fan3 cou2compost made with animal manure and straw
- 榮休wing4 jau1to retire happily; literally: to retire with honor
- 紮寨zaat3 zaai6to set up an encampment
- 雞仔蛋gai1 zai2 daan2a half-hatched chicken egg
- 大蝦細daai6 haa1 sai3to bully
- 成大sing4 daai6National Cheng Kung University (abbr. for 成功大學|成功大学[Cheng2 gong1 Da4 xue2])
- 結構式git3 kau3 sik1structural formula (chemistry)
- 句逗geoi3 dau6punctuation of a sentence (in former times, before punctuation marks were used)
- 非宗教fei1 zung1 gaau3secular (society)
- 一成jat1 sing4ten percent
- 恆指hang4 zi2shorthand for Hang Seng Index
- 發揚光大faat3 joeng4 gwong1 daai6to develop and promote
- 汪星人wong1 sing1 jan4dog (Internet slang)
- 擇洗zaak6 sai2difficult to handle
- 一把年紀jat1 baa2 nin4 gei2to be getting on in years
- 無著mou4 zyu3Asanga (Buddhist philosopher, c. 4th century AD)
- 柴草caai4 cou2firewood
- 粗笨cou1 ban6awkward
- 嘆茶taan3 caa4to enjoy tea
- 仿古fong2 gu2pseudo-classical
- 有利可圖jau5 lei6 ho2 tou4profitable
- 暗坎am3 kaan2(in mahjong) concealed Pong (i.e. three identical tiles not acquired through melding)
- 紫銅zi2 tung4copper (pure copper, as opposed to alloy)
- 灌救gun3 gau3to pour water to distinguish a fire
- 弓足gung1 zuk1bound feet
- 豉汁si6 zap1black bean sauce
- 黃桃wong4 tou2yellow peach
- 淫樂jam4 lok6vice
- 蒙哄mung4 hung6to deceive
- 大肚婆daai6 tou5 po2pregnant woman
- 痛癢tung3 joeng5pain and itch
- 耍賴saa2 laai6to act shamelessly
- 瓜蒂gwaa1 dai3pedicel and calyx of muskmelon (used in TCM)
- 虛警heoi1 ging2false alert
- 天和tin1 wo4(mahjong) heavenly hand; a hand that is completed by the dealer on their first draw
- 間接選舉gaan3 zip3 syun2 geoi2indirect election