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- 出其不意ceot1 kei4 bat1 ji3to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
- 護目鏡wu6 muk6 geng3goggles; protective glasses
- 山窮水盡saan1 kung4 seoi2 zeon6mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line
- 奸貓gaan1 maau1someone who is tricky, cunning
- 心火盛sam1 fo2 sing6agitated; annoyed
- 鋪天蓋地pou1 tin1 goi3 dei6(lit.) eclipsing the sky and blanketing the earth (idiom)
- 呢隻nei1 zek3
- 小拐siu2 gwaai2to turn right (Shanghainese)
- 比比皆是bei2 bei2 gaai1 si6can be found everywhere
- 打小daa2 siu2(dialect) from childhood; from a young age
- 包頂頸baau1 ding2 geng2(slang) quarrelsome; argumentative; someone with confrontational behaviours or a belligerent attitude,
- 講口齒gong2 hau2 ci2to keep to one's words
- 星君仔sing1 gwan1 zai2a very naughty child
- 校董haau6 dung2member of the board of directors of a school
- 終身大事zung1 san1 daai6 si6major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage)
- 執身彩zap1 san1 coi2to be in luck; to encounter good fortune [colloquial]
- 舌吻sit3 man5to French kiss
- 流鼻水lau4 bei6 seoi2nose watering
- 總代理zung2 doi6 lei5general agency
- 嘎仔gaa4 zai2derogatory way to reference a Japanese boy or man
- 西班牙文sai1 baan1 ngaa4 man2Spanish (language)
- 肆無忌憚si3 mou4 gei6 daan6absolutely unrestrained
- 被胎pei5 toi1duvet inner; duvet insert (i.e. a duvet without its cover 被套[bei4 tao4])
- 扑咪bok1 mai1(of journalists) to conduct an interview impromptu; literally: to strike with a mic
- 栗色leot6 sik1maroon (color)
- 融為一體jung4 wai4 jat1 tai2to fuse together (idiom)
- 偏寵pin1 cung2to favor
- 夏威夷haa6 wai1 ji4Hawaii, US state
- 爭衡zang1 hang4to struggle for mastery
- 矮鹿ai2 luk2Siberian roe deer (Capreolus pygargus)
- 砂子saa1 zi2sand
- 直筆甩zik6 bat1 lat1being straight to the point; perfectly straight; bolt upright
- 到此為止dou3 ci2 wai4 zi2to stop at this point
- 做人家zou6 jan4 gaa1thrifty
- 閱卷jyut6 gyun2to grade exam papers
- 混噩wan6 ngok6muddled [written and colloquial]
- 改頭換面goi2 tau4 wun6 min6to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom)
- 廷試ting4 si5court examination, the top grade imperial exam
- 牽牛花hin1 ngau4 faa1white-edged morning glory
- 第五肢dai6 ng5 zi1(noun) penis
- 淘選tou4 syun2to decant
- 靜英英zing6 jing1 jing1(adjective) silent; extremely quiet;
- 程序法cing4 zeoi6 faat3procedural law
- 收咧sau1 lit1end of the league, or inability of a player in a ball game to pitch
- 大興土木daai6 hing1 tou2 muk6to carry out large scale construction
- 翅展ci3 zin2wingspan
- 頂唔順ding2 m4 seon6(phrasal verb) unbearable; cannot stand something anymore; cannot stomach it; unable to endure
- 舊怨gau6 jyun3old grievance
- 簿仔bou2 zai2(noun) small note book; (noun with figurative meaning) a bankbook
- 長矛coeng4 maau4pike
- 秘密警察bei3 mat6 ging2 caat3secret police
- 醉翁zeoi3 jung1wine-lover
- 教益gaau3 jik1an enlightenment; lessons learnt
- 吼斗hau1 dau2to buy; to want
- 無所作為mou4 so2 zok3 wai4attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive
- 相輔相成soeng1 fu6 soeng1 sing4(idiom) to complement one another
- 鴨仔團aap3 zai2 tyun4a tour group
- 鼾聲hon4 sing1sound of snoring
- 蠻纏maan4 cin4to pester
- 選出syun2 ceot1to pick out
- 禾草wo4 cou2grass
- 傢俱gaa1 geoi6variant of 家具[jia1 ju4]
- 賣廣告maai6 gwong2 gou3to advertise; to sell
- 我行我素ngo5 haang4 ngo5 sou3to continue in one's own way (idiom)
- 植保zik6 bou2plant protection; crop protection (abbr. for 植物保護|植物保护[zhi2 wu4 bao3 hu4])
- 斜褲ce2 fu3trousers made by twill cloth; twill trousers
- 壽材sau6 coi4coffin
- 烏合之眾wu1 hap6 zi1 zung3(idiom) rabble; disorderly band
- 長命斜coeng4 ming6 ce3a long and steep slope
- 企歪kei5 me2to step aside (from the center position)
- 正著zing3 zyu3head-on
- 跪伏gwai6 fuk6to crouch (of animal)
- 繁文faan4 man4convoluted
- 偉論wai5 leon6a big speech; usually used sarcastically
- 新正san1 zing3see 正月[Zheng1 yue4]
- 熱敏jit6 man5heat-sensitive
- 斷斷續續tyun5 tyun5 zuk6 zuk6intermittent
- 嘍子lau4 zi2variant of 婁子|娄子[lou2 zi5]
- 起號hei2 hou6(slang) to build up a social media account (from scratch)
- 狎妓haap3 gei6(old) to visit prostitutes
- 估摸gu2 mo2to reckon
- 華陀waa4 to4variant of 華佗|华佗[Hua4 Tuo2]
- 有怪莫怪jau5 gwaai3 mok6 gwaai3please don't take offense; don't take it personally
- 超級月亮ciu1 kap1 jyut6 loeng6supermoon
- 一乾jat1 gon1
- 補胎bou2 toi1to repair a tire
- 詢盤seon1 pun4inquiry
- 錘骨ceoi4 gwat1malleus or hammer bone of middle ear
- 中位zung1 wai6the middle spot
- 雞鳴gai1 ming4the call of a rooster ----
- 上外soeng6 ngoi6abbr. for 上海外國語大學|上海外国语大学[Shang4 hai3 Wai4 guo2 yu3 Da4 xue2]
- 進益zeon3 jik1income
- 不約而同bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4(idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
- 痴醉ci1 zeoi3to be fascinated; to be spellbound
- 規則性kwai1 zak1 sing3regularity
- 正用zing3 jung6correct usage
- 積疊zik1 dip6to pile up layer upon layer
- 崩症bang1 zing3metrorrhagia (vaginal bleeding outside the expected menstrual period)
- 蟹醬haai5 zoeng3crab paste
- 種族清洗zung2 zuk6 cing1 sai2"ethnic cleansing"
- 施施然si1 si1 jin4to do things slowly
- 李昂lei5 ngong4Li Ang, personal name of fifteenth Tang emperor Wenzong 文宗[Wen2 zong1] (809-840), reigned 827-840
- 玻璃樽bo1 lei1 zeon1glass bottle
- 鹹水話haam4 seoi2 waa2other or inofficial Cantonese dialect (spoken)
- 在心中zoi6 sam1 zung1used to suggest that certain things, especially emotional ones, are better left unsaid
- 雨褸jyu5 lau1(noun) a slicker (raincoat); a raincoat
- 無言以對mou4 jin4 ji5 deoi3to be left speechless
- 不可數bat1 ho2 sou2uncountable
- 撫弄fu2 lung6to fondle; to caress; to stroke
- 大笨象daai6 ban6 zoeng6(slang) elephant
- 繼軌gai3 gwai2to follow in the steps of
- 溝槽kau1 cou4groove
- 小區siu2 keoi1housing estate; community; neighborhood
- 煉乳lin6 jyu5to condense milk (by evaporation)
- 半年bun3 nin4half a year
- 催討ceoi1 tou2to demand repayment of debt
- 至當zi3 dong1most suitable; extremely appropriate
- 邊忽bin1 fat1where
- 雪融syut3 jung4melting snow
- 油麻地jau4 maa4 dei2Yau Ma Tei, a town situated in central Kowloon in Hong Kong
- 如火如荼jyu4 fo2 jyu4 tou4like wildfire (idiom)
- 腸治coeng2 zi6sausage sandwich
- 浮財fau4 coi4movable property
- 無事mou4 si6(slang) I am fine; everything is fine
- 杜牙根dou6 ngaa4 gan1endodontic therapy; root canal therapy
- 絕無僅有zyut6 mou4 gan2 jau5one and only (idiom); rarely seen
- 痴綫ci1 sin3Crazy
- 良民證loeng4 man4 zing6police clearance certificate; certificate showing no criminal records
- 垂感seoi4 gam2drape effect (fashion)
- 宿夜suk1 je6to stay overnight
- 抽氣扇cau1 hei3 sin3noun; exhaust fan or ventilation fan
- 護肩wu6 gin1shoulder guard
- 國泰民安gwok3 taai3 man4 on1the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
- 削地soek3 dei6(king) to slash or reduce size of vassal's fief
- 碗櫃wun2 gwai6cupboard
- 碑額bei1 ngaak6the top part of a tablet
- 基圍蝦gei1 wai4 haa1farmed shrimps in between sea and river water
- 反批評faan2 pai1 ping4countercriticism
- 糞肥fan3 fei4manure
- 窺測kwai1 cak1(verb) to peep; to glimpse
- 界址gaai3 zi2boundary (of a piece of land or territory)
- 好削hou2 soek3a bad performance [colloquial]
- 王益wong4 jik1see 王益區|王益区[Wang2 yi4 Qu1]
- 攤擋taan1 dong3see 攤檔|摊档[tan1 dang4]
- 大同小異daai6 tung4 siu2 ji6virtually the same
- 飾櫃sik1 gwai6a display cabinet
- 是處si6 cyu3the extreme
- 植髮zik6 faat3to get a hair transplant
- 穿著cyun1 zyu3attire; clothes; dress
- 貫時gun3 si4diachronic
- 轉軚zyun3 taai5to change one's standpoint; changing of mind or decision (normally regarding to supporting
- 鹼化gaan2 faa3to make basic or alkaline
- 涮羊肉saan3 joeng4 juk6instant-boiled mutton; thinly sliced mutton cooked briefly in a hot pot
- 豆卜dau6 pok1tofu puffs
- 挨佬ngaai4 lou2derogatory term for non-Guangdong Province people
- 自高zi6 gou1to be proud of oneself
- 格仔餅gaak3 zai2 beng2waffle
- 估衣gu2 ji1secondhand clothes
- 忍唔住jan2 m4 zyu6can't bear or tolerate any longer; cannot resist against doing something
- 崩決bang1 kyut3to burst (of dam)
- 浮抱fau4 pou5buoy
- 居高不下geoi1 gou1 bat1 haa6(of prices, rates etc) to remain high
- 骨董gwat1 dung2variant of 古董[gu3 dong3]
- 見義勇為gin3 ji6 jung5 wai4(idiom, from the Analects) (usu. of a passer-by who comes across a critical situation) to step in and help; to take brave or selfless action
- 憋氣bit3 hei3to hold one's breath
- 參賽者caam1 coi3 ze2competitor
- 試刊si3 hon2to publish a trial issue
- 彎臣waang1 san2totally out of order
- 注冊人zyu3 caak3 jan4registrant
- 砂帶saa1 daai2sanding belt
- 束腰cuk1 jiu1girdle
- 禪位sin6 wai6to abdicate (as king)
- 除霜ceoi4 soeng1to defrost
- 揪送zau1 sung3to seize and send (to court, to face punishment)
- 抵屌dai2 diu2deserving of criticism
- 趴低paa1 dai1to lie prostrate; to prostrate oneself
- 大帽山daai6 mou6 saan1the name of a place in Hong Kong: Tai Mo Shan
- 繁難faan4 naan4troublesome; hard to tackle; complicated
- 趕唔切gon2 m4 cit3(slang) unable to catch something; to be too late for something; cannot make it in time (especially for the schedules of bus, train etc.)
- 冤苦jyun1 fu2to treat (sb) unjustly
- 蛛絲馬跡zyu1 si1 maa5 zik1lit. spider's thread and horse track
- 塘尾tong4 mei5Damselfly; a village in Hong Kong: Tong Mei
- 蜂毒fung1 duk6wasp poison
- 一脈相承jat1 mak6 soeng1 sing4traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
- 訓練有素fan3 lin6 jau5 sou3to be well-trained
- 呃逆aak1 jik6to hiccup
- 悲切bei1 cit3mournful
- 撐艇caang1 teng5noun; Punt a boat
- 革命化gaak3 ming6 faa3revolutionization; revolutionize
- 橫切面waang4 cit3 min2cross-section
- 孌童lyun2 tung4catamite (boy as homosexual partner)
- 工具機gung1 geoi6 gei1machine tool
- 搖搖欲墜jiu4 jiu4 juk6 zeoi6tottering
- 地震區dei6 zan3 keoi1seismic zone
- 聽事ting1 si6to hold audience
- 寬舒fun1 syu1happy
- 測錘caak1 ceoi4bob of plumb line
- 重量訓練cung5 loeng6 fan3 lin6weight training (Tw)
- 夷為平地ji4 wai4 ping4 dei6to level
- 申討san1 tou2to denounce