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- 奉贈fung6 zang6(honorific) to present
- 寒飛hon4 fei1a poor and pedantic hoodlum
- 啟奏kai2 zau3to submit a report to the king
- 天衣無縫tin1 ji1 mou4 fung4lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)
- 家長制gaa1 zoeng2 zai3patriarchal system
- 猜情尋caai1 cing4 cam4game of paper - scissors - stone
- 頌詞zung6 ci4commendation speech
- 連身裙lin4 san1 kwan4a one piece dress
- 浮滑fau4 waat6(of language or behavior) flippant and insincere
- 毛孩子mou4 haai4 zi2child; kid
- 簿冊bou6 caak3a register
- 玉札juk6 zaat3great burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis), a plant whose root is used in TCM
- 絕對值zyut6 deoi3 zik6absolute value
- 天啊tin1 aa1good heavens!; oh my God!
- 半拱bun3 gung2semiarch
- 乾啃gon1 kang2to eat dehydrated, dried food without any water
- 老旦lou5 daan2old woman role in Chinese opera
- 墨刑mak6 jing4corporal punishment consisting of carving and inking characters on the victim's forehead
- 漸慢zim6 maan6to slow down gradually
- 擠踏zai1 daap6stampede
- 李陵lei5 ling4Li Ling (-74 BC), Han dynasty general whose defeat by the Xiongnu 匈奴 in 104 BC led to a major scandal
- 航跡hong4 zik1wake (of ship)
- 豎筆syu6 bat1vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
- 丁醇ding1 seon4butanol
- 鹹豬手haam4 zyu1 sau2pervert (esp. one who gropes women in public)
- 篤鐘duk1 zung1To input the working hours record to the system. Similar to card punching.
- 軌範gwai2 faan6standard
- 悟道ng6 dou6to comprehend the truth; to become enlightened
- 文旦man4 daan3pomelo
- 堅牢gin1 lou4strong
- 鹼土gaan2 tou2alkaline soil
- 要路jiu3 lou6important road
- 英語熱jing1 jyu5 jit6craze for learning English
- 鮑魚菇baau1 jyu4 gu1abalone mushroom; oyster mushroom
- 至高zi3 gou1paramount
- 卻是koek3 si6nevertheless
- 櫃員機gwai6 jyun4 gei1ATM
- 本地話bun2 dei6 waa2(lit.) the local dialect; Punti, usu. referred to the Waitau dialect previously; and nowadays refers to urban HK Cantonese
- 行時hang4 si4Something that is in vogue; to describe someone who is in the ascendant
- 貧腔pan4 hong1verbose
- 不屈不撓bat1 wat1 bat1 naau5unyielding
- 劈租pek3 zou1to slash the rent
- 睇下tai2 haa5to take a look; to check something out [colloquial]
- 魚生粥jyu4 saang1 zuk1porridge with thin slices of raw fish
- 高樓大廈gou1 lau4 daai6 haa6tall building
- 凸眼dat6 ngaan5exophthalmos
- 惡耗ngok6 hou3bad news; mournful tidings of somebody's death
- 鶯鳥ang1 niu5oriole
- 不信任bat1 seon3 jam6(politics)no-confidence
- 寒毛hon4 mou4fine hair on the human body
- 砲艇paau3 teng5gunboat
- 想法子soeng2 faat3 zi2to think of a way to solve something; to come up with something to settle a problem
- 大幹daai6 gon3to go all out
- 叠碼daap6 maa5chips used in casinos [colloquial]
- 溫哥華wan1 go1 waa4Vancouver (city in Canada)
- 點開dim2 hoi1(computing) to open (a link, file etc) by clicking or tapping
- 惹蟻je5 ngai5to attract ants
- 定期存款ding6 kei4 cyun4 fun2fixed deposit
- 矇矇光mung1 mung1 gwong1Misty light; day break; the early hours after midnight
- 贈慶zang6 hing3to participate in the fun of a celebrated event
- 睇出tai2 ceot1to find out; to discover; can see
- 黑材料hak1 coi4 liu2a skeleton in the closet
- 勳業fan1 jip6(literary) distinguished service and achievement
- 信以為真seon3 ji5 wai4 zan1to take sth to be true
- 漁撈jyu4 laau4fishing (as a commercial activity)
- 巴厘baa1 lei4Bali (island province of Indonesia)
- 熱血沸騰jit6 hyut3 fai3 tang4(idiom) to be fired up; to have one's blood racing; to be burning (with excitement, passion, anger etc)
- 撈偏門lou1 pin1 mun2doing illegal business; to make a living from illegal means
- 哈嘍haa1 lau3hello (loanword)
- 冰凌bing1 ling4icicle
- 合家歡hap6 gaa1 fun1group photo of whole family
- 蛇皮袋se4 pei4 doi2polypropylene woven bag, typically referring to the red-white-blue nylon canvas bag that is commonly used in Asia
- 撈汁lou1 zap1to mix food with sauce
- 鄉貫hoeng1 gun3one's native place
- 抽紗cau1 saa1noun; drawnwork, macrame
- 吹唔漲ceoi1 m4 zoeng3to be unprovoked by the threats or insults of others [colloquial]
- 網絡層mong5 lok6 cang4network layer
- 日美jat6 mei5Japan and the US; Japan-US
- 考霸haau2 baa3"exam master", sb who takes many exams and aces all of them
- 扭紋nau2 man4a person (normally a child) who is demanding by way of crying; mischievous; not obedient
- 粘纏nim1 cin4to stick closely to
- 擔遮daam1 ze1verb; holding an umbrella
- 油瓶仔jau4 peng2 zai2children of a woman who enters another marriage and bring them along with her (slang)
- 大蔥daai6 cung1leek
- 盜伐dou6 fat6to unlawfully fell trees
- 義和團ji6 wo4 tyun4the Righteous and Harmonious Fists
- 爛癮laan6 jan5a strong addiction
- 曾都zang1 dou1see 曾都區|曾都区[Zeng1 du1 Qu1]
- 睇到tai2 dou2(verb) see; look; have seen
- 胃潰瘍wai6 kui2 joeng4peptic ulcer; stomach ulcer
- 胡作非為wu4 zok3 fei1 wai4to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages
- 火鶴fo2 hok6flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum)
- 禿子tuk1 zi2bald-headed person
- 戰鬥群zin3 dau3 kwan4battle group
- 生物群sang1 mat6 kwan4biota
- 食療sik6 liu4(TCM) food therapy; treatment via food
- 得寸進尺dak1 cyun3 zeon3 cek3lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
- 磨刀石mo4 dou1 sek6whetstone (for honing knives)
- 牛池灣ngau4 ci4 waan1Ngau Chi Wan, a bay in Hong Kong
- 受勳sau6 fan1to be awarded with a medal of honor
- 違誤wai4 ng6to disobey and cause delays
- 大小寫daai6 siu2 se2capitals and lowercase letters
- 闊老fut3 lou5variant of 闊佬|阔佬[kuo4 lao3]
- 胞子baau1 zi2variant of 孢子[bao1 zi3]
- 拖拉機to1 laai1 gei1tractor
- 下網haa6 mong5to cast a fishing net
- 司空見慣si1 hung1 gin3 gwaan3a common occurrence (idiom)
- 網下mong5 haa6(of an activity) off-line (not done over the Internet)
- 冤臭jyun1 cau3rotten or horrible smell; stench
- 漁鼓jyu4 gu2percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests)
- 視盲si6 maang4blindness
- 妝嫁zong1 gaa3dowry
- 霜露soeng1 lou6frost and dew
- 前進區cin4 zeon3 keoi1Qianjin, a district of Jiamusi City 佳木斯市[Jia1 mu4 si1 Shi4], Heilongjiang
- 醇酸seon4 syun1alkyd
- 巢皮caau4 pei4wrinkles
- 扮死狗baan6 sei2 gau2to act as if one doesn't know something [colloquial]
- 白蚱baak6 zaa3(noun) jelly fish
- 小蔥siu2 cung1green onion; spring onion
- 凍過水dung3 gwo3 seoi2a hopeless situation; literally: 'colder than water'
- 天安門廣場tin1 on1 mun4 gwong2 coeng4Tiananmen Square
- 打樁機daa2 zong1 gei1pile driver (machinery)
- 不變bat1 bin3constant
- 流韻lau4 wan5musical sound
- 沖塌cung1 taap3to cause (a dam) to collapse
- 尖沙嘴zim1 saa1 zeoi2Tsim Sha Tsui, located in Hong Kong
- 停滯不前ting4 zai6 bat1 cin4stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant
- 土壩tou2 baa3earth dam
- 巖穴ngaam4 jyut6cave; grotto
- 彩雀coi2 zoek3Saltatricula multicolor ----
- 著處zyu3 cyu3everywhere
- 良心發現loeng4 sam1 faat3 jin6(idiom) to develop a conscience about sth after previously being unconcerned (usu. resulting in feeling remorse or making amends)
- 國計民生gwok3 gai3 man4 sang1(idiom) national economy and people's livelihood
- 吖嗱aa1 laa4a way of expression, maybe to agree on something or to be attentive
- 沾沾zim1 zim4to be pleased with oneself; to be self-complacent
- 摩星嶺mo1 sing1 leng5Mount Davis in Hong Kong
- 應詔jing3 ziu3to respond to an imperial decree
- 遵辦zeon1 baan6to handle in accordance with (the rules)
- 大朋daai6 paang2everyone's; people; the public
- 攬實laam2 sat6to hug, to cuddle; to hold onto
- 扑佬bok1 lou2derogatory address to peasants
- 摺遮zip3 ze1folding umbrella
- 囊袋nong4 doi2pouch
- 欽點jam1 dim2to appoint by the emperor or superior
- 鑒戒gaam3 gaai3lesson from events of the past
- 青梅竹馬cing1 mui4 zuk1 maa5lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom)
- 喀擦kaa4 caat4sound of camera shutter
- 申述san1 seot6to state
- 噴壺pan3 wu2spray bottle
- 次後ci3 hau6afterwards
- 節瘤zit3 lau4knot (in wood)
- 塊莖faai3 ging3(botany) a (stem) tuber
- 送給sung3 kap1to send
- 堆填區deoi1 tin4 keoi1Landfill sites
- 彌封nei4 fung1to sign across the seal (as a precaution against fraud)
- 產值caan2 zik6value of output
- 老泥妹lou5 nai4 mui1(literally: grubby girl); teenage girl who stays away from home and hangs out on the streets, usually promiscuous and vulgar in their mannerism
- 不倒翁bat1 dou3 jung1roly-poly toy
- 數量詞sou3 loeng6 ci4numeral-classifier compound (e.g. 一次[yi1 ci4], 三套[san1 tao4], 五本[wu3 ben3] etc)
- 菌柄kwan2 beng3mushroom stem
- 返頭嫁faan1 tau4 gaa3(of a woman) to remarry
- 拐角gwaai2 gok3to turn a corner
- 釘錘deng1 ceoi4nail hammer
- 文妓man4 gei6somebody who writes only for money and lacks moral intergrity; literally: literature prostitute
- 逼姦bik1 gaan1to rape
- 學姊hok6 zi2female senior schoolmates
- 德克薩斯dak1 hak1 saat3 si1Texas, US state
- 雙手soeng1 sau2both hands
- 顧盼gu3 paan3(literary) to look around
- 婆乸po2 naa2a derogatory way to address women who are no longer young
- 眾望所歸zung3 mong6 so2 gwai1(idiom) to enjoy popular support
- 肺臟fai3 zong6lungs
- 叮走ding1 zau2to expel; to eliminate; to filter out; literally: to expel by the bell
- 如出一轍jyu4 ceot1 jat1 cit3to be precisely the same
- 欺生hei1 saang1to cheat strangers
- 拽步jai6 bou6to take long strides
- 舊疾gau6 zat6old illness
- 公釐gung1 lei4millimeter
- 糊嘴wu4 zeoi2to scrape a meager living
- 週薪zau1 san1weekly salary
- 開掘hoi1 gwat6to dig; to excavate
- 寒感hon4 gam2a Chinese medicine terminology which means a cold flu, influenza caused by getting cold
- 乸型naa2 jing4describes a male who acts effeminately or showing characteristics of a typical woman
- 兔爸tou3 baa1toolbar (in computer software) (loanword)
- 遺珠wai4 zyu1unrecognized talent
- 迫在眉睫bik1 zoi6 mei4 zit6pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent
- 戒尺gaai3 cek3see 戒方 gaai3 fong1
- 棱角ling4 gok3the edge or angle formed by two adjacent surfaces; the pointed end of a horn ----
- 嘻皮hei1 pei4hippie (loanword)
- 叢臺cung4 toi4see 叢臺區|丛台区[Cong2 tai2 Qu1]
- 平旦ping4 daan3(literary) daybreak
- 跎仔to4 zai2to be pregnant [colloquial]
- 菜甫coi3 pou2salted radish strips; usually eaten with congee or pan-fried in an omelet
- 三粒星saam1 nap1 sing1three stars, which also indicates to Permanent Hong Kong identity card
- 虛張聲勢heoi1 zoeng1 seng1 sai3(idiom) to bluff; to bluster; to make an empty show of strength
- 甜醋tim4 cou3(food) sweet vinegar
- 黃鵬wong4 paang4oriole
- 無已mou4 ji5endlessly
- 貓砂maau1 saa1cat litter
- 掟彎deng3 waan1turning into a sharp bend or corner at high speed (driving)