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- 驚心動魄ging1 sam1 dung6 paak3(idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking
- 落閘lok6 zaap6to pull down the store front shutters, which is to close shop
- 新馬san1 maa5Singapore and Malaysia (abbr. for 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1] + 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4])
- 彩鈴coi2 ling4(telephony) ringback tone
- 覆沒fuk1 mut6annihilated
- 信天翁seon3 tin1 jung1albatross (family Diomedeidae)
- 咩啊me1 aa3What?
- 徐緩ceoi4 wun4slow
- 敦請deon1 cing2to request with earnest
- 歲出seoi3 ceot1annual expenditure
- 玄理jyun4 lei5profound theory
- 住在zyu6 zoi6live in; live at [written]
- 鹹水樓haam4 seoi2 lau2buildings built using seawater (spoken)
- 工作流gung1 zok3 lau4workflow
- 琴瑟kam4 sat1qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony
- 賣鹹魚maai6 haam4 jyu2nothing to sell (slang)
- 應用層jing3 jung6 cang4application layer (computing)
- 偉舉wai5 geoi2great feat
- 在先zoi6 sin1to come first
- 笨豬跳ban6 zyu1 tiu3bungee jumping [written and colloquial]
- 呃飯食ngaak1 faan6 sik6to mooch (to cheat someone for food); to hoax and swindle or rely on deceptive tricks to make a living; to not do much at work [colloquial]
- 幫浦bong1 pou2pump (loanword)
- 同大tung4 daai6of the same size [written and colloquial]
- 古典音樂gu2 din2 jam1 ngok6classical music
- 兩國loeng5 gwok3both countries; the two countries
- 無兩mou4 loeng5unparalleled; matchless; unique
- 韻調wan5 diu6rhyme and tone
- 起開hei2 hoi1(dialect) to step aside; Get out of the way!
- 悟入ng6 jap6to understand
- 逃荒tou4 fong1to escape from a famine
- 精巢zing1 caau4(zoology) spermary; (in higher animals) testicle
- 咁多gam3 do1so much
- 牛棚ngau4 paang4cowshed
- 申奏san1 zau3to present (a document)
- 收數佬sau1 sou3 lou2the debt collection guy
- 死咁sei2 gam3(adjective) nearly dead
- 替芯tai3 sam1pen refill
- 爭先恐後zang1 sin1 hung2 hau6(idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
- 叢集cung4 zaap6to crowd together; to pile up; to cluster
- 塵灰can4 fui1noun; dust
- 國際象棋gwok3 zai3 zoeng6 kei2chess
- 申申san1 san1cozy and comfortable
- 便所bin6 so2(dialect) toilet
- 藝廊ngai6 long4(Tw) art gallery
- 嚇昏haak3 fan1to faint from fear
- 疾首zat6 sau2extremely angry
- 孤鳥gu1 niu5lone bird
- 天時旱tin1 si4 hon5dry season
- 卜宅buk1 zaak6to choose a capital by divination
- 娘胎noeng4 toi1womb
- 炎涼jim4 loeng4(adjective) extremely cold
- 箱籠soeng1 lung5baggage; luggage
- 網易mong5 ji6NetEase, Chinese internet and online gaming company
- 耗散hou3 saan3to dissipate
- 一分錢jat1 fan1 cin4what you pay (what you get)
- 飛棚fei1 paang4truss-out scaffold, bamboo scaffold; a temporary working platform used in the traditional construction technique bamboo scaffolding, widely used in construction, renovation and maintenance of buildings
- 撰錄zaan6 luk6to compile and record
- 私鐘妹si1 zung1 mui1teenager prostitute
- 蔥花cung1 faa1chopped green onions
- 血瘤hyut3 lau4blood tumor
- 綺語ji2 jyu5flowery writing
- 再則zoi3 zak1moreover
- 酥胸sou1 hung1 good-looking breast; bosom
- 等離子體dang2 lei4 zi2 tai2plasma (physics)
- 鹹水歌haam4 seoi2 go1folk song sung by fishermen (spoken)
- 桶櫃tung2 gwai6chest of drawers
- 褲鍊fu3 lin2Zipper of Trousers
- 迫不得已bik1 bat1 dak1 ji5to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances
- 掘頭gwat6 tau4a road is closed at one end
- 揉碎jau4 seoi3to crush
- 麵包min6 baau1bread
- 生態系sang1 taai3 hai6(Tw) ecosystem
- 因人而異jan1 jan4 ji4 ji6varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
- 自適應zi6 sik1 jing3adaptive
- 書會syu1 wui6calligraphy society
- 宴樂jin3 lok6peace and happiness
- 柯佬o1 lou2an oral exam
- 鹹粒haam4 lap1keratosis pilaris; bumps of skin rash
- 雅趣ngaa5 ceoi3elegant
- 勃興but6 hing3to rise suddenly
- 駛錢sai2 cin2to spend money
- 疾步zat6 bou6at a fast pace
- 創造力cong3 zou6 lik6ingenuity
- 天涯海角tin1 ngaai4 hoi2 gok3Tianya Haijiao, tourism area on the south coast of Hainan, 24 km west of Sanya 三亞|三亚[San1 ya4]
- 啓齒kai2 ci2to bring up the matter; literally: to move one's teeth
- 室內設計sat1 noi6 cit3 gai3interior design
- 蒲開pou4 hoi1to hang out (in the usual place) [colloquial]
- 糊精wu4 zing1dextrin
- 僕歐buk6 au1(old) waiter (loanword from "boy")
- 乳罩jyu5 zaau3bra
- 鮑耶baau6 je4János Bolyai (1802–1860), Hungarian mathematician, one of the founders of non-Euclidean geometry
- 征衫zing1 saam1traveler's clothing
- 煲電話粥bou1 din6 waa2 zuk1to talk endlessly on the phone
- 濕婆sap1 po4Shiva (Hindu deity)
- 謀慮mau4 leoi6to plan and consider
- 蚊赧man1 naan3mosquito bites (spoken)
- 多學科do1 hok6 fo1interdisciplinary
- 繁密faan4 mat6numerous and close together
- 男巫naam4 mou4wizard; warlock
- 雕飾diu1 sik1to carve
- 轟烈gwang1 lit6vigorous; grand and spectacular
- 墨跡mak6 zik1ink marks
- 禪堂sim4 tong4meditation room (in Buddhist monastery)
- 檢束gim2 cuk1to regulate
- 街閘gaai1 zaap6building main gate; lane gate (of the main entrance of building blocks)
- 精神分裂zing1 san4 fan1 lit6Schizophrenia
- 黃疸wong4 taan2jaundice
- 可作ho2 zok3can be used for
- 唔開胃m4 hoi1 wai6(slang) no appetite; to have an appetite spoilt (from feeling disgusted by something); to describe something disgusting or unsightly which causes one to feel sick
- 次韻ci3 wan5reply to a poem in the same rhyme
- 刮粗龍gwaat3 cou1 lung2earning huge amount of wealth illegally (slang)
- 彌散nei4 saan3to dissipate everywhere (of light, sound, gas etc)
- 管胞gun2 baau1tracheid (botany)
- 城隍sing4 wong4Shing Wong (deity in Chinese mythology)
- 玄遠jyun4 jyun5profound
- 線鋸sin3 geoi3fret saw
- 未得mei6 dak1not yet (spoken)
- 旗幟鮮明kei4 ci3 sin1 ming4to show one's colors
- 某種mau5 zung2some kind (of)
- 別說bit6 syut3to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone
- 慧根wai6 gan1root of wisdom
- 死點sei2 dim2see 止點|止点[zhi3 dian3]
- 罪大惡極zeoi6 daai6 ok3 gik6guilty of terrible crimes (idiom)
- 有講jau5 gong2
- 私怨si1 jyun3vendetta
- 危機四伏ngai4 gei1 sei3 fuk6danger lurks on every side (idiom)
- 騸雞sin3 gai1a capon
- 德欽dak1 jam1see 德欽縣|德钦县[De2 qin1 Xian4]
- 才分coi4 fan1ability
- 敬贈ging3 zang6to present respectfully
- 溫宿wan1 suk1see 溫宿縣|温宿县[Wen1 su4 Xian4]
- 罈子taam4 zi2jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening)
- 闊氣fut3 hei3lavish
- 上回soeng6 wui4last time; the previous time
- 燒鹼siu1 gaan2caustic soda; sodium hydroxide NaOH
- 腸衣coeng2 ji1sausage casing
- 鼯鼠ng4 syu2flying squirrel
- 一言為定jat1 jin4 wai4 ding6(idiom) it's a deal
- 百葉窗baak3 jip6 coeng1shutter
- 飛騰fei1 tang4to fly swiftly upward
- 高原反應gou1 jyun4 faan2 jing3altitude sickness
- 筒倉tung2 cong1Bulk material handling; a silo; a barn; a granary; a storehouse
- 中脊zung1 zek3mid-ocean ridge (geology)
- 清綺cing1 ji2beautiful
- 蔥黃cung1 wong4yellow green
- 裝萌zong1 mang4(slang) to act cute
- 妝飾zong1 sik1to dress up
- 江湖地位gong1 wu4 dei6 wai6position
- 蒸鍋zing1 wo1steamer
- 拭目以待sik1 muk6 ji5 doi6lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
- 大氣daai6 hei3atmosphere (surrounding the earth)
- 航郵hong4 jau4air mail
- 芬達fan1 daat6Fanta (soft drink brand)
- 這邊ze5 bin1this side
- 季候風gwai3 hau6 fung1noun; monsoon
- 行動不便hang4 dung6 bat1 bin6unable to move freely
- 中廚zung1 cyu4chef specialises in Chinese cuisine
- 崩毀bang1 wai2to collapse; to cave in
- 頭上tau4 soeng6overhead
- 水煎包seoi2 zin1 baau1pan-fried bun (covered and steamed after pan-frying), usually with pork or vegetable filling
- 侵侵cam1 cam1Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States
- 地胆dei6 daam2person who knows a place very well
- 後學hau6 hok6junior scholar or pupil in imperial China
- 一住jat1 zyu6Live in
- 千辛萬苦cin1 san1 maan6 fu2to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations
- 及第粥kap6 dai2 zuk1congee with lean pork, liver and kidney
- 生煎包saang1 zin1 baau1pan-fried dumpling
- 別有bit6 jau5to have other...
- 鐵沙梨tit3 saa1 lei2an extremely stingy person.
- 生兒育女saang1 ji4 juk6 neoi5to bear and raise children
- 橋梁kiu4 loeng4bridge (lit. and fig.)
- 扯裂ce2 lit6rip
- 歪帽me2 mou2Hong Kong police tactical unit. Their blue-berets' badge are push to left side. Literally: tilted hat
- 暗灘am3 taan1hidden shoal
- 韻律泳wan5 leot6 wing6synchronized swimming; water ballet
- 兩開loeng5 hoi1
- 月芽jyut6 ngaa4variant of 月牙[yue4 ya2]
- 奸賊gaan1 caak6a traitor
- 一對一jat1 deoi3 jat1one-to-one; one-on-one
- 在所難免zoi6 so2 naan4 min5to be unavoidable (idiom)
- 自打zi6 daa2(coll.) since
- 睇火tai2 fo2to keep an eye on food being cooked to avoid overcooking or kitchen fire
- 閘角zaap6 gok3to cut away a corner
- 行得haang4 dak1ready to go
- 拿人naa4 jan4making things awkward
- 啞人aa2 jan4a mute person
- 幹嘛gon3 maa1what are you doing?
- 心安理得sam1 on1 lei5 dak1to have a clear conscience
- 凡俗faan4 zuk6lay (as opposed to clergy)
- 睇通tai2 tung1"See through" means to understand the details and implications of a situation or thing. It is usually used in a negative context, such as understanding the truth or conspiracy of something, or discovering someone's true identity.
- 同歸於盡tung4 gwai1 jyu1 zeon6to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes
- 以次ji5 ci3in the proper order
- 美夢成真mei5 mung6 sing4 zan1a dream come true
- 削除soek3 ceoi4to remove
- 封禪fung1 sin6(of an emperor) to pay homage to Heaven at Mount Tai and to Earth at Mount Liangfu
- 未做mei6 zou6not done
- 一勞永逸jat1 lou4 wing5 jat6to get sth done once and for all
- 不懷好意bat1 waai4 hou2 ji3(idiom) to harbor evil designs; to harbor malicious intentions
- 法語faat3 jyu5French (language)
- 天馬行空tin1 maa5 hang4 hung1like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom)