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- 香頌hoeng1 zung6(loanword) chanson
- 小鎮siu2 zan3small town; village
- 廊廟long4 miu2imperial court
- 疏淡so1 daam6sparse
- 扣繳kau3 giu2to withhold
- 閒晃haan4 fong2to hang around
- 腔壁hong1 bik1cavity wall
- 新葡san1 pou4newly baptised Christian
- 堆壘deoi1 leoi5to pile up
- 肥腸fei4 coeng2pig-gut (large intestine used as foodstuff)
- 腐舊fu6 gau6outmoded
- 盟弟mang4 dai6junior partner in sworn brotherhood
- 洞徹dung6 cit3to have a deep insight into something
- 賣萌maai6 mang4(slang) to act cute
- 酸枝syun1 zi1a type of hardwood
- 妙策miu6 caak3an ingenious strategy
- 七零八落cat1 ling4 baat3 lok6(idiom) everything broken and in disorder
- 對心deoi3 sam1congenial
- 發棵faat3 fo2budding
- 新幹san1 gon3see 新幹縣|新干县[Xin1 gan4 Xian4]
- 文明化man4 ming4 faa3civilize
- 星盆sing1 pun2sink
- 推進機teoi1 zeon3 gei1see 推進器|推进器[tui1 jin4 qi4]
- 講波佬gong2 bo1 lou2football commentators
- 打錢daa2 cin4to collect money from sb
- 硫球lau4 kau4Luzon, island of the Philippines
- 媾仔kau1 zai2to go out looking for men to chat up; to flirt with guys [colloquial]
- 有意無意jau5 ji3 mou4 ji3intentionally or otherwise
- 收睇sau1 tai2to watch (a television programme)
- 失墜sat1 zeoi6loss
- 鑒察gaam3 caat3to inspect; to examine; to supervise; monitoring
- 下聘haa6 ping3to send the betrothal gifts
- 捷語zit3 jyu5Czech language
- 跎鐵to4 tit3to carry to gun; to be armed; to work in the police force [colloquial]
- 無連接mou4 lin4 zip3connectionless
- 漢族hon3 zuk6Han ethnic group, the majority ethnic group in China
- 勞雇lou4 gu3labor and employer
- 北芪bak1 kei4Huang Qi, a flowering plant which is often used in Chinese herbology
- 便盆bin6 pun4bed pan
- 堅壁gin1 bik1to cache; to hide supplies (from the enemy)
- 閒閒地haan4 haan4 dei2at the least; minimally (spoken)
- 茂里mau6 lei2fool; moron; trash; also used to refer to someone that the speaker does not approve of
- 營巢jing4 caau4to nest
- 八月十五baat3 jyut6 sap6 ng5the moon festival (the 15th day of the 8th lunar month); the slang for 'backside
- 鹿寨luk6 zaai6see 鹿寨縣|鹿寨县[Lu4 zhai4 Xian4]
- 調景嶺tiu4 ging2 leng5Tiu Keng Leng, a town situated in south-eastern New Territories in Hong Kong
- 博大精深bok3 daai6 zing1 sam1(idiom) wide-ranging and profound
- 無成mou4 sing4achieving nothing
- 恒管hang4 gun2short for Hang Sang Management College
- 受看sau6 hon1good-looking
- 啫喱ze1 lei2(loanword) jelly
- 績分zik1 fan1another way of writing 積分
- 打工皇帝daa2 gung1 wong4 dai3noun;Working Class
- 聽開teng1 hoi1
- 抓姦zaau2 gaan1to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)
- 漁婦jyu4 fu5fisherwoman
- 績點zik1 dim2(education) grade point
- 亞茂aa3 mau6Call
- 狐女wu4 neoi5fox lady
- 貳心ji6 sam1variant of 二心[er4 xin1]
- 睇鬼tai2 gwai2Acronym of "Watch out, ghost coming", to remind partner a spy or enemy is approaching, mostly used in teammate communication in ball game like football, basketball etc. Literally: watch ghost
- 擦鞋仔caat3 haai4 zai2an arse-licker; a brown-nose.; literally'a shoeshiner'; a sycophant
- 啞點aa2 dim2blind spot
- 棉褸min4 lau1cotton jacket
- 爐渣lou4 zaa1furnace slag
- 戥腳dang6 goek3to join a game; have enough players for certain games
- 時代感si4 doi6 gam2the impression characteristic of a certain period of time
- 來臺loi4 toi4variant of 來台|来台[lai2 Tai2]
- 滑胎waat6 toi1drift (car racing technique)
- 點見dim2 gin3to check an amount
- 夷然ji4 jin4calm
- 洋磁joeng4 ci4enamel
- 交換生gaau1 wun6 sang1exchange student
- 路得lou6 dak1(Protestantism) Ruth
- 踏墊daap6 zin3floor mat; bathroom mat; car mat; doormat
- 碟頭飯dip6 tau2 faan6a meal consisting of white rice and the accompanying dishes (such as the meats and vegetables), all served on a single plate
- 鋸條goe3 tiu4a sawblade
- 泛性戀faan6 sing3 lyun2pansexuality
- 頂閘ding2 zaap6fully loaded (in the context of passenger vehicle)
- 揪鬥zau1 dau3to seize and subject to public criticism (form of persecution during the Cultural Revolution)
- 連接號lin4 zip3 hou6hyphen
- 辰光san4 gwong1sunlight
- 豬頭嘜zyu1 tau4 mak1idiot
- 泥胎nai4 toi1clay idol
- 照映ziu3 jing2to shine
- 壓力表aat3 lik6 biu1Pressure gauge
- 臺胞toi4 baau1Taiwan compatriot
- 綠豆沙luk6 dau2 saa1green bean dessert soup
- 簿籍bou6 zik6account books
- 玄石jyun4 sek6(literary) black stone (esp. one used for steles and tombstones); tombstone; stele
- 住月zyu6 jyut6Post-natal Care
- 擒樹kam4 syu6verb; climb the tree
- 學廚hok6 cyu2to learn cooking; to study culinary arts
- 媾女kau1 neoi2verb; to woo a girl, to charm a girl, to hit on a girl, date a girl
- 牽繩hin1 sing4tow rope
- 水能源seoi2 nang4 jyun4hydroelectric power
- 占婆zim1 po4Champa, ancient Indochinese kingdom lasting from the 2nd to the 17th century, located in what is now central and southern Vietnam
- 太夫人taai3 fu1 jan4(old) dowager
- 裁奪coi4 dyut6to consider and decide
- 家破人亡gaa1 po3 jan4 mong4family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned
- 受把sau6 baa2
- 交媾gaau1 gau3to have sex
- 桂格gwai3 gaak3Quaker (company)
- 扮酷baan6 huk6to act cool
- 遙觀jiu4 gun1to look into the distance
- 不以為意bat1 ji5 wai4 ji3not to mind
- 電力線din6 lik6 sin3power line
- 擔仔麵daam3 zai2 min6ta-a noodles or danzai noodles, popular snack originating from Tainan
- 訴述sou3 seot6to narrate
- 把玩baa2 wun6to turn around in one's hands
- 以牙還牙ji5 ngaa4 waan4 ngaa4a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)
- 飯盆faan6 pun4pet food bowl
- 恰遇hap1 jyu6to chance upon
- 波子棋bo1 zi2 kei2Chinese checkers (a broad game)
- 茂物mau6 mat6Bogor (city in West Java)
- 直身裙zik6 san1 kwan4(noun) a straight skirt
- 孭數me1 sou3responsible for debts or sales quota (spoken)
- 社團大哥se5 tyun4 daai6 go1a triad boss; one of the important leader (a big brother) in a triad gang [colloquial]
- 虧柴kwai1 caai4weak and thin (spoken)
- 薦頭zin3 tau4employment agent (arch.)
- 啞口aa2 hau2as if dumb
- 輯穆cap1 muk6variant of 輯睦|辑睦[ji2 mu4]
- 花言巧語faa1 jin4 haau2 jyu5graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words
- 肌胃gei1 wai6gizzard
- 成話sing4 waa6to make sense
- 未可mei6 ho2cannot
- 文化圈man4 faa3 hyun1sphere of cultural influence
- 老小lou5 siu2the old and the young
- 糖脂tong4 zi1glycolipid
- 無分mou4 fan1no distinction; no differentiation; penniless; zero points
- 汽化hei3 faa3to boil
- 錦囊gam2 nong4silk brocade bag, used in ancient times to hold poetry manuscripts and other precious items
- 大大啖daai6 daai6 daam6a big bite
- 鹹水角haam4 seoi2 gok2pork and vegetable deep fried puff
- 毫針hou4 zam1acupuncture needle
- 西廚sai1 cyu4chef specialises in Western cuisine
- 浮岩fau4 ngaam4pumice
- 凸版dat6 baan2relief printing plate
- 空間局hung1 gaan1 guk6space agency
- 媾和gau3 wo4to make peace
- 髒髒zong1 zong1dirty
- 攤屍taan1 si1noun; corpse pose, flat on the back, Savasana(yoga)
- 參禪caam1 sim4to practice Chan Buddhist meditation
- 尾禡mei5 ngaa4Weiya, year-end dinner for employees
- 僅次於gan2 ci3 jyu1second only to ...; ranking behind only ...
- 萬死maan6 sei2to die ten thousand deaths
- 兩手空空loeng5 sau2 hung1 hung1empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
- 婪劣laam4 lyut3greedy
- 撫摩fu2 mo1to stroke
- 大顯身手daai6 hin2 san1 sau2(idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
- 沙威瑪saa1 wai1 maa5shawarma, Middle Eastern sandwich wrap (loanword)
- 銅錘tung4 ceoi4mace (weapon)
- 氣急敗壞hei3 gap1 baai6 waai6flustered and exasperated
- 穫取wok6 ceoi2
- 只跟zi2 gan1
- 棕地zung1 dei6brownfield; agricultural land occupied by industrial operations such as storage, workshops and recycling yards
- 在台zoi6 toi4in Taiwan (used attributively)
- 孭起me1 hei2verb; take the responsibility
- 膠碟gaau1 dip2plastic plate
- 叮板ding1 baan2the musical metre of traditional opera varieties. (叮/眼 refer to weak beats, while 板 refer to strong beats)
- 汽門hei3 mun4valvetrain; literally "gas door"
- 懶得戚laan2 dak1 cik1to act cocky [colloquial]
- 廚神cyu4 san4someone with splendid cooking skills; top chef; literally: god of cookery
- 羅掘lo4 gwat6to scrape together money (abbr. for 羅雀掘鼠|罗雀掘鼠[luo2 que4 jue2 shu3])
- 髮小faat3 siu2(dialect) close childhood friend whom one grew up with
- 啞面aa2 min2matt; matte
- 奏帖zau3 tip3memorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form)
- 斜棟ce3 dung6(punctuation) slash
- 公共關係gung1 gung6 gwaan1 hai6public relations
- 毫末hou4 mut6to describe something that is small with little significance
- 溪蟹kai1 haai5crab of the family Potamidae of freshwater crabs
- 爛糊laan6 wu4(of food) very soft and mushy from prolonged cooking
- 錦上添花gam2 soeng6 tim1 faa1(lit.) to add flowers to brocade (idiom)
- 趕鴨仔gon2 aap3 zai2travelling in a tour group (slang)
- 大臺daai6 toi2
- 印象中jan3 zoeng6 zung1to have the impression that
- 蒲達pou4 daat6bitter melon
- 增刊zang1 hon2additional publication
- 以軍ji5 gwan1Israeli soldiers
- 奶酥naai5 sou1butter biscuit
- 無祿mou4 luk6to be unsalaried
- 花尾渡faa1 mei5 dou2a type of barge which has a flowery stern
- 蹲牢deon1 lou4see 蹲大牢[dun1 da4 lao2]
- 大心daai6 sam1(Tw) considerate; thoughtful (from Taiwanese 貼心, Tai-lo pr. [tah-sim])
- 簡而言之gaan2 ji4 jin4 zi1in a nutshell
- 先入為主sin1 jap6 wai4 zyu2(idiom) the first impression is the strongest; to hold a preconceived notion (about sth)
- 薄曉bok6 hiu2at dawn
- 矇眼仔mung4 ngaan5 zai2a foolish kid [colloquial]
- 一邊倒jat1 bin1 dou2to have the advantage overwhelmingly on one side
- 正鋒zing3 fung1(calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is kept upright, so that the tip of the brush runs along the center of the stroke (cf. 側鋒|侧锋[ce4 feng1] and 偏鋒|偏锋[pian1 feng1])
- 覆核fuk1 hat6to review
- 洋燕joeng4 jin3(bird species of China) Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
- 甜耶耶tim4 je4 je4very sweet; too sweet (spoken)
- 排笛paai4 dek2pan flute; panpipe
- 使成si2 sing4to cause
- 屍肝si1 gon1cadaver liver; especially refer to a human body liver to be transplanted
- 新浪san1 long6Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company
- 撒潑saat3 put3to make an unreasonable scene
- 褸裙lau1 kwan4cape for children
- 孤苦gu1 fu2distressingly alone