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- 污跡wu1 zik1blotch; stain
- 竹紗zuk1 saa1poplin
- 崩漏bang1 lau6uterine bleeding
- 地心dei6 sam1the center of the Earth; (attributive) geocentric
- 連着lin4 zoek6
- 兇暴hung1 bou6Fierce and brutal
- 治績zi6 zik1achievement in one's governance
- 迎刃而解jing4 jan6 ji4 gaai2lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom)
- 嶄露頭角zaam2 lou6 tau4 gok3to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
- 釘契deng1 kai3Lands Department issues a warning letter to a land / property owner when the building is in breach of the land lease and registers the warning at the Land Registry. The ownership may be vested to Government if the breach is serious.
- 董奉dung2 fung6Dong Feng, doctor during Three Kingdoms period, famous for refusing fees and requesting that his patients plant apricot trees instead
- 面龐min6 pong4face
- 抽脂cau1 zi1liposuction
- 搏戰bok3 zin3to fight
- 分道揚鑣fan1 dou6 joeng4 biu1lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom)
- 卡爾kaa1 ji5(name) Karl; Carl
- 前車之鑑cin4 geoi1 zi1 gaam3(lit.) a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead (idiom)
- 落廚lok6 cyu4to cook a meal
- 浮泛fau4 faan3to float about
- 乾號kin4 hou6to cry out loud without tears
- 暢想coeng3 soeng2to think imaginatively; to envision freely
- 竹升仔zuk1 sing1 zai2Chinese who was born or raised overseas (slang)
- 睇更tai2 gaang1(noun) security guard; security service
- 抖涼tau2 loeng4to rest and cool down
- 鋸架goe3 gaa2a sawframe
- 蘋果派ping4 gwo2 paai3apple pie
- 千斤頂cin1 gan1 ding2jack (mechanical lifting device)
- 紡織品fong2 zik1 ban2textile
- 打問daa2 man6to inquire about
- 父母官fu6 mou5 gun1a high ranking official
- 循序漸進ceon4 zeoi6 zim6 zeon3in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally
- 祿星luk6 sing1Star God of Rank and Affluence (Daoism)
- 香口膠hoeng1 hau2 gaau1chewing gum
- 起轎hei2 giu2to lift up a sedan chair when setting off to go somewhere (such as to carry a bride to her wedding); to set off; to depart
- 紡車fong2 ce1spinning wheel
- 不可多得bat1 ho2 do1 dak1hard to come by
- 內經noi6 ging1abbr. for 黃帝內經|黄帝内经[Huang2 di4 Nei4 jing1], The Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon, medical text c. 300 BC
- 劈叉pik1 caa1the splits (move in dancing)
- 由此jau4 ci2hereby
- 跎炮to4 paau3to carry to gun; to be armed; to work in the police force [colloquial]
- 逸聞jat6 man4variant of 軼聞|轶闻[yi4 wen2]
- 鹽鹼jim4 gaan2saline and alkaline (earth)
- 螺釘lo4 deng1screw
- 疏疏so1 so1sparse
- 網襪mong5 mat6fishnet stockings
- 統計表tung2 gai3 biu2statistical table
- 蒲精pou4 zing1somebody who really loves partying; party animal
- 孖公仔maa1 gung1 zai2describes two people who always stick together, hang out together and do everything together such that they are practically inseparable; normally used to describe best friends
- 年事已高nin4 si6 ji5 gou1old in years
- 什麼鬼sam6 mo1 gwai2(coll.) what the hell?; what on earth? (expression of confusion, disbelief or annoyance)
- 出拿渣ceot1 naa5 zaa2to play dirty tricks [colloquial]
- 赤匪cek3 fei2red bandit (i.e. PLA soldier (during the civil war) or Chinese communist (Tw))
- 傾危king1 ngai4in danger of collapse
- 卻才koek3 coi4just now
- 印度尼西亞jan3 dou6 nei4 sai1 aa3Indonesia
- 頂缸ding2 gong1to take the blame
- 掘客gwat6 haak3Digg (social news website)
- 代孕doi6 jan6to serve as a surrogate mother
- 糊劑wu4 zai1paste
- 沾唇zim1 seon4to moisten one's lips
- 煙帽隊jin1 mou2 deoi2the breathing apparatus squad for the firemen [written and colloquial]
- 閘骨zaap6 gwat1overlock stitch, for edging, hemming, or seaming
- 昭陽ciu1 joeng4see 昭陽區|昭阳区[Zhao1 yang2 Qu1]
- 二級ji6 kap1grade 2
- 快點faai3 dim2to do sth more quickly
- 更大gang3 daai6bigger; even bigger; larger [written and colloquial]
- 塵霧can4 mou6cloud of dust
- 欽此jam1 ci2orders
- 找著zaau2 zyu3to find
- 木鋸muk6 goe3a woodsaw
- 由來已久jau4 loi4 ji5 gau2long-standing
- 啫屐ze1 kek6jacket
- 女高neoi5 gou1(slang) female high school student
- 兄弟團hing1 dai6 tyun4groomsmen
- 哄抬hung6 toi4to artificially inflate
- 開站hoi1 zaam6to put a new bus or railway station into operation
- 嗣子zi6 zi2heir
- 千真萬確cin1 zan1 maan6 kok3absolutely true (idiom)
- 全壘打cyun4 leoi5 daa2home run (baseball)
- 吃請hek3 cing2to be a guest at a dinner party
- 祿命luk6 ming6person's lot through life
- 禿筆tuk1 bat1Bald pen; poor writing ability
- 玉莖juk6 hang4(literary) penis
- 雞巴gai1 baa1dick
- 咁樣gam3 joeng6a disyllabic form of 噉 gam2; in this/that way
- 循環論證ceon4 waan4 leon6 zing3circular argument
- 熊蜂hung4 fung1bumblebee
- 贖買suk6 maai5to redeem; to buy out
- 龍撩lung4 liu1trick
- 作愛zok3 oi3to make love
- 嗣後zi6 hau6from then on
- 後嗣hau6 zi6heir
- 蓬亂pung4 lyun6matted (of straw or hair)
- 硅石gwai1 sek6siliceous rock
- 盜匪dou6 fei2bandit
- 送人sung3 jan4to give away
- 舖面pou3 min2shop; store (particularly the area open in business)
- 不送bat1 sung3don't bother to see me out
- 據有geoi3 jau5to occupy
- 打道daa2 dou6to clear the way
- 掉以輕心diu6 ji5 hing1 sam1(idiom) to treat sth lightly; to lower one's guard
- 再買zoi3 maai5to buy again; to repurchase [written and colloquial]
- 浸水zam3 seoi2to immerse in water; to drench; to inundate
- 人滿為患jan4 mun5 wai4 waan6packed with people
- 按兵不動on3 bing1 bat1 dung6to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 老番冬lou5 faan1 dung1Christmas (spoken)
- 裡外leoi5 ngoi6inside and out
- 和悅wo4 jyut6affable
- 金沙gam1 saa1see 金沙縣|金沙县[Jin1 sha1 Xian4]
- 指到zi2 dou3to point at; to indicate
- 送中sung3 zung1to extradite to mainland China
- 暈車浪wan4 ce1 long6noun; carsick
- 晃蕩fong2 dong6to rock
- 淫娃jam4 waa1dissolute girl
- 大話骰daai6 waa6 sik1liar's dice (dice game)
- 麪糊min6 wu2roux
- 淋巴腺lam4 baa1 sin3lymph node; lymph gland
- 大鈔daai6 caau1big banknotes; $500 and $1000 banknotes in Hong Kong
- 受事sau6 si6object (of a transitive verb)
- 攪禍gaau2 wo5to mess up something; to screw up something; to spoil
- 小肚siu2 tou5bladder
- 水中seoi2 zung1in water
- 總司令zung2 si1 ling6commander-in-chief
- 詳略coeng4 loek6concise
- 大嘥daai6 saai1wasteful
- 油棕jau4 zung1oil palm
- 嫲嫲maa4 maa4paternal grandmother
- 海洋性hoi2 joeng4 sing3maritime
- 開肚hoi1 tou5to cut open the abdomen (in an operation)
- 忽閃fat1 sim2to glitter
- 純鹼seon4 gaan2sodium carbonate; soda ash; Na2CO3
- 畜奴cuk1 nou4to own slaves
- 文明病man4 ming4 beng6lifestyle diseases
- 約分joek3 fan1reduced fraction (e.g. one half for three sixths)
- 愛經oi3 ging1Kama Sutra
- 自必然zi6 bit1 jin4naturally; after a while; used to describe the natural consequence of certain action or inaction
- 酸辣湯syun1 laat6 tong1hot and sour soup
- 眼饞ngaan5 caam4to covet
- 攪邊科gaau2 bin1 fo1what are you trying to do [colloquial]
- 銅鈴tung4 ling4bell made of copper or bronze
- 磅尺bong6 cek3torque wrench
- 密詔mat6 ziu3secret imperial edict
- 糊牆wu4 coeng4to paper a wall
- 食祿sik6 luk6to draw government pay
- 解饞gaai2 caam4to satisfy one's craving
- 寢食不安cam2 sik6 bat1 on1see 寢食難安|寝食难安[qin3 shi2 nan2 an1]
- 崔鴻ceoi1 hung4Cui Hong, historian at the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏
- 虛譽heoi1 jyu6imaginary reputation
- 攀折paan1 zit3to snap off (flowers, leaves, twigs etc from a tree or shrub)
- 會水wui6 seoi2to be able to swim
- 硅質gwai1 zat1siliceous
- 鋁窗leoi5 coeng1aluminium window frame
- 鬼畫符gwai2 waak6 fu4undecipherable handwriting
- 先禮後兵sin1 lai5 hau6 bing1(idiom) try persuasion before resorting to force
- 差異性caa1 ji6 sing3difference
- 試驗間si3 jim6 gaan1test room
- 水耕seoi2 gaang1hydroponics
- 行喇haang4 laa3let's go; off you go
- 嘥氣saai1 hei3(phrasal verb) to do things in vain; to waste someone's efforts for nothing
- 第五dai6 ng5fifth
- 輕捷hing1 zit6light on one's feet
- 彈珠機daan6 zyu1 gei1pachinko machine
- 玄參jyun4 sam1Ningpo figwort (Scrophularia ningpoensis)
- 成道sing4 dou6to reach illumination (Buddhism)
- 最長zeoi3 coeng4the longest
- 長頭髮coeng4 tau4 faat3long-haired
- 市委si5 wai2municipal committee
- 丹砂daan1 saa1cinnabar
- 方興未艾fong1 hing1 mei6 ngaai6flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
- 奮不顧身fan5 bat1 gu3 san1to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dangers
- 網舖mong5 pou3online shop
- 拌麵bun6 min6noodles served with soy sauce, sesame butter etc
- 韻致wan5 zi3grace
- 霉雨mui4 jyu5variant of 梅雨[mei2 yu3]
- 用得著jung6 dak1 zoek6to be able to use; useable; to have a use for
- 當舖dong3 pou2pawnshop
- 葡紙pou4 zi2Macau Pataca (MOP), the currency of Macau (unit: pataca (official), dollar); literally: Portuguese paper
- 鷹雕jing1 diu1variant of 鷹鵰|鹰雕[ying1 diao1]
- 倒臥dou2 ngo6to lie down
- 臥倒ngo6 dou2to lie down
- 唔淨止m4 zing6 zi2not only
- 中學牛zung1 hok6 ngau4humorous nickname of secondary school students, literally "middle school cow"
- 貪口爽taam1 hau2 song2saying without thinking (spoken)
- 竄犯cyun3 faan6to raid
- 黨委dong2 wai2Party committee
- 裸岩lo2 ngaam4bare rock
- 議論紛紛ji5 leon6 fan1 fan1to discuss spiritedly (idiom)
- 冇人mou5 jan4nobody
- 對生deoi3 sang1(botany) opposite leaf arrangement
- 套戥tou3 dang6noun; arbitrage
- 釋俗sik1 zuk6to explain in simple terms
- 柯箇o1 go6(of people) clumsy; troublesome; moaning
- 肄業ji6 jip6to attend (a school)
- 眼矇矇ngaan5 mung1 mung1blurring of vision
- 慘不忍睹caam2 bat1 jan2 dou2lit. so horrible that one cannot bear to look (idiom)
- 籃波laam4 bo1basketball
- 疾速zat6 cuk1very fast
- 冇有mou5 jau5haven't
- 刮目相看gwaat3 muk6 soeng1 hon1to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth
- 大庭廣眾daai6 ting4 gwong2 zung3(idiom) in public; in front of everyone; openly (typically preceded by 在[zai4] and followed by 之下[zhi1 xia4])