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- 巨亨geoi6 hang1tycoon
- 賢弟jin4 dai6worthy little brother
- 墮後do6 hau6to fall behind, especially in races
- 刨工paau4 gung1planing
- 多水do1 seoi2to have a lot of water
- 管理層gun2 lei5 cang4the management personnel in a company, organization or institution, including top executives and middle-level managers
- 勞逸lou4 jat6work and rest
- 參選人caam1 syun2 jan4election participant
- 蹭吃sang3 hek3to freeload for food
- 還書waan4 syu1return books
- 土窯tou2 jiu4earthen kiln
- 日寇jat6 kau3Japanese invaders (during the Second Sino-Japanese War)
- 光信號gwong1 seon3 hou6optical signal
- 尿盆niu6 pun2chamber pot
- 煞神saat3 san4demon
- 縮窄suk1 zaak3to narrow
- 泡騰pou5 tang4to bubble
- 陰柔jam1 jau4gentle and reserved
- 刀光劍影dou1 gwong1 gim3 jing2lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom)
- 微溶mei4 jung4slightly soluble
- 半規則bun3 kwai1 zak1quasi-regular
- 滇紅tin4 hung4Dian Hong tea
- 航空信hong4 hung1 seon3airmail letter
- 弔孝diu3 haau3a condolence visit
- 狗爪邊gau2 zaau2 bin1(Chinese radical) in a component form "犭"
- 盟兄mang4 hing1senior partner in sworn brotherhood
- 財主佬coi4 zyu2 lou2a fat cat (a wealthy person)
- 這時ze5 si4at this time
- 匹偶pat1 ngau5a married couple
- 空空如也hung1 hung1 jyu4 jaa5as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft
- 朱義盛zyu1 ji5 sing2fake jewellery; counterfeit luxury goods (slang)
- 賣口乖maai6 hau2 gwaai1to pay lip service
- 洪棍hung4 gwan3an office-bearer in a triad society in charge or organising physical violence, an "enforcer"
- 招誘ziu1 jau5to invite
- 白濛濛baak6 mung4 mung4pure white; brilliant white [colloquial]
- 凶暴hung1 bou6brutal
- 攀扯paan1 ce2to implicate
- 慧劍wai6 gim3sword of wisdom (a term in Buddhism)
- 射籃se6 laam2(of basketball) to shoot
- 坐蠟zo6 laap6to be embarrassed
- 綠豆仔luk6 dau2 zai2literally: little green bean; librium, a type of tranquiliser [colloquial]
- 馬隻maa5 zek3
- 公交gung1 gaau1public transportation
- 融爐jung4 lou4a smelting furnace
- 水苔seoi2 toi4peat moss; sphagnum moss
- 天元tin1 jyun4see 天元區|天元区[Tian1 yuan2 Qu1]
- 生苔saang1 toi4mossy
- 瞬息萬變seon3 sik1 maan6 bin3in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change
- 凹處nap1 cyu3alcove; dent
- 藏鋒cong4 fung1low profile; a diamond in the rough
- 囊中物nong4 zung1 mat6something inside a bag, it means the attainment of something is very easy
- 盲妹maang4 mui1blind girl
- 外寇ngoi6 kau3noun; foreign invader
- 胞衣baau1 ji1afterbirth
- 旋繞syun4 jiu5to curl up; to wind around
- 福壽魚fuk1 sau6 jyu2Tilapia
- 銷聲匿跡siu1 sing1 nik1 zik1to vanish without trace (idiom)
- 眼坦坦ngaan5 taan2 taan2to look on in despair and with frustration
- 石渠sek6 keoi4Sêrxü county (Tibetan: ser shul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
- 成縣sing4 jyun6Cheng County or Chengxian, a county in Longnan City 隴南市|陇南市[Long3 nan2 Shi4], Gansu
- 枝豆zi1 dau2edamame; young soybeans typically served boiled or steamed in their pods, often seasoned with salt, and eaten as a snack or appetizer in Japanese cuisine
- 駁通bok3 tung1to connect
- 窮人kung4 jan4poor people
- 凹進nap1 zeon3concave
- 照妖鏡ziu3 jiu2 geng3magic mirror for revealing goblins
- 苗裔miu4 jeoi6offspring
- 踏襲daap6 zaap6to follow blindly
- 代償doi6 soeng4(medical) compensation
- 汽燈hei3 dang1gas lamp
- 劈啪pik1 paak1(onom.) for crack, slap, clap, clatter etc
- 賈汪gaa2 wong1see 賈汪區|贾汪区[Jia3 wang1 Qu1]
- 老錢lou5 cin4old money; (attributive) characterized by understated luxury and elite taste
- 卡喇kaa3 laa1alternating between two entities
- 菸鹼jin1 gaan2nicotine
- 不吝bat1 leon6not to stint; to be generous (with praise etc); to be prepared to (pay a fee, give of one's time etc)
- 三反saam1 faan2"Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951–52
- 徹頭徹尾cit3 tau4 cit3 mei5lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
- 蹭飯sang3 faan6(coll.) to mooch a meal
- 煞白saat3 baak6deathly white
- 煞住saat3 zyu6to brake
- 叔祖suk1 zou2grandfather's younger brother
- 身先士卒san1 sin1 si6 zeot1to fight at the head of one's troops
- 嘩笑waa1 siu3uproarious laughter
- 回還wui4 waan4to return
- 尖窄zim1 zaak3pointy
- 毛肚mou4 tou5tripe (gastronomy)
- 卓識coek3 sik1superior judgment
- 後送hau6 sung3evacuation (military)
- 佐治亞zo2 zi6 aa3Georgia, US state
- 嗱喳laa5 zaa2cheap, unclean, random
- 蹦極bang1 gik6(loanword) bungee jumping
- 搗鬼dou2 gwai2to play tricks; to cause mischief
- 冇錢mou5 cin2poor, literally: no money
- 發射機faat3 se6 gei1transmitter
- 蒲劇pou4 kek6Puzhou opera of Shanxi Province
- 愛上oi3 soeng6to fall in love with
- 天下太平tin1 haa6 taai3 ping4the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
- 呂祖leoi5 zou2Lu Dongbin, a legendary figure considered immortal and worshipped as a deity in the Taoist tradition
- 搗實dou2 sat6to ram (earth)
- 生下sang1 haa6to give birth to
- 遙測jiu4 caak1telemetry
- 市兩si5 loeng5Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 50 grams
- 踏腳石daap6 goek3 sek6a stepping stone (a metaphor for someone who is being used as a stepping stone by others to reach their goals)
- 頭脹tau4 zoeng3distention in the head (TCM)
- 羊角豆joeng4 gok3 dau2(Malaysia) okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
- 人版jan4 baan2living example
- 品貌ban2 maau6behavior and appearance
- 鴨嘴梨aap3 zeoi2 lei2Chinese white pear
- 黃鼠狼wong4 syu2 long4see 黃鼬|黄鼬[huang2 you4]
- 大變daai6 bin3huge changes
- 大菜糕daai6 coi3 gou1agar jelly
- 雀屏zoek3 ping2to choose a son-in-law
- 日據jat6 geoi3(geopolitics) Japanese occupation (of Taiwan etc)
- 截距zit6 keoi5intercept (the point at which a line crosses the x- or y-axis)
- 當先dong1 sin1
- 髒污zong1 wu1filth; grime; stain
- 冇命mou5 meng6to lose one's life
- 漿洗zoeng1 sai2to wash and starch
- 眨巴zaam2 baa1to blink
- 雙節棍soeng1 zit3 gwan3nunchaku
- 臥推ngo6 teoi1bench press
- 自經zi6 ging1(literary) to hang oneself
- 卓異coek3 ji6(of talent) outstanding
- 家老gaa1 lou5(old) a senior in one's household
- 嫌忌jim4 gei6suspicion
- 泥剷nai4 caan2trowel
- 過生gwo3 sang1to celebrate a birthday
- 暢所欲言coeng3 so2 juk6 jin4lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic
- 發泡膠faat3 pou5 gaau1expanded polystyrene (EPS)
- 安分守己on1 fan6 sau2 gei2to be content with one's lot (idiom)
- 刊誤hon2 ng6to correct printing errors
- 慄然leot6 jin4(literary) shivering
- 娛樂版jyu4 lok6 baan2the entertainment page in newspapers, usually related to the celebrities and their affairs
- 紫杉zi2 caam3Japanese yew (taxus cuspidata)
- 像元zoeng6 jyun4(remote sensing) pixel
- 沒有什麼mut6 jau5 sam6 mo1it is nothing
- 柳杉lau5 caam3Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
- 多鳩餘do1 gau1 jyu4fucking unnecessary [colloquial]
- 儒者jyu4 ze2Confucian scholar
- 南北朝naam4 bak1 ciu4Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589)
- 浸親zam6 can1to drown
- 衫櫃saam1 gwai6wardrobe
- 避雷針bei6 leoi4 zam1lightning rod
- 彩棚coi2 paang4noun; the wooden framework decorated with silk, colour paper, etc. Normally used for funeral, wedding or celebration
- 發喪faat3 song1to hold a funeral
- 談鋒taam4 fung1Eloquence
- 細節位sai3 zit3 wai2detail
- 乞人hat1 jan4beggar
- 防弊fong4 bai6anti-fraud
- 分析器fan1 sik1 hei3analyzer
- 誘供jau5 gung1to induce a person to make a confession
- 奸邪gaan1 ce4crafty and evil
- 苦窯fu2 jiu4(slang) prison
- 會車wui6 ce1(of two vehicles traveling in opposite directions) to pass by each other
- 軟腳蟹jyun5 goek3 haai5same as 軟腳蝦|软脚虾[ruan3 jiao3 xia1]
- 反應器faan2 jing3 hei3a reactor
- 內省noi6 saang2to reflect upon oneself
- 恥力ci2 lik6a measure of how one can do something weird and doesn't care about how people see them
- 一敗塗地jat1 baai6 tou4 dei6lit. defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiom)
- 心瓣sam1 faan2heart valve
- 得法dak1 faat3(doing sth) in the right way
- 減振gaam2 zan3shock absorption
- 潛移默化cim4 ji4 mak6 faa3imperceptible influence
- 悅目jyut6 muk6Pleasing to the eyes
- 傾盆大雨king1 pun4 daai6 jyu5(idiom) a downpour; rain bucketing down
- 謹上gan2 soeng5respectfully yours (in closing a letter)
- 弧長wu4 coeng4arc length
- 駁倒bok3 dou2to refute
- 高次gou1 ci3higher degree (e.g. equation in math.)
- 孤膽gu1 daam2solitary hero
- 沙律醬saa1 leot2 zoeng3salad cream [written and colloquial]
- 吹波膠ceoi1 bo1 gaau1bubble gum
- 售予sau6 jyu5to sell
- 砌機cai3 gei1custom-built computer
- 液氨jik6 on1liquid ammonia
- 災劫zoi1 gip3disaster; calamity; catastrophe
- 蓬戶pung4 wu6thatched house
- 打崩頭daa2 bang1 tau4noun; serious competition with others
- 獵潛lip6 cim4anti-submarine (warfare)
- 審覈sam2 hat6
- 連號lin4 hou6consecutive serial numbers
- 迫促bik1 cuk1to urge
- 海岱hoi2 doi6Haidai, historical region extending from the Bohai Sea to Mt Tai in Shandong
- 十二sap6 ji6twelve
- 撈靜水laau4 zing6 seoi2to gain advantages and benefits from something others neglect and disregard
- 斑剝baan1 mok1mottled and peeling off in places
- 生地saang1 dei6
- 錘煉ceoi4 lin6to forge (metal); (fig.) to toughen sb up; to hone (one's skills)
- 蛋漿daan2 zoeng1egg sauce ----
- 軍號gwan1 hou6bugle
- 拋灑paau1 saa2to drip
- 薦引zin3 jan5to introduce
- 卡拉kaa1 laai1Kara, city in northern Togo 多哥[Duo1 ge1]
- 暈船浪wan4 syun4 long6noun; seasickness
- 刨刀paau4 dou1planing tool
- 坡壘bo1 leoi5Hainan hopea (Hopea hainanensis) (botany)
- 耗材hou3 coi4consumables
- 栽倒zoi1 dou3to take a fall
- 秋田犬cau1 tin4 hyun2Akita (dog breed)
- 怨婦jyun3 fu5a woman always complaining