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- 強有力koeng4 jau5 lik6strong
- 一架jat1 gaa3classifier for plane or vehicles
- 鼓氣袋gu2 hei3 doi2one who is bloating with anger (spoken)
- 瞅見cau2 gin3to see
- 傾唔埋king1 m4 maai4could not communicate or develop rapport in a conversation
- 著法zyu3 faat3move (in chess or martial arts)
- 學號hok6 hou6student ID number
- 風蝕fung1 sik6wind erosion
- 天方夜譚tin1 fong1 je6 taam4The Arabian Nights (classic story)
- 國行gwok3 hang4(of a product etc) officially sold for the mainland China market
- 孕味jan6 mei6the behaviour, appearance, attitude as being pregnant, usually used in entertainment section
- 頒贈baan1 zang6to officially give out, esp. prizes, medals, etc.
- 上周soeng6 zau1last week
- 此道ci2 dou6such matters
- 彩旦coi2 daan3a character in Chinese opera, which is usually an ugly woman
- 待聘doi6 ping3to look for a job
- 佔中zim3 zung1Occupy Central, Hong Kong civil disobedience movement (September 2014 -)
- 原人jyun4 jan4prehistoric man
- 家馬gaa1 maa5domestic horse
- 凍滾水dung3 gwan2 seoi2cooled down boiled water; room-temperatured water
- 轉移視線zyun2 ji4 si6 sin3to shift one's eyes
- 重新做人cung4 san1 zou6 jan4to start a new life; to make a fresh start
- 其先kei4 sin1previously
- 紡輪fong2 leon4spinning wheel
- 去水heoi3 seoi2to drain off the water; to remove the water [colloquial]
- 貶官bin2 gun1to demote an official
- 穿越時空cyun1 jyut6 si4 hung1to travel through time
- 趾骨zi2 gwat1phalanges (bones)
- 典癮din2 jan5to be in drug withdrawal
- 問名man6 ming4to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride
- 寫死se2 sei2to hard code (computing)
- 多細胞do1 sai3 baau1multicellular
- 豹貓paau3 maau1leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)
- 盲婚maang4 fan1Arranged marriage
- 茶舖caa4 pou3tea shop
- 兜捕dau1 bou6to round up (fugitives)
- 衰婆seoi1 po2slang for a bad, mean, or unscrupulous woman; "bitch"; mostly applied to older women; 'bad woman' a term used for referring to one's wife (usually with no ill intention)
- 較比gaau3 bei2comparatively (colloquial)
- 砌合cai3 hap6bond (in building)
- 悅納jyut6 naap6to find acceptable
- 某程度mau5 cing4 dou6to a certain extent
- 拋浪頭paau1 long6 tau4(slang) to bluff or to fake one's abilities or intentions, usually in an attempt to intimidate someone
- 兜巴星dau1 baa1 sing1face slap
- 蓬散pung4 saan3loose; ruffled; disheveled
- 商舖soeng1 pou3store; shop
- 兩便loeng5 bin6both sides
- 下期haa6 kei4next period (week, month or quarter etc)
- 開花結果hoi1 faa1 git3 gwo2(lit.) to blossom and bear fruit (idiom)
- 使女si2 neoi5Maidservant
- 攀緣paan1 jyun4to climb up (a rope etc); climbing (plant)
- 火蒜fo2 syun3roasted garlic
- 歐洲杯au1 zau1 bui1European Cup (e.g. soccer)
- 象鼻蟲zoeng6 bei6 cung4weevil
- 酥麻sou1 maa4limp and numb (of limbs)
- 雨靴jyu5 hoe1rain boots
- 繁碎faan4 seoi3Loaded with trivial matters
- 國會山gwok3 wui2 saan1Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
- 可哀ho2 oi1miserably
- 冇品mou5 ban2mean; virtueless
- 重瓣cung5 baan6(botany) double-flowered
- 撈唔埋lou1 m4 maai4things that cannot be mixed together; unmixable; two people that just cannot get on with each other no matter what
- 侯斯頓hau4 si1 deon6Houston, a city in Texas of United Stated
- 海底椰hoi2 dai2 je4coco de mer or "sea coconut" (Lodoicea maldivica)
- 一層jat1 cang4one layer; one level
- 市分si5 fan1fen (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ centimeter)
- 沃饒juk1 jiu4see 饒沃|饶沃[rao2 wo4]
- 括線kut3 sin3(math.) vinculum
- 門閥mun4 fat6rich and powerful family
- 掛爐鴨gwaa3 lou4 aap2roasted duck that is cooked from hanging on the edge of an oven
- 硅酸gwai1 syun1silicic acid
- 兒童不宜ji4 tung4 bat1 ji4not suitable for children; parental guidance
- 哀子oi1 zi2son orphaned of his mother
- 柳橙lau5 caang2orange (fruit)
- 改悔goi2 fui3to mend one's ways
- 承攬sing4 laam2to contract for an entire project
- 驚慌失措ging1 fong1 sat1 cou3to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
- 刺胞ci3 baau1cnidocyte
- 區處keoi1 cyu3(literary) to handle
- 梳菜so1 coi3vegetables
- 坎坎ham2 ham2(dialect) just now
- 日本刀jat6 bun2 dou1Japanese sword
- 濫罵laam6 maa6to hurl abuse
- 不可一世bat1 ho2 jat1 sai3(idiom) to consider oneself unexcelled in the world; to be insufferably arrogant
- 蛤蜊gap3 lei4clam
- 溶雪jung4 syut3to have a meth "crash" or "comedown"
- 協同hip3 tung4to cooperate
- 北大bak1 daai6Peking University (abbr. for 北京大學|北京大学)
- 缽頭but3 tau4earthen bowl (Shanghainese)
- 番鬼佬faan1 gwai2 lou2(noun) Western people; a Westerner; a foreigner
- 五斗櫃ng5 dau2 gwai6chest of drawers
- 對版deoi3 baan2(of a product) to match the advertised description
- 班駁baan1 bok3variant of 斑駁|斑驳[ban1 bo2]
- 他性taa1 sing3otherness
- 起種hei2 zung2starter (for sourdough breadmaking)
- 賽季coi3 gwai3season (sports)
- 流亡政府lau4 mong4 zing3 fu2government-in-exile
- 絞盡腦汁gaau2 zeon6 nou5 zap1to rack one's brains
- 須彌seoi1 nei4Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition
- 詐冒zaa3 mou6to claim ownership (of stolen goods)
- 嗲幾句de1 gei2 geoi3to say a few words; to chat a bit [colloquial]
- 刨根paau4 gan1lit. to dig up the root
- 該應goi1 jing3should
- 砂仁saa1 jan4Amomom (fructus Amomi), plant used in Chinese medicine
- 竄逃cyun3 tou4to flee in disorder
- 含血噴人ham4 hyut3 pan3 jan4to make false accusations against sb (idiom)
- 八爪魚baat3 zaau2 jyu4octopus
- 不寒而慄bat1 hon4 ji4 leot6lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom)
- 擦澡caat3 cou3to rub down with a wet towel; to give a sponge bath
- 綺衣ji2 ji1beautiful clothes
- 臥虎ngo6 fu2crouching tiger
- 迫碟bik1 dip6the brake disk of vehicle's braking system
- 偏振pin1 zan3polarization (of waves)
- 成真sing4 zan1to come true
- 發爛渣faat3 laan6 zaa2to throw a tantrum
- 廚衛cyu4 wai6kitchens and bathrooms
- 共和gung6 wo4republic
- 下半場haa6 bun3 coeng4second half of a game or contest
- 真如zan1 jyu4Tathata
- 豬兜肉zyu1 dau1 juk6Pork cheek meat
- 二十ji6 sap6twenty; 20
- 走馬zau2 maa5to ride (a horse)
- 往績wong5 zik1previous achievements
- 弧光wu4 gwong1arc light
- 膩味nei6 mei6tired of; fed up with; sick of
- 兩敗俱傷loeng5 baai6 keoi1 soeng1both sides suffer (idiom)
- 香爐灰hoeng1 lou4 fui1incense ash
- 開外hoi1 ngoi6over and above (some amount)
- 豬膏zyu1 gou1(noun) pork fat; lard
- 十三sap6 saam1thirteen
- 廉直lim4 zik6upright and honest
- 號喪hou4 song1to weep
- 記憶猶新gei3 jik1 jau4 san1to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom)
- 佇立cyu5 laap6to stand for a long time
- 睇透tai2 tau3to understand thoroughly
- 婆婆媽媽po4 po4 maa1 maa1effeminate
- 薦骨zin3 gwat1(anatomy) sacrum
- 殘莖caan4 ging3stubble (the stems of plants after harvest)
- 筆刨bat1 paau2pencil sharpener
- 豬咀zyu1 zeoi2colloquial address for half-face or full-face respirator mask
- 香皂hoeng1 zou6perfumed soap
- 白名單baak6 ming4 daan1whitelist
- 送去sung3 heoi3to send to
- 金缽gam1 but3(gold) alms bowl (of a Buddhist monk)
- 暗啞am3 aa2dull; dim; dark; pale
- 氣閥hei3 fat6gas valve
- 連比lin4 bei2compound ratio
- 砒霜pei1 soeng1white arsenic
- 乘鶴sing4 hok6to fly on a crane
- 超鏈接ciu1 lin6 zip3hyperlink
- 札碼字zaap3 maa5 zi6the Suzhou numerals
- 泄出sit3 ceot1to leak out
- 書號syu1 hou6book number (esp. ISBN)
- 全等cyun4 dang2(geometry) congruent
- 綑邊kwan2 bin1to draw a line along the edge ----
- 頂喇ding2 laa3used at the end of an utterance to express certainty about deduction or guessing that one has just made
- 衍生工具hin2 sang1 gung1 geoi6derivative (finance)
- 棕編zung1 pin1woven palm fiber (used in handicraft)
- 小籠包siu2 lung4 baau1steamed dumpling
- 噍低zeu6 dai1to beat up; to finish someone off [colloquial]
- 萬位maan6 wai6the ten thousands place (or column) in the decimal system
- 燉鍋dan6 wo1stew pot
- 惡爺頭ok3 je1 tau2a fierce, evil man
- 陰騭jam1 zat1charitable acts performed in secret
- 小別siu2 bit6verb; to depart or separate for a short while
- 特殊化dak6 syu4 faa3to become privileged
- 太平公主taai3 ping4 gung1 zyu2Princess Taiping (c. 665-713), Tang Dynasty princess, politically powerful and known for her beauty
- 好評hou2 ping4favorable criticism
- 應有jing3 jau5to deserve (attention, respect etc)
- 遮手影ze1 sau2 jing2slang for backlight; to do something with one's back to the light; the light shining in the wrong direction, covered by the shadow of one's hands when writing
- 令梳lim1 so1ring saw
- 恭順gung1 seon6deferential
- 憂悶jau1 mun6depressed
- 拿來naa4 loi4to bring
- 一遍jat1 pin3one time (all the way through)
- 驚悟ging1 ng6to come to oneself with a start
- 及膝kap6 sat1knee-tall; reaching one's knees
- 消化不良siu1 faa3 bat1 loeng4indigestion
- 攻其不備gung1 kei4 bat1 bei6see 出其不意，攻其不備|出其不意，攻其不备[chu1 qi2 bu4 yi4 , gong1 qi2 bu4 bei4]
- 次第ci3 dai6order
- 枕邊人zam2 bin1 jan4the person who shares one's bed; partner; spouse
- 捧腹bung2 fuk1to split one's sides laughing; to roar with laughter; (lit.) to hold one's belly with both hands
- 拎包ling1 baau1handbag or shopping bag (dialect)
- 相斥soeng1 cik1mutual repulsion (e.g. electrostatic)
- 氟石fat1 sek6fluorite CaF2
- 爆籃baau3 laam2slam dunk
- 縱享zung3 hoeng2to enjoy
- 大花灑daai6 faa1 saa2adj; to describe a person who spend one's wealth recklessly, to squander
- 天文數字tin1 man4 sou3 zi6(idiom) astronomical figure
- 失悔sat1 fui3to regret
- 駁髮bok3 faat3to have hair extensions
- 大逆不道daai6 jik6 bat1 dou6disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave breach of the norms of society)
- 千年cin1 nin4millennium
- 水著seoi2 zyu3(HK) swimsuit (loanword from Japanese "mizugi")
- 狎昵haap3 nik1intimate
- 咪霸mai1 baa3person who keeps holding the microphone to sing in karaoke
- 手術檯sau2 seot6 toi2operating table
- 石蒜sek6 syun3red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)
- 看貶hon3 bin2to expect (a currency etc) to depreciate
- 作渴zok3 hot3Thirsty
- 道縣dou6 jyun6Dao County or Daoxian, a county in Yongzhou City 永州市[Yong3 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan