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- 御宅族jyu6 zaak6 zuk6otaku, a Japanese term for people with obsessive interests such as anime, manga, and video games
- 鑿子zok6 zi2chisel
- 低地dai1 dei6lowland
- 自作主張zi6 zok3 zyu2 zoeng1(idiom) to act on one's own; to decide for oneself
- 回請wui4 cing2to return an invitation
- 一類jat1 leoi6same type
- 閱讀室jyut6 duk6 sat1a reading room
- 亂糟糟lyun6 zou1 zou1chaotic
- 折煞zit3 saat3variant of 折殺|折杀[zhe2 sha1]
- 塗改液tou4 goi2 jik6correction fluid
- 米國mai5 gwok3United States
- 創辦人cong3 baan6 jan4founder (of an institution etc)
- 糟塌zou1 taap3to abuse; to waste; to ruin
- 連縣lin4 jyun6Lian county in Guangdong
- 廁所水ci3 so2 seoi2toilet bowl water
- 砌塊cai3 faai3building block
- 並冇bing6 mou5not have, indicating absence or negation
- 去過heoi3 gwo3Have been to…
- 外網ngoi6 mong5the Internet outside the GFW 防火長城|防火长城[Fang2 huo3 Chang2 cheng2]
- 玻璃纖維bo1 lei1 cim1 wai4fiberglass; glass fiber
- 船上syun4 soeng6on board; on the ship
- 筆芯電bat1 sam1 din6AA battery; a term to describe flat-chested females
- 起床hei2 cong4to get out of bed; to get up
- 板障baan2 zoeng3internal wooden partition of a house
- 林夕lam4 zik6Albert Leung
- 閘盒zaap6 hap6electric fusebox
- 豫告jyu6 gou3variant of 預告|预告[yu4 gao4]
- 應制jing3 zai3to write a poem on the order of the Emperor
- 躍遷joek6 cin1transition
- 招搖撞騙ziu1 jiu4 zong6 pin3(idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority
- 可加ho2 gaa1(botany) coca (loanword)
- 維持費wai4 ci4 fai3maintenance costs
- 戙企dung6 kei5vertical, standing straight
- 苔衣toi4 ji1moss; a spread of lichens; a priest's robe
- 利益輸送lei6 jik1 syu1 sung3to make use of one's position to gain profit for oneself or one's associates
- 警闢ging2 pik1profound, thorough and moving
- 惡鯁ngok3 kang2not tasty thus hard to swallow; hard to deal with
- 近人gan6 jan4contemporary
- 消蝕siu1 sik6to corrode; to erode; to wear away (lit. and fig.)
- 風水先生fung1 seoi2 sin1 saang1feng shui master
- 地鱉dei6 bit3Chinese ground beetle (Eupolyphaga sinensis), used in TCM
- 五十ng5 sap6fifty
- 縣城jyun6 sing4county seat; county town
- 硬目標ngaang6 muk6 biu1hard target
- 浸濕zam3 sap1to soak
- 上相soeng6 soeng1photogenic
- 貝雷帽bui3 leoi4 mou6(loanword) beret
- 萬大事maan6 daai6 si6Any situation, no matter how serious it is
- 危迫ngai4 bik1urgent
- 晏子aan3 zi2Yanzi (-c 500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States 齊國|齐国[Qi2 guo2], also known as 晏嬰|晏婴[Yan4 Ying1], hero of book 晏子春秋[Yan4 zi3 Chun1 qiu1]
- 神祠san4 ci4shrine
- 買位maai5 wai2to pay for allocated places (usually in the context of social welfare, such as care homes, education etc., often used by the government as a temporary measure to fill a shortage in public amenitites by buying places from private organizations)
- 加速師gaa1 cuk1 si1someone who accelerates the progress of something
- 爆炸力baau3 zaa3 lik6explosive force
- 臺上toi4 soeng6on stage
- 同一掛tung4 jat1 gwaa3(coll.) to have a lot in common (with sb)
- 博士後bok3 si6 hau6postdoc; postdoctoral fellow
- 小標題siu2 biu1 tai4subheading
- 大難daai6 naan4great catastrophe
- 描圖miu4 tou4to trace
- 鎮咳zan3 kat1cough suppressant
- 老路lou5 lou6old road
- 兩邊loeng5 bin1either side; both sides
- 嘴裡zeoi2 leoi5mouth
- 青翠cing1 ceoi3fresh and green
- 會子wui6 zi2(coll.) a moment
- 魚漂jyu4 piu1fishing float
- 嵌套ham6 tou3nested
- 奇覽kei4 laam5singular excursion
- 蝶類dip6 leoi6butterfly (family)
- 黃漂wong4 piu1rafting on the Yellow River (abbr. for 黃河漂流|黄河漂流[Huang2 He2 piao1 liu2])
- 嘩眾取寵waa1 zung3 ceoi2 cung2sensationalism
- 熱淚盈眶jit6 leoi6 jing4 hong1eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom)
- 神枯san4 fu1spiritual desolation
- 奮飛fan5 fei1to spread wings and fly
- 超越數ciu1 jyut6 sou3transcendental number (math.)
- 大四daai6 sei3fourth year of university
- 大轉daai6 zyun2to turn left (Shanghainese)
- 您得nei5 dak1
- 夜麻麻je6 maa1 maa1deep into the night (spoken)
- 拖字訣to1 zi6 kyut3delaying tactics
- 內場noi6 coeng4inner area (of a place that has an outer area)
- 經行ging1 hang4to perform walking meditation
- 陀地費to4 dei2 fai3protection money (paid to the triads in power)
- 炕沙hong3 saa1stranded (boat)
- 土炕tou2 kong3heated brick common bed
- 一筆jat1 bat1a brushstroke; a large sum of (money) [written and colloquial]
- 鉀鹽gaap3 jim4potassium chloride KCl
- 堅揪gin1 zau1really good at fighting ----
- 完人jyun4 jan4perfect person
- 靶心baa2 sam1center of target
- 布置bou3 zi3
- 趾尖zi2 zim1tiptoe
- 送灶sung3 zou3seeing off the kitchen god 灶神[Zao4 shen2] (traditional rite)
- 轉好zyun2 hou2improvement
- 強制令koeng5 zai3 ling6injunction, usually issued by court order
- 五馬分屍ng5 maa5 fan1 si1(idiom) to tear off sb's four limbs and head using five horse-drawn carts (historical form of capital punishment); (fig.) to tear apart; to utterly destroy; to brutally dismember
- 哈利haa1 lei6Harry
- 米話mai5 waa6
- 平板電腦ping4 baan2 din6 nou5tablet computer
- 狗年gau2 nin4Year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)
- 生物界sang1 mat6 gaai3(biology) the biological world; the realm of living organisms
- 蒲柳pou4 lau5big catkin willow
- 五星級ng5 sing1 kap1five-star (hotel)
- 蜂糕fung1 gou1sponge cake (light steamed flour or rice cake)
- 枯黃fu1 wong4withered and turned yellow
- 摳褲jau1 fu3to pull up one's pants
- 下靶haa6 baa2supporting role, minor role
- 人証jan4 zing3witness
- 証人zing3 jan4witness; testifier
- 錫蠟sek3 laap6pewter (alloy of tin 錫|锡, lead 鉛|铅 and other metals)
- 外路ngoi6 lou6see 外地[wai4 di4]
- 話語waa6 jyu5words
- 少等siu2 dang2to wait a short moment [written and colloquial]
- 餘緒jyu4 seoi5vestigial residue
- 隻揪隻zek3 cau1 zek3to fight a duel
- 擱板gok3 baan2shelf
- 寄居蟹gei3 geoi1 haai5hermit crab
- 運輸船wan6 syu1 syun4transport ship
- 進路zeon3 lou6way of proceeding
- 上靶soeng6 baa2main character, the leading role
- 韻緻wan5 zi3grace
- 勤樸kan4 pok3simple and industrious
- 樓廂lau4 soeng1loft
- 虛謊heoi1 fong1false
- 老美lou5 mei5(coll.) an American; person from the United States
- 鮮竹卷sin1 zuk1 gyun2bean curd roll stuffed with fillings such as pork, Chinese mushroom and bamboo shoots, a type of Cantonese dim sum dish
- 貧鈾pan4 jau4depleted uranium (D-38)
- 鰥夫gwaan1 fu1old wifeless man; bachelor; widower
- 個字go3 zi6
- 殊鄉syu4 hoeng1foreign land
- 紫心丸zi2 sam1 jyun2barbiturates (a type of depressant) [colloquial]
- 蝶蘭dip6 laan4Phalaenopsis (flower genus)
- 小門siu2 mun4a small gate; the wicket in cricket games [written and colloquial]
- 淑靜suk6 zing6gentle
- 秋耕cau1 gaang1autumn plowing
- 中巴士zung1 baa1 si6minibus
- 畀心機bei2 sam1 gei1to devote one's effort to accomplishing something
- 專項zyun1 hong6special
- 雙眼soeng1 ngaan5the two eyes
- 坐下zo6 haa6to sit down
- 以南ji5 naam4to the south of (suffix)
- 地面化dei6 min2 faa3coming to the surface, it means things are becoming obvious and in public; to publicize
- 太水taai6 seoi2
- 亂晒籠lyun2 saai3 lung4very messy, chaotic
- 摩梳mo1 so1to shake hand
- 蜂湧fung1 jung2to swarm
- 姿容zi1 jung4looks
- 說動syut3 dung6to persuade
- 輕脆hing1 ceoi3sharp and clear
- 無差別mou4 caa1 bit6indiscriminate
- 月黑jyut6 hak1moonless (night)
- 任人jam6 jan4to appoint (sb to a post)
- 鵝蛋形ngo4 daan2 jing4goose egg shaped
- 地下街dei6 haa6 gaai1underground shopping arcade; underground mall
- 啤水be1 seoi2to flood water inside the animal organs, fill it up with water pressure to squeeze out the blood or liquid, this can also remove the unpleasant smell. Literally: press water
- 贈閱zang6 jyut6to give a complementary copy of a publication
- 百潔布baak3 git3 bou3scouring pad; kitchen sponge
- 內窺鏡noi6 kwai1 geng3endoscope
- 工作紙gung1 zok3 zi2worksheet
- 暮景mou6 ging2an evening scene
- 流入lau4 jap6to flow into; inflow
- 植苗zik6 miu4tree planting
- 響流朵hoeng2 lau4 do2an unsuccessful attempt to invoke the name of one's triad big brother or boss in order to get protection or to make an impression [colloquial]
- 天條tin1 tiu4heavenly decree; divine commandment; (fig.) unbreakable taboo; absolute edict (often humorous or sarcastic)
- 大東daai6 dung1see 大東區|大东区[Da4 dong1 Qu1]
- 臺本toi4 bun2script (of a play, movie, or television program)
- 晶系zing1 hai6crystal system
- 裡手leoi5 sau2expert
- 預防法jyu6 fong4 faat3prophylaxis
- 屁孩pei3 haai4child, wimp
- 通信員tung1 seon3 jyun4a messenger
- 孱弱saan4 joek6delicate; frail; impotent; weak
- 噹噹dong1 dong1(onom.) ding dong
- 種馬zung2 maa5stallion
- 慕士mu1 si2mousse (food)
- 石矢sek6 si2concrete
- 縣委jyun6 wai2CCP county committee
- 各方gok3 fong1all parties (in a dispute etc)
- 濺射zin3 se6sputtering
- 授勳sau6 fan1to give out a medal of honour
- 酮糖tung4 tong4ketose, monosaccharide containing ketone group
- 數字鐘sou3 zi6 zung1digital clock
- 拱柱gung2 cyu5pillar of a vault
- 虱乸sat1 naa2lice; fleas (spoken)
- 大系daai6 hai6compendium
- 掰彎baai1 waan1to bend
- 女同neoi5 tung4a lesbian (coll.)
- 酒糟鼻zau2 zou1 bei6rosacea (dermatological condition of the face and nose); brandy nose
- 死生sei2 sang1life or death
- 作美zok3 mei5conducting good deeds
- 斧子fu2 zi2axe
- 牧畜muk6 cuk1raising livestock
- 姨夫ji4 fu1mother's sister's husband
- 地動dei6 dung6earthquake (old term)
- 摟屌lau3 diu2to seduce others
- 醒來sing2 loi4to waken
- 二分裂ji6 fan1 lit6binary division (in bacterial reproduction)
- 乞降hat1 gong3plead to surrender
- 兜截dau1 zit6to intercept