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- 央財joeng1 coi4Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing
- 揮斥fai1 cik1to chide
- 週期系zau1 kei4 hai6periodic system
- 路加lou6 gaa1Luke
- 本字bun2 zi6original form of a Chinese character
- 聖諭sing3 jyu6imperial edict
- 行咇haang4 bit1patrol
- 碌卡luk1 kaat1to pay with credit card; literally: to swipe card
- 平菇ping4 gu1oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
- 迦持gaa1 ci4the laws of the Buddhism
- 朗吟long5 jam4to recite in a loud, clear voice
- 盞衰zaan2 seoi1to do something that will only lead to trouble
- 循環節ceon4 waan4 zit3recurring section of a rational decimal
- 做功夫zou6 gung1 fu1to practice (work skills)
- 跑分paau2 fan1(computing) to benchmark a computer, phone, CPU etc
- 道系dou6 hai6(neologism, attested by 2017) Dao-type, a type of person who has traits associated with a Daoist approach to life, such as being active, optimistic, earthy and forthright (cf. 佛系[fo2 xi4])
- 派位paai3 wai6allocation (of places)
- 嘰屹gi1 gat6grumbling; complaints [colloquial]
- 數點sou3 dim2to count
- 晾價long3 gaa3to top up the price; to inflate the price of something; to artificially maintain a high price
- 話咁快waa6 gam3 faai3so quick (spoken)
- 梳肝so1 gon1(of Chinese medicine) the function of liver is toxic cleaner, if toxic substances accumulated in the liver cannot be removed, it would cause anxiety and depression, to use medicine or food therapy to clear the liver, will bring back good moods. Literally: to clear liver
- 看頭hon1 tau4qualities that make sth worth seeing (or reading)
- 哨卡saau3 kaa1border sentry post
- 蓮蓬lin4 fung4lotus seed head
- 雞菇gai1 gu1see 雞腿菇|鸡腿菇[ji1 tui3 gu1]
- 手術室sau2 seot6 sat1operating room
- 臥軌ngo6 gwai2to lie across the railway tracks (to commit suicide or to prevent trains from getting through)
- 催催貢ceoi1 ceoi1 gung3an expression used by someone to express their displeasure in being rushed [colloquial]
- 奶閪laai2 hai1to lick cunt; to get into difficulties [colloquial]
- 站隊zaam6 deoi6to line up; to stand in line
- 銘刻ming5 hak1a carved inscription
- 原始林jyun4 ci2 lam4old growth forest
- 未報mei6 bou3unavenged
- 入內jap6 noi6Go inside
- 正子zing3 zi2positron
- 進級zeon3 kap1
- 的咁多dik1 gam3 doe1a tiny bit; the slightest [colloquial]
- 大不如前daai6 bat1 jyu4 cin4a lot worse than it used to be
- 翻啄faan1 doeng1pickaxe
- 鐵箍tit3 ku1iron hoop
- 因式jan1 sik1factor
- 真理報zan1 lei5 bou3Pravda (newspaper)
- 阿爾巴尼亞aa3 ji5 baa1 nei4 aa3Albania
- 延安jin4 on1see 延安市[Yan2 an1 Shi4]
- 叛賣bun6 maai6to betray
- 筋斗雲gan1 dau2 wan4Sun Wukong's magical cloud
- 近打gan6 daa2Kinta valley and river in Perak, Malaysia
- 多位do1 wai2more, extra space
- 繫上hai6 soeng6to tie on
- 謙誠him1 sing4modest and sincere
- 大釜daai6 fu2cauldron
- 依郁ji1 juk1signs of trouble; small mistakes
- 金手指gam1 sau2 zi2betrayer; backstabber (literally "goldfinger"); a device which allows for cheating in old video game consoles
- 市盈率si5 jing4 leot2PE ratio
- 沙特saa1 dak6Saudi
- 網版mong5 baan2(printing) screen
- 蛾類ngo4 leoi6moth (family)
- 陰謀家jam1 mau4 gaa1schemer
- 盲胞maang4 baau1visually impaired person (Tw)
- 西外sai1 ngoi6abbr. for 西安外國語大學|西安外国语大学[Xi1 an1 Wai4 guo2 yu3 Da4 xue2]
- 威廉wai1 lim4William or Wilhelm (name)
- 被面bei6 min6quilt
- 不常bat1 soeng4Seldom
- 腸肚coeng4 tou5intestines and stomach; the viscera, considered to be the seat of emotions
- 閹雞jim1 gai1capon
- 劣食lyut6 sik6distasteful food
- 高頭gou1 tau4higher authority
- 市花si5 faa1City Flower
- 粗鹵cou1 lou5variant of 粗魯|粗鲁[cu1 lu3]
- 態勢taai3 sai3posture
- 腌貨jip3 fo3pickles
- 麪人min6 jan4
- 空框框hung1 kwaang1 kwaang1empty room
- 冇咁mou5 gam3not so [colloquial]
- 得名dak1 ming4to get one's name
- 脅從hip3 cung4to be an accomplice under duress
- 呢張ni1 zoeng1
- 祭灶zai3 zou3to offer sacrifices to the kitchen god
- 令愛ling6 oi3(courteous) your daughter
- 睇上眼tai2 soeng5 ngaan5(verb) like; catch someone's eye
- 石頭魚sek6 tau4 jyu2stonefish; Synanceia
- 動因dung6 jan1motivation
- 撓裂naau4 lit6split due to repeated folding
- 美加mei5 gaa1US and Canada (abbr.)
- 呢部ni1 bou6
- 二副ji6 fu3second officer (of ship)
- 祠廟ci4 miu2ancestral hall
- 吃相hek3 soeng1table manners
- 銳角jeoi6 gok3acute angle
- 抽咽cau1 jit3to sob
- 以防萬一ji5 fong4 maan6 jat1to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case
- 律啤leot6 be1root beer
- 泳手wing6 sau2swimmer; usually refers to somebody who participates in a swimming competition or event
- 家數gaa1 sou3the distinctive style and techniques handed down from master to apprentice within a particular school
- 極大值gik6 daai6 zik6maximum value
- 錯愛co3 oi3misplaced kindness
- 索尼sok3 nei4Sony
- 過得gwo3 dak1How are you getting by?
- 契闊kit3 fut3to be separated
- 拉住laai1 zyu6pulling; to hold back
- 易接近ji6 zip3 gan6accessible
- 遣散費hin2 saan2 fai3severance pay
- 鬼死咁gwai2 sei2 gam3so (spoken)
- 造孽zou6 jip6to do evil
- 恫嚇dung6 haak3to intimidate
- 點按dim2 on3(computing) to tap (on a touchscreen); to click (with a mouse)
- 砂盆saa1 pun4(noun) a sand tray; a clay pot
- 獨立屋duk6 laap6 uk1detached house; stand-alone house
- 學門hok6 mun4(Tw) field of knowledge
- 打早daa2 zou2earlier
- 將令zoeng1 ling6(old) (military) a command
- 非公式fei1 gung1 sik1unofficial; informal
- 屎忽鬼si2 fat1 gwai2describes a person being inconsistent (changing of mind) and
- 破產者po3 caan2 ze2bankrupt person
- 碌結luk1 git6Croquett
- 寇仇kau3 sau4noun; foe, enemy
- 打完daa2 jyun4to finish playing
- 交付gaau1 fu6to hand over
- 生米sang1 mai5coarse rice
- 說著玩syut3 zoek6 wun6to say sth for fun
- 內存noi6 cyun4internal storage
- 卡介苗kaa1 gaai3 miu4BCG vaccine
- 航空術hong4 hung1 seot6aeronautics
- 中間價zung1 gaan1 gaa3mid price; the average of the current bid and ask prices
- 重話cung5 waa6harsh words
- 外放ngoi6 fong3extroverted
- 後段hau6 dyun6final part
- 現下jin6 haa6now
- 撇雨pit3 jyu5rain that is going 'sideways' due to strong winds.
- 乜料mat1 liu2used to enquire about the background or circumstances surrounding someone or something
- 打層次daa2 cang4 ci3to get one's hair layered
- 虐畜joek6 cuk1animal cruelty
- 穀歌guk1 go1variant of 谷歌[Gu3 ge1]
- 還給waan4 kap1to return sth to sb
- 始終如一ci2 zung1 jyu4 jat1unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
- 錯號co3 hou4
- 權當kyun4 dong1to act as if
- 正主zing3 zyu2central figure
- 蓄謀cuk1 mau4to premeditate; to plot
- 唔聽笛m4 teng1 dek2don't listen to orders
- 定嘞ding2 laak3used at the end of an utterance to express certainty about deduction or guessing that one has just made
- 凝縮jing4 suk1to condense
- 專利法zyun1 lei6 faat3patent law
- 閻君jim4 gwan1(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell
- 聯絡官lyun4 lok3 gun1liaison officer
- 嚥住jit3 zyu6to suppress (a sob, harsh words etc)
- 遺腹子wai4 fuk1 zi2child born after the father's death; posthumous child
- 叠碼仔daap6 maa5 zai2casino chips seller [colloquial]
- 取出ceoi2 ceot1to take out
- 狹徑haap6 ging3narrow lane
- 異教徒ji6 gaau3 tou4member of another religion
- 拉制laai1 zai3
- 核潛艇hat6 cim4 teng5nuclear submarine
- 羊駝joeng4 to4alpaca
- 豁出去kut3 ceot1 heoi3to throw caution to the wind
- 膠黏gaau1 nim1sticky; adhesive
- 黏膠nim1 gaau1glue; adhesive
- 結膜炎git3 mok2 jim4conjunctivitis
- 甘汞gam1 hung6calomel or mercurous chloride (Hg2Cl2)
- 種籽zung2 zi2seed of plant
- 驟眼zaau6 ngaan5briefly or quickly (look at); usually used together with vision-related verbs like 睇 and 望
- 全會cyun4 wui6plenary session (at a conference)
- 穿帶cyun1 daai3
- 陪侍pui4 si6to wait upon (older people)
- 凝練jing4 lin6concise
- 舌苔sit6 toi1(TCM) coating on the tongue (examined for the purpose of diagnosis)
- 重者cung5 ze2more serious case
- 海榴hoi2 lau4(literary) pomegranate
- 西便sai1 bin6Western part
- 畏途wai3 tou4dangerous road
- 本相bun2 soeng1original form
- 柏林圍牆paak3 lam4 wai4 coeng4Berlin Wall
- 倒春寒dou2 ceon1 hon4cold snap during the spring
- 有臉jau5 lim5lit. having face
- 下方haa6 fong1underneath
- 攪擾gaau2 jiu2to disturb
- 浴櫃juk6 gwai6bathroom cabinet
- 號頭hou6 tau4number
- 巴黎綠baa1 lai4 luk6Paris green
- 事權si6 kyun4position
- 坐標zo6 biu1variant of 座標|坐标[zuo4 biao1]
- 燈蛾dang1 ngo4moth
- 擺甫士baai2 pou1 si2posing (spoken)
- 濁到zuk6 dou2to cough because of food/ liquid entering trachea
- 秤鉤cing3 ngau1steelyard hook
- 操屄cou1 bei1variant of 肏屄[cao4 bi1]
- 匪巢fei2 caau4bandit stronghold
- 名相ming4 soeng1famous prime minister (in ancient China)
- 獨角獸duk6 gok3 sau3unicorn
- 純文字seon4 man4 zi6text-only (webpage, slide etc)
- 中國文化zung1 gwok3 man4 faa3Chinese culture
- 憨子ham1 zi2(dialect) simpleton
- 紫袍zi2 pou4purple qipao gown, the sign of an official position
- 杏霜hang6 soeng1apricot kernel drink
- 驅寒keoi1 hon4to warm oneself
- 中將zung1 zoeng1lieutenant general; vice admiral; air marshal
- 皺折zau3 zit3crease
- 詔旨ziu3 zi2imperial edict
- 時鐘酒店si4 zung1 zau2 dim3love hotel; hourly rate hotel