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- 禾花雀wo4 faa1 zoek2yellow-breasted bunting, a type of bird
- 吃案hek3 on3(Tw) (of the police) to bury a crime (i.e. conceal the existence of a criminal case in order to improve crime-solving statistics or in return for a bribe etc)
- 餌敵nei6 dik6to lure the enemy
- 總合zung2 hap6to collect together
- 叩見kau3 gin3to kowtow in salute
- 長龍coeng4 lung4long queue
- 鷲科zau6 fo1Aegyptiidae (the vulture family)
- 多義do1 ji6polysemy
- 曲線論kuk1 sin3 leon6the theory of curves
- 扮懵baan6 mung2to pretend to be foolish
- 篩除sai1 ceoi4to screen or filter out
- 枝嘢zi1 je5bottle of something; (a branch of something) stick
- 四德sei3 dak1four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 (for men), namely: piety 孝 to one's parents, respect 悌 to one's older brother, loyalty 忠 to one's monarch, faith 信 to one's male friends
- 大氣電波daai6 hei3 din6 bo1airwaves, radio frequency
- 亞門aa3 mun4(biology) subphylum (in zoological taxonomy); subdivision (in the taxonomy of plants or fungi)
- 浸鹹水zam3 haam4 seoi2(verb) to soak in salty water (slang) saying someone studies abroad
- 看懂hon1 dung2to understand what one is reading or watching
- 啤酒花be1 zau2 faa1hops
- 搞機gaau2 gei1
- 狗鷲gau2 zau6royal eagle
- 雙生soeng1 sang1twin (attributive)
- 電擊din6 gik1electric shock
- 壓縮比aat3 suk1 bei2compression ratio
- 自作孽zi6 zok3 jip6to bring disaster on oneself
- 管控gun2 hung3to control
- 黃教wong4 gaau3Yellow hat or Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism
- 原名jyun4 ming4original name
- 雇主gu3 zyu2employer
- 臭崩崩cau3 bang1 bang1very stinky (spoken)
- 記為gei3 wai4denoted by
- 青檀cing1 taan4blue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture 宣紙|宣纸
- 湯姆tong1 mou5Tom (name)
- 頃之king2 zi1in a moment
- 一號波jat1 hou6 bo1typhoon signal number 1; an advisory signal that calls attention to the fact that there is a tropical cyclone centred near Hong Kong that might later affect Hong Kong
- 六十luk6 sap6sixty
- 外需ngoi6 seoi1external demand (demand for a country's goods and services from foreign markets)
- 改水goi2 seoi2to improve water quality
- 十字sap6 zi6cross road
- 孖指maa1 zi2extra/additional finger or toe; polydactyly
- 極道gik6 dou6yakuza
- 減俸gaam2 fung2to lower salary
- 四不像sei3 bat1 zoeng6common name for 麋鹿[mi2 lu4], Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), which is said to resemble an amalgam of animals such as a cow, deer, donkey and horse
- 快取faai3 ceoi2(computing) cache (loanword) (Tw)
- 網安mong5 on1cybersecurity (abbr. for 網絡安全|网络安全[wang3 luo4 an1 quan2])
- 太初taai3 co1the absolute beginning
- 撈邊瓣lou1 bin1 faan6what do you (or he
- 既爲gei3 wai4
- 表帶biu2 daai3watchband; watch strap
- 皆不gaai1 bat1neither; all do not [written]
- 泛民主派faan6 man4 zyu2 paai3pan-Democratic alliance (Hong Kong)
- 手裡劍sau2 lei5 gim3straight or circular throwing-knife used by ninja and samurai (loanword from Japanese 手裏剣 shuriken)
- 死海sei2 hoi2the Dead Sea
- 鋼琴師gong3 kam4 si1pianist
- 五蛇羹ng5 se4 gang1snake soup cooked with five types of snakes
- 啟發法kai2 faat3 faat3heuristic method
- 換啦wun6 laa1
- 管城gun2 sing4see 管城回族區|管城回族区[Guan3 cheng2 Hui2 zu2 Qu1]
- 內層noi6 cang4internal layer
- 相談soeng1 taam4Counseling; to discuss
- 河孖ho4 maa1A pre-game to divide participants into two groups (each time). Participants first form a circle. Next, each one cotinuously hits his/her chest with one hand while makes the 何 (jyutping:ho4) sound. Then each one shows his/her hand in front of his/her chest and flip it twice immediately after that. While showing his/her hand, each one says 孖 (jyutping: maa1), and while flipping his/hand hand, each one says 術師 (jyutping:seot6 si1), one character for one flip. The teams are divided depending on whether the person's palm is facing upwards or downwards. If the division is not even or more teams are to be divided, the above procedures could be taken multiple times.
- 坐臺zo6 toi4to work as a hostess in a bar or KTV
- 同安tung4 on1see 同安區|同安区[Tong2 an1 Qu1]
- 地調dei6 diu6geological survey, abbr. for 地質調查|地质调查[di4 zhi4 diao4 cha2]
- 推進劑teoi1 zeon3 zai1propellant
- 內卷noi6 gyun2(embryology) to involute; involution
- 合心hap6 sam1acting together
- 官軍gun1 gwan1(old) government troops
- 卻倒koek3 dou2but on the contrary
- 街路gaai1 lou6Streets
- 逸豫jat6 jyu6idleness and pleasure
- 無處mou4 cyu3nowhere
- 吉尼斯gat1 nei4 si1(name) Guinness
- 後調hau6 diu6(perfumery) base note
- 揩邊haai1 bin1slightly rub an object's edge
- 妄取mong5 ceoi2to take sth without permission
- 該單goi1 daan1
- 俞穴jyu4 jyut6acupuncture point
- 交互gaau1 wu6mutual
- 屁股眼pei3 gu2 ngaan5anus
- 一意jat1 ji3focus
- 深長sam1 coeng4profound (meaning, implications etc)
- 苞穀baau1 guk1variant of 包穀|包谷[bao1 gu3]
- 嘆惜taan3 sik1sigh of regret
- 揮翰fai1 hon6(literary) to wield a writing brush
- 郊狼gaau1 long4coyote (Canis latrans)
- 亞們aa3 mun4Amon (son of Manasseh)
- 指爾zi2 ji5verb; expect, hope
- 長砲coeng4 paau3telephoto lens, usually with a focal length of >200mm (35mm equiv.); literally: long cannon
- 什麼的sap6 mo1 dik1and so on; and so forth; and what not
- 夜闌je6 laan4late at night
- 頭重tau4 cung5disequilibrium
- 裝死zong1 sei2to play dead
- 追到zeoi1 dou3*2to catch up with; to gain on [written and colloquial]
- 食宵sik6 siu1to eat late supper
- 樽鹽zeon1 jim4jocular appellation for 尊嚴 (zyun1 jim4) dignity; literally: bottle of salt
- 垣曲wun4 kuk1see 垣曲縣|垣曲县[Yuan2 qu3 Xian4]
- 意中ji3 zung1according with one's wish or expectation
- 拱璧gung2 bik1a flat round jade ornament with a hole at the center
- 貯備cyu5 bei6to store
- 阿爾及利亞aa3 ji5 kap6 lei6 aa3Algeria
- 受詞sau6 ci4object (linguistics)
- 實肘sat6 zau2full arm (method of painting)
- 故地gu3 dei6once familiar places
- 買官maai5 gun1to buy an official title; to use wealth to acquire office
- 蹺蹊kiu1 kei1fishy; dubious (spoken)
- 夠運氣gau3 wan6 hei3to be lucky; to be fortunate
- 江湖道義gong1 wu4 dou6 ji6the unspoken code of ethics
- 墨匣mak6 haap6ink cartridge
- 脖領but6 leng5shirt collar
- 耐咗noi6 zo2after a while
- 中視zung1 si6China Television Company (CTV), Taiwan (abbr. for 中國電視公司|中国电视公司[Zhong1 guo2 Dian4 shi4 Gong1 si1])
- 社會大學se5 wui2 daai6 hok6literally "university of society"; expresses the idea of learning from work and social experience, as opposed to learning by going to university
- 孤獨感gu1 duk6 gam2aloneness
- 璽書saai2 syu1a document with the official royal
- 乾媽kin4 maa1adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
- 手提電話sau2 tai4 din6 waa2a mobile phone
- 表侄biu2 zat6son or daughter of a male cousin
- 任城jam6 sing4see 任城區|任城区[Ren4 cheng2 Qu1]
- 分裝fan1 zong1to divide into portions
- 師法si1 faat3to learn or to imitate a certain kinds of arts, academic skills
- 兩毛loeng5 mou4
- 三亞saam1 aa3see 三亞市|三亚市[San1 ya4 Shi4]
- 笑談siu3 taam4object of ridicule
- 出操ceot1 cou1to drill
- 取錢ceoi2 cin4to withdraw money
- 心靈雞湯sam1 ling4 gai1 tong1(often used disparagingly) feel-good motivational story or quote (from the Chinese translation of the title of the 1993 self-help bestseller "Chicken Soup for the Soul")
- 濺灑zin3 saa2to spill
- 旋轉台syun4 zyun2 toi4rotating platform
- 蔚縣wai3 jyun6Yu County or Yuxian, a county in Zhangjiakou City 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 Shi4], Hebei
- 針氈zam1 zin1needle felting (craft)
- 嶺南大學ling5 naam4 daai6 hok6Lingnan University
- 寡助gwaa2 zo6(esp. of an unjust cause) to receive little support
- 泥石流nai4 sek6 lau4landslide
- 皮膚病pei4 fu1 beng6skin disease; skin condition; dermatosis
- 昇高sing1 gou1
- 謁見jit3 gin3call on a superior or an old person; to have an audience with
- 澱積din6 zik1(geology) to illuviate
- 轉向燈zyun2 hoeng3 dang1vehicle turn indicator light
- 併集bing3 zaap6union (symbol ∪) (set theory)
- 可兒ho2 ji4a person after one's heart (charming person)
- 真除zan1 ceoi4promoted from a temporary post to an official post
- 身㷫san1 hing3fever
- 五台山ng5 toi4 saan1"Five-station Hill", another address for the hill on which Broadcast Drive, Kowloon Tong is located, having played host to the five broadcasters in Hong Kong (TVB, ATV, Commercial Television, RTHK, CRHK) in the 1970s
- 吃不住hek3 bat1 zyu6to be unable to bear or support
- 襯墊can3 zin3pad
- 時調si4 diu6regional folk song popular during a certain period of time
- 活門wut6 mun4valve
- 擺闊佬baai2 fut3 lou2to show off one's wealth; be pretentious, dressed to impress, and extravagant
- 遠不及jyun5 bat1 kap6to be far worse than; to be less preferable
- 北車bak1 ce1(coll.) Taipei Railway Station (abbr. for 台北車站|台北车站[Tai2 bei3 Che1 zhan4]) (Tw)
- 亞金aa3 gam1Achim (son of Zadok in Matthew 1:14)
- 看書hon1 syu1to read
- 瑞士捲seoi6 si6 gyun2Swiss roll
- 初更co1 gang1first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
- 別臉bit6 lim5to turn one's face away
- 渾天儀wan4 tin1 ji4armillary sphere (astronomy)
- 強令koeng4 ling6to order by force
- 隱諱jan2 wai5to hold back from saying precisely what is on one's mind
- 無了期mou4 liu5 kei4endlessly; on and on; without stopping
- 好壞hou2 waai6good or bad
- 指北zi2 bak1guide; handbook
- 裝成zong1 sing4to pretend
- 快車faai3 ce1express (train, bus etc)
- 詞藻ci4 zou2rhetoric
- 訛稱ngo4 cing1to lie; to proclaim falsely
- 金鄉gam1 hoeng1see 金鄉縣|金乡县[Jin1 xiang1 Xian4]
- 黃州wong4 zau1see 黃州區|黄州区[Huang2 zhou1 Qu1]
- 國交gwok3 gaau1Diplomatic relations between nations
- 冇陰功mou5 jam1 gung1cruel; unscrupulous; "so tragic!"; "so pitiful!"
- 華中waa4 zung1central China
- 掀騰hin1 tang4to surge up
- 病者beng6 ze2sick person; patient
- 飛蚊症fei1 man1 zing3eye floaters (moving spots in the eye's vitreous humor)
- 做球zou6 kau4to set up a teammate (with an opportunity to score)
- 啪嘢paak1 je5to take drugs (pills)
- 狗屁不通gau2 pei3 bat1 tung1(idiom) (of writing, speech etc) incoherent; nonsensical
- 綿連min4 lin4continuous
- 漢口hon3 hau2Hankou, part of Wuhan 武漢|武汉 at the junction of Han river and Changjiang in Hubei
- 說通syut3 tung1to get sb to understand
- 揗雞tan4 gai1to get panicky
- 風臺fung1 toi4
- 積貯zik1 cyu5to stockpile
- 梢公saau1 gung1variant of 艄公[shao1 gong1]
- 步行區bou6 hang4 keoi1pedestrian area
- 澡巾cou3 gan1scrub mitt
- 校內haau6 noi6Xiaonei (Chinese social network website)
- 花么faa1 jiu1A term in Mahjong 'all terminals and honours hand'
- 同盟軍tung4 mang4 gwan1ally
- 叩應kau3 jing3call-in (loanword)
- 大小通吃daai6 siu2 tung1 hek3eating both the big and the small, it means doing business for all kinds of customers; to target across the range, regardless of the size
- 黑市夫人hak1 si5 fu1 jan4concubine; mistress (spoken)
- 按動on3 dung6
- 噪雜cou3 zaap6a clamor
- 西鄉sai1 hoeng1see 西鄉縣|西乡县[Xi1 xiang1 Xian4]
- 雜噪zaap6 cou3a clamor
- 睡火山seoi6 fo2 saan1dormant volcano
- 冇口齒mou5 hau2 ci2(adjective) not trustworthy; (slang) to describe someone who breaks a promise
- 尖沙咀zim1 saa1 zeoi2Tsim Sha Tsui, urbanized area in Hong Kong
- 厚笠hau5 lap1A thick sweater
- 歲俸seoi3 fung2annual salary