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- 酒窖zau2 gaau3wine cellar
- 走趯zau2 dek3(v.) to rush around; to be busy running about
- 衡量制hang4 loeng6 zai3system of weights and measures
- 安神on1 san4to calm (soothe) the nerves
- 腳門goek3 mun4variant of 角門|角门[jiao3 men2]
- 警察署ging2 caat3 cyu5police station
- 人族jan4 zuk6Hominini
- 美意mei5 ji3goodwill; kindness
- 古城區gu2 sing4 keoi1Gucheng, a district of Lijiang City 麗江市|丽江市[Li4 jiang1 Shi4], Yunnan
- 借東風ze3 dung1 fung1lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom)
- 均熱gwan1 jit6to heat evenly (e.g. in smelting metal)
- 一碗jat1 wun2[measure word] a bowl of something
- 拍賣商paak3 maai6 soeng1auctioneer
- 旋轉木馬syun4 zyun2 muk6 maa5merry-go-round
- 同知tung4 zi1government sub-prefect (old)
- 料到liu6 dou3to foresee
- 藹然oi2 jin4amicable
- 交叉口gaau1 caa1 hau2(road) intersection
- 歲初seoi3 co1(literary) beginning of the year
- 並入bing6 jap6to merge into
- 中試zung1 si3pilot test (in product development etc)
- 親和can1 wo4to connect intimately (with)
- 指戰員zi2 zin3 jyun4PLA commanders and fighters
- 紅脖子hung4 but6 zi2redneck
- 絹花gyun3 faa1Silk flower
- 長房zoeng2 fong4the eldest branch of a family
- 想當年soeng2 dong1 nin4to think of the old days
- 孖釘maa1 deng1joint university mass dance; originating from the first syllable of each word in "mass dance" in English
- 分色fan1 sik1color separation
- 特設dak6 cit3ad hoc
- 無情力mou4 cing4 lik6unintentional force caused mostly by natural body movement; literally: heartless force
- 日流jat6 lau4the spread of Japanese cultural products (anime, pop music etc) to other countries
- 吃老本hek3 lou5 bun2to live off one's past achievements; to rest on one's laurels
- 公出gung1 ceot1to be away on business
- 空著手hung1 zoek6 sau2empty-handed
- 百厭星baak3 jim3 sing1naughty kid; naughty person (slang)
- 敢不gam2 bat1(literary) how could one dare not ...?; how could I possibly fail to ...? (introducing a rhetorical question expressing willingness or obligation)
- 一朝jat1 ziu1one morning
- 踎監mau1 gaam1to be jailed (spoken)
- 極西gik6 sai1
- 真知zan1 zi1real knowledge
- 玩球waan2 kau4
- 單團daan1 tyun4ad hoc group (tour group with a customized itinerary)
- 塔剎taap3 saat3Buddhist ornamentation decorating the upper story of a pagoda
- 樂道lok6 dou6to take delight in talking about sth
- 達意daat6 ji3to express or convey one's ideas
- 北極圈bak1 gik6 hyun1Arctic Circle
- 報收bou3 sau1(of a stock on the stock market) to close at (a certain price)
- 先見者sin1 gin3 ze2a visionary
- 亂車lyun6 ce1
- 俾錢bei2 cin2pay
- 鴨咀帽aap3 zeoi2 mou2cricket-cap; baseball cap
- 柬帖gaan2 tip3(noun) an invitation card
- 淳厚seon4 hau5pure and honest
- 本業bun2 jip6business in which a company has traditionally engaged (e.g. before diversifying)
- 病原beng6 jyun4cause of disease
- 三人行saam1 jan4 hang4(slang) threesome
- 對稱美deoi3 cing3 mei5symmetry (as an aesthetic quality)
- 分泌物fan1 bei3 mat6secretion
- 正業zing3 jip6one's regular job
- 北回歸線bak1 wui4 gwai1 sin3Tropic of Cancer
- 風機fung1 gei1fan
- 留成lau4 sing4to retain a portion (of profits etc)
- 記法gei3 faat3notation
- 草稈cou2 gon2straw
- 進度表zeon3 dou6 biu2progress chart; schedule
- 系詞hai6 ci4
- 麵體min6 tai2noodles
- 晏嬰aan3 jing1Yan Ying (-c 500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States, also known as Yanzi 晏子[Yan4 zi3] , hero of book 晏子春秋[Yan4 zi3 Chun1 qiu1]
- 繼電器gai3 din6 hei3(electrical) relay
- 一年半載jat1 nin4 bun3 zoi2about a year
- 焫雞naat3 gai1soldering iron (spoken)
- 弄下lung6 haa5
- 五四ng5 sei3fourth of May, cf 五四運動|五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
- 錯讀co3 duk6to mispronounce
- 兩千loeng5 cin1two thousands [written and colloquial]
- 壁毯bik1 taan2tapestry (used as a wall hanging)
- 有限度jau5 haan6 dou6(of amount or extent) limited; restricted; less than usual
- 啟示kai2 si6to reveal
- 城管sing4 gun2local government bylaw enforcement officer
- 成象sing4 zoeng6to form an image
- 海原hoi2 jyun4see 海原縣|海原县[Hai3 yuan2 Xian4]
- 風電fung1 din6wind power
- 幾分gei2 fan1somewhat
- 轉差zyun2 caa1to slip (e.g. of clutch)
- 慈善家ci4 sin6 gaa1philanthropist
- 酒肉朋友zau2 juk6 pang4 jau5lit. drinking buddy (idiom)
- 通啦tung1 laa1
- 提請tai4 cing2to propose
- 一字jat1 zi6in a row; in a line
- 人見人愛jan4 gin3 jan4 oi3loved by all
- 下崽haa6 zoi2(of animals) to give birth
- 公了gung1 liu5to settle in court (opposite: 私了[si1 liao3])
- 下設haa6 cit3(of an organization) to have as a subunit
- 西湖sai1 wu4West Lake in Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1], Zhejiang
- 姨姨ji1 ji1(usually used by children) aunt; mother's sister ----
- 門下mun4 haa6
- 化州faa3 zau1see 化州市[Hua4 zhou1 Shi4]
- 奪走dyut6 zau2to snatch away
- 蒼鬱cong1 wat1verdant and luxuriant
- 羅拉lo4 laai1roller (loanword)
- 叨念dou1 nim6see 念叨[nian4 dao5]
- 關白gwaan1 baak6to inform
- 鐘咭zung1 kaat1a clock card; a time clock
- 手卷sau2 gyun2temaki (a nori cone filled with sushi)
- 唥鐘laang1 zung1an alarm clock, ring a bell
- 全天cyun4 tin1whole day
- 格機gaak3 gei1(coll.) to factory-reset a phone (or other device)
- 大碌木daai6 luk1 muk6a big
- 左行zo2 haang1head to your left; drive on the left
- 貨櫃碼頭fo3 gwai6 maa5 tau4container yard; container terminal; container port
- 母函數mou5 haam4 sou3generating function (math.)
- 蠅頭小利jing4 tau4 siu2 lei6(idiom) meager profit; petty gain
- 氣道hei3 dou6flue
- 酉時jau5 si45-7 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
- 浙贛zit3 gam3Zhejiang-Jiangxi
- 碌地沙luk1 dei6 saa1rolling on the floor (spoken)
- 覈武hat6 mou5
- 雞翼袖gai1 jik6 zau6cap sleeve
- 賣官maai6 gun1to grant government positions in exchange for bribes
- 魚水jyu4 seoi2fish and water (metaphor for an intimate relationship or inseparability)
- 位子wai6 zi2place
- 出新ceot1 san1to make new advances
- 利多lei6 do1see 利好[li4 hao3]
- 忙著mong4 zyu3to be occupied with (doing sth)
- 著忙zyu3 mong4to rush
- 鳥人niu5 jan4(vulgar) damned wretch
- 嚇人haak3 jan4to scare
- 魚種jyu4 zung2fingerling
- 魚乾jyu4 kin4dried fish
- 棉花雞min4 faa1 gai1steamed fish maw and chicken, a dim sum
- 阻埞zo2 deng6to be a hindrance; being a waste of space; blocking the way
- 八十baat3 sap6eighty
- 英兩jing1 loeng5British imperial ounce (old)
- 將樂zoeng1 lok6see 將樂縣|将乐县[Jiang1 le4 Xian4]
- 鳴禽ming4 kam4songbird
- 發音體faat3 jam1 tai2sound producing object (soundboard, vibrating string, membrane etc)
- 標籤頁biu1 cim1 jip6tab (of a browser window)
- 甲醚gaap3 mai4methyl ether CH3OCH3
- 牛奶糖ngau4 naai5 tong2toffee; chewy caramel candy
- 四清sei3 cing1the Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66)
- 平面角ping4 min6 gok3plane angle
- 這下ze5 haa6this time
- 假體gaa2 tai2(medicine) prosthesis; implant
- 總署zung2 cyu5general office
- 車貼ce1 tip3car allowance
- 不問bat1 man6to pay no attention to
- 錯包co3 baau1
- 劣根性lyut3 gan1 sing3deep-rooted bad habits
- 手工菜sau2 gung1 coi3hand-crafted cuisine
- 日朝jat6 ciu4Japan and Korea (esp. North Korea)
- 死命sei2 ming6doom
- 說破syut3 po3to lay bare (actual facts, secrets etc)
- 硼酸paang4 syun1boric acid H3BO3
- 言教jin4 gaau3to give verbal instruction
- 針咭zam1 kaat1vaccination record card; immunisation card; vaccine card
- 破的po3 dik1to hit the target
- 軋鋼zaat3 gong3to roll steel (into sheets or bars)
- 邊間bin1 gaan1
- 自供zi6 gung1Confess
- 衷情cung1 cing4Heartfelt emotion
- 毛子mou4 zi2hairy fellow
- 製取zai3 ceoi2(chemistry) to produce
- 劃定waak6 ding6to demarcate
- 湖沼wu4 ziu2lakes and marshes
- 眼底下ngaan5 dai2 haa6in front of one's eyes
- 視同si6 tung4to regard the same as
- 夫妻檔fu1 cai1 dong3husband and wife engaging in the same profession or working together
- 十四座sap6 sei3 zo6minibus; public light bus
- 那知naa5 zi1variant of 哪知[na3 zhi1]
- 平衡態ping4 hang4 taai3balance
- 五方ng5 fong1the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center
- 圖紙tou4 zi2blueprint
- 鴞叫hiu1 giu3(of owls) to hoot or screech
- 豬膶zyu1 jeon2pig liver
- 麥糠mak6 hong1wheat bran
- 鍋爐wo1 lou4boiler
- 費馬fai3 maa5Pierre de Fermat (1601–1665), French mathematician
- 頭擰擰tau4 ning6 ning6shaking one's head in disappointment (spoken)
- 從命cung4 ming6to obey an order
- 外業ngoi6 jip6on-site operations (e.g. surveying)
- 神經索san4 ging1 sok3nerve cord
- 挨拼椅aai1 peng1 ji2noun; backrest chair
- 轉往zyun2 wong5to change (to final stretch of journey)
- 特化dak6 faa3specialization
- 對親deoi3 can1courting
- 標竿biu1 gon1benchmark
- 先聲sin1 sing1herald; precursor; harbinger
- 帖子tip3 zi2card
- 擔保信daam1 bou2 seon3a letter of guarantee
- 另換ling6 wun6
- 中飯zung1 faan6lunch
- 帶入daai3 jap6to bring in, to bring into
- 拗實aau3 sat6verb; to insist; Adhere to
- 心知sam1 zi1to know something already without being told explicitly [colloquial]
- 小城siu2 sing4small town
- 生沙淋saang1 saa1 lam4(verb) get trouble with or suffer from kidney stones
- 白城baak6 sing4see 白城市[Bai2 cheng2 Shi4]
- 豆膶dau6 jeon2small or tiny like a bean (spoken)
- 分隊fan1 deoi6military platoon or squad