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- 覈准hat6 zeon2
- 表字biu2 zi6literary name (an alternative name of a person stressing a moral principle)
- 審諦sam2 dai3to look at sth carefully
- 帶氣daai3 hei3carbonated (drink)
- 等身dang2 san1life-size; life-sized
- 吹口哨ceoi1 hau2 saau3to whistle
- 花呢碌faa1 le1 luk1gaudy; showy
- 查字caa4 zi6
- 大族daai6 zuk6large and influential family
- 捷泳zit3 wing6(Tw) (swimming) the crawl (front crawl stroke)
- 海子hoi2 zi2(dialect) wetlands
- 米牛mai5 ngau4
- 牛米ngau4 mai5newton meter (Nm)
- 搖擺不定jiu4 baai2 bat1 ding6indecisive
- 股長gu2 coeng4person in charge of a 股[gu3] (section or department)
- 復稱fuk6 cing1to reweigh
- 鬍茬wu4 caa4beard stubble
- 大款daai6 fun2very wealthy person
- 平米ping4 mai5square meter (abbr. for 平方米[ping2 fang1 mi3])
- 改錯goi2 co3to correct an error
- 有幾可jau5 gei2 ho2(usu. used ironically) seldom; not often
- 孖叉maa1 caa1A verbal substitution for "fuck", originates from the "X" used in news censorship for vulgar; literally: double cross.
- 交加gaau1 gaa1(of two or more things) to occur at the same time; to be mingled; to accompany each other
- 雲州wan4 zau1see 雲州區|云州区[Yun2 zhou1 Qu1]
- 小馬siu2 maa5colt
- 社員se5 jyun4commune member (PRC, 1958–1985)
- 關掉gwaan1 diu6to switch off; to shut off
- 使乜講sai2 mat1 gong2absolutely; needless to say (spoken)
- 打嚟daa2 lai4to phone someone
- 前端cin4 dyun1front
- 什麼人sap6 mo1 jan4who?
- 得嚟dak1 lai4
- 專名詞zyun1 ming4 ci4proper noun
- 魔法師mo1 faat3 si1magician
- 勛銜fan1 haam4post-nominal letters
- 背著bui3 zyu3carrying on one's back
- 成命sing4 ming6an issued order; an issued command; a decision already made
- 字腳zi6 goek3serif
- 收錄機sau1 luk6 gei1radio-tape recorder
- 婊子biu2 zi2prostitute
- 短至dyun2 zi3the winter solstice
- 上嚟soeng5 lai4to come over, to come up
- 危危乎ngai4 ngai4 fu4describes a very dangerous situation; at the verge of something
- 坐定zo6 ding6to be seated
- 揩擦haai1 caat3to wipe
- 變亂bin3 lyun6turmoil
- 雕敝diu1 bai6variant of 凋敝[diao1 bi4]
- 走船zau2 syun4
- 操法cou1 faat3drill rules
- 梵鈴faan4 ling4phonetic loan from "violin", which is more generally known as 小提琴 at present
- 捎信saau1 seon3to take a letter
- 把酒baa2 zau2to raise one's wine cup
- 明體ming4 tai2Mincho
- 更樓gang1 lau4watch tower
- 年利nin4 lei6Annual interest rate; annual profit
- 假山gaa2 saan1rock garden
- 語氣詞jyu5 hei3 ci4modal particle
- 水土不服seoi2 tou2 bat1 fuk6not acclimatized
- 上試soeng6 si3
- 打下手daa2 haa6 sau2to act in a supporting role
- 可有可無ho2 jau5 ho2 mou4not essential
- 來朝loi4 ciu4(literary) tomorrow (morning)
- 嶄然zaam2 jin4outstanding
- 海東hoi2 dung1see 海東市|海东市[Hai3 dong1 Shi4]
- 網布mong5 bou3(textiles) mesh fabric
- 上星soeng6 sing1to broadcast via satellite; satellite (channel etc)
- 殺球saat3 kau4to spike the ball (volleyball etc)
- 刺戟ci3 gik1see 刺激[ci4 ji1]
- 撬竊giu6 sit3burglary
- 花海faa1 hoi2sea of flowers; expanse of flowers
- 婆羅門po4 lo4 mun4Brahmin
- 港交所gong2 gaau1 so2Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- 老嚟lou5 lai2lucky; auspicious
- 全復cyun4 fuk6completely
- 親炙can1 zek3to be enlightened by direct contact with sb
- 一日到黑jat1 jat6 dou3 hak1all day long
- 掛水gwaa3 seoi2to put sb on an intravenous drip
- 朝後ciu4 hau6backwards
- 隨信ceoi4 seon3attached with the letter
- 後朝hau6 ziu1the morning o the day after tomorrow
- 表少biu2 siu3The term to address the younger male cousin of one's husband; the general term to address men in the past
- 舊教gau6 gaau3the Old Religion (i.e. Roman Catholicism) 天主教[Tian1 zhu3 jiao4], as opposed to Protestantism 新教[Xin1 jiao4]
- 請調cing2 diu6to request a transfer
- 雞年gai1 nin4Year of the Cock (e.g. 2005)
- 提獎tai4 zoeng2
- 任安jam6 on1Ren An (-c. 90 BC), Han Dynasty general, also called Ren Shaoqing 任少卿
- 多星do1 sing1starry
- 業經jip6 ging1already
- 活度wut6 dou6activity
- 履踐lei5 cin5to carry out (a task)
- 救難gau3 naan4to rescue
- 下部haa6 bou6Bottom; underneath
- 瑞士法郎seoi6 si6 faat3 long4Swiss franc (currency)
- 完好jyun4 hou2intact
- 德格dak1 gaak3see 德格縣|德格县[De2 ge2 Xian4]
- 寂然zik6 jin4silent
- 書頁syu1 jip6page of a book
- 棕縛zung1 bok3palm fiber
- 破事po3 si6trivial matter
- 附加物fu6 gaa1 mat6complement
- 燒灼siu1 coek3to burn; to scorch
- 組圖zou2 tou4picture
- 林學lam4 hok6forestry
- 座標系zo6 biu1 hai6(geometry) coordinate system
- 精益求精zing1 jik1 kau4 zing1(idiom) to constantly seek to improve; to keep perfecting
- 石塘咀sek6 tong4 zeoi2Shek Tong Tsui, place in Hong Kong
- 十六國sap6 luk6 gwok3Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
- 臺式機toi4 sik1 gei1desktop computer
- 摩羯座mo1 kit3 zo6Capricornus
- 利得lei6 dak1profit
- 嫡親dik1 can1closely related by blood
- 突變dat6 bin3sudden change
- 實變sat6 bin3(math.) real variable
- 阿克拉aa3 hak1 laai1Accra, capital of Ghana
- 光山gwong1 saan1see 光山縣|光山县[Guang1 shan1 Xian4]
- 發氣faat3 hei3to get angry
- 咳痰kat1 taam4to cough up phlegm
- 末梢mut6 saau1tip
- 三朝saam1 ciu4Three dynasties
- 出點子ceot1 dim2 zi2to express an opinion
- 對華deoi3 waa4(policy etc) towards China
- 怎能zam2 nang4how can?
- 詞選ci4 syun2
- 你編nei5 pin1
- 沖天cung1 tin1(lit. and fig.) to soar; to shoot upwards
- 九大簋gau2 daai6 gwai2(n.) a big meal; a feast; a banquet that consists of 9 courses.
- 保健操bou2 gin6 cou1health exercises
- 比衝bei2 cung1(rocketry) specific impulse
- 治好zi6 hou2to cure
- 認清jing6 cing1to see clearly; to recognize; to realize
- 三角法saam1 gok3 faat3trigonometry (math.)
- 首倡sau2 coeng3to initiate
- 無情情mou4 cing4 cing4to do something unexpected for no good reason
- 四次sei3 ci3fourth
- 蟾宮sim4 gung1moon (ancient)
- 盡力而為zeon6 lik6 ji4 wai4to try one's utmost
- 開拓性hoi1 tok3 sing3pioneering
- 大懵鬼daai6 mung2 gwai2noun; derogatory word, describes someone who is confused; muddle-headed, stupid
- 死老嘢sei2 lou5 je5old bastard [colloquial]
- 石弩sek6 nou5catapult
- 方頭fong1 tau4square headed
- 新嚟san1 lai4(of a person) to have recently joined an organisation
- 受知sau6 zi1recognized (for one's talents)
- 聲請sing1 cing2to make a formal request
- 切入點cit3 jap6 dim2entry point
- 纖弱cim1 joek6fragile
- 調解員tiu4 gaai2 jyun4mediator
- 啦聲laa4 seng1
- 原片jyun4 pin2
- 乜都假mat1 dou1 gaa2(slang) (of object) everything is fake; all are fake; (of event) a phrase to express how resolute someone is to stand one's ground which cannot be compromised, with an intention somewhat similar to telling others not to even bother; to describe a situation where there are no solutions or alternatives: there's no way out
- 利息率lei6 sik1 leot2interest rate
- 按語on3 jyu5note
- 電影票din6 jing2 piu3cinema ticket
- 喺道hai2 dou6placed in front of a verb to indicate that an action is on-going
- 上代soeng6 doi6previous generation
- 大城daai6 sing4see 大城縣|大城县[Da4 cheng2 Xian4]
- 電冰箱din6 bing1 soeng1refrigerator
- 行樂haang4 lok6be playful; to enjoy
- 金領gam1 ling5gold collar
- 撞運氣zong6 wan6 hei3to try one's luck
- 明山ming4 saan1see 明山區|明山区[Ming2 shan1 Qu1]
- 弄了lung6 liu5
- 二次型ji6 ci3 jing4quadratic form (math.)
- 方城fong1 sing4see 方城縣|方城县[Fang1 cheng2 Xian4]
- 羅省lo4 saang2(city) Los Angeles
- 聲像sing1 zoeng6audiovisual
- 邊路bin1 lou6sidewalk
- 好鳥hou2 niu5person of good character
- 掛車gwaa3 ce1trailer
- 治多zi6 do1see 治多縣|治多县[Zhi4 duo1 Xian4]
- 遠安jyun5 on1see 遠安縣|远安县[Yuan3 an1 Xian4]
- 雨溦jyu5 mei1drizzle (spoken)
- 他們都taa1 mun4 dou1they also [written]
- 丁醛ding1 cyun4butyraldehyde
- 蕹菜ung3 coi3water spinach; kangkung
- 臭亨亨cau3 hang1 hang1to smell terrible
- 樂經lok6 ging1Book of Music, said to be one of the Six Classics lost after Qin's burning of the books in 212 BC, but may simply refer to Book of Songs 詩經|诗经
- 呵譴ho1 hin2to reprimand
- 䁪眼zaam2 ngaan5to blink (eyes)
- 跨越式kwaa3 jyut6 sik1breakthrough
- 結成git3 sing4to form
- 起電機hei2 din6 gei1electrostatic generator
- 玉鈪juk6 aak2jade bracelet
- 拴住saan1 zyu6to tether
- 工部gung1 bou6Ministry of Works (in imperial China)
- 正色zing3 sik1stern
- 數得著sou2 dak1 zoek6to be considered outstanding or special; to be reckoned with; notable
- 篤背脊duk1 bui3 zek3backstabbing
- 自忖zi6 cyun2to speculate
- 成型sing4 jing4to become shaped
- 極東gik6 dung1the Far East
- 文光man4 gwong1
- 教安gaau3 on1teach in peace (polite phrase to end a letter to a teacher)
- 層報cang4 bou3to report to higher authorities through layers of hierarchy
- 風靡一時fung1 mo1 jat1 si4fashionable for a while (idiom); all the rage
- 講時講gong2 si4 gong2by the way
- 雅虎ngaa5 fu2Yahoo, Internet portal
- 鹼腺gaan2 sin3alkali gland
- 腥氣seng1 hei3The smell of fish; fishy smell
- 新朝san1 ciu4the Xin dynasty (8-23 AD) of Wang Mang 王莽, forming the interregnum between the former and later Han