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- 落地燈lok6 dei6 dang1floor lamp
- 實值sat6 zik6real-valued (math.)
- 頭鐵tau4 tit3(slang) stubborn; headstrong
- 雞歲gai1 seoi3
- 停住ting4 zyu6to stop
- 載道zoi3 dou6to fill the road (also fig. clamor, cries of complaint)
- 太陽翼taai3 joeng4 jik6solar panel
- 指摹zi2 mou4fingerprint
- 狗不理gau2 bat1 lei4a type of pork and vegetable bun, which is a type of speciality in Tianji, China [written and colloquial]
- 城府sing4 fu2subtle
- 府城fu2 sing4capital of 府 prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
- 頂會ding2 wui6top-tier academic conference (abbr. for 頂級會議|顶级会议[ding3 ji2 hui4 yi4])
- 守衛者sau2 wai6 ze2defender
- 高山病gou1 saan1 beng6altitude sickness
- 打碼daa2 maa5to pixelate an image
- 提親tai4 can1to propose marriage
- 特異功能dak6 ji6 gung1 nang4supernatural power
- 有蓋jau5 goi3covered; with a lid; with a cover
- 歸國gwai1 gwok3to go home (to one's native country)
- 蘊聚wan2 zeoi6to contain
- 姬鷸gei1 wat6(bird species of China) jack snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
- 定票ding6 piu3to reserve tickets
- 把頭baa2 tau4labor contractor
- 師座si1 zo6(archaic form of address) his excellency the army commander
- 牛逼ngau4 bik1variant of 牛屄[niu2 bi1]
- 得證dak1 zing3to verify
- 易事ji6 si6easy task
- 理頭lei5 tau4to have a haircut
- 蚊螆man1 zi1mosquito (spoken)
- 停站ting4 zaam6bus stop
- 西周sai1 zau1Western Zhou (1027-771 BC)
- 搵丁wan2 ding1act of conning
- 攣住lyun1 zyu6to curl up
- 直給zik6 kap1(slang) direct (in the way sth is conveyed or presented)
- 頸部geng2 bou6neck
- 畀位bei2 wai2to lend (an opponent, a rival, etc) an advantage or opportunity
- 抓實zaau2 sat6
- 對句deoi3 geoi3couplet
- 自乾五zi6 gon1 ng5(neologism) person who posts online in support of the Chinese government, but unlike a wumao 五毛[wu3 mao2], is not paid for doing so (abbr. for 自帶乾糧的五毛|自带干粮的五毛[zi4 dai4 gan1 liang2 de5 wu3 mao2])
- 正解zing3 gaai2right solution; correct understanding
- 生養sang1 joeng5to bring up (children)
- 明實錄ming4 sat6 luk6Ming Veritable Records, imperial annals of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty
- 瓦硯ngaa5 jin6ink stone or ink slab made from an antique palace tile
- 率爾seot1 ji5(noun) offhandedness when composing; Or (verb) to dash off when writing
- 山體saan1 tai2form of a mountain
- 闡揚cin2 joeng4to expound
- 左手邊zo2 sau2 bin1left hand side
- 減緩gaam2 wun6to slow down
- 死纈sei2 lit3fast (firm) knot
- 車把式ce1 baa2 sik1expert cart-driver
- 蜥易sik1 jik6variant of 蜥蜴[xi1 yi4]
- 優於jau1 jyu1to surpass
- 引得jan5 dak1index (loanword)
- 洗馬欖sai2 maa5 laam2to embezzle funds [colloquial]
- 摔倒seot1 dou2to fall down
- 槍口coeng1 hau2muzzle of a gun
- 推上報teoi1 soeng5 bou3to bring an issue up to mass media
- 封網fung1 mong5to intercept at the net (volleyball, tennis etc)
- 左雲zo2 wan4see 左雲縣|左云县[Zuo3 yun2 Xian4]
- 成龍sing4 lung4Jackie Chan (1954-), kungfu film and Cantopop star
- 書社syu1 se5a reading group
- 白鵠baak6 huk6(white) swan
- 表姊妹biu2 zi2 mui6father's sister's daughters
- 指事字zi2 si6 zi6ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
- 衷誠cung1 sing4sincere
- 國術gwok3 seot6martial arts
- 弦理論jin4 lei5 leon6string theory (physics)
- 感嘆語gam2 taan3 jyu5exclamation
- 萬事maan6 si6all things
- 顛顛din1 din1glad and diligent
- 髓結seoi5 git3pith knot (in timber)
- 連環計lin4 waan4 gai3coordinated sequence of strategic moves
- 夢中情人mung6 zung1 cing4 jan4dream guy or girl; ideal romantic partner
- 歐亞au1 aa3Europe and Asia
- 白布baak6 bou3plain white cloth
- 修真sau1 zan1to practice Taoism; to cultivate the true self through spiritual exercises
- 停更ting4 gang1to stop updating (content)
- 南票naam4 piu3see 南票區|南票区[Nan2 piao4 Qu1]
- 開播hoi1 bo3(agriculture) to begin sowing
- 紅極一時hung4 gik6 jat1 si4tremendously popular for a while
- 著重號zoek6 zung6 hou6Chinese underdot (punct. used for emphasis, sim. to Western italics)
- 忙於mong4 jyu1busy with
- 回空wui4 hung1to return empty (i.e. to drive back with no passengers or freight)
- 栗鴞leot6 hiu1(bird species of China) oriental bay owl (Phodilus badius)
- 蒞止lei6 zi2to approach
- 大巴daai6 baa1(coll.) large bus
- 封二fung1 ji6inside front cover
- 挺住ting5 zyu6to stand firm
- 𢯎痕ngaau1 han4to scratch an itch [colloquial]
- 主計zyu2 gai3chief accounting officer
- 半裸體bun3 lo2 tai2half-naked
- 不好意思bat1 hou2 ji3 si3to feel embarrassed
- 度身dok6 san1adj; made-to-measure
- 齋滷味zaai1 lou5 mei2vegeterian mock meat
- 步月bou6 jyut6to stroll beneath the moon
- 菜單條coi3 daan1 tiu4menu bar (of a computer application)
- 巴南baa1 naam4see 巴南區|巴南区[Ba1 nan2 Qu1]
- 批量pai1 loeng4batch
- 管飯gun2 faan6to provide meals free of charge
- 頹敗teoi4 baai6to decay
- 噯氣ngoi2 hei3to belch
- 多面手do1 min6 sau2multitalented person; versatile person; all-rounder
- 兩生類loeng5 sang1 leoi6(biology) class Amphibia
- 吖笨aa1 ban6used at the end of a sentence to sound provocative
- 球差kau4 caa1spherical aberration (optics)
- 飲大咗jam2 daai6 zo2drunk (spoken)
- 臥蠶ngo6 caam4plump lower eyelids (considered to be an attractive feature)
- 樂開花lok6 hoi1 faa1to burst with joy
- 眼眨眨ngaan5 zaam2 zaam2blinking eyes
- 誅鋤zyu1 co4to uproot
- 憤怨fan5 jyun3angry
- 艱澀gaan1 gip3difficult to understand
- 變法bin3 faat3to change the laws
- 未納mei6 naap6
- 對證deoi3 zing3confrontation
- 南極圈naam4 gik6 hyun1Antarctic Circle
- 中劍zung3 gim3
- 周村zau1 cyun1see 周村區|周村区[Zhou1 cun1 Qu1]
- 牛虻ngau4 mong4gadfly (Tabanus bovinus)
- 白卷baak6 gyun2blank exam paper
- 花火faa1 fo2firework
- 職軍zik1 gwan1(Tw) professional soldier
- 零號ling4 hou6(slang) bottom (in a homosexual relationship)
- 自咎zi6 gau3to blame oneself; to rebuke oneself
- 利州lei6 zau1see 利州區|利州区[Li4 zhou1 Qu1]
- 品位ban2 wai6rank
- 業師jip6 si1teacher
- 大山daai6 saan1Dashan, stage name of Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell (1965-), actor and well-known TV personality in PRC
- 初交co1 gaau1new acquaintance
- 上夜soeng6 je6to be on night duty
- 詩書si1 syu1the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1] and the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
- 打孖上daa2 maa1 soeng5verb; to double up as partner for better prospects
- 冗辭jung2 ci4variant of 冗詞|冗词[rong3 ci2]
- 目數muk6 sou3(sieve) mesh size; (sandpaper) grit size
- 結纓git3 jing1to die a hero
- 改業goi2 jip6to change profession or business
- 生來sang1 loi4from birth
- 頹景teoi4 ging2scene of dilapidation
- 首付款sau2 fu6 fun2down payment
- 小泉siu2 cyun4Koizumi (name)
- 飯類faan6 leoi6rice dishes (on menu)
- 貴啊gwai3 aa3
- 故舊gu3 gau6old friends
- 說廢話syut3 fai3 waa2to talk nonsense
- 理數lei5 sou3
- 網賺mong5 zaan6to make money online
- 調試diu6 si3to debug
- 死人燈籠sei2 jan4 dang1 lung4(noun) the damn lanterns (noun) white lanterns, which people use in Chinese funerals
- 小圈子siu2 hyun1 zi2clique; small social circle
- 故伎gu3 gei6usual trick
- 篡權saan3 kyun4to usurp power
- 喝水hot3 seoi2to drink water
- 大回南daai6 wui4 naam4continuous warm and wet weather between spring and summer in southern China; literally "return south"
- 鐘聲zung1 sing1the sound of a bell
- 馬達加斯加maa5 daat6 gaa1 si1 gaa1Madagascar
- 高慢gou1 maan6proud
- 上一頁soeng6 jat1 jip6preceding page
- 前鎮區cin4 zan3 keoi1Cianjhen, a district of Kaohsiung City 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 Shi4], Taiwan
- 套作tou3 zok3(agriculture) to interplant
- 完滿jyun4 mun5successful
- 腎盂san6 jyu4renal pelvis (medicine)
- 養法joeng5 faat3
- 夠格gau3 gaak3able to pass muster
- 後任hau6 jam6successor
- 特種兵dak6 zung2 bing1commando
- 胡適wu4 sik1Hu Shi (1891-1962), original proponent of writing in colloquial Chinese 白話文|白话文[bai2 hua4 wen2]
- 出得街ceot1 dak1 gaai1can be made public; not confidential; ready for publication; see also 出街 ceot1 gaai1
- 前橋cin4 kiu4Maebashi (surname or place name)
- 入楔jap6 sit3soccer jargon; rush in like a wedge - a player wedges into the field which is heavily guarded by opponents, and receives the pass from teammate successfully
- 停水ting4 seoi2to cut off the water supply; water outage
- 用盡jung6 zeon6to exhaust; to use up completely
- 噎住jit3 zyu6to choke (on)
- 各人gok3 jan4each one; everyone
- 文沖man4 cung1Wenchong (a town in Guangzhou)
- 爛命一條laan6 meng6 jat1 tiu4an unworthy life with nothing to lose [colloquial]
- 去背heoi3 bui3(Tw) to remove the background from an image
- 紅輪hung4 leon4the sun
- 多謝先do1 ze6 sin1thanks in advance; used to express gratitude when someone promises to help or to send a present
- 釉陶jau6 tou4glazed pottery
- 高喊gou1 haam3to shout loudly
- 巴州baa1 zau1East Sichuan and Chongqing
- 仁川jan4 cyun1Incheon, a city in South Korea
- 流拍lau4 paak3(of an item) to fail to sell at an auction
- 盡意zeon6 ji3to express fully
- 總社zung2 se5head office; headquarters
- 老廣lou5 gwong2(coll.) person from Guangdong province (esp. Cantonese)
- 鶴鷸hok6 wat6(bird species of China) spotted redshank (Tringa erythropus)
- 一句講晒jat1 geoi3 gong2 saai3finish in one sentence (spoken)
- 借作ze3 zok3
- 主和派zyu2 wo4 paai3the peace faction
- 爭得zaang1 dak1to obtain by an effort
- 血口hyut3 hau2bloody mouth (from devouring freshly killed prey)
- 繁峙faan4 si6see 繁峙縣|繁峙县[Fan2 shi4 Xian4]
- 海魚hoi2 jyu4saltwater fish
- 洗啊sai2 aa3
- 滲透壓sam3 tau3 aat3osmotic pressure
- 周期律zau1 kei4 leot6Period; cycle
- 叛亂罪bun6 lyun6 zeoi6the crime of armed rebellion
- 穿破cyun1 po3to wear out (clothes)
- 勒脖子lak6 but6 zi2to throttle