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- 哈拿haa1 naa4Hannah (biblical figure)
- 外銷ngoi6 siu1to export
- 類目leoi6 muk6category
- 受封sau6 fung1to receive fief and title; to be enfeoffed
- 茶經caa4 ging1the Classic of Tea, first monograph ever on tea and its culture, written by 陸羽|陆羽[Lu4 Yu3] between 760-780
- 鳥兒niu5 ji4bird
- 中油zung1 jau4CPC Corporation, a state-owned petroleum company in Taiwan (abbr. for 台灣中油|台湾中油[Tai2 wan1 Zhong1 you2])
- 指界zi2 gaai3determination of cadastral parcel boundaries
- 競技性ging6 gei6 sing3competitive
- 冇嘈mou2 cou4hush; be quiet; shut up [colloquial]
- 信訪seon3 fong2to make a complaint or a suggestion to the authorities by letter or by paying a visit
- 零分ling4 fan1a score of zero; zero points
- 涵蓄haam4 cuk1variant of 含蓄[han2 xu4]
- 裡院leoi5 jyun2inner courtyard (in a courtyard house)
- 開打hoi1 daa2(of a sports competition or match) to commence
- 韓非hon4 fei1Han Fei, also known as Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Han2 Fei1 zi3] (c. 280-233 BC), Legalist philosopher of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
- 齦音ngan4 jam1alveolar sound (linguistics)
- 利權lei6 kyun4economic rights (e.g. of a state monopoly)
- 私邸si1 dai2private residence of a high-ranking official (as distinct from an official residence)
- 悲戚bei1 cik1mournful
- 久病gau2 beng6my old illness
- 河川ho4 cyun1rivers
- 神通san4 tung1remarkable ability
- 篡立saan3 laap6to become an unlawful ruler
- 受命sau6 ming6ordained or appointed to a post
- 樂安lok6 on1see 樂安縣|乐安县[Le4 an1 Xian4]
- 特利dak6 lei6(name) Terry
- 表意biu2 ji3to express meaning
- 實收sat6 sau1net receipts
- 外出血ngoi6 ceot1 hyut3External bleeding; external hemorrhage
- 維美wai4 mei5
- 獨佔duk6 zim3variant of 獨占|独占[du2 zhan4]
- 少兒siu2 ji4child
- 約章joek3 zoeng1charter
- 話術waa6 seot6manipulative talk
- 電價din6 gaa3price of electricity
- 野雞學校je5 gai1 hok6 haau6a diploma mill [written and colloquial]
- 借問ze3 man6(honorific) May I ask?
- 班超baan1 ciu1Ban Chao (33-102), noted Han diplomat and military man
- 舊業gau6 jip6one's old profession
- 再賽zoi3 coi3to compete again (i.e. either have a rematch or, when the scores are tied, have extra time)
- 取回ceoi2 wui4to retrieve
- 花戶faa1 wu6registered occupants of a house
- 愧色kwai3 sik1ashamed look
- 五華ng5 waa4see 五華縣|五华县[Wu3 hua2 Xian4]
- 修水sau1 seoi2see 修水縣|修水县[Xiu1 shui3 Xian4]
- 小伙siu2 fo2young guy
- 宋濂sung3 lim4Song Lian (1310-1381), Ming dynasty writer, historian and politician
- 牛犢ngau4 duk6calf
- 紅熊貓hung4 hung4 maau1lesser Panda
- 來襲loi4 zaap6to invade
- 畫兒waak6 ji4picture
- 謬種mau6 zung2error
- 借女ze3 neoi2literally: to borrow a girl, often used to refer to the borrowing of prostitutes between brothels [written and colloquial]
- 臀疣tyun4 jau4monkey's seat pads (zoology)
- 國考gwok3 haau2(PRC) national civil service exam (abbr. for 國家公務員考試|国家公务员考试[guo2 jia1 gong1 wu4 yuan2 kao3 shi4])
- 萬民maan6 man4all the people
- 錯票co3 piu3error note (i.e. misprinted banknote)
- 招待員ziu1 doi6 jyun4service personnel: usher, waiter, receptionist, hostess etc
- 褶子zip3 zi2pleat
- 濡濕jyu4 sap1to moisten
- 租房zou1 fong4to rent an apartment
- 個例go3 lai6specific example
- 只怪zi2 gwaai3
- 增速zang1 cuk1to speed up; to accelerate
- 表記biu2 gei3sth given as a token
- 舐嘢laai2 je5a euphemism for licking female genitalia
- 篡政saan3 zing3to usurp political power
- 宜不得ji4 bat1 dak1rather; let (used when expressing a wish, a curse, etc.)
- 災瘟zoi1 wan1a plague; a pestilent
- 增收zang1 sau1to increase revenue
- 棒殺paang5 saat3to bludgeon to death
- 修手sau1 sau2manicure
- 明天啟ming4 tin1 kai2Tianqi Emperor, reign name of fifteenth Ming emperor Zhu Youxiao 朱由校[Zhu1 You2 xiao4] (1605-1627), reigned 1620-1627, temple name 明熹宗[Ming2 Xi1 zong1]
- 走火通道zau2 fo2 tung1 dou6fire exit door; fire escape route
- 房卡fong4 kaa1room card (in a hotel)
- 現房jin6 fong4finished apartment
- 米歐mai5 au1mu (Greek letter Μμ)
- 便急bin6 gap1to need the toilet
- 支應zi1 jing3to deal with
- 問緊man6 gan2
- 造字zou6 zi6to create Chinese characters
- 封裡fung1 leoi5inside front cover (sometimes refers to both inside front and inside back covers)
- 感嘆詞gam2 taan3 ci4interjection (part of speech)
- 高精度gou1 zing1 dou6high precision
- 七方cat1 fong1(Chinese medicine) the seven kinds of prescriptions 大方[da4 fang1], 小方[xiao3 fang1], 緩方|缓方[huan3 fang1], 急方[ji2 fang1], 奇方[ji1 fang1], 偶方[ou3 fang1] and 重方[chong2 fang1] or 複方|复方[fu4 fang1]
- 林周lam4 zau1see 林周縣|林周县[Lin2 zhou1 Xian4]
- 毀掉wai2 diu6to destroy
- 無窮小mou4 kung4 siu2(math.) infinitesimal; infinitely small
- 調值diu6 zik6pitch of tones
- 咔嗒kaa1 daap1(onom.) click
- 東港dung1 gong2Donggang, the name of various places, including 東港市|东港市[Dong1 gang3 Shi4], a county-level city in Dandong 丹東市|丹东市[Dan1 dong1 Shi4], Liaoning, and 東港區|东港区[Dong1 gang3 Qu1], a district of Rizhao 日照市[Ri4 zhao4 Shi4], Shandong
- 年夜nin4 je6lunar New Year's Eve
- 下工haa6 gung1to knock off (at the end of a day's work)
- 廣外gwong2 ngoi6abbr. for 廣東外語外貿大學|广东外语外贸大学[Guang3 dong1 Wai4 yu3 Wai4 mao4 Da4 xue2]
- 看戲hon1 hei3to watch a play
- 入關jap6 gwaan1to enter a pass
- 夜大je6 daai6evening college (abbr. for 夜大學|夜大学[ye4 da4 xue2])
- 大夜daai6 je6the second half of the night; early morning (cf. 小夜[xiao3 ye4], evening)
- 非常時期fei1 soeng4 si4 kei4special period; time of emergency
- 田陌tin4 mak6path between fields
- 不順bat1 seon6unfavorable
- 張華zoeng1 waa4Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician
- 綻破zaan6 po3to burst
- 轉死性zyun3 sei2 sing3suddenly change one's own habit or behaviour
- 至寶zi3 bou2most valuable treasure
- 率師seot1 si1
- 差謬caa1 mau6error
- 援引wun4 jan5to quote; to cite
- 聖神sing3 san4feudal term of praise for ruler, king or emperor
- 養生法joeng5 sang1 faat3regime (diet)
- 散文詩saan2 man4 si1prose poem
- 餘者jyu4 ze2the remaining people
- 公有化gung1 jau5 faa3to nationalize
- 冶鑄je5 zyu3to smelt and cast
- 直流zik6 lau4to flow steadily
- 南岸naam4 ngon6see 南岸區|南岸区[Nan2 an4 Qu1]
- 路子lou6 zi2method
- 非空fei1 hung1(math.) (of a set) non-empty; (computing) (of a data structure) non-empty
- 蒙面mung4 min6to cover one's face; to wear a mask
- 雨林jyu5 lam4rainforest
- 八千baat3 cin1eight thousand
- 髮根faat3 gan1hair roots [written and colloquial]
- 大兵daai6 bing1soldier
- 德治dak1 zi6rule by virtue
- 績效zik1 haau6performance
- 影業jing2 jip6film industry
- 場次coeng4 ci3the number of showings of a movie, play etc
- 麵包舖min6 baau1 pou3bread shop; bakery
- 大問題daai6 man6 tai4noun; a major problem or issue
- 代任doi6 jam6
- 包河baau1 ho4see 包河區|包河区[Bao1 he2 Qu1]
- 傳染源cyun4 jim5 jyun4source of an infection
- 船舷syun4 jin4the sides of a ship
- 跳虱tiu3 sat1a flea
- 咀砲zeoi2 paau3A satirizing term on someone who only talk, or attack through speech only, never do it in real; literally: mouth cannon
- 華教waa4 gaau3Chinese language education (for people living outside China, esp. the children of overseas Chinese communities)
- 多工do1 gung1to multiplex
- 轉塔zyun2 taap3rotating turret
- 高高地gou1 gou1 dei2high; tall
- 金寶gam1 bou2Campbell (name)
- 換氣wun6 hei3to take a breath (in swimming)
- 業力jip6 lik6(Buddhism) karma
- 保種bou2 zung2(agriculture) to preserve a plant variety or animal breed
- 搖電話jiu4 din6 waa2(old) to make a phone call
- 魚龍jyu4 lung4ichthyosaur
- 條菜tiu4 coi3a derogatory term for a young woman
- 低低地dai1 dai1 dei2a bit retarded [colloquial]
- 保養證bou2 joeng5 zing3warranty card
- 老鼠洞lou5 syu2 dung6mouse hole
- 肚䏙tou5 dam1belly; abdomen
- 墮落雞do6 lok6 gai1adj; term to abuse women, to have given up all confidence in oneself; abandon oneself to vice; be happy in one's own degeneration; dissolute; self-degradation
- 雲室wan4 sat1cloud chamber (physics)
- 兩頭loeng5 tau4both ends
- 巴山baa1 saan1Mt Ba in eastern Sichuan
- 私信si1 seon3private correspondence; personal letter
- 香爐躉hoeng1 lou4 dan2the only male child (slang)
- 包船baau1 syun4to charter a ship
- 滿文mun5 man4Manchurian written language
- 糯稻no6 dou6glutinous rice
- 婄腩pau3 naam5fat belly
- 雲英wan4 jing1muscovite, mica (used in TCM)
- 咬耳朵ngaau5 ji5 do2(coll.) to whisper in sb's ear
- 片兒pin3 ji4sheet
- 南山naam4 saan1see 南山區|南山区[Nan2 shan1 Qu1]
- 硬要ngaang6 jiu3firmly set on doing sth
- 考分haau2 fan1grade
- 訪華fong2 waa4to visit China (esp. on an official visit)
- 盡調zeon6 diu6(law) due diligence (abbr. for 盡職調查|尽职调查[jin4 zhi2 diao4 cha2])
- 立立靚laap3 laap3 ling3shiny; glossy [colloquial]
- 烤炙haau1 zek3to scorch
- 金剛座gam1 gong1 zo6Bodhimanda (place of enlightenment associated with a Bodhisattva)
- 領到ling5 dou3to receive
- 內陸河noi6 luk6 ho4inland river
- 不省人事bat1 sing2 jan4 si6to lose consciousness
- 海待hoi2 doi6student who has returned from overseas but is yet to find a job (pun on 海帶|海带[hai3 dai4])
- 老娘lou5 noeng4my old mother
- 問及man6 kap6ask about
- 蟲子cung4 zi2insect
- 重托cung5 tok3great trust
- 鏈條lin6 tiu4chain
- 對工deoi3 gung1proper
- 發射井faat3 se6 zeng2launching silo
- 值情zik6 cing4
- 百年歸老baak3 nin4 gwai1 lou5(proverb) in old age; (Figurative meaning) after a senior passes away
- 羅素lo4 sou3Russell (name)
- 餘錢jyu4 cin4surplus money
- 教理gaau3 lei5doctrine (religion)
- 呢架ni1 gaa3
- 舂牆zung1 coeng4to bang head against the wall; to strengthen a construction wall with red clay and sandstone
- 車載ce1 zoi3carried within a vehicle; onboard
- 靠邊kaau3 bin1to keep to the side
- 口器hau2 hei3mouthparts (of an arthropod)
- 啟程kai2 cing4to set out on a journey
- 開步hoi1 bou6to step forward
- 清平cing1 ping4Cheongpyeong, a town in South Korea; Qingping, a town in China
- 氈靴zin1 hoe1felt boots
- 買空maai5 hung1to buy on margin (finance)
- 文雞man1 gai1dollar
- 均衝gwan1 cung1