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- 官樣gun1 joeng6official manner
- 硬實ngaang6 sat6sturdy
- 嘈生晒cou4 saang1 saai3to make a racket
- 全身裙cyun4 san1 kwan4one piece dress
- 高程gou1 cing4altitude (e.g. above street level)
- 江陰gong1 jam1see 江陰市|江阴市[Jiang1 yin1 Shi4]
- 趙高ziu6 gou1Zhao Gao (?-207 BC), one of the most vile, corrupt and powerful eunuchs in Chinese history, responsible for the fall of Qin Dynasty
- 過硬gwo3 ngaang6to have perfect mastery of sth
- 同江tung4 gong1see 同江市[Tong2 jiang1 Shi4]
- 府試fu2 si3prefectural exam, the 2nd of the three entry-level exams in the imperial examination system of Ming and Qing dynasties
- 筆電bat1 din6notebook (computer)
- 前趙cin4 ziu6Former Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-329)
- 打整daa2 zing2to arrange; to put in order; to tidy up
- 罵聲maa6 sing1scolding
- 繼後gai3 hau6later
- 逃單tou4 daan1to dine and dash; (by extension) to avoid paying a bill
- 魔難mo1 naan4variant of 磨難|磨难[mo2 nan4]
- 襟食kam1 sik6to describe pre-packed snacks having a large portion and can be munched on for a long time
- 品紅ban2 hung4magenta; fuschia
- 有夏jau5 haa6China
- 女人湯圓neoi5 jan2 tong1 jyun2a ladykiller [colloquial]
- 三號波saam1 hou6 bo1typhoon signal number 3, a warning from the Hong Kong Observatory that a tropical cyclone is expected to come near enough to Hong Kong to cause strong winds
- 不二法門bat1 ji6 faat3 mun4the one and only way
- 商超soeng1 ciu1superstore – a hybrid retail format combining department store 商場|商场[shang1 chang3] (branded goods) and supermarket 超市[chao1 shi4] (self-service groceries)
- 啜飲zyut3 jam2to sip
- 公佈欄gung1 bou3 laan4bulletin board
- 白痴仔baak6 ci1 zai2(noun) idiot; fool
- 略作loek6 zok3to be abbreviated to
- 縊死ai3 sei2to execute by hanging
- 對標deoi3 biu1to compare a product with (a rival product)
- 單襟daan1 kam1single-breasted
- 拉長laai1 coeng4to lengthen
- 雷區leoi4 keoi1minefield (lit. and fig.)
- 招牌貨ziu1 paai4 fo3the signature product of a shop
- 丁鯛ding1 diu1tench
- 亂丟lyun6 diu1to discard in the wrong place (cigarette butts etc)
- 法王faat3 wong4Sakyamuni
- 款款fun2 fun2leisurely
- 證言zing3 jin4testimony
- 本命年bun2 meng6 nin4year of one's birth sign, according to the cycle of 12 animals of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]
- 深藍sam1 laam4Deep Blue, chess-playing computer, first to defeat reigning world champion, developed by IBM (1985-1997)
- 酌定zoek3 ding6to decide after intense deliberation
- 魔法陣mo1 faat3 zan6magic circle
- 三角債saam1 gok3 zaai3triangular debt
- 出繼ceot1 gai3to become adopted as heir
- 寶塔bou2 taap3see 寶塔區|宝塔区[Bao3 ta3 Qu1]
- 板房baan2 fong4temporary housing built with wooden planks or other makeshift materials
- 極客gik6 haak3(loanword) (coll.) geek
- 人聲jan4 seng1Human voice
- 社會事業se5 wui2 si6 jip6social enterprise
- 菩達pou4 daat6bitter melon
- 凝聚態jing4 zeoi6 taai3condensed matter (physics)
- 古樹gu2 syu6tree that is over 100 years old
- 板樓baan2 lau4slab type building
- 樓板lau4 baan2floor
- 几案gei1 on3long narrow table
- 社會工作者se5 wui2 gung1 zok3 ze2social worker
- 反腐faan2 fu6anti-corruption
- 好識hou2 sik1to know well
- 閨窗gwai1 coeng1a lady's chamber
- 第二世界dai6 ji6 sai3 gaai3Second World (Cold War-era term referring to communist nations as a bloc)
- 臨水lam4 seoi2facing the water (favored location)
- 和政wo4 zing3see 和政縣|和政县[He2 zheng4 Xian4]
- 政和zing3 wo4see 政和縣|政和县[Zheng4 he2 Xian4]
- 落地扇lok6 dei6 sin3pedestal fan; stand fan
- 留駐lau4 zyu3to keep stationed (of troops)
- 發車faat3 ce1departure (of a coach or train)
- 工期gung1 kei4project duration; construction period
- 白脫baak6 tyut3(loanword) butter
- 連絡lin4 lok3variant of 聯絡|联络[lian2 luo4]
- 帽子戲法mou2 zi2 hei3 faat3hat trick (when one player scores three goals)
- 特別行政區dak6 bit6 hang4 zing3 keoi1special administrative region (SAR), of which there are two in the PRC: Hong Kong 香港 and Macau 澳門|澳门
- 名素ming4 sou3variant of 名宿[ming2 su4]
- 當季dong1 gwai3this season; the current season
- 伊通ji1 tung1see 伊通滿族自治縣|伊通满族自治县[Yi1 tong1 Man3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
- 對襟deoi3 kam1buttoned Chinese jacket
- 異說ji6 syut3different opinion
- 識得sik1 dak1to know
- 拉頭纜laai1 tau4 laam6leading the pack; act or speak first
- 鴉烏婆aa1 wu1 po2a scary old hag in the legends, often used to scare children [colloquial]
- 伊凡ji1 faan4Ivan (Russian name)
- 右方jau6 fong1right-hand side
- 拜登baai3 dang1Biden (name)
- 樹莓syu6 mui4bramble
- 萬秀maan6 sau3see 萬秀區|万秀区[Wan4 xiu4 Qu1]
- 噸級deon1 kap1tonnage
- 官價gun1 gaa3official price
- 鐘意zung1 ji3like
- 入場費jap6 coeng4 fai3admission fee
- 鳥篆niu5 syun6bird characters (a decorated form of the Great Seal)
- 雞心柿gai1 sam1 ci2diospyros lotus; date-plum
- 蘇鐵sou1 tit3sago palm (Cycas revoluta)
- 花生友faa1 saang1 jau2bystander
- 一打jat1 daa2dozen
- 加購gaa1 gau3to buy (sth extra); to make an additional purchase
- 謝特ze6 dak6shit! (loanword)
- 微利mei4 lei6little profits
- 親戚鬼鬼can1 cik1 gwai2 gwai2close Relatives
- 切變cit3 bin3shear (physics)
- 資安zi1 on1(Tw) information security (abbr. for 資訊安全|资讯安全[zi1 xun4 an1 quan2])
- 非音fei1 jam1(ling) unstressed (syllable)
- 成化sing4 faa3Chenghua, reign title of the eighth Ming emperor (reigned 1465-1487)
- 佈建bou3 gin3to progressively extend (service delivery, network etc) to a wider area
- 起爆hei2 baau3to explode
- 同桌tung4 coek3desk-mate
- 渦槳wo1 zoeng2turboprop
- 詩經si1 ging1Shijing, the Book of Songs, early collection of Chinese poems and one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1]
- 天網tin1 mong5Skynet (nationwide video surveillance system in China)
- 淡藍色daam6 laam4 sik1light blue
- 連音lin4 jam1tuplet (music)
- 並系群bing6 hai6 kwan4paraphyletic group
- 直射zik6 se6(of light, rays etc) to fall directly on
- 登機門dang1 gei1 mun4boarding gate
- 水電煤seoi2 din6 mui4the abbreviation of water, electricity, gas bills
- 印次jan3 ci3number of print run
- 展會zin2 wui6exhibition event; expo; trade fair
- 揸頸zaa1 geng2verb; literally grasp the neck, when we say " 揸頸就命" which mean swallow insult and humiliation silently; control oneself and suppress one's indignation
- 打水片daa3 seoi2 pin2
- 見招gin3 ziu1
- 籬士lei1 si2(English loan) lace
- 照準ziu3 zeon2request granted (formal usage in old document)
- 聽岔ting1 caa3to mishear
- 飯圈faan6 hyun1fan community
- 刀身dou1 san1blade (of a knife or sword)
- 千葉cin1 jip6Chiba (Japanese surname, prefecture, and city)
- 鉸鏈gaau2 lin2hinge
- 縱橫家zung1 waang4 gaa1School of Diplomacy of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) whose leading advocates were Su Qin 蘇秦|苏秦[Su1 Qin2] and Zhang Yi 張儀|张仪[Zhang4 Yi2]
- 支座zi1 zo6abutment
- 世博sai3 bok3abbr. for 世界博覽會|世界博览会[Shi4 jie4 Bo2 lan3 hui4], World Expo
- 漢臺hon3 toi4see 漢臺區|汉台区[Han4 tai2 Qu1]
- 含片ham4 pin3lozenge; cough drop
- 經略ging1 loek6(literary) to plan and administer; to govern and develop
- 遊戲設備jau4 hei3 cit3 bei6gaming device
- 江達gong1 daat6see 江達縣|江达县[Jiang1 da2 Xian4]
- 報毒bou3 duk6(of antivirus software) to report a virus
- 批轉pai1 zyun2to approve and forward
- 領工ling5 gung1to work as a foreman
- 治具zi6 geoi6
- 播報員bo3 bou3 jyun4announcer
- 不敢恭維bat1 gam2 gung1 wai4(idiom) less than impressed; underwhelmed
- 正品zing3 ban2certified goods
- 做把戲zou6 baa2 hei3to do, perform magic tricks
- 全月通cyun4 jyut6 tung1monthly pass
- 決明kyut3 ming4(botany) cassia
- 精白zing1 baak6pure white
- 中隔zung1 gaak3septum (anatomy)
- 木里muk6 lei5see 木里藏族自治縣|木里藏族自治县[Mu4 li3 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
- 生晒saang1 saai3(verb) sun-withering; sun-dry
- 你們的nei5 mun4 dik1your; yours
- 卡紙kaa1 zi2cardboard
- 啪啪紙paak1 paak1 zi2bubble wrap
- 酌加zoek3 gaa1to make considered additions
- 大喉欖daai6 hau4 laam2greedy; big appetite
- 大跌daai6 dit3large fall
- 安源on1 jyun4see 安源區|安源区[An1 yuan2 Qu1]
- 比較分析bei2 gaau3 fan1 sik1comparative analysis
- 叉電器caa1 din6 hei3charger (for batteries, mobile phones, or other electronic devices)
- 內爆noi6 baau3to implode
- 政區zing3 keoi1administrative division
- 集錄zaap6 luk6to compile (various texts) into book form
- 飛升fei1 sing1to fly upwards
- 連字符lin4 zi6 fu4hyphen
- 平橋ping4 kiu4see 平橋區|平桥区[Ping2 qiao2 Qu1]
- 集萃zaap6 seoi6treasury
- 查夜caa4 je6night patrol
- 流形lau4 jing4manifold (math.)
- 登位dang1 wai2enthrone; crown
- 洞見dung6 gin3insight
- 輪轉機leon4 zyun3 gei1merry-go-round
- 對敵deoi3 dik6to confront
- 豆瓣網dau6 baan6 mong5Douban, PRC social networking website
- 義演ji6 jin2benefit performance
- 跨省kwaa3 saang2interprovincial; multiprovincial
- 補子bou2 zi2mandarin square (a rank badge sewed on to the surcoat of an officials in the past)
- 他殺taa1 saat3homicide (law)
- 蘭麝laan4 se6lit. orchids and musk
- 月子病jyut6 zi2 beng6puerperal fever
- 齧牙ngaat6 ngaa2to grind one's teeth; to gnaw one's teeth
- 專線小巴zyun1 sin3 siu2 baa1noun; minibus or public light bus with a specific set route in Hong Kong
- 人魚線jan4 jyu4 sin3Apollo's Belt, V shape, V line; iliac furrow - hallow grooves on human abdomen. Literally: mermaid line
- 攻剋gung1 hak1
- 排片paai4 pin3(of a cinema) to schedule movie screenings
- 冷卻器laang5 koek3 hei3Cooler
- 出頭鳥ceot1 tau4 niu5to stand out (among a group)
- 廣河gwong2 ho4see 廣河縣|广河县[Guang3 he2 Xian4]
- 翻紅faan1 hung4(of a stock or index) to turn positive
- 整走zing2 zau2
- 補種bou2 zung2to reseed
- 髮絲faat3 si1hair (on the head)
- 響着hoeng2 zoek6
- 開許hoi1 heoi2(literary) to allow
- 透視畫tau3 si6 waa2perspective drawing
- 左聯zo2 lyun4the League of the Left-Wing Writers, an organization of writers formed in China in 1930
- 累及leoi6 kap6to involve
- 表盤biu2 pun4meter dial
- 通篇tung1 pin1throughout the article
- 毛巾架mou4 gan1 gaa2towel holder
- 福山fuk1 saan1see 福山區|福山区[Fu2 shan1 Qu1]
- 鐵樹tit3 syu6sago palm (Cycas revoluta)
- 作秀zok3 sau3to show off (loanword, from English "show")