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- 亞軍aa3 gwan1second place (in a sports contest)
- 行裝hang4 zong1clothes and other items packed for traveling
- 合手gaap3 sau2to put one's palms together (in prayer or greeting)
- 幽靈jau1 ling4specter
- 下調haa6 tiu4to demote
- 借錢ze3 cin2to borrow money; to lend money
- 迷失mai4 sat1to get lost; to lose one's bearings
- 促銷cuk1 siu1to promote sales
- 為準wai4 zeon2to serve as the norm
- 交替gaau1 tai3to replace
- 叫聲giu3 seng1yelling (sound made by person)
- 輪到leon4 dou3to be (sb's or sth's) turn
- 接住zip3 zyu6to catch (sth thrown etc)
- 記起gei3 hei2to recall
- 正片zing3 pin2a positive film (photography)
- 財力coi4 lik6financial resources
- 中樂zung1 ngok6Chinese music
- 超住ciu1 zyu6to keep watch on something or someone [colloquial]
- 宴會jin3 wui6banquet
- 曲折kuk1 zit3winding
- 年費nin4 fai3annual fee
- 融化jung4 faa3to melt
- 戰亂zin3 lyun6chaos of war
- 肌膚gei1 fu1skin
- 炮彈paau3 daan2artillery shell
- 部族bou6 zuk6tribe; clan
- 借鑑ze3 gaam3use as reference or demostrating
- 開源hoi1 jyun4to establish additional sources of revenue
- 感歎gam2 taan3exclamation
- 眼球ngaan5 kau4eyeball
- 雕塑diu1 sou3a statue
- 固有gu3 jau5intrinsic to sth
- 襯衫can3 saam1shirt
- 懷抱waai4 pou5to hug
- 偏偏pin1 pin1(indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened
- 逃亡tou4 mong4to flee; to go into exile
- 在校zoi6 haau6(attributive) to be enrolled in a school (or university etc)
- 書房syu1 fong2study (room)
- 修養sau1 joeng5accomplishment
- 標示biu1 si6to indicate
- 在世zoi6 sai3to be alive
- 成份sing4 fan6variant of 成分[cheng2 fen4]
- 音頻jam1 pan4audio
- 訂購deng6 gau3to place an order
- 邊個bin1 go3(pronoun) who
- 高官gou1 gun1high official
- 話實waa6 sat6to say for certain
- 份外fan6 ngoi6really, very, exceeding
- 特長dak6 coeng4personal strength
- 移居ji4 geoi1to migrate
- 機件gei1 gin2component (mechanics)
- 渡過dou6 gwo3to cross over
- 吵架caau2 gaa3to quarrel
- 年長nin4 zoeng2senior
- 次方ci3 fong1(raised to the) nth power
- 銷毀siu1 wai2to destroy (by melting or burning)
- 風流fung1 lau4distinguished and accomplished
- 遞交dai6 gaau1to present
- 好鬼hou2 gwai2very, so
- 派系paai3 hai6sect
- 電纜din6 laam6(electric) cable
- 解剖gaai2 fau2to dissect (an animal)
- 遮蔭ze1 jam1to provide shade
- 性情sing3 cing4nature
- 久經gau2 ging1to have long experience of
- 登山dang1 saan1to climb a mountain
- 正經zing1 ging1decent
- 不法bat1 faat3lawless
- 私立si1 laap6privately-run; private (school, hospital etc)
- 流體lau4 tai2fluid
- 葡萄pou4 tou4grape
- 一口價jat1 hau2 gaa3fixed price; take-it-or-leave-it price
- 剛果gong1 gwo2Congo (Congo-Brazzaville or Congo-Kinshasa)
- 除法ceoi4 faat3division (math.)
- 燈籠dang1 lung4lantern
- 出院ceot1 jyun2to leave hospital
- 遊覽jau4 laam4to go sightseeing
- 北非bak1 fei1North Africa
- 居多geoi1 do1to be in the majority
- 有的jau5 dik1(there are) some (who are...)
- 包金baau1 gam1to gild
- 越權jyut6 kyun4to go beyond one's authority
- 姑姑gu1 gu1paternal aunt
- 怎麼樣zam2 mo1 joeng6how?
- 繳納giu2 naap6to pay (taxes etc)
- 實事sat6 si6fact
- 死實sei2 sat6irreversible; irrecoverable; cannot change
- 封號fung1 hou6(archaic) title granted to a person
- 為難wai4 naan4to feel embarrassed or awkward
- 女裝neoi5 zong1women's clothes
- 組裝zou2 zong1to assemble; to put together
- 本領bun2 ling5skill
- 調號diu6 hou6tone mark on a Chinese syllable (i.e. accents on ā á ǎ à)
- 保姆bou2 mou5nanny; babysitter
- 被控bei6 hung3to be charged; to be accused (of an offense)
- 入定jap6 ding6(Buddhism) to enter a meditative state
- 往後wong5 hau6from now on
- 博彩bok3 coi2gambling
- 應份jing1 fan6should; as a duty, responsibility; deserve
- 生蠔saang1 hou4raw oyster
- 手遊sau2 jau4mobile game
- 伴侶bun6 leoi5companion
- 特賣dak6 maai6to have a sale
- 山路saan1 lou6mountain road
- 濃厚nung4 hau5dense
- 飛女fei1 neoi2female lowlife or street-kid (spoken)
- 加拿大gaa1 naa4 daai6Canada
- 出處ceot1 cyu3source (esp. of quotation or literary allusion)
- 月費jyut6 fai3monthly fee; monthly charge
- 盜版dou6 baan2pirated
- 相傳soeng1 cyun4to pass on
- 樂得lok6 dak1(adjective) happy, joyful
- 納米naap6 mai5nanometer
- 英中jing1 zung1(Hong Kong) secondary school that uses English as a medium of instruction ("EMI school")
- 打魚daa2 jyu2to fish
- 電線din6 sin3wire
- 首創sau2 cong3to originate; to pioneer; to invent
- 羞辱sau1 juk6to humiliate
- 飲用jam2 jung6drink
- 盲人maang4 jan4blind person
- 償還soeng4 waan4to repay; to reimburse
- 因子jan1 zi2factor
- 飛站fei1 zaam6(of transport) to skip stations or to miss stops
- 分發fan1 faat3to distribute
- 共用gung6 jung6to share the use of; to have joint use of
- 史詩si2 si1an epic
- 生機sang1 gei1opportunity to live; hope of success
- 求婚kau4 fan1to propose marriage
- 括弧kut3 wu4parentheses; brackets
- 詞幹ci4 gon3word stem (in linguistics)
- 受力sau6 lik6support or bearing the pressure or weight
- 野戰je5 zin3battlefield operation
- 技師gei6 si1senior technician; technical expert
- 主科zyu2 fo1required courses in the major subject
- 開聲hoi1 seng1to speak out; to request; the act of "opening" the voice before singing
- 獨有duk6 jau5to own exclusively; unique to; specific
- 陳列can4 lit6to display; to exhibit
- 作證zok3 zing3to bear witness; to testify
- 血壓hyut3 aat3blood pressure
- 春宵ceon1 siu1(literary) spring night
- 增添zang1 tim1to add
- 空難hung1 naan6air crash
- 白手baak6 sau2empty-handed; start with nothing (spoken)
- 偷拍tau1 paak3to photograph or film sb without their knowledge or consent
- 舉止geoi2 zi2bearing
- 親信can1 seon3trusted aide; close associate; confidant
- 先天sin1 tin1embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天[hou4 tian1])
- 看守hon1 sau2to guard
- 否決fau2 kyut3to veto
- 跑步paau2 bou6to run
- 瀑布buk6 bou3waterfall
- 對錶deoi3 biu1to set or synchronize a watch
- 做七zou6 cat1paying respects to the deceased on their seventh day
- 急性gap1 sing3acute
- 馬交maa5 gaau1another name for Macau
- 力水lik6 seoi2Strength
- 秋季cau1 gwai3autumn
- 陪同pui4 tung4to accompany
- 插手caap3 sau2to get involved in
- 入圍jap6 wai4to get past the qualifying round
- 沿用jyun4 jung6to continue to use (old methods)
- 國務院gwok3 mou6 jyun2(PRC) State Council
- 世家sai3 gaa1family influential for generations
- 皇冠wong4 gun1crown (headgear)
- 執業zap1 jip6to work in a profession (e.g. doctor, lawyer)
- 殘暴caan4 bou6brutal; vicious; ruthless
- 國慶gwok3 hing3National Day
- 免除min5 ceoi4to prevent
- 大帝daai6 dai3heavenly emperor
- 找換zaau2 wun6money exchange
- 創始cong3 ci2to initiate; to found
- 小輪siu2 leon4ferry
- 超生ciu1 sang1(Buddhism) to be reincarnated; (fig.) to be lenient; to spare sb
- 輓聯waan5 lyun4pair of parallel verses inscribed on streamers, used as funeral decoration
- 專職zyun1 zik1special duty
- 大命daai6 meng6(adj.) describes a lucky person who survives after accidents or tragedies, having had a narrow escape.
- 自律zi6 leot6self-discipline
- 旋風syun4 fung1whirlwind
- 屬實suk6 sat6to turn out to be true
- 光盤gwong1 pun2compact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM
- 街線gaai1 sin3external phone network (as opposed to internal phone network)
- 真假zan1 gaa2genuine or fake
- 智庫zi3 fu3think tank; intellectual resource
- 款項fun2 hong6funds; a sum of money (for a particular purpose) (CL:筆|笔[bi3])
- 三峽saam1 haap6Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qu2 tang2 Xia2], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wu1 Xia2] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xi1 ling2 Xia2]
- 場館coeng4 gun2sporting venue
- 靜態zing6 taai3static
- 出軌ceot1 gwai2to be derailed; to go off the rails
- 家門gaa1 mun4house door
- 後門hau6 mun2back door; back gate
- 殺掉saat3 diu6to kill
- 微波mei4 bo1ripple
- 木糠muk6 hong1sawdust
- 厚度hau5 dou6thickness
- 奶油naai5 jau4cream
- 東盟dung1 mang4ASEAN (abbr. for 東南亞國家聯盟|东南亚国家联盟[Dong1 nan2 ya4 Guo2 jia1 Lian2 meng2])
- 點知dim2 zi1"how would I know?"; "who knows?"; "God knows"; "how is one to know"; "who would have thought"; "who would have guessed"; "only to"
- 交更gaau1 gaang1changing of shift (commonly used by security guards and taxi drivers)
- 激怒gik1 nou6to infuriate
- 好命hou2 meng6lucky