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- 波牛bo1 ngau4a football fanatic [colloquial]
- 法醫faat3 ji1forensic pathologist; forensic doctor; medical examiner
- 考場haau2 coeng4exam room
- 像樣zoeng6 joeng2presentable
- 商隊soeng1 deoi6caravan
- 中坑zung1 haang1middle-aged man
- 食道sik6 dou6esophagus; gullet
- 搖晃jiu4 fong2to rock; to shake; to sway
- 胚胎bui1 toi1embryo
- 指教zi2 gaau3to offer advice, guidance, or feedback
- 肝臟gon1 zong6liver
- 出外ceot1 ngoi6to go out
- 大抵daai6 dai2generally speaking
- 積蓄zik1 cuk1to save; to put aside
- 籌款cau4 fun2fundraising
- 數理sou3 lei5mathematical sciences
- 弊端bai6 dyun1systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)
- 相底soeng2 dai2photo negatives
- 秀才sau3 coi4a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical)
- 水池seoi2 ci4pond
- 磨損mo4 syun2to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out
- 線香sin3 hoeng1incense stick
- 彈開daan6 hoi1to spring open; to go away
- 舉重geoi2 cung5to lift weights
- 法理faat3 lei5legal principle
- 洗白sai2 baak6to make sth clean and white
- 虔誠kin4 sing4pious
- 過癮gwo3 jan5to satisfy a craving
- 入貨jap6 fo3to stock up or bulk purchase (retailers)
- 賽程coi3 cing4competition schedule
- 嚴懲jim4 cing4to punish severely
- 落機lok6 gei1landing; to disembark a plane
- 薪酬san1 cau4pay
- 殺價saat3 gaa3to beat down the price
- 險惡him2 ok3dangerous
- 情聖cing4 sing3someone who is a master in love and relationships; people who care about relationships a lot; pick-up artists; a casanova
- 重病cung5 beng6serious illness
- 肩負gin1 fu6to shoulder (a burden)
- 九流gau2 lau4the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家[Ru2 jia1], Daoists 道家[Dao4 jia1], Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家[Yin1 yang2 jia1], Legalists 法家[Fa3 jia1], Logicians 名家[Ming2 jia1], Mohists 墨家[Mo4 jia1], Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1], Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家[Za2 jia1], and Agriculturalists 農家|农家[Nong2 jia1]
- 類比leoi6 bei2analogy
- 丟假diu1 gaa2to make a fool of oneself; embarassing
- 黑底hak1 dai2one of triad or gangster background (spoken)
- 發球faat3 kau4(tennis etc) to serve
- 荒廢fong1 fai3to abandon (cultivated fields)
- 不朽bat1 nau2to last forever; eternal; enduring
- 花牌faa1 paai2a Chinese type of floral wreath (can be very large in size), usually presented at special occasions such as celebrations, grand openings, festivals or funerals
- 火槍fo2 coeng1firearms (in historical context)
- 派司paai3 si1(loanword)
- 金獎gam1 zoeng2gold medal; first prize
- 小看siu2 hon3to look down on
- 調味tiu4 mei6seasoning
- 貴格gwai3 gaak3upmarket; high-end; opulent; plush; sumptuous
- 土話tou2 waa2vernacular
- 歡喜fun1 hei2happy
- 眼水ngaan5 seoi2tears; vision; eyesight; eyedrops; the ability to judge something
- 孤島gu1 dou2isolated island
- 檢疫gim2 jik6quarantine
- 陶器tou4 hei3pottery
- 蘿莉lo4 lei6a Lolita (young, cute girl)
- 認輸jing6 syu1to concede
- 行青haang4 cing1tomb sweeping (to pay respects to one's ancestors or friends)
- 折射zit3 se6to refract
- 還價waan4 gaa3to make a counteroffer when haggling
- 八公baat3 gung1man who loves to gossip or interfere others
- 仁慈jan4 ci4benevolent
- 關連gwaan1 lin4variant of 關聯|关联[guan1 lian2]
- 樂理ngok6 lei5music theory
- 發怒faat3 nou6to get angry
- 軟化jyun5 faa3to soften
- 遠端jyun5 dyun1the far end (of an object)
- 茄子ke2 zi2eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)
- 忙亂mong4 lyun6rushed and muddled
- 姑媽gu1 maa1(coll.) father's married sister
- 入油jap6 jau2refuelling petrol (spoken)
- 滲入sam3 jap6to permeate
- 幾經gei2 ging1to go through numerous (setbacks, revisions etc)
- 馬尾maa5 mei5see 馬尾區|马尾区[Ma3 wei3 Qu1]
- 口碼hau2 maa5eloquence
- 潮州ciu4 zau1see 潮州市[Chao2 zhou1 Shi4]
- 孵化fu1 faa3breeding
- 修讀sau1 duk6to study (in an academic program); to pursue (a degree)
- 進發zeon3 faat3(of a group of people or a convoy of vehicles) to set off
- 清唱cing1 coeng3to sing opera arias without staging, costume or makeup
- 舞動mou5 dung6to move as in a dance
- 祭祀zai3 zi6to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors
- 搏鬥bok3 dau3to wrestle; to fight; to struggle
- 分心fan1 sam1to divert one's attention; to get distracted
- 妓院gei6 jyun2brothel
- 豁免kut3 min5to exempt
- 石米sek6 mai5granolithic
- 水蛋seoi2 daan2(noun) water balloons; or (a dish) steam eggs
- 電油din6 jau4gasoline; petrol
- 失當sat1 dong3inappropriate
- 就近zau6 gan6nearby
- 獻出hin3 ceot1to offer
- 廉政lim4 zing3to govern with integrity; clean and honest government
- 人民幣jan4 man4 bai6Renminbi, the official currency of the PRC (currency codes: RMB or CNY)
- 菜腳coi3 goek3remaining vegetable; leftovers
- 港島gong2 dou2Hong Kong Island
- 病院beng6 jyun2specialized hospital
- 底面dai2 min2bottom
- 德育dak1 juk6moral education
- 及格kap6 gaak3to pass an exam or a test
- 掃蕩sou3 dong6(military) to mop up
- 吉日gat1 jat6propitious day
- 腳板goek3 baan2the sole of the foot
- 解鎖gaai2 so2to unlock
- 跳票tiu3 piu3(finance) (of a check) to bounce
- 錶肉biu1 juk2watch movement, the internal mechanisms of a watch
- 多士do1 si2toast (loanword)
- 士多si6 do1(dialect) store (loanword)
- 香檳hoeng1 ban1(loanword) champagne
- 墓園mou6 jyun4cemetery; graveyard
- 頂讓ding2 joeng6(Tw) to hand over (a business etc) for an agreed price
- 背語bui3 jyu5enigmatic language; insinuating language; argot; jargon; double talk; doublespeak
- 新丁san1 ding1new addition to a family (i.e. a birth)
- 下體haa6 tai2the lower part of the body (usu. a euphemism for the genitals)
- 殘殺caan4 saat3to massacre
- 落定lok6 deng6(verb) to pay a deposit
- 撞正zong6 zeng3to bump into someone or something just at that precise moment by coincidence; a head on collision
- 世交sai3 gaau1(long time) friend of the family
- 見食gin3 sik6food dish of a good value due to its size (spoken)
- 夜色je6 sik1night scene
- 燈泡dang1 paau1light bulb
- 前程cin4 cing4future (career etc) prospects
- 毛髮mou4 faat3hair
- 路障lou6 zoeng3roadblock
- 石碑sek6 bei1stele
- 滋生zi1 sang1to breed
- 度橋dok6 kiu2plotting
- 頓號deon6 hou6enumeration comma (、) (used to separate words or phrases in a list)
- 基座gei1 zo6underlay
- 停工ting4 gung1to stop work
- 嘆氣taan3 hei3to sigh
- 反向faan2 hoeng3opposite direction
- 監製gaam1 zai3to supervise the manufacture of
- 名師ming4 si1famous master
- 老土lou5 tou2old-fashioned; unstylish
- 大坑daai6 haang1Tai Hang District, Hong Kong
- 男排naam4 paai4men's volleyball
- 養病joeng5 beng6to recuperate
- 斷送dyun6 sung3to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc)
- 黃豆wong4 dau2soybean
- 得切dak1 cit3on time; in time
- 追星zeoi1 sing1to idolize a celebrity
- 木星muk6 sing1Jupiter (planet)
- 胸罩hung1 zaau3brassiere (underwear)
- 怨恨jyun3 han6to resent
- 石墨sek6 mak6black lead
- 水滾seoi2 gwan2(verb) water is boiling
- 直情zik6 cing4it's; really (spoken)
- 補時bou2 si4(sports) to extend the duration of a game (due to stoppages)
- 天兵tin1 bing1celestial soldier
- 托運tok3 wan6to consign (goods)
- 構圖kau3 tou4(art) composition
- 生滾saang1 gwan2(verb) to cook; to boil
- 波段bo1 dyun6wave band
- 意念ji3 nim6idea
- 入伍jap6 ng5to enter the army
- 黃牌wong4 paai2(sports) yellow card
- 金陵gam1 ling4pre-Han name for Nanjing
- 落空lok6 hung1to omit; to neglect (to do sth)
- 好勝hou3 sing3eager to win
- 點數dim2 sou3to count and check
- 勾當ngau1 dong3shady business
- 風趣fung1 ceoi3charm
- 發福faat3 fuk1to put on weight
- 同鄉tung4 hoeng1person from the same hometown or home region
- 天災tin1 zoi1natural disaster
- 特價dak6 gaa3special price
- 包袱baau1 fuk6wrapping cloth
- 休養jau1 joeng5to recuperate
- 眾數zung3 sou3(statistics) mode
- 血色hyut3 sik1color (of one's skin, a sign of good health)
- 有加jau5 gaa1extremely (placed after verb or adjective)
- 同聲tung4 sing1Same tone, point of view, idea
- 抱負pou5 fu6aspiration
- 簡陋gaan2 lau6simple and crude
- 白菜baak6 coi3Chinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)
- 上流soeng6 lau4upper class
- 戲言hei3 jin4joking matter
- 購入kau3 jap6to buy; to acquire
- 用詞jung6 ci4usage (of a term)
- 救傷gau3 soeng1to save the injured
- 力道lik6 dou6strength
- 坐車co5 ce1to take the car, bus, train etc
- 上堂soeng5 tong4(verb) to go to a class; to go to court
- 叛國bun6 gwok3treason
- 九巴gau2 baa1Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) (abbr. for 九龍巴士|九龙巴士)
- 撕裂si1 lit6to tear; to rip apart
- 年華nin4 waa4years
- 避孕bei6 jan6contraception
- 耐用noi6 jung6durable
- 白費baak6 fai3to waste (one's energy etc)
- 艱巨gaan1 geoi6variant of 艱鉅|艰巨[jian1 ju4]
- 雄厚hung4 hau5substantial; robust; ample; abundant
- 仙人sin1 jan4Daoist immortal
- 積雪zik1 syut3snow
- 考據haau2 geoi3textual criticism
- 接棒zip3 paang5to take the baton in a relay race