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- 客家haak3 gaa1Hakka ethnic group, a subgroup of the Han that in the 13th century migrated from northern China to the south
- 物欲mat6 juk6material desire
- 起先hei2 sin1at first; in the beginning
- 複賽fuk1 coi3(sports) semifinal or quarterfinal
- 高湯gou1 tong1clear soup
- 煙通jin1 tung1chimney
- 政要zing3 jiu3important political leader
- 方塊fong1 faai3cube; block; square
- 乘機sing4 gei1to take the opportunity
- 土豪tou2 hou4local tyrant
- 阻塞zo2 sak1to block
- 救火gau3 fo2to put out a fire
- 馬季maa5 gwai3horse racing season
- 捏造nip6 zou6to make up
- 追封zeoi1 fung1to confer a posthumous title
- 發布faat3 bou3to release
- 兩旁loeng5 pong4both sides; either side
- 黨務dong2 mou6party affairs
- 隨行ceoi4 hang4to accompany
- 頭皮tau4 pei4scalp
- 手感sau2 gam2the feel (of sth touched with the hand)
- 善事sin6 si6good deeds
- 不獨bat1 duk6not only
- 絕境zyut6 ging2desperate straits
- 驚嘆ging1 taan3to exclaim in admiration
- 爛玩laan6 waan2to play
- 落畫lok6 waa2screening finishes for a movie (spoken)
- 法術faat3 seot6magic
- 籃子laam4 zi2basket
- 菜館coi3 gun2(dialect) restaurant
- 半路bun3 lou2halfway
- 收銀sau1 ngan2to receive payment
- 休克jau1 hak1(medicine) (loanword) shock; to go into shock
- 烹飪paang1 jam6cooking; culinary arts
- 微薄mei4 bok6scanty
- 問號man6 hou6question mark (punct.)
- 專著zyun1 zyu3monograph
- 音色jam1 sik1tone
- 照常ziu3 soeng4as usual
- 花草faa1 cou2flowers and plants
- 抒情syu1 cing4to express emotion
- 戰力zin3 lik6military strength
- 軍醫gwan1 ji1military doctor
- 短裙dyun2 kwan4a mini-skirt
- 假話gaa2 waa2a lie
- 緊要gan2 jiu3critical
- 榜首bong2 sau2top of the list
- 青口ceng1 hau2mussel
- 爭氣zaang1 hei3to work hard for sth
- 糾結gau2 git3to intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with)
- 肥沃fei4 juk1fertile
- 借故ze3 gu3to find an excuse
- 土語tou2 jyu5dialect
- 援手wun4 sau2assistance; a helping hand
- 羅盤lo4 pun4compass
- 常客soeng4 haak3frequent visitor
- 任食jam6 sik6All-you-can-eat; Eat whatever you like
- 氣頂hei3 ding2feeling of resentment; difficulty in breathing
- 註解zyu3 gaai2to annotate
- 接壤zip3 joeng6to border on
- 寶庫bou2 fu3treasure-house
- 古物gu2 mat6antique
- 決口kyut3 hau2(of a watercourse) to breach its banks
- 羅致lo4 zi3to employ
- 放監fong3 gaam1verb; discharged from prison, release from the jail
- 腳趾goek3 zi2toe
- 隱秘jan2 bei3secret; hidden
- 驅散keoi1 saan3to disperse (a crowd etc)
- 象形zoeng6 jing4pictogram
- 彷彿fong2 fat1to seem; as if; seemingly
- 請勿cing2 mat6please don't
- 賠錢pui4 cin2to lose money; to suffer a financial loss
- 常任soeng4 jam6permanent
- 掏出tou4 ceot1to fish out
- 簡略gaan2 loek6simple
- 生蛇saang1 se4varicella-zoster virus
- 佣金jung2 gam1commission
- 自居zi6 geoi1to consider oneself as
- 協辦hip3 baan6to assist
- 磚頭zyun1 tau4brick
- 約略joek3 loek2approximate
- 份量fan6 loeng6variant of 分量[fen4 liang5]
- 水牛seoi2 ngau4water buffalo
- 低燒dai1 siu1a low fever (up to 38°C)
- 養子joeng5 zi2adopted son
- 攀登paan1 dang1to climb
- 醒你sing2 nei5give you for free (spoken)
- 敬愛ging3 oi3to respect and love; to hold in high esteem
- 發燒友faat3 siu1 jau2fan
- 海皮hoi2 pei4(noun) seaside; shoreline; shore; Mandarin slang term for 'happy'
- 過問gwo3 man6to show an interest in
- 識做sik1 zou6'Smart - knows what to do' (usually said in a complimentary way to describe someone who knows how to behave appropriately in a certain situation or is very skilful in handling tricky circumstances); to be tactful; to be suave
- 舞場mou5 coeng4dance hall
- 中產zung1 caan2middle class
- 屢次leoi5 ci3repeatedly
- 舉世geoi2 sai3throughout the world
- 相切soeng1 cit3(math.) to be tangential to each other
- 欣慰jan1 wai3to be gratified
- 有味jau5 mei6tasty
- 巨變geoi6 bin3great changes
- 獨居duk6 geoi1to live alone
- 久遠gau2 jyun5lasting; enduring; extending over a long period of time
- 滿口mun5 hau2a full mouth of (sth tangible)
- 餐具caan1 geoi6tableware; dinner service
- 怪罪gwaai3 zeoi6to blame
- 老爆lou5 baau3burglary; to burgle
- 輕率hing1 seot1cavalier
- 暴走bou6 zau2out of control
- 受騙sau6 pin3to be cheated
- 審慎sam2 san6prudent; cautious
- 藥方joek6 fong1prescription
- 觀鳥gun1 niu5birdwatching
- 亡國mong4 gwok3(of a nation) to be destroyed; to be subjugated
- 騙取pin3 ceoi2to gain by cheating
- 伊麪ji1 min6e-fu noodles, a type of wheat noodles eaten by Cantonese
- 擺動baai2 dung6to sway
- 扶植fu4 zik6to foster
- 大話daai6 waa6(noun) a lie (this means 'big talk' in Mandarin)
- 後盾hau6 teon5support; backing
- 肅清suk1 cing1to purge
- 食風sik6 fung1taking advantage of wind direction or speed
- 河套ho4 tou3the Great Bend of the Yellow River in Inner Mongolia
- 紅心hung4 sam1heart ♥ (in card games)
- 客棧haak3 zaan2tavern
- 撤軍cit3 gwan1to withdraw troops
- 肥皂fei4 zou6soap
- 辭世ci4 sai3(literary) to pass away; to die; to depart from this world
- 卻步koek3 bou6to step back
- 爛數laan6 sou3bad debt (spoken)
- 對不起deoi3 bat1 hei2I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon
- 番號faan1 hou6number of military unit
- 落班lok6 baan1off work; finish work (spoken)
- 佛經fat6 ging1Buddhist texts; Buddhist scripture
- 惡報ok3 bou3karmic retribution (resulting from evil deeds, in contrast to karmic reward 好報|好报[hao3 bao4])
- 仙境sin1 ging2fairyland
- 送貨sung3 fo3to deliver goods
- 古板gu2 baan2outmoded
- 腹瀉fuk1 se3diarrhea
- 親民can1 man4in touch with the people
- 搭夠daap3 gau3to gather enough to make up for the amount it is short by
- 扳機baan2 gei1(gun) trigger
- 政令zing3 ling6government decree
- 不勝bat1 sing1cannot bear or stand
- 法老faat3 lou5pharaoh (loanword)
- 冷親laang5 can1catch a cold
- 沙場saa1 coeng4sandpit
- 靈異ling4 ji6deity
- 西面sai1 min6west side
- 座落zo6 lok6variant of 坐落[zuo4 luo4]
- 如許jyu4 heoi2(literary) like this
- 謝絕ze6 zyut6to refuse politely
- 案底on3 dai2criminal record
- 中意zung1 ji3Sino-Italian
- 精湛zing1 zaam3consummate
- 強悍koeng4 hon5tough
- 軟水jyun5 seoi2soft water (cf. 硬水[ying4 shui3], hard water)
- 拆開caak3 hoi1to dismantle
- 標榜biu1 bong2to flaunt
- 碰見pung3 gin3to run into
- 報失bou3 sat1report the loss to the authorities concerned
- 商談soeng1 taam4to confer
- 行雷haang4 leoi4(v.) thunder.
- 雖則seoi1 zak1nevertheless
- 刻板hak1 baan2stiff
- 犀牛sai1 ngau4rhinoceros
- 獨身duk6 san1unmarried; single
- 命硬meng6 ngaang6to be able to survive through the roughs and the toughs; someone who is hard to kill [colloquial]
- 應邀jing3 jiu1at sb's invitation
- 稿件gou2 gin2piece of writing submitted for publication; manuscript; article
- 座鐘zo6 zung1desk clock
- 呻吟san1 jam4to moan; to groan
- 自責zi6 zaak3to blame oneself
- 醉酒zeoi3 zau2to get drunk
- 單親daan1 can1single parent
- 貪心taam1 sam1greedy
- 石膏sek6 gou1gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O)
- 得勝dak1 sing3to triumph over an opponent
- 日產jat6 caan2Nissan, Japanese car make
- 外幣ngoi6 bai6foreign currency
- 成見sing4 gin3preconceived idea
- 磁力ci4 lik6magnetic force
- 百越baak3 jyut6Baiyue, generic term for southern ethnic groups
- 團購tyun4 kau3group buying
- 平分ping4 fan1to divide evenly
- 失主sat1 zyu2owner of sth lost or stolen
- 船夫syun4 fu1boatman
- 印製jan3 zai3to print
- 情誼cing4 ji4friendship; camaraderie
- 散開saan3 hoi1to separate
- 權衡kyun4 hang4to consider
- 獎杯zoeng2 bui1trophy cup
- 夜鬼je6 gwai2a night owl (a person who often stay up until very late at night)
- 肝炎gon1 jim4hepatitis
- 觸手zuk1 sau2tentacle
- 理髮lei5 faat3to get a haircut; to have one's hair done
- 法門faat3 mun4gate to enlightment (Buddhism)
- 虛幻heoi1 waan6imaginary
- 超時ciu1 si4to exceed the time limit
- 包辦baau1 baan6to undertake to do everything by oneself
- 參演caam1 jin2to take part in a performance; to appear in (a movie etc)