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- 年曆nin4 lik6calendar
- 小費siu2 fai3tip
- 神社san4 se5(historical) shrine or altar for sacrifices to local or ancestral deities (in ancient China)
- 雜質zaap6 zat1impurity
- 字型zi6 jing4font
- 升調sing1 diu6to promote to a higher post
- 盛產sing6 caan2to produce in abundance
- 調升diu6 sing1to promote
- 凌辱ling4 juk6to insult
- 貴利gwai3 lei2(noun) usury; loan sharking
- 特准dak6 zeon2to give special approval
- 水性seoi2 sing3swimming ability
- 面相min6 soeng3facial features
- 鄉試hoeng1 si5the triennial provincial imperial exam during the Ming and Qing
- 打鬥daa2 dau3to fight
- 深色sam1 sik1dark
- 中樞zung1 syu1center; hub
- 水星seoi2 sing1(astronomy) Mercury
- 彈奏taan4 zau3to play (musical instrument, esp. string)
- 炸兩zaa3 loeng2(Cantonese cuisine) zhaliang, rice noodle rolls 腸粉|肠粉[chang2 fen3] stuffed with youtiao 油條|油条[you2 tiao2]
- 賄賂kui2 lou6to bribe
- 毅力ngai6 lik6perseverance
- 特此dak6 ci2hereby
- 異心ji6 sam1disloyalty
- 節錄zit3 luk6to extract
- 馬尿maa5 niu6(fig.) (derog.) beer or other alcoholic drink (esp. cheap or poor-quality)
- 筷子faai3 zi2chopsticks
- 愛河oi3 ho4the river of love
- 盜取dou6 ceoi2to steal (including identity theft, credit card fraud or theft of computer account)
- 監頭gaam1 tau2head of prison officer (spoken)
- 專治zyun1 zi6(of medicine) to use specifically for the treatment of
- 德士dak1 si6(Singapore, Malaysia) taxi (loanword)
- 對年deoi3 nin4first anniversary
- 冰凍bing1 dung3to freeze
- 寂靜zik6 zing6quiet
- 臨場lam4 coeng4to be at the scene (sitting for an exam, performing, competing, giving directions etc)
- 雜物zaap6 mat6junk
- 伯父baak3 fu6father's elder brother
- 訂婚ding6 fan1to get engaged
- 差價caa1 gaa3difference in price
- 黃土wong4 tou2loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China)
- 先母sin1 mou5(literary) my late mother
- 預賽jyu6 coi3preliminary competition
- 阿福aa3 fuk1stupid person (spoken)
- 苦主fu2 zyu2(old) the family of the victim in a murder case
- 開價hoi1 gaa3to quote a price
- 推牆teoi1 coeng4literally: to push a wall; to have sex up against a wall [colloquial]
- 復工fuk6 gung1to return to work (after a stoppage)
- 鎮守zan3 sau2(of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend
- 白食baak6 sik6(someone who) makes no contribution; to eat without paying
- 高下gou1 haa6relative superiority (better or worse, stronger or weaker, above or below etc)
- 巔峰din1 fung1summit
- 雄心hung4 sam1great ambition
- 懲治cing4 zi6to punish
- 觸角zuk1 gok3antenna; feeler (esp. of arthropods)
- 張口zoeng1 hau2to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc)
- 海馬hoi2 maa5(zoology) sea horse
- 口福hau2 fuk1happy knack for chancing upon fine food
- 真菌zan1 kwan2fungi
- 外傷ngoi6 soeng1injury
- 平房ping4 fong4see 平房區|平房区[Ping2 fang2 Qu1]
- 野餐je5 caan1picnic
- 構件kau3 gin2member
- 盤球pun4 kau4(sports) to dribble
- 羈押gei1 aat3to detain
- 爆笑baau3 siu3to burst out laughing
- 上風soeng6 fung1on the up
- 鐵礦tit3 kwong3iron ore
- 呵護ho1 wu6to bless
- 開檔hoi1 dong3the opening of a business
- 僵局goeng1 guk6impasse
- 好味hou2 mei6tasty or delicious
- 拉攏laai1 lung5to rope in
- 課室fo3 sat1classroom
- 先秦sin1 ceon4pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC
- 水印seoi2 jan3watermark
- 天平tin1 ping4scales (to weigh things)
- 準星zeon2 sing1front sight (firearms)
- 藥水joek6 seoi2medicine in liquid form
- 肉參juk6 sam1a hostage
- 抽離cau1 lei4to remove
- 唱票coeng3 piu3to read ballot slips out loud
- 手甲sau2 gaap3(noun) finger nail
- 暑期syu2 kei4summer vacation time
- 回軟wui4 jyun5the financial pricing declines from a high level
- 半場bun3 coeng4half of a game or contest
- 掛鐘gwaa3 zung1wall clock
- 粗糙cou1 cou3crude
- 骨氣gwat1 hei3unyielding character
- 食言sik6 jin4to break one's promise
- 守時sau2 si4punctual
- 短工dyun2 gung1temporary job
- 火急fo2 gap1extremely urgent
- 針織zam1 zik1knitting
- 手銬sau2 kaau3manacles
- 盈餘jing4 jyu4surplus
- 隱約jan2 joek3vague; faint; indistinct
- 體裁tai2 coi4genre
- 溶劑jung4 zai1solvent
- 衝浪cung1 long6to surf
- 在旁zoi6 pong4alongside
- 爆滿baau3 mun5filled to capacity (of theater, stadium, gymnasium etc)
- 名利ming4 lei6fame and profit
- 耐力noi6 lik6endurance
- 從影cung4 jing2to make movies
- 吸氣kap1 hei3to inhale; to breathe in
- 三味saam1 mei2three types of flavours [written and colloquial]
- 剷除caan2 ceoi4to root out; to eradicate; to sweep away; to abolish
- 大嫂daai6 sou2older brother's wife
- 登報dang1 bou3to publish in the newspapers
- 退換teoi3 wun6to exchange (a purchased item)
- 裝香zong1 hoeng1present incense to ancestors or the dead
- 樂手ngok6 sau2instrumental performer
- 纖細cim1 sai3fine
- 王妃wong4 fei1princess (in Europe)
- 換算wun6 syun3to convert
- 夜市je6 si5night market
- 問話man6 waa6to ask sb a question
- 發芽faat3 ngaa4(of a seed) to germinate
- 貨色fo3 sik1goods
- 公餘gung1 jyu4after work; personal time
- 香片hoeng1 pin2jasmine tea
- 盜墓dou6 mou6to rob a tomb
- 閃爍sim2 soek3to glisten; to glitter; to twinkle; to flicker
- 新曆san1 lik6Gregorian calendar
- 清場cing1 coeng4to clear (a place)
- 精讀zing1 duk6to read carefully and thoroughly
- 切開cit3 hoi1to cut off
- 處事cyu5 si6to handle affairs; to deal with matters
- 班底baan1 dai2(theater) (originally) non-leading actors; supporting cast; (now) key members of a production team (actors, directors, writers etc)
- 惡棍ok3 gwan3scoundrel; rogue; bully; villain
- 血庫hyut3 fu3blood bank
- 腳眼goek3 ngaan5(human body part) (noun) ankle
- 拖車to1 ce1to tow
- 求情kau4 cing4to plea for leniency
- 肆意si3 ji3wantonly
- 煙肉jin1 juk6bacon
- 短語dyun2 jyu5phrase (grammar)
- 出賽ceot1 coi3to compete
- 口碑hau2 bei1public praise
- 電容din6 jung4capacitance
- 失信sat1 seon3to break a promise
- 氣色hei3 sik1complexion
- 神童san4 tung4child prodigy
- 內情noi6 cing4inside story
- 慘烈caam2 lit6bitter
- 幫拖bong1 to1verb; to help or assist
- 箭頭zin3 tau4arrowhead
- 晒相saai3 soeng2to develop photographs
- 佐證zo3 zing3evidence
- 停靠ting4 kaau3to call at
- 互信wu6 seon3mutual trust
- 每逢mui5 fung4every time
- 寬大fun1 daai6spacious
- 用功jung6 gung1diligent
- 神沙san4 saa1cents (monetary)
- 失神sat1 san4absent-minded
- 盤旋pun4 syun4to spiral
- 批文pai1 man4official written ruling in response to a submission
- 鋼筆gong3 bat1fountain pen
- 千秋cin1 cau1a thousand years
- 恩典jan1 din2favor
- 聲價sing1 gaa3reputation
- 中上zung1 soeng6above average; better than average
- 月曆jyut6 lik6monthly calendar
- 拜拜baai1 baai3(loanword) bye-bye
- 月食jyut6 sik6lunar eclipse
- 收皮sau1 pei4piss off
- 南音naam4 jam1Cantonese Naamyam, a traditional singing dialect or tone
- 公費gung1 fai3at public expense
- 抽簽cau1 cim1to draw lots
- 和味wo4 mei6(adj.) delicious; describes a good business agreement with a lucrative profit, i.e. a sweet deal.
- 世運sai3 wan6World Games (abbr. for 世界運動會|世界运动会[Shi4 jie4 Yun4 dong4 hui4])
- 寒冬hon4 dung1cold winter
- 識見sik1 gin3knowledge and experience
- 筆戰bat1 zin3written polemics
- 遲緩ci4 wun6slow
- 北角bak1 gok3North Point district of Hong Kong
- 面熟min6 suk6to look familiar
- 動心dung6 sam1to be moved
- 劃位waak6 wai2(Tw) to divide up an area
- 義舉ji6 geoi2(noun) majestic deed; a beneficial action for the public good
- 龍眼lung4 ngaan5longan fruit
- 油器jau4 hei3deep fried food (especially ones in congee shop)
- 遲疑ci4 ji4to hesitate
- 途經tou4 ging1to pass through
- 切片cit3 pin2to slice
- 小氣siu2 hei3stingy
- 食量sik6 loeng6quantity of food one eats; food intake
- 鋒利fung1 lei6sharp (e.g. knife blade)
- 焊接hon5 zip3to weld
- 就位zau6 wai6adj; to get into position or formation; to fall in place
- 冷飯laang5 faan6(noun) leftover rice or meal
- 待慢doi6 maan6to keep people waiting; to not provide good services
- 失重sat1 cung5weightlessness
- 超載ciu1 zoi3to overload
- 咳嗽kat1 sau3to cough
- 收錢sau1 cin2to receive money; to collect money
- 標書biu1 syu1bid or tender submission or delivery
- 議政ji5 zing3to discuss politics