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- 眼緊ngaan5 gan2to be in anger; green with envy; stingy
- 贖金suk6 gam1ransom
- 流速lau4 cuk1flow speed
- 族譜zuk6 pou2genealogical record
- 試吓si3 haa5To give it a try
- 兇猛hung1 maang5fierce
- 散賣saan2 maai6selling in parts or separately
- 細路sai3 lou6(slang) kids, children; child; kid
- 預兆jyu6 siu6omen
- 人際jan4 zai3human relationships
- 韻味wan5 mei6implicit charm in rhyme or sound
- 稻米dou6 mai5rice (crop)
- 上官soeng6 gun1two-character surname Shangguan
- 鞭打bin1 daa2to whip
- 乞討hat1 tou2to beg
- 歡心fun1 sam1favor
- 雷氣leoi4 hei3courage (spoken)
- 順住seon6 zyu6along
- 斗令dau2 ling2describes the amount of money – a small amount
- 黑心hak1 sam1ruthless and lacking in conscience
- 橄欖gaam3 laam2Chinese olive
- 水彩seoi2 coi2watercolor
- 巡遊ceon4 jau4to cruise
- 自重zi6 zung6to conduct oneself with dignity
- 大計daai6 gai3large scale program of lasting importance
- 街邊gaai1 bin1street side
- 銀獎ngan4 zoeng2silver medal
- 高強gou1 koeng4excellent
- 本位bun2 wai6(economics) standard; benchmark (as in 金本位[jin1 ben3 wei4] "gold standard")
- 谷古guk1 gu2cocoa (loanword)
- 寬頻fun1 pan4broadband
- 釋義sik1 ji6the meaning of sth
- 隨口ceoi4 hau2(speak) without thinking the matter through
- 朝拜ciu4 baai3to worship
- 序號zeoi6 hou6ordinal number
- 減刑gaam2 jing4to reduce penalty
- 輸家syu1 gaa1loser (as opposed to winner 贏家|赢家[ying2 jia1])
- 國號gwok3 hou6official name of a nation (includes dynastic names of China: 漢|汉[Han4], 唐[Tang2] etc)
- 透鏡tau3 geng3lens (optics)
- 須知seoi1 zi1key information
- 槍斃coeng1 bai6to execute by firing squad
- 告假gou3 gaa3to apply
- 約莫joek3 mok2to estimate; to guess
- 吸力kap1 lik6(physics) attractive force (gravitational, magnetic, electrostatic etc)
- 先人sin1 jan4ancestor; forefather
- 抽屜cau1 tai3drawer
- 補藥bou2 joek6tonic
- 佛門fat6 mun4Buddhism
- 加壓gaa1 aat3to pressurize
- 戰況zin3 fong3battlefield situation
- 操守cou1 sau2personal integrity
- 刷牙caat3 ngaa4to brush one's teeth
- 導引dou6 jan5same as 引導|引导[yin3 dao3]
- 俄文ngo4 man2Russian language
- 裝設zong1 cit3to install
- 牙關ngaa4 gwaan1jaw
- 補票bou2 piu3to buy or upgrade a ticket after boarding a train, boat etc
- 靠攏kaau3 lung5to draw close to
- 青草cing1 cou2grass
- 伊拉克ji1 laai1 hak1Iraq
- 走冰zau2 bing1without ice (usually used when placing orders for drinks)
- 大圍daai6 wai4the name of a place in Hong Kong: Tai Wai
- 禪師sim4 si1honorific title for a Buddhist monk
- 輾轉zin2 zyun2to toss about in bed
- 開山hoi1 saan1to cut into a mountain (to open a mine)
- 志向zi3 hoeng3ambition
- 容顏jung4 ngaan4mien
- 保額bou2 ngaak2sum insured; amount insured (abbr. for 保險金額|保险金额[bao3 xian3 jin1 e2])
- 起勁hei2 ging3energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic
- 吸格kap1 gaak3using a bounced cheque to commit fraud [colloquial]
- 狗牙gau2 ngaa4zig-zagged; jagged (spoken)
- 只不過zi2 bat1 gwo3only; merely; nothing but; no more than
- 焦急ziu1 gap1anxiety
- 獨一無二duk6 jat1 mou4 ji6(idiom) unique; unmatched; unrivalled
- 收服sau1 fuk6to subdue
- 繁雜faan4 zaap6many; diverse
- 專權zyun1 kyun4autocracy
- 受罰sau6 fat6to receive punishment
- 經書ging1 syu1classic books in Confucianism
- 收檔sau1 dong3(v.) to close your business for the day; to stop doing something forever; to shut down your business forever.
- 主治zyu2 zi6(Medical term)Specialty of…
- 冰水bing1 seoi2iced water
- 騰出tang4 ceot1to make (some time or space) available (for sb)
- 暗格am3 gaak3noun; secret compartment
- 乘法sing4 faat3multiplication
- 爬山paa4 saan1to go for a hike (esp. in the hills or mountains)
- 燒餅siu1 beng2baked sesame seed-coated cake
- 索帶sok3 daai2cable tie
- 勇猛jung5 maang5bold and powerful
- 助詞zo6 ci4(linguistics) auxiliary word; function word; particle
- 受惠sau6 wai6to benefit
- 鬧鐘naau6 zung1alarm clock
- 家嚴gaa1 jim4(polite) my father
- 行埋haang4 maai4describes the situation where two individuals have entered into a relationship; to have sex
- 硬漢ngaang6 hon3man of steel
- 移師ji4 si1to move troops to
- 幹道gon3 dou6arterial road
- 損毀syun2 wai2to damage; to wreck; to destroy
- 配搭pui3 daap3matching; accompany
- 白眼baak6 ngaan5to give sb a dirty look; to cast a supercilious glance
- 喉舌hau4 sit3mouthpiece
- 垂死seoi4 sei2dying
- 參拜caam1 baai3to formally call on
- 撤換cit3 wun6to dismiss and replace (sb)
- 木耳muk6 ji5wood ear; jelly ear (edible fungus)
- 熱忱jit6 sam4zeal
- 乞求hat1 kau4to beg
- 油煙jau4 jin1soot
- 無妨mou4 fong4no harm (in doing it)
- 蛋茶daan2 caa4Tea with egg
- 仿照fong2 ziu3to imitate
- 校花haau6 faa1the prettiest girl in the school (see also 校草[xiao4 cao3])
- 貼堂tip3 tong4(award) to post the outstanding and exemplary work of students such as excellent pictures on a bulletin board as an award
- 暗暗am3 am3secretly
- 悶熱mun6 jit6sultry
- 選情syun2 cing4the state of play in an election; the current state of a candidate's campaign
- 地利dei6 lei6favorable location
- 客源haak3 jyun4source of customers
- 外父ngoi6 fu2(noun) father-in-law (wife's father)
- 指正zi2 zing3to point out mistakes or weak points for correction
- 有損jau5 syun2to be harmful (to)
- 水煮seoi2 zyu2boiled [written and colloquial]
- 莫斯科mok6 si1 fo1Moscow, capital of Russia
- 小徑siu2 ging3alley; trail
- 父愛fu6 oi3paternal love
- 退讓teoi3 joeng6to move aside
- 火速fo2 cuk1at top speed
- 降職gong3 zik1to demote (to a lower rank)
- 一會兒jat1 wui6 ji4a moment
- 朝氣ziu1 hei3vitality
- 真言zan1 jin4true statement
- 外務ngoi6 mou6foreign affairs
- 順位seon6 wai2rank
- 東吳dung1 ng4Eastern Wu (222-280)
- 傳道cyun4 dou6to lecture on doctrine
- 偏僻pin1 pik1remote
- 短訊dyun2 seon3SMS
- 萌芽mang4 ngaa4(of a seed) to germinate
- 風評fung1 ping4reputation
- 不雅bat1 ngaa5graceless
- 齊心cai4 sam1to be of one mind
- 難產naan4 caan2difficult birth
- 守清sau2 cing1to remain a widow
- 營商jing4 soeng1running a business [written and colloquial]
- 清香cing1 hoeng1sweet scent
- 先令sin1 ling2(loanword) shilling
- 曆法lik6 faat3calendar science
- 異物ji6 mat6rarity
- 發難faat3 naan6to rise in revolt
- 賤民zin6 man4social stratum below the level of ordinary people
- 轉校zyun3 haau6to transfer (school)
- 清澈cing1 cit3clear; limpid
- 下身haa6 san1lower part of the body
- 土星tou2 sing1Saturn (planet)
- 海防hoi2 fong4Haiphong, a major port city in northern Vietnam
- 修剪sau1 zin2to prune
- 精進zing1 zeon3to forge ahead vigorously
- 西化sai1 faa3Westernization; Westernized
- 星體sing1 tai2(astronomy) celestial body (e.g. planets, moons)
- 墊底zin3 dai2to put sth on the bottom
- 診治can2 zi6to diagnose and treat
- 雄風hung4 fung1vigor
- 開導hoi1 dou6to talk sb round; to straighten sth out; to enlighten
- 狗賊gau2 caak6(insult) brigand
- 藉此zik6 ci2using this as a pretext; thereby
- 丞相sing4 soeng3the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles)
- 蒼老cong1 lou5old
- 斷斷dyun3 dyun3adj; faithful, absolute
- 阿哥aa3 go1(familiar) elder brother
- 平滑ping4 waat6flat and smooth
- 消沉siu1 cam4to sink into despondency
- 變通bin3 tung1pragmatic
- 鄉民hoeng1 man4villager
- 死症sei2 zing3incurable disease
- 夜香je6 hoeng1noun; night stool; night soil
- 打拼daa2 ping3to work hard
- 連忙lin4 mong4promptly; at once
- 跟斗gan1 dau2somersault
- 公敵gung1 dik6public enemy
- 野雞je5 gai1pheasant
- 都似dou1 ci5is also possible (usually used at the end of a sentence)
- 裁縫coi4 fung2to make an item of clothing
- 剋星hak1 sing1nemesis
- 好彩hou2 coi2(adjective) lucky; blessed; (adverb) luckily
- 潦草liu2 cou2slipshod; careless; slovenly
- 套料tou3 liu2to fish for information [colloquial]
- 爽神song2 san4(adjective) very refreshing; consciously pleasant; great spirit
- 飯堂faan6 tong4dining hall
- 藥廠joek6 cong2a pharmaceutical factory
- 監票gaam1 piu3to scrutinize balloting
- 財相coi4 soeng3minister of finance
- 停牌ting4 paai2suspended license
- 淘氣tou4 hei3naughty
- 臭水cau3 seoi2Lysol (a type of disinfectant)
- 務使mou6 si2to ensure, must
- 關帝gwaan1 dai3Guan Yu; a Chinese military general who was deified as a God and is revered by many Chinese people for his bravery and loyalty
- 太平洋taai3 ping4 joeng4Pacific Ocean
- 口密hau4 mat6tight-lipped, someone who doesn't like talking or gossiping; good in keeping secret
- 貼現tip3 jin6discount
- 菜刀coi3 dou1vegetable knife