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- 裁軍coi4 gwan1disarmament
- 升格sing1 gaak3promotion
- 伏特fuk6 dak6(loanword) volt
- 聲納sing1 naap6sonar (loanword)
- 周旋zau1 syun4to mix with others
- 樹皮syu6 pei4tree bark
- 貴妃gwai3 fei1senior concubine
- 和暖wo4 nyun5pleasantly warm (weather)
- 殘缺caan4 kyut3badly damaged
- 勞累lou4 leoi6tired
- 眼色ngaan5 sik1signal made with one's eyes
- 松樹cung4 syu6pine
- 總編zung2 pin1chief editor (of newspaper)
- 致歉zi3 hip3to apologize; to express regret
- 背角bui6 gok3remote (place)
- 景物ging2 mat6scenery
- 針灸zam1 gau3acupuncture and moxibustion
- 找到zaau2 dou3to find
- 巴結baa1 git3to fawn on
- 花炮faa1 paau3firecracker
- 卵子leon2 zi2ovum
- 樂譜ngok6 pou2a musical score
- 玉女juk6 neoi5beautiful woman
- 煎熬zin1 ngou4to suffer
- 僵硬goeng1 ngaang6stiff; rigid
- 拖慢to1 maan6to retard
- 站崗zaam6 gong1to stand guard
- 作罷zok3 baa6to drop (subject etc)
- 掃黃sou3 wong4campaign against pornography
- 湯藥tong1 joek6tisane
- 調換diu6 wun6to exchange
- 諸事zyu1 si6everything
- 疾苦zat6 fu2pain and difficulties
- 傾銷king1 siu1to dump (goods, products)
- 面值min6 zik6face value
- 升旗sing1 kei4to raise a flag
- 網店mong5 dim3online shop
- 超模ciu1 mou4supermodel
- 牌坊paai4 fong1memorial arch
- 密閉mat6 bai3sealed
- 魚露jyu4 lou6fish sauce
- 伯樂baak3 lok6Bole (a man who lived during Spring and Autumn Period, reputed to be able to spot a good horse)
- 加碼gaa1 maa5to ratchet up
- 師姐si1 ze2senior female fellow student or apprentice
- 淨高zing6 gou1(architecture) clear height; vertical clearance (from the floor to the lowest hanging object, such as a beam, pipe or ceiling)
- 默許mak6 heoi2to accept tacitly
- 薪金san1 gam1salary
- 快測faai3 caak1rapid testing; (esp.) rapid antigen testing
- 膽識daam2 sik1courage and insight
- 煙雨jin1 jyu5misty rain
- 生積saang1 zik1chronic indigestion in children whereby the nutrition is poorly absorbed by the body, resulting in malnutrition
- 老廟lou5 miu2Temple street, a street in Hong Kong [colloquial]
- 男校naam4 haau6all-boys school
- 尊稱zyun1 cing1to address sb deferentially
- 話梅waa6 mui4plum candy
- 同齡tung4 ling4of the same age
- 慘死caam2 sei2to die tragically
- 紙樣zi2 joeng2paper pattern as model in dressmaking
- 中資zung1 zi1Chinese capital
- 即席zik1 zik6impromptu
- 河粉ho2 fan2hor fun, a type of wide, flat rice noodle
- 懦夫no6 fu1coward
- 稀土hei1 tou2rare earth (chemistry)
- 咬草ngaau5 cou2to smoke weed [colloquial]
- 食價sik6 gaa3price cheating; scalping (trading)
- 北帝bak1 dai3The Northern Emperor, a Chinese mythical god
- 路祭lou6 zai3to offer sacrifices on the route of a funeral procession
- 恩賜jan1 ci3to bestow (favors, charity etc)
- 跌幅dit3 fuk1decline (in value)
- 影帶jing2 daai2video cassette
- 奠基din6 gei1to lay a foundation
- 時序si4 zeoi6timing (of a signal or sequence)
- 遮蓋ze1 goi3to hide
- 摯友zi3 jau5intimate friend
- 春色ceon1 sik1colors of spring
- 老套lou5 tou2hackneyed
- 面議min6 ji5to bargain face-to-face
- 例牌lai6 paai2the usual; the standard; often used in ordering meals where it means the standard or normal quantity or dish(s)
- 口爽hau2 song2words slipped or spoken without thoughts
- 親善can1 sin6goodwill
- 初吻co1 man5First kiss
- 食煙sik6 jin1(phrasal verb) to have a smoke; to smoke (a cigarette
- 尊崇zyun1 sung4to revere
- 翻盤faan1 pun2to make a comeback
- 失禁sat1 gam3to lose control of one's bladder or bowels; incontinent
- 光圈gwong1 hyun1aperture
- 碰巧pung3 haau2by chance
- 索性sok3 sing3you might as well (do it)
- 附則fu6 zak1supplementary provision
- 唐裝tong4 zong1Tang suit (traditional Chinese jacket)
- 翻滾faan1 gwan2to roll
- 新淨san1 zeng6new and clean
- 加蓬gaa1 pung4Gabon
- 身兼san1 gim1holding two jobs simultaneously
- 親臨can1 lam4to visit in person; to personally attend
- 佈道bou3 dou6sermon
- 死撐sei2 caang3persist on one's action even knowing it's wrong (spoken)
- 海星hoi2 sing1starfish
- 募捐mou6 gyun1to solicit contributions; to collect donations
- 羣眾kwan4 zung3The masses
- 豪雨hou4 jyu5violent rain (e.g. due to monsoon or typhoon)
- 抽油cau1 jau2soy sauce
- 老遠lou5 jyun5very far away
- 爆廠baau3 cong2(adjective) a factory is full of products and no more space (verb) to explore a factory (verb) to rob a factory
- 解構gaai2 kau3to deconstruct
- 馬術maa5 seot6equestrianism
- 老積lou5 zik1(adj.) describes a young person or a child who behaves and thinks in a mature way; a young but worldly person
- 警隊ging2 deoi2police force
- 福星fuk1 sing1mascot
- 賣身maai6 san1to prostitute oneself
- 紙皮zi2 pei4(noun) paperboard; cardboard; leatheroid
- 切口cit3 hau2incision
- 早知zou2 zi1to know in advance
- 苦心fu2 sam1painstaking effort
- 均勢gwan1 sai3equilibrium of forces
- 誘因jau5 jan1cause
- 丹心daan1 sam1loyal heart
- 鼎盛ding2 sing6thriving
- 酒保zau2 bou2barman
- 愛戀oi3 lyun2in love with
- 血親hyut3 can1kin
- 苦茶fu2 caa4Chinese herbal tea
- 英鎊jing1 bong2pound sterling
- 佛系fat6 hai6(neologism, attested by 2017) (coll.) chill about everything (typically used to describe young people who don't buy into aspirational society)
- 遣送hin2 sung3to send away
- 道謝dou6 ze6to express thanks
- 鹽酸jim4 syun1hydrochloric acid
- 電匯din6 wui6telegraphic transfer (TT)
- 溪流kai1 lau4stream
- 朗誦long5 zung6to read aloud with expression
- 潛逃cim4 tou4to abscond
- 真摯zan1 zi3sincere
- 驚異ging1 ji6amazed
- 激流gik1 lau4torrent
- 逃逸tou4 jat6to escape
- 益智jik1 zi3to grow the intellect
- 彈鐘daan6 zung1to turn down the prostitute that one has been given and asking for a replacement to be sent instead [colloquial]
- 容下jung4 haa6to hold
- 民運man4 wan6civil transport
- 藝能ngai6 nang4artistic skill
- 印支jan3 zi1abbr. for 印度支那[Yin4 du4 zhi1 na4]
- 安插on1 caap3to place in a certain position
- 失修sat1 sau1disrepair
- 醉人zeoi3 jan4intoxicating
- 送別sung3 bit6to see sb off; to bid farewell (to sb)
- 單層daan1 cang4single layer
- 糖環tong4 waan4(food) a fried Chinese rosette
- 火藥味fo2 joek6 mei6smell of gunpowder
- 筆跡bat1 zik1handwriting
- 鏡面geng3 min2surface of a mirror
- 潮水ciu4 seoi2tide
- 禁軍gam3 gwan1imperial guard
- 氣胸hei3 hung1pneumothorax (medicine)
- 炸雞zaa3 gai1fried chicken
- 打滾daa2 gwan2to roll about
- 偷懶tau1 laan5to be lazy when effort is expected; to slack off
- 趕忙gon2 mong4to hurry
- 賬面zoeng3 min2an item in accounts
- 炒更caau2 gaang1to moonlight
- 打牌daa2 paai2to play mahjong or cards
- 檢定gim2 ding6a test
- 游雞jau4 gai1a loiterer [colloquial]
- 海景hoi2 ging2seascape
- 小生siu2 sang1young actors
- 淪落leon4 lok6to degenerate
- 優劣jau1 lyut3good and bad
- 一方面jat1 fong1 min6on the one hand
- 粗人cou1 jan4uneducated; unrefined person (spoken)
- 簽到cim1 dou3to register
- 天書tin1 syu1imperial edict
- 食客sik6 haak3diner (in a restaurant etc)
- 殺菌saat3 kwan2to kill germs
- 雪茄syut3 gaa1(loanword) cigar
- 紅葉hung4 jip6red autumnal leaves
- 才智coi4 zi3ability and wisdom
- 牆紙coeng4 zi2wallpaper
- 盡興zeon6 hing3to enjoy oneself to the full
- 人緣jan4 jyun4the quality of one's relationships with other people (e.g. 人緣好|人缘好[ren2 yuan2 hao3] "to be well liked")
- 分攤fan1 taan1to share (costs, responsibilities)
- 阿拉伯aa3 laai1 baak3Arabian
- 免提min5 tai4hands-free (telephone function)
- 海內hoi2 noi6the whole world
- 獎狀zoeng2 zong6prize certificate; certificate of merit
- 力作lik6 zok3to put effort into (work, farming, writing etc)
- 整傷zing2 soeng1to injure; to wound
- 雞春gai1 ceon1chicken egg
- 牙肉ngaa4 juk6gum (in the mouth)
- 交還gaau1 waan4to return sth
- 繃帶bang1 daai2(loanword) bandage
- 喘氣cyun2 hei3to breathe deeply; to pant; to gasp
- 家私gaa1 si1family property
- 晒冷saai3 laang1showhand (spoken)
- 監犯gaam1 faan2(noun) a prisoner; an inmate
- 埋口maai4 hau2wound healing and closing up; to close down (a business); to seal an opening
- 搜羅sau2 lo4to gather
- 血性hyut3 sing3brave
- 火柴人fo2 caai4 jan4stick figure; stick person
- 家常gaa1 soeng4the daily life of a family
- 帳面zoeng3 min2Book, accounts
- 盤查pun4 caa4to interrogate