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- 賽制coi3 zai3competition format; tournament system (e.g. round robin, single-elimination knockout etc)
- 照例ziu3 lai6as a rule
- 捉拿zuk1 naa4to arrest
- 叮噹ding1 dong1(onom.) ding dong
- 讀數duk6 sou3reading
- 蛋散daan6 saan2an ignoramus, useless person with no skills; Cantonese style fried dough twist, a type of snack
- 賭客dou2 haak3gambler
- 搶修coeng2 sau1to repair in a rush
- 細碼sai3 maa5small size (clothes)
- 釀造joeng6 zou6to brew
- 戒心gaai3 sam1vigilance
- 精練zing1 lin6(textiles) to scour
- 雄黃hung4 wong4realgar
- 範文faan6 man4(noun) writing sample or sample essay
- 熔岩jung4 ngaam4(geology) lava
- 扣查kau3 caa4to detain and question
- 情緣cing4 jyun4predestined love
- 閉館bai3 gun2(of libraries, museums etc) to be closed
- 暖流nyun5 lau4warm current
- 朱雀zyu1 zoek3(ancient Chinese astronomy) Zhuque, the Vermilion Bird (the southern quadrant of the sky)
- 燕麥jin3 mak6oats
- 醫書ji1 syu1medical book
- 魚骨jyu4 gwat1fish bone
- 謙卑him1 bei1humble
- 股息gu2 sik1dividend
- 妃子fei1 zi2imperial concubine
- 姦淫gaan1 jam4illicit sex
- 沒關係mut6 gwaan1 hai6it doesn't matter
- 可敬ho2 ging3venerable
- 閒談haan4 taam4to chat
- 輕巧hing1 haau2dexterous
- 放榜fong3 bong2verb; to publish a list of selected candidates, examination result
- 容身jung4 san1to find a place where one can fit in
- 正比zing3 bei2direct ratio
- 神色san4 sik1expression
- 收租sau1 zou1to collect rent
- 滿天mun5 tin1whole sky
- 癲癇din1 gaan2epilepsy
- 超值ciu1 zik6to be well worth the money one pays (for it); to be great value
- 撒但saat3 daan6variant of 撒旦[Sa1 dan4], Satan or Shaitan
- 索油sok3 jau4(slang) sexually-harassing someone by touching them physically; to make a pass at someone; to get fresh with somebody
- 降生gong3 sang1to be born
- 生息saang1 sik1to inhabit
- 藍本laam4 bun2blueprint
- 幫兇bong1 hung1variant of 幫凶|帮凶[bang1 xiong1]
- 結伴git3 bun6to go with sb
- 散彈saan2 daan2shot (for a shotgun); canister shot
- 唔通m4 tung1"could it be that…."; "don't tell me that…"; often used in a sentence to emphasize the rhetorical tone of a question, with a similar effect to adding 'surely….' to a question
- 油膩jau4 nei6greasy food; oily food
- 二胡ji6 wu2erhu (Chinese 2-string fiddle)
- 公轉gung1 zyun3orbital revolution
- 寬限fun1 haan6to extend (a deadline etc)
- 遮擋ze1 dong2to shelter
- 蔗糖ze3 tong4cane sugar
- 中階zung1 gaai1mid-level
- 獨力duk6 lik6all by oneself
- 掛彩gwaa3 coi2to decorate for festive occasions
- 桑拿song1 naa4(loanword) sauna
- 飛地fei1 dei6enclave; exclave (territory belonging to one jurisdiction but entirely surrounded by another)
- 窩夫wo1 fu1waffle (loanword)
- 排泄paai4 sit3to drain (factory waste etc)
- 初潮co1 ciu4menarche
- 恰巧hap1 haau2by chance; as chance would have it
- 前哨cin4 saau3outpost
- 越位jyut6 wai6offside (sports)
- 異狀ji6 zong6unusual condition
- 掃場sou3 coeng4to raid and disrupt a business venue
- 裝束zong1 cuk1attire
- 龍友lung4 jau2an obsessive amateur photographer, with an obsession close to the degree of an Otaku (similar to a geek or a nerd)
- 趣事ceoi3 si6entertaining anecdote
- 明快ming4 faai3(of style, mood etc) bright; lively; brisk
- 軟熟jyun5 suk6soft and fluffy (spoken)
- 分野fan1 je5dividing line between distinct realms
- 急症gap1 zing3acute disease
- 告退gou3 teoi3to petition for retirement (old)
- 糖粉tong4 fan2icing sugar; confectioner's sugar; powdered sugar
- 再版zoi3 baan2second edition
- 爆燈baau3 dang1exceeding the limit; over the top (spoken)
- 侵吞cam1 tan1to annex
- 香江hoeng1 gong1another name for Hong Kong; Perfume River in Vietnam
- 臉容lim5 jung4face
- 窩工wo1 gung1(of workers) to have no work to do
- 優遊jau1 jau4carefree
- 夜行je6 hang4night walk
- 天敵tin1 dik6predator; natural enemy
- 拍拖paak3 to1(dialect) to date sb
- 高達gou1 daat6Gundam, Japanese animation franchise
- 花弗faa1 fit1flirtatious; a fickle lover; to describe someone who likes to dress in fancy clothings or in a fashionable style
- 沖淡cung1 taam5to dilute
- 滿腔mun5 hong1one's heart filled with
- 團友tyun4 jau5tourmates
- 仰慕joeng5 mou6to admire
- 報恩bou3 jan1to pay a debt of gratitude
- 帶兵daai3 bing1to lead troops
- 迴旋wui4 syun4to circle; to wheel; to go around
- 除淨ceoi4 zing6to remove completely; to eliminate; to cleanse from
- 七喜cat1 hei27 Up (soft drink)
- 問吊man6 diu3hanging, a method of capital punishment
- 口供hau2 gung1oral confession (as opposed to 筆供|笔供[bi3 gong4])
- 目測muk6 caak1to estimate visually
- 篤信duk1 seon3to sincerely believe
- 吊帶diu3 daai2suspenders
- 網戀mong5 lyun2online love affair
- 分寸fan1 cyun3propriety
- 武斷mou5 dyun6arbitrary
- 速寫cuk1 se2quick sketch
- 威嚇wai1 haak3to threaten
- 續保zuk6 bou2renewal of insurance
- 阻攔zo2 laan4to stop
- 跟風gan1 fung1to follow the trend; to jump on the bandwagon
- 圍堵wai4 dou2to blockade
- 上乘soeng6 sing6first-class
- 探病taam3 beng6to visit a sick person or patient
- 鬆軟sung1 jyun5flexible
- 獨唱duk6 coeng3(in singing) solo
- 冬眠dung1 min4to hibernate
- 無倫mou4 leon4(literary) incomparable; matchless
- 有意思jau5 ji3 si1interesting
- 忍手jan2 sau2cannot do
- 行當hong4 dong1profession
- 格仔gaak3 zai2checkered
- 咒罵zau3 maa6to damn
- 照應ziu3 jing3to correlate with
- 熔化jung4 faa3to melt (of ice, metals etc)
- 托炮tok3 paau3to do something pointless; to try to do something that is beyone one's ability [colloquial]
- 定驚ding6 ging1to calm down from being too scared
- 贈品zang6 ban2gift
- 舖位pou3 wai2shop space
- 排便paai4 bin6to defecate
- 老雜lou5 zaap2a police officer who investigates crimes
- 抄家caau1 gaa1to search a house and confiscate possessions
- 瀰漫mei4 maan6variant of 彌漫|弥漫[mi2 man4]
- 衣魚ji1 jyu2silverfish (Lepisma saccharina)
- 善款sin6 fun2contributions
- 悲憤bei1 fan5grief and indignation
- 追憶zeoi1 jik1to recollect
- 品評ban2 ping4to judge
- 癡情ci1 cing4infatuation
- 斃命bai6 ming6to meet violent death
- 濃密nung4 mat6thick
- 喜感hei2 gam2comicality
- 承繼sing4 gai3adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son)
- 委婉wai2 jyun2tactful
- 沏茶cai3 caa4to make tea; to brew tea
- 單手daan1 sau2one hand
- 補粉bou2 fan2to reapply face powder
- 禮讓lai5 joeng6to show consideration for (others)
- 山腰saan1 jiu1the mid-slope of a mountain
- 散裝saan2 zong1loose goods
- 勸交hyun3 gaau1to mediate
- 待薄doi6 bok6verb; treat ungenerously, Contempt; mistreats
- 炮製paau3 zai3to concoct
- 紮職zaat3 zik1promotion (career; spoken)
- 差事caai1 si6poor
- 大伯daai6 baak3husband's older brother
- 粉刷fan2 caat3to paint
- 羔羊gou1 joeng4sheep
- 震怒zan3 nou6to be furious
- 卒之zeot1 zi1(adverb) at last; finally; eventually
- 平復ping4 fuk6to calm down; to subside
- 長裙coeng4 kwan4long skirt; full-length skirt
- 受用sau6 jung6to enjoy
- 隔音gaak3 jam1soundproofing
- 貴姓gwai3 sing3what is your surname?
- 義士ji6 si6high-minded and righteous person
- 叛逃bun6 tou4to defect
- 被鋪pei5 pou1blanket
- 捉弄zuk1 lung6to tease
- 帳目zoeng3 muk6variant of 賬目|账目[zhang4 mu4]
- 花車faa1 ce1car festooned for celebration
- 附設fu6 cit3annexed to
- 地膽dei6 daam2one who is extremely familiar with the surroundings; a local
- 載運zoi3 wan6to convey (on vehicle)
- 類推leoi6 teoi1to reason by analogy
- 門生mun4 sang1disciple
- 導讀dou6 duk6guide (e.g. book or other printed material)
- 惡習ok3 zaap6bad habit
- 男仔naam4 zai2(n.) a boy or a young man.
- 好膽hou2 daam2adj; fearless; brave; courageous
- 混吉wan6 gat1(slang) to mess others around for no reason; to insincerely meddle in other's business; to make trouble for others by interfering into their matters; fool around; putter about; work to no avail
- 掛斷gwaa3 tyun5to hang up (a phone)
- 零散ling4 saan3scattered
- 唔錯m4 co3not bad; moderate
- 眉頭mei4 tau4brows
- 金舖gam1 pou2jewellery shop
- 撥開but6 hoi1to push aside
- 靈驗ling4 jim6efficacious
- 屋邨uk1 cyun1housing estate
- 雪橇syut3 hiu1sled
- 小腸siu2 coeng2small intestine
- 山火saan1 fo2wildfire
- 老練lou5 lin6seasoned; experienced
- 擴容kwong3 jung4to ramp up capacity
- 不振bat1 zan3lacking in vitality
- 夾板gaap3 baan2wooden boards used to press sth together
- 飯局faan6 guk6dinner party
- 禪宗sim4 zung1Zen Buddhism
- 醜化cau2 faa3to defame
- 天窗tin1 coeng1hatchway
- 受罪sau6 zeoi6to endure