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- 喬裝kiu4 zong1to pretend
- 後綴hau6 zeoi6suffix (linguistics)
- 光猛gwong1 maang5bright; well lit
- 忠義zung1 ji6loyal and righteous
- 資本家zi1 bun2 gaa1capitalist
- 影壇jing2 taan4moviedom
- 僵持goeng1 ci4to be deadlocked
- 電箱din6 soeng1circuit box
- 換班wun6 baan1to change shift
- 馳名ci4 ming4famous
- 故仔gu2 zai2a story
- 羚羊ling4 joeng4antelope
- 代勞doi6 lou4to do sth in place of sb else
- 去飲heoi3 jam2attending a wedding banquet (slang)
- 患難waan6 naan6trials and tribulations
- 驚心ging1 sam1staggering
- 婚變fan1 bin3marriage upheaval (infidelity, divorce etc)
- 昭和ciu1 wo4Shōwa, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1925-1989) of emperor Hirohito 裕仁[Yu4 ren2]
- 俯瞰fu2 ham3to look down at (from a high vantage point)
- 今鋪gam1 pou1this occasion or time
- 小童siu2 tung4child
- 領有ling5 jau5to possess
- 婚期fan1 kei4wedding day
- 愛滋oi3 zi1AIDS (loanword)
- 紅藥水hung4 joek6 seoi2mercurochrome (antiseptic solution)
- 震懾zan3 sip3to awe; to intimidate
- 乳液jyu5 jik6lotion
- 飛漲fei1 zoeng3soaring inflation
- 猝死cyut3 sei2to die suddenly
- 返去faan1 heoi3going back (spoken)
- 歷練lik6 lin6to learn through experience
- 聚腳zeoi6 goek3to gather in one place (spoken)
- 警棍ging2 gwan3police truncheon
- 閱讀jyut6 duk6to read
- 欣然jan1 jin4gladly
- 乳癌jyu5 ngaam4breast cancer
- 依戀ji1 lyun2to be fondly attached to; to not wish to part with; to cling to
- 上把soeng6 baa2main character, the leading role
- 打預daa2 jyu6verb; make prevention of something; to plan or predict
- 高院gou1 jyun2high court
- 不知所謂bat1 zi1 so2 wai6nonsense
- 賠起pui4 hei2to be able to pay for one's debts [colloquial]
- 張羅zoeng1 lo4to take care of
- 火鑽fo2 zyun3(noun) a diamond
- 校監haau6 gaam1chancellor (of a university)
- 簽收cim1 sau1to sign to acknowledge receipt of sth (e.g. a delivery or document)
- 窺探kwai1 taam3to pry into or spy on
- 爛賭laan6 dou2(adjective) to describe someone with a compulsive gambling problem; to describe someone who is a gambling addict
- 銅錢tung4 cin4copper coin (round with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China)
- 雞殼gai1 hok3chicken skeleton; chicken carcass
- 直落zik6 lok6going straight down; moving on
- 終場zung1 coeng4end (of a performance or sports match)
- 側邊zak1 bin1at the side of (something or someone)
- 署理cyu5 lei5Acting; administer in an acting capacity;act as deputy;handle by proxy
- 中用zung1 jung6useful
- 天候tin1 hau2weather
- 親嘴can1 zeoi2to kiss (on the mouth)
- 施肥si1 fei4to apply fertilizer
- 似樣ci5 joeng2(adjective) (of human look) look like; look similar; resemblance; (of work) decent; presentable; proper
- 忠臣zung1 san4faithful official
- 凌遲ling4 ci4the lingering death
- 執藥zap1 joek6to get a prescription, to get medicine, especially Chinese medicine
- 充血cung1 hyut3hyperemia (increase in blood flow)
- 尿素niu6 sou3carbamide
- 敵手dik6 sau2opponent
- 校慶haau6 hing3anniversary of the founding of a school
- 人禍jan4 wo6man-made disaster
- 噴飯pan3 faan6(coll.) to burst out laughing
- 水警seoi2 ging2the marine police
- 斬頭zaam2 tau2beheading
- 煮食zyu2 sik6cooking
- 一點點jat1 dim2 dim2a little bit
- 小時候siu2 si4 hau6in one's childhood
- 仿傚fong2 haau6to copy; to imitate
- 偏心pin1 sam1partial
- 塔林taap3 lam4Tallinn, capital of Estonia
- 瘧疾joek6 zat6malaria
- 沼氣ziu2 hei3marsh gas
- 簷篷jam4 pung4(HK) canopy; awning
- 鐵餅tit3 beng2(athletics) discus
- 救亡gau3 mong4to save the nation from subjugation
- 迷藥mai4 joek6knockout drops
- 唔只m4 zi2not only
- 信用卡seon3 jung6 kaat1credit card
- 造謠zou6 jiu4to start a rumor
- 含蓄ham4 cuk1to contain
- 樹陰syu6 jam1shade (of a tree)
- 山麓saan1 luk1foothills
- 水腫seoi2 zung2(medicine) to suffer from edema (dropsy)
- 禁錮gam3 gu3to confine
- 賽會coi3 wui2religious procession
- 苦笑fu2 siu3to force a smile
- 聲紋sing1 man4voiceprint
- 打荷daa2 ho4noun; apprentice chef, who assist the main chef
- 義莊ji6 zong1(noun) coffin house; mortuary
- 踏板daap6 baan2pedal (in a car, on a piano etc)
- 拱手gung2 sau2to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting
- 冥想ming5 soeng2to meditate
- 痛失tung3 sat1to suffer the painful loss of (a loved one etc)
- 老地方lou5 dei6 fong1same place as before
- 指模zi2 mou4fingerprint
- 猛力maang5 lik6with all one's might
- 輪班leon4 baan1shift working
- 防毒fong4 duk6to protect against poisonous substances, narcotics or computer viruses
- 伙頭fo2 tau2(noun) a chef ; a cook (informal)
- 散檔saan3 dong3to close out an event
- 羅宋lo4 sung3(dialect) Russia
- 美股mei5 gu2US stocks; the US stock market
- 執媽zap1 maa1Midwife
- 亂七八糟lyun6 cat1 baat3 zou1(idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
- 翻炒faan1 caau2to stir-fry
- 劇透kek6 tau3plot leak
- 掃街sou3 gaai1to sweep the streets
- 屠宰tou4 zoi2to slaughter
- 側跟zak1 gan1by the side of
- 返生faan1 saang1to revive
- 火屎fo2 si2(noun) sparkles
- 翌年jik6 nin4the following year
- 蝦子haa1 zi2shrimp roe; shrimp eggs
- 海參hoi2 sam1sea cucumber
- 郵差jau4 caai1postman; mailman (dated in mainland China)
- 菠蘿油bo1 lo4 jau4pineapple bun 菠蘿包|菠萝包[bo1 luo2 bao1] with a slice of butter inserted
- 鰻魚maan6 jyu4eel
- 澳元ou3 jyun4Australian dollar
- 船塢syun4 ou3dock; shipyard
- 身紀san1 gei2pregnant; pregnancy
- 生產力sang1 caan2 lik6production capability
- 泥路nai4 lou6a dirt road
- 呼出fu1 ceot1to exhale; to breathe out
- 返學faan1 hok6(verb) to go to school
- 事奉si6 fung6to serve
- 儼然jim5 jin4just like
- 涵養haam4 joeng5to cultivate (personal qualities)
- 咕咕gu4 gu1inflexible; little boy's genital
- 童心tung4 sam1childish heart
- 淫婦jam4 fu5loose woman
- 避險bei6 him2to flee from danger
- 私情si1 cing4personal considerations
- 私鐘si1 zung1(noun) a part-time prostitute; a part-time hooker;
- 抗辯kong3 bin6to counter accusations
- 口水佬hau2 seoi2 lou2talkative person (Cantonese)
- 忘懷mong4 waai4to forget
- 牛雜ngau4 zaap6(food) stewed mixed beef organs; stewed bovine offal; stewed beef offal
- 定稿ding6 gou2to finalize; to settle on the final version of (a text or creative work)
- 草蓆cou2 zek6straw mat
- 土炮tou2 paau3homemade weapons; locally made
- 不在乎bat1 zoi6 fu4not to care
- 衣架ji1 gaa2clothes hanger
- 齊齊cai4 cai4together
- 架撐gaa3 caang1tools (spoken)
- 天然氣tin1 jin4 hei3natural gas
- 吊命diu3 meng6when one's life is hanging on a thread, relying on something like medicine to extend one's life; to be on the verge of just being able to survive with the help of something (such as money or medicine)
- 彈夾daan2 gaap2ammunition clip; cartridge clip; magazine
- 訓導fan3 dou6to instruct and guide
- 荒山fong1 saan1desert mountain
- 慣常gwaan3 soeng4usual
- 扣題kau3 tai4to stick to the topic
- 責罵zaak3 maa6to scold
- 悔改fui3 goi2to repent
- 精妙zing1 miu6exquisite
- 媲美bei2 mei5to match
- 綠衣luk6 ji1Hong Kong Chinese police officer in early 20th century (spoken)
- 靈芝ling4 zi1lingzhi or reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum)
- 孝子haau3 zi2filial son
- 妊娠jam6 zan3pregnancy
- 壘球leoi4 kau4softball
- 針波zam1 bo1jump ball
- 勾起ngau1 hei2to evoke
- 包紮baau1 zaat3to wrap up
- 尖頭zim1 tau2pointed end
- 鬼妹gwai2 mui1(noun) western girl; caucasian girl
- 甲殼gaap3 hok3carapace
- 頹廢teoi4 fai3decadent
- 健兒gin6 ji4top athlete
- 親耳can1 ji5with one's own ears
- 擔子daam3 zi2carrying pole and the loads on it
- 石像sek6 zoeng6stone statue
- 捉路zuk1 lou6to try and second guess the strategy of one's opponent [colloquial]
- 死穴sei2 jyut6lethal point (acupuncture)
- 趁早can3 zou2as soon as possible
- 貓仔maau1 zai2(noun) kitten
- 吹漲ceoi1 zoeng3to be helpless, or unable to react to absurd situation or words
- 自動化zi6 dung6 faa3to automate
- 市井si5 zeng2marketplace
- 屎波si2 bo1a lousy attempt at something with poor skills
- 燕窩jin3 wo1edible bird's nest
- 魔咒mo1 zau3(magical) spell
- 沉底cam4 dai2(verb) sink to the bottom; sunken
- 陣痛zan6 tung3labor pains
- 哈爾濱haa1 ji5 ban1see 哈爾濱市|哈尔滨市[Ha1 er3 bin1 Shi4]
- 烘焙hung3 pui4to cure by drying over a fire (tea, meat etc)
- 計策gai3 caak3stratagem
- 暗算am3 syun3to plot against
- 軍犬gwan1 hyun2military dog
- 波瀾bo1 laan4billows
- 犬子hyun2 zi2(literary) (humble) my son
- 易容jik6 jung4to change one's appearance
- 悽涼cai1 loeng4mournful; miserable
- 細軟sai3 jyun5fine and soft
- 空耳hung1 ji5to intentionally reinterpret a spoken expression as if one had misheard it, for the sake of humor (often, it is a phrase in a foreign language twisted into a similar-sounding phrase in one's native language with a completely different meaning) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 空耳 "soramimi")