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- 腰包jiu1 baau1waist purse (old)
- 往生wong5 sang1to be reborn
- 寵兒cung2 ji4pet
- 不景bat1 ging2not looking good, usually refers to the future or economy
- 漂泊piu1 pok3(of a boat) to float; to drift; to lie at anchor
- 巧遇haau2 jyu6verb; to come across or run into one unexpectedly
- 周遊zau1 jau4to travel around
- 畢業生bat1 jip6 sang1graduate
- 飲管jam2 gun2a drinking straw
- 早婚zou2 fan1to marry too early
- 吹捧ceoi1 pung2to flatter
- 彩印coi2 jan3color printing
- 丹田daan1 tin4pubic region
- 肯亞hang2 aa3(Tw) Kenya
- 金飾gam1 sik1gold ornaments
- 鎖骨so2 gwat1collarbone
- 巨著geoi6 zyu3monumental (literary) work
- 好景hou2 ging2adj; good prospect or situation
- 簡樸gaan2 pok3(of lifestyle, clothing, writing etc) simple; plain
- 虧空kwai1 hung1in debt
- 匯價wui6 gaa3exchange rate
- 簡練gaan2 lin6terse
- 煙骨jin1 gwat1the tobacco leaf stem
- 眼仔ngaan5 zai2webcam
- 揚名joeng4 ming4to become famous
- 封包fung1 baau1to package up
- 雜費zaap6 fai3incidental costs
- 前奏cin4 zau3prelude
- 大良daai6 loeng4Da Liang, place in China
- 悽慘cai1 caam2plaintive
- 蘇蝦sou1 haa1baby; infant (old slang)
- 校味gaau3 mei6(verb) add seasoning while cooking
- 衣紙ji1 zi2Joss Paper
- 充公cung1 gung1to confiscate
- 胞弟baau1 dai6younger brother born to the same parents
- 屎款si2 fun2shit looking; ugly looking; bad looking [colloquial]
- 猛鬼maang5 gwai2haunted (spoken)
- 氣孔hei3 hung2air-bubble
- 口譯hau2 jik6interpreting
- 苗頭miu4 tau4early signs of a new development; emerging trend
- 肉滑juk6 waat2Marinated minced meat; if used in 皮光肉滑:smooth skin
- 疆土goeng1 tou2territory
- 手袋sau2 doi2(noun) a clutch bag; a handbag
- 側目zak1 muk6to raise eyebrows
- 擠逼zai1 bik1crowded
- 熟習suk6 zaap6to understand profoundly
- 斬件zaam2 gin2verb; cut or chop it into pieces
- 怪誕gwaai3 daan3freak
- 蹤影zung1 jing2trace
- 濕貨sap1 fo3wet groceries
- 浴血juk6 hyut3bathed in blood; (fig.) amid bloodshed and great sacrifice
- 乾杯gon1 bui1to drink a toast
- 小説siu2 syut3Fiction
- 鮮美sin1 mei5fresh and delicious; tasty
- 執輸zap1 syu1(phrasal verb) to pass out; to lose out; to miss out
- 咖哩gaa3 lei1(Tw) (loanword) curry
- 書籤syu1 cim1bookmark
- 絕育zyut6 juk6to sterilize
- 細密sai3 mat6fine (texture)
- 瘦肉sau3 juk6lean meat
- 留醫lau4 ji1to be hospitalized
- 單靠daan1 kaau3only relying on
- 拜祭baai3 zai3to worship
- 方丈fong1 zoeng6one of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, abode of immortals
- 退潮teoi3 ciu4(of a tide) to ebb or go out
- 目送muk6 sung3to follow with one's eyes (a departing guest etc)
- 隱情jan2 cing4sth one wishes to keep secret
- 瞳孔tung4 hung2pupil (of the eye)
- 腫脹zung2 zoeng3swelling
- 矩形geoi2 jing4rectangle
- 祖墳zou2 fan4ancestral tomb
- 俗話zuk6 waa6common saying
- 走避zau2 bei6to run away
- 混進wan6 zeon3to infiltrate
- 鋪排pou1 paai4to arrange
- 頭飾tau4 sik1head ornament
- 探戈taam3 gwo1tango (dance) (loanword)
- 偏頗pin1 po2biased; partial
- 秋意cau1 ji3Autumn scenery; a slight hint of autumn (change in seasonal weather)
- 秋色cau1 sik1colors of autumn
- 牙簽ngaa4 cim1(noun) a toothpick
- 茶具caa4 geoi6tea set
- 洋將joeng4 zoeng3(Tw) (sports) foreign player
- 粉刺fan2 ci3pimple
- 斷奶tyun5 naai5to wean
- 逆差jik6 caa1adverse trade balance
- 智取zi3 ceoi2to take by ruse
- 誓詞sai6 ci4oath
- 駭人haai5 jan4terrifying
- 彌勒nei4 lak6Maitreya, the future Bodhisattva, to come after Shakyamuni Buddha
- 湯川tong1 cyun1Yukawa (name)
- 散漫saan2 maan6undisciplined
- 佛寺fat6 zi2Buddhist temple
- 忌諱gei6 wai5taboo
- 煙灰jin1 fui1cigarette ash
- 工作室gung1 zok3 sat1studio
- 脈象mak6 zoeng6condition or type of pulse (in Chinese medicine)
- 門券mun4 gyun3entrance ticket
- 施主si1 zyu2benefactor (term used by a monk to address a layperson)
- 姻緣jan1 jyun4a marriage predestined by fate
- 埋尾maai4 mei5(verb) to finish up the last part of a task; to wrap up
- 骨牌gwat1 paai2dominoes
- 茫茫mong4 mong4boundless
- 宗師zung1 si1great scholar respected for learning and integrity
- 操勞cou1 lou4to work hard
- 瞭望liu4 mong6to look into the distance (esp. from a height); to keep a lookout
- 急屎gap1 si2urgently needing to go to the toilet
- 屎急si2 gap1verb; urge to poo or poop
- 雪鞋syut3 haai4snowshoes
- 祭品zai3 ban2offering
- 舍下se5 haa6my humble home
- 榨菜zaa3 coi3hot pickled mustard tuber
- 甲醛gaap3 cyun4formaldehyde (HCHO)
- 紅豆沙hung4 dau2 saa1red bean paste
- 銀仔ngan2 zai2(noun) coin
- 輕柔hing1 jau4soft; gentle; pliable
- 手殘sau2 caan4(coll.) klutz
- 結緣git3 jyun4to form ties
- 可汗hak1 hon4khan (loanword)
- 閒口haan4 hau2idle talk
- 同窗tung4 coeng1schoolmate
- 邊沿bin1 jyun4edge
- 探盤taam3 pun2to sound out; to probe (e.g. in a business deal)
- 刺眼ci3 ngaan5to dazzle
- 阿姐aa3 ze1auntie (spoken)
- 伏筆fuk6 bat1foreshadowing (literary device); foretaste of material to come (in an essay or story)
- 口授hau2 sau6teach verbally
- 爪牙zaau2 ngaa4pawn
- 戲迷hei3 mai4movie fans
- 默哀mak6 oi1to observe a moment of silence in tribute
- 荷重ho6 cung5weight load
- 幼苗jau3 miu4young sprout
- 長眠coeng4 min4(euphemism) to rest eternally; to lie buried in (one's final resting place)
- 鳳梨fung6 lei4pineapple
- 好傾hou2 king1adj; get along well; talkative; a great chat
- 黃鱔wong4 sin5Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus) (CL:條|条[tiao2])
- 虧欠kwai1 him3to have a deficit; to be in the red
- 剪片zin2 pin2to edit a film or video
- 茶樓caa4 lau4teahouse (usu. of two stories)
- 角仔gok3 zai2fried dumpling
- 折衷zit3 cung1variant of 折中[zhe2 zhong1]
- 撲救pok3 gau3firefighting
- 立雜laap6 zaap6disorderly; messy; mixed-up; miscellaneous
- 押送aat3 sung3to convey (a prisoner or valuable items etc) under escort
- 偶數ngau5 sou3even number
- 果仁gwo2 jan4fruit kernel
- 濃烈nung4 lit6strong (taste, flavor, smell)
- 法國號faat3 gwok3 hou6French horn
- 纏住cin4 zyu6(verb) entangle; or (verb) being obsessed by something
- 恪守kok3 sau2to scrupulously abide by
- 姥姥lou5 lou5(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother
- 煙友jin1 jau2smoking companion; mate (spoken)
- 順檔seon6 dong3smoothly; without a hitch; plain sailing; successful
- 不菲bat1 fei1(of a price, expense, income etc.) considerable; substantial
- 大碟daai6 dip2noun; long play music album of over 36 minutes
- 尋日cam4 jat6(noun
- 芬芳fan1 fong1perfume
- 撫慰fu2 wai3to console
- 商賈soeng1 gu2merchant
- 滋補zi1 bou2nourishing
- 都得dou1 dak1also can
- 蠻力maan4 lik6brute force
- 作祟zok3 seoi6haunted
- 熊抱hung4 pou5bear hug; to give (sb) a bear-hug
- 監牢gaam1 lou4prison
- 劃一waak6 jat1uniform
- 罰球fat6 kau4penalty shot
- 竹戰zuk1 zin3(v.)(n.) to play mahjong; a mah-jong battle
- 油耳jau4 ji5waxy ear
- 尚可soeng6 ho2not bad
- 暫且zaam6 ce2for now; for the time being; temporarily
- 狠心han2 sam1callous; heartless
- 捕殺bou6 saat3to hunt and kill (an animal or fish)
- 石屎sek6 si2(Cantonese) concrete
- 讓位joeng6 wai6to abdicate
- 辣手naat3 sau2hot (burning to the touch); difficult; tricky
- 迷途mai4 tou4to lose one's way
- 花束faa1 cuk1bouquet
- 折服zit3 fuk6to convince
- 核爆hat6 baau3nuclear explosion
- 屍骨si1 gwat1skeleton of the dead
- 藍莓laam4 mui2blueberry
- 鼻涕bei6 tai3nasal mucus; snivel; snot
- 抹茶mut3 caa4green tea powder (Japanese: matcha)
- 飄浮piu1 fau4to float
- 吐槽tou3 cou4(coll.) to complain humorously; to gripe about (sth) in a teasing way
- 潮汐ciu4 zik6tide
- 忍不住jan2 bat1 zyu6cannot help
- 專責zyun1 zaak3specific responsibility
- 軼事jat6 si6variant of 逸事[yi4 shi4]
- 靈堂ling4 tong4mourning hall
- 蔬果so1 gwo2vegetables and fruits
- 澤國zaak6 gwok3flood plains; swamps
- 錢債cin4 zaai3monetary debts [written and colloquial]
- 考究haau2 gau3to investigate
- 失威sat1 wai1the situation of losing 'face' or dignity in front of others
- 蝗蟲wong4 cung4locust
- 凸出dat6 ceot1to protrude
- 焚化fan4 faa3to cremate
- 蚊蟲man1 cung4mosquito