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固然之 (gu3 jin4 zi1) — no doubt, of course
圈中人 (hyun1 zung1 jan4) — insider; one within his career or social circle; a celebrity in the entertainme…
圈肥 (gyun6 fei4) — barnyard manure
國交 (gwok3 gaau1) — Diplomatic relations between nations
國內市場 (gwok3 noi6 si5 coeng4) — domestic market
國內生產毛額 (gwok3 noi6 sang1 caan2 mou4 ngaak6) — Gross domestic product
國內貿易 (gwok3 noi6 mau6 jik6) — Domestic Trade
國 (gwok3) — empire; country; nation; state; national M: 个gè [个]; Chinese
國境線 (gwok3 ging2 sin3) — national borders
國字口面 (gwok3 zi6 hau2 min6) — face with square shape, especially with jawbones sticking out
國家主席 (gwok3 gaa1 zyu2 zik6) — President
國家利益 (gwok3 gaa1 lei6 jik1) — National Interests
國家地理雜誌 (gwok3 gaa1 dei6 lei5 zaap6 zi3) — National Geographic magazine
國家大事 (gwok3 gaa1 daai6 si6) — National affairs
國家標準 (gwok3 gaa1 biu1 zeon2) — National Standards
國家機器 (gwok3 gaa1 gei1 hei3) — National machines
國家機密 (gwok3 gaa1 gei1 mat6) — classified national information
國家機構 (gwok3 gaa1 gei1 kau3) — National institutions
國家機關 (gwok3 gaa1 gei1 gwaan1) — National organizations
國家權力 (gwok3 gaa1 kyun4 lik6) — National authority
國家銀行 (gwok3 gaa1 ngan4 hong4) — National Banks
國家預算 (gwok3 gaa1 jyu6 syun3) — National budget
國帑 (gwok3 tong2) — National Treasury
國手 (gwok3 sau2) — people who specialize in a certain skills and reach the highest level in the wh…
國文 (gwok3 man4) — the national language (Mandarin)
國格 (gwok3 gaak3) — National dignity
國殤 (gwok3 soeng1) — Remembrance for people who died for the country
國民大會 (gwok3 man4 daai6 wui2) — The National Assembly
國民教育 (gwok3 man4 gaau3 juk6) — national education
國民生產 (gwok3 man4 sang1 caan2) — National Productivity
國民生產毛額 (gwok3 man4 sang1 caan2 mou4 ngaak6) — gross national product (GNP)
國民經濟 (gwok3 man4 ging1 zai3) — national economy
國泰航空公司 (gwok3 taai3 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1) — Cathay Pacific Airways
國營商業 (gwok3 jing4 soeng1 jip6) — state-run enterprises
國父紀念館 (gwok3 fu6 gei2 nim6 gun2) — Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
國祚 (gwok3 zou6) — the ruling duration of a country
國立臺灣大學 (gwok3 laap6 toi4 waan1 daai6 hok6) — National Taiwan University
國腳 (gwok3 goek3) — National football player
國舅 (gwok3 kau5) — Brother of the queen
國色 (gwok3 sik1) — the color of tree peony, it indicates beauty
國計民生 (gwok3 gai3 man4 sang1) — the country's economy and people's livelihood
國貨 (gwok3 fo3) — Products from China
國醫 (gwok3 ji1) — Doctors who practice Chinese medical science
國門 (gwok3 mun4) — National Gate, Sino-Russia border gate at Manzhouli
國際公約 (gwok3 zai3 gung1 joek3) — International treaties
國際市場 (gwok3 zai3 si5 coeng4) — International market
國際慣例 (gwok3 zai3 gwaan3 lai6) — laws and regulations being practiced ordinarily internationally
國際換日線 (gwok3 zai3 wun6 jat6 sin3) — International Date Line
國際水平 (gwok3 zai3 seoi2 ping4) — International standards
國際法院 (gwok3 zai3 faat3 jyun2) — International Court of Justice
國際組織 (gwok3 zai3 zou2 zik1) — International organizations
國際經濟 (gwok3 zai3 ging1 zai3) — International economy
國際臺 (gwok3 zai3 toi4) — ATV World
國際貨幣基金會 (gwok3 zai3 fo3 bai6 gei1 gam1 wui2) — International Monetary Fund
國際金融中心 (gwok3 zai3 gam1 jung4 zung1 sam1) — International Financial Centre
國難 (gwok3 naan6) — National crisis
國魂 (gwok3 wan4) — National spirit
圍內 (wai4 noi6) — within the group; inside the walled villages
圍 (wai4) — (noun) circumference; to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping…
圍屏 (wai4 ping4) — surrounding screen; folding screen
圍繞 (wai4 jiu5) — around the outside
圍頭話 (wai4 tau4 waa6) — Weitou dialect
園子 (jyun4 zi2) — Garden, yard, backyard
圓 (jyun4) — (adjective) 1. perfect and complete; (adjective) 2. someone who is smooth talki…
圓形 (jyun4 jing4) — circle
圓揼揼 (jyun4 dam1 dam1) — something that is shaped like a circle; sphere
圓揼朵 (jyun4 dam4 doe2) — roundish
圓方 (jyun4 fong1) — Elements, a shopping mall in Hong Kong
圓玄學院 (jyun4 jyun4 hok6 jyun2) — Yuen Yuen Institute
圓碌碌 (jyun4 luk1 luk1) — round
圓肉 (jyun4 juk6) — longan, mostly is called as 桂圓肉
圓謊 (jyun4 fong1) — to conceal the loopholes in a lie
圓蹄 (jyun4 tai4) — pig's elbow or hoof
圓軲轆 (jyun4 gu1 luk1) — round, so round that the object can roll
圓面積 (jyun4 min6 zik1) — area of the circle
圓顱方趾 (jyun4 lou4 fong1 zi2) — human
圖則 (tou4 zak1) — floor plan
圖報 (tou4 bou3) — to repay or retribute
圖文並茂 (tou4 man4 bing3 mau6) — to describe the content of a book or magazine is vivid with the combination of …
圖文 (tou4 man4) — diagram with words
圖景 (tou4 ging2) — view, prospect
圖示 (tou4 si6) — icon
圖解 (tou4 gaai2) — graph illustration
圖靈機 (tou4 ling4 gei1) — Turing machine
圖章 (tou4 zoeng1) — (noun) signature stamp (of senior)
團友 (tyun4 jau5) — tourmates
團圓飯 (tyun4 jyun4 faan6) — family reunion dinner
團團 (tyun4 tyun4) — pile; a group of circular things
團年飯 (tyun4 nin4 faan6) — Chinese New Year reunion dinner
團結一致 (tyun4 git3 jat1 zi3) — united
團費 (tyun4 fai3) — tour fee
土佬 (tou2 lou2) — a hillbilly
土共 (tou2 gung6) — Locals in Hong Kong who support the Chinese Communist Party
土 (tou2) — lame; old fashioned; earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophi…
土地 (tou2 dei6) — (noun) land
土地稅 (tou2 dei6 seoi3) — Land tax
土專家 (tou2 zyun1 gaa1) — Soil experts; self-taught experts
土方 (tou2 fong1) — Hijikata, a japanese surname
土炮 (tou2 paau3) — homemade weapons; locally made
土瓜灣 (tou2 gwaa1 waan4) — To Kwa Wan, a district in central Kowloon, Hong Kong
土生葡人 (tou2 sang1 pou4 jan4) — Portuguese who were born in Macau
土耳其斯坦 (tou2 ji5 kei4 si1 taan2) — Turkestan
土霉素 (tou2 mui4 sou3) — Oxytetracycline
土魷 (tou2 jau4) — dried squid
在在 (zoi6 zoi6) — Here
在家 (zoi6 gaa1) — at home; home-based
在心 (zoi6 sam1) — in my heart
在意 (zoi6 ji3) — in one's mind
在所不惜 (zoi6 so2 bat1 sik1) — determine to do something, regardless of the price for achieving the goal
在望 (zoi6 mong6) — visible in the horizon
在案 (zoi6 on3) — Documented
在生 (zoi6 saang1) — still alive
圭臬 (gwai1 jit6) — level of quality, regulations
地下 (dei6 haa6) — (noun) 1. ground floor; 2. Ground
地下情 (dei6 haa6 cing4) — secret relationship
地下莖 (dei6 haa6 ging3) — Rhizome
地下鐵 (dei6 haa6 tit3) — underground mass transit; subway; metro
地勤 (dei6 kan4) — aircraft ground handling
地 (dei6) — (slang) suffix of pronouns, same as "哋"; -ly; structural particle: used before …
地埗 (dei6 bou4) — address; place
地對地 (dei6 deoi3 dei6) — Ground to ground, surface to surface
地對空 (dei6 deoi3 hung1) — Ground to air; surface to air
地峽 (dei6 haap6) — isthmus
地布 (dei6 bou3) — Floor cloth
地底下 (dei6 dai2 haa6) — Underground; subterranean
地庫 (dei6 fu3) — an underground storage; the basement
地廬 (dei6 lou4) — Basement
地拖 (dei6 to1) — a mop (for cleaning the floor)
地方國營 (dei6 fong1 gwok3 jing4) — Locally administered state-run
地方戲 (dei6 fong1 hei3) — Local opera
地方政府 (dei6 fong1 zing3 fu2) — local official administration, local government
地方稅 (dei6 fong1 seoi3) — Local taxes
地氈 (dei6 zin1) — (noun) mat; rug; carpet
地水先生 (dei6 seoi2 sin1 saang1) — a visually impaired man; Mr. Blind Man
地水 (dei6 seoi2) — a blind man; a visually impaired
地波 (dei6 bo1) — surface wave [physics]
地牢商場 (dei6 lou4 soeng1 coeng4) — Mall in the basement
地牢 (dei6 lou4) — (noun) basement
地球人 (dei6 kau4 jan4) — a human being on earth; an earthling
地球日 (dei6 kau4 jat6) — Earth Day
地理環境 (dei6 lei5 waan4 ging2) — Geographical environment
地產霸權 (dei6 caan2 baa3 kyun4) — Property hegemony; developer hegemony
地盤工人 (dei6 pun4 gung1 jan4) — Construction workers
地磁 (dei6 ci4) — Geomagnetism
地糊 (dei6 wu4) — a terminology of mahjong, one of the kinds of scoring
地羊 (dei6 joeng4) — Dog meat
地膽 (dei6 daam2) — one who is extremely familiar with the surroundings; a local
地質力學 (dei6 zat1 lik6 hok6) — Geomechanics
地質 (dei6 zat1) — geological
地踎 (dei6 mau1) — describes a person who is jobless and acts like a gangster who squats around ce…
地踎館 (dei6 mau1 gun2) — street restaurants; roadside stalls; eateries
地道 (dei6 dou6) — local
地鐵 (dei6 tit3) — (noun) MTR
地震預報 (dei6 zan3 jyu6 bou3) — Earthquake forecast
地面化 (dei6 min2 faa3) — coming to the surface, it means things are becoming obvious and in public; to p…
地頭 (dei6 tau4) — territory; turf
地頭蟲 (dei6 tau4 cung4) — (n.) local people; to describe someone who knows an area particularly well
均真 (gwan1 zan1) — fair and honest
坐一望二 (zo6 jat1 mong6 ji6) — one not faraway from victory or reaching one's goal
坐不住 (co5 bat1 zyu6) — cannot sit still; properly
坐低 (zo5 dai1) — (verb) to sit down
坐唔定 (co5 m4 ding6) — cannot sit still
坐埋一條船 (co5 maai4 jat1 tiu4 syun4) — sitting on the same boat; to be on the same boat; to be in the same situation
坐夜 (co5 je2) — to be a night watch
坐定定 (co5 ding6 ding6) — sit tight
坐定粒六 (zo6 ding6 nap1 luk6) — an idiom to describe a person's feeling of confidence regarding the result or o…
坐收漁人之利 (zo6 sau1 jyu4 jan4 zi1 lei6) — to get benefits when others are fighting
坐梗 (co5 gang2) — certainly to sit on… [a spot]; certainly to have… [a position]
坐正 (co5 zeng3) — literal meaning or translation: to sit up straight; normally to describe a pers…
坐波監 (co5 bo1 gaam1) — when a player is penalized, having to sit out on a yellow card and cannot play …
坐監 (co5 gaam1) — (verb) to be locked up in jail or prison
坐視 (zo6 si6) — to sit and observe without participating or helping
坐移民監 (co5 ji4 man4 gaam1) — lit. serving a immigration jail sentence, meaning one has to stay in a country …
坐穩船 (co5 wan2 syun4) — a good luck wish for those departing by sea
坐穩車 (co5 wan2 ce1) — a good luck wish for those departing by car or bus (on land)
坐穩釣魚船 (zo6 wan2 diu3 jyu4 syun4) — to sit stably on the fishing boat, it means one is very confident
坐等 (zo6 dang2) — Sit and wait
坐船 (co5 syun4) — to go on a boat
坐花廳 (co5 faa1 teng1) — to go to jail (an old saying)
坐起身 (co5 hei2 san1) — To sit up
坐霸王車 (co5 baa3 wong4 ce1) — fare-dodging
坐飛機位 (co5 fei1 gei1 wai2) — sitting in the very top section in a theater, stadium, or gymnasium
坐食山崩 (zo6 sik6 saan1 bang1) — only consuming and not producing
坐館 (zo6 gun2) — the leader of a triad in Hong Kong
坑渠 (haang1 keoi4) — (n.) drains; ditch; sewers
坑渠油 (haang1 keoi4 jau4) — Gutter oil
坑渠老鼠 (haang1 keoi4 lou5 syu2) — rats; rodents from the gutter
坑腩 (haang1 naam5) — boneless short rib
坡紙 (bo1 zi2) — Singapore dollar
坢 (bun6) — muck
坢 (pun5) — slope; level; even
坣 (bok3) — the parapets along highways; motorways
坦桑尼亞聯合共和國 (taan2 song1 nei4 aa3 lyun4 hap6 gung6 wo4 gwok3) — United Republic of Tanzania
坪洲 (ping4 zau1) — the name of a place in Hong Kong: Peng Chau
坳胡 (aau1 wu1) — scary people in the fairy tales, it is used to scare children
坳胡婆 (aau1 wu1 po2) — scary women in the fairy tales, it is used to scare children
坶 (muk6) — an ancient name for a city during Shang Dynasty; part of an anciet place name
垂手可得 (seoi4 sau2 ho2 dak1) — easily to get it; very easy to acquire, with no effort at all
垃圾佬 (laap6 saap3 lou2) — street sweeper, street cleaner, a person who collects scraps
垃圾嘢 (laap6 saap3 je5) — rubbish
垃圾崗 (laap6 saap3 gong1) — a rubbish dump
垃圾篸 (laap6 saap3 caam2) — dustpan
垃圾蟲 (laap6 saap3 cung4) — a litterbug
垃圾袋 (laap6 saap3 doi6) — rubbish or trash bag
垃圾鏟 (laap6 saap3 caan2) — dustpan
型仔 (jing4 zai2) — handsome, trendy guy
型到痹 (jing4 dou3 bei3) — very trendy; very cool
型 (jing4) — (adjective) (of appearance) chic; model; type (e.g. blood type); pattern; mold …
型男索女 (jing4 naam4 sok3 neoi5) — stylish men and hot lady
城巴 (sing4 baa1) — Citybus, one of the major bus companies in Hong Kong
城市生活 (sing4 si5 sang1 wut6) — City Life
城市當代舞蹈團 (sing4 si5 dong1 doi6 mou5 dou6 tyun4) — City Contemporary Dance Company
城市電訊 (sing4 si5 din6 seon3) — City Telecom Limited
城裡 (sing4 leoi5) — in; inside the city
城門水塘 (sing4 mun4 seoi2 tong4) — Shing Mun Reservoir, a reservoir park in New Territories, Hong Kong
城門河 (sing4 mun4 ho4) — Shing Mun River, a river in Hong Kong
城門隧道 (sing4 mun4 seoi6 dou6) — Shing Mun Tunnel, a vehicle tunnel that links Shatin and Tsuen Wan in New Terri…
城闕 (sing4 kyut3) — the watch tower on the city gate
埃及人 (aai1 kap6 jan4) — Egyptian
埋位 (maai4 wai2) — (verb) to take seats; to get into position
埋便 (maai4 bin6) — (slang) the near side
埋去 (maai4 heoi3) — to approach; to get near to
埋口 (maai4 hau2) — wound healing and closing up; to close down (a business); to seal an opening
埋單 (maai4 daan1) — (slang) (a term of gang) to kill somebody
埋嚟 (maai4 lai2) — come closer
埋 (maai4) — (verb) 1. to complete; 2. to settle; (verb) to join in (a group); (adverb) 1. a…
埋堆 (maai4 deoi1) — (verb) to mix with a group; (slang) to group, congregate or to get into a cliqu…
埋尾 (maai4 mei5) — (verb) to finish up the last part of a task; to wrap up
埋岸 (maai4 ngon6) — to reach the shore
埋席 (maai4 zik6) — to take one's seat at a banquet, ceremony
埋怨 (maai4 jyun3) — to moan
埋手 (maai4 sau2) — (slang) to approach; to get into; to tap into; start; set about (often to do ba…
埋手打三更 (maai4 sau2 daa2 saam1 gaang1) — [idiom] to describe a person did it wrong from the beginning
埋數 (maai4 sou3) — (verb) to pay or settle a bill; (of accountant) to prepare and record all trans…
埋棧 (maai4 zaan2) — to stay in a hotel
埋櫃 (maai4 gwai6) — calculate all the profit and balance after a day of work [refers to when a stor…
埋欄 (maai4 laan1) — to trade; to join a conversation, to join a group; succeed in accomplishing som…
埋牙 (maai4 ngaa4) — a situation where two parties are getting ready to go head to head in a competi…
埋站 (maai4 zaam6) — bus approaching the next bus stop
埋籠 (maai4 lung4) — livestock entering the cage
埋街 (maai4 gaai1) — to describe residents who once live on water move ashore; to describe residents…
埋街食井水 (maai4 gaai1 sik6 zeng2 seoi2) — lit. for fishermen to move on land and drink well water, meaning one who can su…
埋身 (maai4 san1) — to get close to (physically); to get itimate; to develop a close relationship w…
埋閘 (maai4 zaap6) — closing the gate
埋頭埋腦 (maai4 tau4 maai4 nou5) — immerse oneself in
埕埕塔塔 (cing4 cing4 taap3 taap3) — love, relationships
埗頭 (bou4 tau4) — pier, dock
埞方 (deng6 fong1) — area; place; position
埢 (gyun3) — curved
埲 (bung6) — classifier for smell; classifier for walls (Cantonese)
執二攤 (zap1 ji6 taan1) — (slang) to fill (someone's) shoes; to use secondhand goods
執人口水尾 (zap1 jan4 hau2 seoi2 mei1) — (phrase) to repeat something that someone has said before.
執人口水溦 (zap1 jan4 hau2 seoi2 mei1) — (slang) to copy others' words, to follow, mimic or emulate others by what they …
執仔婆 (zap1 zai2 po4) — midwife
執仔 (zap1 zai2) — providing care and assistance to women during pregnancy and birth
執位 (zap1 wai2) — a terminology of mahjong, the process of organizing the seatings before a game …
執倒 (zap1 dou2) — to pick up; to have good luck or fortune
執到寶 (zap1 dou2 bou2) — unexpectedly getting something or someone due to luck
執到 (zap1 dou3) — to pick up; to have good luck or fortune
執到正 (zap1 dou3 zeng3) — dressed up very smartly; beautifully
執到都喊三聲 (zap1 dou3 dou1 haam3 saam1 sing1) — even though something or someone is easy to get, it has a lot of flaws
執包袱 (zap1 baau1 fuk6) — (slang) to pack up one's things, usually it implies to quit or resign from a job
執嘢 (zap1 je5) — to clean or tidy up
執地 (zap1 dei6) — people who make a living out of collecting scraps
執媽 (zap1 maa1) — Midwife
執字粒 (zap1 zi6 lap1) — pick out words, which means revising and see if there is any misspelling or fal…
執屍 (zap1 si1) — to collect, handle dead bodies
執平嘢 (zap1 ping4 je5) — to buy, to pick up cheap things
執床 (zap1 cong4) — tidy up the bed; to make the bed
執房 (zap1 fong2) — to clean or tidy up a room
執手尾 (zap1 sau2 mei5) — (slang) to complete someone's unfinished task or to tidy up
執手 (zap1 sau2) — to hold one's hand
執 (zap1) — (Cantonese); to pick up; to buy; to pack; tidy; clean up; to quit; to execute (…
執正 (zap1 zeng3) — acting on principles or rules
執死雞仔 (zap1 sei2 gai1 zai2) — people who get benefits accidentally; unexpectedly
執死雞 (zap1 sei2 gai1) — (slang) to get a good deal or a good bargain unexpectedly; to get a windfall; c…
執滯 (zap1 zai6) — stubborn; inflexible
執漏 (zap1 lau6) — to miss or to forget to pack something; to repair leaks
執生 (zap1 saang1) — (slang) (of ability) to watch for, to be careful of; to be able to handle a tou…
執番條命 (zap1 faan1 tiu4 ming6) — narrow escape; close call (spoken)
執碟 (zap1 dip6) — to clean up the dishes; to tidy the CDs
執私 (zap1 si1) — to confiscate smuggled goods
執笠 (zap1 lap1) — (phrasal verb) to close down a business
執筆忘字 (zap1 bat1 mong4 zi6) — character amnesia
執籌 (zap1 cau4) — enter a draw (spoken)
執茶 (zap1 caa4) — to get a prescription, to get medicine, especially Chinese medicine
執藥 (zap1 joek6) — to get a prescription, to get medicine, especially Chinese medicine
執行主席 (zap1 hang4 zyu2 zik6) — Chief executive officer; executive chairman
執行李 (zap1 hang4 lei5) — to pack the luggage
執豆噉執 (zap1 dau2 gam2 zap1) — very easily, a piece of cake
執贏 (zap1 jeng4) — to have the upper hand in a competition
執起 (zap1 hei2) — to pick up
執輸 (zap1 syu1) — (phrasal verb) to pass out; to lose out; to miss out
執輸行頭慘過敗家 (zap1 syu1 hong4 tau4 caam2 gwo3 baai6 gaa1) — nothing is worst than missing out on great opportunities
執金吾 (zap1 gam1 ng4) — name of an officer in Western Han Dynasty
執雞 (zap1 gai1) — to pick up readily available gains without effort
執頭執尾 (zap1 tau4 zap1 mei5) — wrap up or clean up of bits and pieces (spoken)
執齊 (zap1 cai4) — to finish packing, to pack everything needed
基圍蝦 (gei1 wai4 haa1) — farmed shrimps in between sea and river water
基 (gei1) — homosexual; base; foundation; basic; radical (chemistry); (slang) gay; accordin…
基本國策 (gei1 bun2 gwok3 caak3) — The basic national policy
基本建設 (gei1 bun2 gin3 cit3) — Infrastructure; capital coinstruction
基本轉錄因子 (gei1 bun2 zyun3 luk6 jan1 zi2) — Basal transcriptional factor
基礎代謝 (gei1 co2 doi6 ze6) — Basal metabolism
基金 (gei1 gam1) — (noun) (in stock market) 1. trust fund; (of charity) 2. foundation
埻 (zeon2) — Archery target
埼玉縣 (kei4 juk6 jyun6) — Saitama
堂口 (tong4 hau2) — units in a gang
堂喫 (tong4 jaak3) — Dine in
堂 (tong4) — (noun) 1. chest; 2. class; (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; rela…
堂客 (tong4 haak3) — married woman; wife
堂家姐 (tong4 gaa1 ze2) — an elder female cousin from a father's brother
堂課 (tong4 fo3) — classes; course
堂費 (tong4 fai3) — class fee; court costs
堅嘢 (gin1 je5) — real, authentic things; the genuine stuff
堅 (gin1) — (adjective) (of information) 1. genuine; 2. true; strong; solid; firm; unyieldi…
堅尼地城 (gin1 nei4 dei6 sing4) — the name of a place in Hong Kong: Kennedy Town
堅料 (gin1 liu2) — highly relevant or reliable source(s) revealed by someone regarding a particula…
堅決否認 (gin1 kyut3 fau2 jing6) — to strongly deny
堅過石堅 (gin1 gwo3 sek6 gin1) — it is really real; definitely true
堅道 (gin1 dou6) — Caine Road, a road in Hong Kong
堆填區 (deoi1 tin4 keoi1) — Landfill sites
堆填 (deoi1 tin4) — Landfill
堯舜 (jiu4 seon3) — Yao and Shun, ancestors of Chinese
報串 (bou3 cyun3) — to disclose incriminating information about someone
報佳音 (bou3 gaai1 jam1) — to sing Christmas carol; to spread the good news
報大數 (bou3 daai6 sou3) — fake a larger amount than fact (money, age, attendance and etc. )
報寸 (bou3 cyun3) — to report someone secretly tp law enforcement
報應 (bou3 jing3) — karma
報 (bou3) — to report; to announce; to inform; newspaper; recompense; revenge M: 份fèn [份]; …
報料 (bou3 liu2) — reporting of news item to the media
報答 (bou3 daap3) — to reward
報紙佬 (bou3 zi2 lou2) — a man who sells newspaper
報紙檔 (bou3 zi2 dong3) — newspaper stalls
報讀 (bou3 duk6) — to enrol in educational institutions or courses
報販 (bou3 faan2) — Newspaper vendors
場 (coeng4) — territory; turf; classifier for movies and concerts; classifier for acquaintanc…
堵截 (dou2 zit6) — to intercept; to cut off
堶 (to4) — a game of throwing bricks in the past; part of the name of an ancient type of b…
塊嘢 (faai3 je5) — a piece of thing
塌地 (taap3 dei6) — completely; abjectly; describing something to the extreme
塑膠袋 (sou3 gaau1 doi2) — Plastic bags
塔斯馬尼亞 (taap3 si1 maa5 nei4 aa3) — Tasmania
塔羅牌 (taap3 lo4 paai2) — Tarot cards
塔門 (taap3 mun4) — Grass Island, a place in Hong Kong
塗改帶 (tou4 goi2 daai2) — Correction Tape
塘基 (tong4 gei1) — pond embankments
塘尾 (tong4 mei5) — Damselfly; a village in Hong Kong: Tong Mei
塘底泥 (tong4 dai2 nai4) — pond sludge
塘底特 (tong4 dai2 dak6) — it is a cantonese proverb , this references the wooden stakes that are at the b…
塘水滾塘魚 (tong4 seoi2 gwan2 tong4 jyu2) — it is a cantonese proverb, ponds only have water and fish, would not have anyth…
塘蒿 (tong4 hou1) — Conyza bonariensis (Chinese vegetable, served popular with steamboats)
塘蝨 (tong4 sat1) — Clariidae, airbreathing catfishes
塘蝨魚 (tong4 sat1 jyu2) — Airbreathing catfish
塘邊鶴 (tong4 bin1 hok6) — it is a Chinese two-part allegorical phrase. Literally, a crane near the pond, …
塘魚 (tong4 jyu4) — pond fish
塞古盟憎 (sak1 gu2 mang4 zang1) — Having to make decisions even when the situation is unknown
塞 (coi3) — (adjective) 1. stuck 2. get stuck; frontier; fortress
塞竇窿 (sak1 dau6 lung4) — children, kids
塞豆窿 (sak1 dau6 lung1) — the slang for a young kid or child
塨 (gung1) — it is used in names
填充 (tin4 cung1) — to fill
填命 (tin4 meng6) — to compensate with life
填 (tin4) — indemnity; to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in; to fill up (a vacancy)…
填平 (tin4 ping4) — verb; fill and level up
填鴨 (tin4 aap3) — force-fed duck; cramming
填鴨式教育 (tin4 aap3 sik1 gaau3 juk6) — spoon-fed education
塵俗 (can4 zuk6) — mundane affairs; worldy (material values or ordinary life rather than spiritual…
塵土飛揚 (can4 tou2 fei1 joeng4) — dust and small particles floating in the air
塵垢 (can4 gau3) — noun; dust, grime
塵氣 (can4 hei3) — high-spirit
塵灰 (can4 fui1) — noun; dust
塹壕 (cim3 hou4) — entrenchment
境域 (ging2 wik6) — Territorial boundaries; area, region
墊底 (zin3 dai2) — deductible (insurance term); people who are at the bottom, especially students …
墜地 (zeoi6 dei6) — verb; Something, a person or an item, falls to the ground
墜火 (zeoi6 fo2) — noun; Chinese medical term, reduce internal heat or inflammation.
增至 (zang1 zi3) — increase to
增長 (zang1 zoeng2) — growth
增長速度 (zang1 zoeng2 cuk1 dou6) — growth rate; rate of increase
墟冚 (heoi1 ham6) — (adjective) crowded, exuberant and busy
墟場 (heoi1 coeng4) — market place
墟墟冚冚 (heoi1 heoi1 ham6 ham6) — busy, populated, crowded; bustling
墟巴嘈閉 (heoi1 baa1 cou4 bai3) — adj.; noisy, very noisy
墟日 (heoi1 jat6) — market day
墮入 (do6 jap6) — to fall into (a trap); to fall in (love)
墮 (do6) — to degrade; to fall; to degenerate; to sink
墮落雞 (do6 lok6 gai1) — adj; term to abuse women, to have given up all confidence in oneself; abandon o…
墮角 (do6 goek3) — adj; in the middle of nowhere, a place inconvenient to reach or get to
墳墓 (fan4 mou6) — grave
墼 (gik1) — unburned brick
墾殖 (han2 zik6) — reclaim and cultivate wasteland
壁櫃 (bik1 gwai6) — wall cabinets
壁蝨 (bik1 sat1) — Rhipicephalus, ticks
壓力 (aat3 lik6) — stress
壓力表 (aat3 lik6 biu1) — Pressure gauge
壓寶 (aat3 bou2) — a type of gambling game
壓延機 (aat3 jin4 gei1) — a calender mill, a rolling machine
壓氣 (aat3 hei3) — to compress air
壓縮空氣 (aat3 suk1 hung1 hei3) — Compressed air
壓軸 (aat3 zuk6) — Finale; highlight performance
壓驚 (aat3 ging1) — to calm down from being too scared
壞到加零一 (waai6 dou3 gaa1 ling4 jat1) — extremely bad
壞咗 (waai6 zo2) — broken, not working, not functioning
壞 (waai6) — (verb) ruin; bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost; to sp…
壞心 (waai6 sam1) — bad heart; with bad intentions
壞習慣 (waai6 zaap6 gwaan3) — Bad habits
壞鬼 (waai3 gwai2) — bad ghosts
壟溝 (lung5 kau1) — furrow
士丹頓街 (si6 daan1 deon6 gaai1) — Staunton Street, a street in Hong Kong
士力 (si6 lik1) — slick (loanword), to make shiny, glossy, smooth
士力水 (si6 lik1 seoi2) — solvent; denatured alcohol
士叻 (si6 lek1) — shellac
士啤 (si6 be1) — noun; spare; extra
士多店 (si6 do1 dim3) — stores, kiosks
士多房 (si6 do1 fong4) — store room (spoken)
士撻 (si6 taat1) — starter
士撻膽 (si6 taat1 daam2) — noun; starter, such as fluorescent lamp starter
士擔 (si6 daam1) — a stamp (a loanword)
士的 (si6 dik1) — (n.) a walking stick (loanword)
士碌架 (si6 luk1 gaa2) — snooker (spoken)
壯健 (zong3 gin6) — strong and healthy
壯膽 (zong3 daam2) — to boost one's courage; embolden
壯苗 (zong3 miu4) — to nurture and strengthen the sprouts
壯觀 (zong3 gun1) — amazing scene; broad and great (scenery)
壯麗 (zong3 lai6) — picturesque; broad and great (scenery)
壵 (zong3) — strong, tall and big
壼奧 (kwan2 ou3) — it means there is mystery behind
壽仔 (sau6 zai2) — (noun) a fool; a clumsy person; an idiot
壽包 (sau6 baau1) — noun; Chinese birthday bun
壽 (sau6) — longevity; long life; old age; birthday; funerary; a surname; to toast to one's…
壽幛 (sau6 zoeng3) — fabric sent by guests during birthday celebration
壽星仔 (sau6 sing1 zai2) — noun; the birthday boy
壽星公吊頸 (sau6 sing1 gung1 diu3 geng2) — did not wish to live long (slang)
壽星公 (sau6 sing1 gung1) — (noun) the person having a birthday; (of Chinese traditional religion) god of l…
壽星女 (sau6 sing1 neoi2) — noun; the birthday girl
壽板 (sau6 baan2) — coffin
壽癦 (sau6 mak6) — age spots
壽眉 (sau6 mei4) — Shoumei tea
壽臣山 (sau6 san4 saan1) — Shousan Hill, a hill in Hong Kong
壽頭壽腦 (sau6 tau4 sau6 nou5) — a silly and inexperienced person who always gets cheated by others
壽頭 (sau6 tau4) — (noun) a blockhead; a dullard; a nitwit; a moron
夏令時間 (haa6 ling6 si4 gaan3) — daynight saving time, the practice of setting the clocks forward one hour from …
夏佳理 (haa6 gaai1 lei5) — Ronald Joseph Archulli, former chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, No…
夏枯草 (haa6 fu1 cou2) — noun; Chinese herb, named as Selfheal
夏灣拿 (haa6 waan1 naa4) — Havana, capital of Cuba
夏爐冬扇 (haa6 lou4 dung1 sin3) — describes wasted and ineffective efforts when doing things not according to the…
夏禮輔循環 (haa6 lai5 fu6 ceon4 waan4) — Krebs cycle; Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle; Citric Acid Cycle
夏節 (haa6 zit3) — Dragon Boat Festival
夏門 (haa6 mun4) — Xiamen, place in China
夕陽工業 (zik6 joeng4 gung1 jip6) — noun; sunset industry or declining industry
外交使節 (ngoi6 gaau1 si3 zit3) — Diplomats
外交界 (ngoi6 gaau1 gaai3) — The diplomatic community; circles
外來妹 (ngoi6 loi4 mui1) — noun; girl from overseas or other communities
外便 (ngoi6 bin6) — outside
外出 (ngoi6 ceot1) — outside (Cantonese)
外出血 (ngoi6 ceot1 hyut3) — External bleeding; external hemorrhage
外力作用 (ngoi6 lik6 zok3 jung6) — External force
外務員 (ngoi6 mou6 jyun4) — external affair officer
外匯市場 (ngoi6 wui6 si5 coeng4) — Foreign exchange market
外史 (ngoi6 si2) — Unofficial History
外因 (ngoi6 jan1) — external reasons
外國遊客 (ngoi6 gwok3 jau4 haak3) — Foreign tourists
外圍 (ngoi6 wai4) — illegal bookmaking (Cantonese); outside
外埠 (ngoi6 fau6) — other cities
外太公 (ngoi6 taai3 gung1) — noun; great grandfather from the mother's side
外太婆 (ngoi6 taai3 po4) — paternal grandmother's mother; mother of maternal grandparents
外姓 (ngoi6 sing3) — Family names which are different from the locals'; family names of the 'outside…
外嫁女 (ngoi6 gaa3 neoi2) — noun; married daughter
外子 (ngoi6 zi2) — noun; husband
外家 (ngoi6 gaa1) — slang for addressing the 'wife's family side'
外寇 (ngoi6 kau3) — noun; foreign invader
外島 (ngoi6 dou2) — Outlying Islands
外底 (ngoi6 dai2) — noun; shoe or boot outsole or base
外掛 (ngoi6 gwaa3) — Plug-in; external; hanging outside
外族 (ngoi6 zuk6) — noun: other ethnicity; foreigner
外景 (ngoi6 ging2) — Outdoor scene
外母乸 (ngoi6 mou5 naa2) — mother-in-law, wife's mother
外母 (ngoi6 mou2) — the term used by the husband to address his wife's mother
外江佬 (ngoi6 gong1 lou2) — noun; one who come from another province or other side of the river (indicating…
外洩 (ngoi6 sit3) — Leak (information); emit
外漏 (ngoi6 lau6) — Leakage
外父咁外 (ngoi6 fu2 gam2 ngoi6) — posing as a baggage to others; to be in the way
外父 (ngoi6 fu2) — (noun) father-in-law (wife's father)
外省人 (ngoi6 saang2 jan4) — noun; one who come from another province; one who come from Mainland China to H…
外省 (ngoi6 saang2) — Other provinces
外籍人士 (ngoi6 zik6 jan4 si6) — noun; one of another nationality; foreigner
外線 (ngoi6 sin3) — noun; external or exterior line; outside connections, normal for phone dialing …
外角 (ngoi6 gok3) — external; exterior angle
外語系 (ngoi6 jyu5 hai6) — Department of Foreign Languages
外賣 (ngoi6 maai6) — take away
外道 (ngoi6 dou6) — Heretics; tirthika
外陰部 (ngoi6 jam1 bou6) — Vulva
外顯子 (ngoi6 hin2 zi2) — Exon
夙怨 (suk1 jyun3) — old grudges; disputes
多一事不如少一事 (do1 jat1 si6 bat1 jyu4 siu2 jat1 si6) — don't rock the boat, don't create troubles
多一事長一智 (do1 jat1 si6 zoeng2 jat1 zi3) — to learn or be wiser from mistakes or experience
多不勝數 (do1 bat1 sing1 sou3) — so many that it is impossible to count
多事 (do1 si6) — (adjective) 1. nosy; 2. to care about others business; 3. to do unnecessary mat…
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