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• 太子道 (taai3 zi2 dou6) — noun; Prince Edward Road, road in Kowloon, Hong Kong
• 太師椅 (taai3 si1 ji2) — An Old-fashioned Wooden Armchair
• 太平山 (taai3 ping4 saan1) — Tai Ping Shan, aka Victoria Peak, the highest peak on Hong Kong Island in Hong …
• 太平山頂 (taai3 ping4 saan1 deng2) — The Peak; Victoria Peak, located in Hong Kong
• 太平清醮 (taai3 ping4 cing1 ziu3) — Cheung Chau Bun Festival or Cheung Chau Da Jiu Festival is a traditional Chines…
• 太平鋪 (taai3 ping4 pou1) — noun; a huge common bed for rent for a number of people to share
• 太座 (taai3 zo6) — noun; wife (formal)
• 太歲頭上動土 (taai3 seoi3 tau4 soeng6 dung6 tou2) — "to make trouble by daring to leap on an earth god's head"; to provoke somebody…
• 太空人 (taai3 hung1 jan4) — (slang) immigrants (who always fly back and forth in countries)
• 太空 (taai3 hung1) — (noun) universe
• 太空穿梭機 (taai3 hung1 cyun1 so1 gei1) — a spaceship
• 太空衫 (taai3 hung1 saam1) — space suit
• 太空褸 (taai3 hung1 lau1) — down jacket
• 太老爺 (taai3 lou5 je4) — how servants address master's father
• 太長 (taai3 coeng4) — Too long
• 太陰曆 (taai3 jam1 lik6) — Lunar calendar
• 太陽劇團 (taai3 joeng4 kek6 tyun4) — Cirque du Soleil
• 太陽曆 (taai3 joeng4 lik6) — solar calendar
• 太陽油 (taai3 joeng4 jau4) — noun; sunscreen oil or lotion
• 太陽花 (taai3 joeng4 faa1) — Sunflower
• 太陽蛋 (taai3 joeng4 daan2) — sunny side up eggs
• 太陽輻射 (taai3 joeng4 fuk1 se6) — Solar radiation
• 太陽馬戲團 (taai3 joeng4 maa5 hei3 tyun4) — Cirque du Soleil
• 太難 (taai3 naan4) — too difficult
• 太高 (taai3 gou1) — too high
• 太鼓 (taai3 gu2) — noun; Taiko drum
• 夫倡婦隨 (fu1 coeng3 fu5 ceoi4) — husband promotes, wife follows, it means husband is supported by the wife
• 夫君 (fu1 gwan1) — husband
• 夭心夭肺 (jiu1 sam1 jiu1 fai3) — being upset because of words said by others, or things done by others
• 夭桃穠李 (jiu1 tou4 nung4 lei5) — nice young ladies are like beautiful peaches and plum blossoms
• 失勢 (sat1 sai3) — Losing power and influence, losing advantage
• 失匙夾萬 (sat1 si4 gaap3 maan6) — describes the situation where a son; daughter in a rich family is having diffic…
• 失失慌 (sat1 sat1 fong1) — feeling scared, fear or panic
• 失威 (sat1 wai1) — the situation of losing 'face' or dignity in front of others
• 失婚 (sat1 fan1) — Divorced
• 失守 (sat1 sau2) — loss of control or commanding rights; fall into enemy hands
• 失實 (sat1 sat6) — adj.; inconsistent with the facts, an inaccurate report, statement, description…
• 失德 (sat1 dak1) — Misconduct
• 失憶 (sat1 jik1) — Amnesia
• 失打 (sat1 daa2) — noun; homophone for camera shutter
• 失拖 (sat1 to1) — noun; lovelorn, breakup
• 失敗乃成功之母 (sat1 baai6 naai5 sing4 gung1 zi1 mou5) — proverb: Failure is the mother of success; Failure teaches success.
• 失敬 (sat1 ging3) — Apologized to the other, blame yourself for being impolite
• 失物 (sat1 mat6) — noun; lost article; lost property
• 失眠症 (sat1 min4 zing3) — Insomnia
• 失禮人 (sat1 lai5 jan4) — to be a disgrace in front of others; to lose face in front of others
• 失禮 (sat1 lai5) — (verb) lose face
• 失禮死人 (sat1 lai5 sei2 jan4) — noun; breach of etiquette, impolite or feel embarrassed, humiliated
• 失落感 (sat1 lok6 gam2) — feeling of emptiness, alienation
• 失諸交臂 (sat1 zyu1 gaau1 bei3) — chances slip through the fingers
• 失蹄 (sat1 tai4) — to stumble (horse); ['making an unexpected failure or mistake' when use in the …
• 失運 (sat1 wan6) — adj; unlucky, bad luck
• 失陷 (sat1 haam6) — verb; a city captured during wartime; to be held captive
• 失驚無神 (sat1 geng1 mou4 san4) — (a phrase) all of a sudden; (adverb) suddenly; precipitously
• 失魂魚 (sat1 wan4 jyu2) — (slang) to describe someone is who is absentminded, scatterbrained and lost in …
• 夾份 (gaap3 fan2) — to share the expenses for something; to partner up; chip in to do something tog…
• 夾口供 (gaap3 hau2 gung1) — to compose the confession; testimony with someone, to make sure two people both…
• 夾埋 (gaap3 maai4) — together with; along with (spoken)
• 夾 (gaap3) — (Cantonese); to match; compatible; matching; not only, but also; to pick food u…
• 夾屋 (gaap3 uk1) — Sandwich Class Housing Scheme
• 夾心人 (gaap3 sam1 jan4) — noun; one who's sandwiched between two opposing parties
• 夾心階層 (gaap3 sam1 gaai1 cang4) — noun; sandwich class, refers to middle class in Hong Kong
• 夾心餅 (gaap3 sam1 beng2) — sandwich cookie; being squashed in the midst of trouble or crowd
• 夾手夾腳 (gaap3 sau2 gaap3 goek3) — cooperating in order to accomplish something; to work hand-in-hand
• 夾硬 (gaap3 ngaang2) — (adverb) forcibly
• 夾萬 (gaap3 maan6) — (noun) a safe box
• 夾腳 (gip6 goek3) — shoes that are too tight which digs into one's foot
• 夾衲 (gaap3 naap6) — jacket
• 夾計 (gaap3 gai3) — to conspire, plot together
• 夾錢 (gaap3 cin4) — chip in
• 奀仔 (ngan1 zai2) — a weak boy or male
• 奀妹 (ngan1 mui1) — girls who are small, short and thin, fragile
• 奀嫋嫋 (ngan1 niu1 niu1) — Very small, short and thin, fragile
• 奀嫋鬼命 (ngan1 tiu1 gwai2 meng6) — describes a person (normally female) who is very thin and looking weak; frail (…
• 奀挑鬼命 (ngan1 tiu1 gwai2 ming6) — exceptionally and unattractively thin and weak
• 奀星 (ngan1 sing1) — an actor or actress who is not famous
• 奀瘦 (ngan1 sau3) — lean, slender, slim, tiny
• 奀皮 (ngan1 pei4) — naughty (spoken)
• 奀細 (ngan1 sai3) — adj; one who looks thin and small
• 奀雌雌 (ngan1 ci1 ci1) — skinny and weak (spoken)
• 奄奄 (jim1 jim1) — adj.; dying; weak breathing, barely able to breathe the correct way. Also metap…
• 奄尖 (jim2 zim1) — picky (spoken)
• 奄悶 (jim2 mun6) — adj; boring, depressed mood, lack of energy
• 奅 (paau3) — something that is big but not firm and empty; to lie; empty and big; boasting, …
• 奇偉果 (kei4 wai5 gwo2) — Kiwi fruits
• 奇 (kei4) — unexpected; unpredictable; strange; odd; weird; wonderful; surprisingly; unusua…
• 奇妙 (kei4 miu6) — magical; amazing
• 奇摩 (kei4 mo1) — yahoo
• 奇緣 (kei4 jyun4) — unusual destiny
• 奇蹟 (kei4 zik1) — noun; miracle
• 奇離 (kei4 lei4) — describe someone's dress as disgusting or very ugly; sometimes refers to a pers…
• 奈佢唔何 (noi6 keoi5 m4 ho4) — nothing can be done to him; her
• 奉天承運 (fung6 tin1 sing4 wan6) — according to the god's will; set into motion by heavenly decree
• 奉旨 (fung6 zi2) — (slang) hold; under obligation (to do things)
• 奉旨成婚 (fung6 zi2 sing4 fan1) — arranged marriage
• 奏捷 (zau3 zit6) — win and return; return victorious
• 奏章 (zau3 zoeng1) — noun; a submission to imperial courtiers; a petition
• 契乸 (kai3 naa2) — godmother
• 契仔 (kai3 zai2) — (noun) an adopted son; a godson
• 契哥 (kai3 go1) — god brother
• 契 (kai3) — (adjective) to descript someone who is the adoptive member of a family
• 契女 (kai3 neoi5) — goddaughter
• 契妹 (kai3 mui6) — godsister (younger)
• 契家佬 (kai3 gaa1 lou2) — (n.) a insulting way to address a married woman's lover, a paramour .
• 契家婆 (kai3 gaa1 po2) — (n.) an insulting way to address a married man's lover; a mistress
• 契弟 (kai3 dai6) — (n.) a godbrother; a younger man who is as close as your biological brother; an…
• 契爺 (kai3 je4) — (noun) a godfather; a sugar daddy
• 契細佬 (kai3 sai3 lou2) — god younger brother
• 契闊 (kit3 fut3) — to be separated
• 奓腳 (zaa3 goek3) — legs opening outwards; narrow on top, wide at the bottom
• 奓鼻 (zaa3 bei6) — Big Nostrils
• 奕奕 (jik6 jik6) — energetic, bright, sharp
• 套戥 (tou3 dang6) — noun; arbitrage
• 套現 (tou3 jin6) — to monetize
• 套票 (tou3 piu3) — noun; admission package; ticket combo
• 奪眶而出 (dyut6 hong1 ji4 ceot1) — tears bursting out
• 奮勇當先 (fan5 jung5 dong1 sin1) — the first brave people to attack; to take the lead with courage
• 奮勉 (fan5 min5) — to get up and make a determined effort
• 女中豪傑 (neoi5 zung1 hou4 git6) — a woman with great capabilities; a heroine; a meritorious woman; an eminent wom…
• 女中音 (neoi5 zung1 jam1) — Mezzo-soprano
• 女主角 (neoi5 zyu2 gok3) — main female lead or character
• 女人味 (neoi5 jan2 mei6) — Feminine charm; femininity
• 女人 (neoi5 jan4) — (noun) 1. female; 2. woman; 3. lady
• 女人形 (neoi5 jan2 jing4) — noun; men who dress up or behave femininely
• 女人街 (neoi5 jan2 gaai1) — noun; Tung Choi Street, street in Hong Kong, commonly referred to as Ladies Mar…
• 女仔之家 (neoi5 zai2 zi1 gaa1) — a way of saying: "as a girl" (only applicable to describe a girl at a young age)
• 女仔 (neoi5 zai2) — (noun) a young lady; a girl
• 女低音 (neoi5 dai1 jam1) — Alto
• 女包 (neoi2 baau1) — female handbags; young girl (usually used with a negative connotation)
• 女女 (neoi4 neoi2) — daughter; she she, it means lesbians; girls (how pimps call their prostitutes)
• 女學生 (neoi5 hok6 saang1) — School girls; female students
• 女廁所 (neoi5 ci3 so2) — noun; women's toilet
• 女權運動 (neoi5 kyun4 wan6 dung6) — Feminist Movements
• 女演員 (neoi5 jin2 jyun4) — noun; actress
• 女為悅己者容 (neoi5 wai6 jyut6 gei2 ze2 jung4) — women dressing up for the guys they like
• 女王老五 (neoi5 wong4 lou5 ng5) — single rich women (usually middle-aged)
• 女生宿舍 (neoi5 saang1 suk1 se3) — female dormitory
• 女界 (neoi5 gaai3) — Female community; female toilets
• 女童院 (neoi5 tung4 jyun2) — Children and Juvenile Reform Home for girls
• 奴化 (nou4 faa3) — Enslave
• 奶嘢 (naai5 je5) — had gotten into trouble or a mess
• 奶奶 (naai4 naai2) — (noun) 1. mother-in-law; (beverage) milk;
• 奶樽 (naai5 zeon1) — baby milk bottle
• 奶粉 (naai5 fan2) — milk formula
• 奶糖 (naai5 tong2) — milk candy
• 奶膽 (naai5 daam2) — Light bulb (white, milky color)
• 奸仔 (gaan1 zai2) — young male who is wicked, evil or treacherous
• 奸角 (gaan1 gok3) — bad characters in the movie; drama
• 奸貓 (gaan1 maau1) — someone who is tricky, cunning
• 奸賴 (gaan1 laai6) — (adjective) cunning, sneaky; dishonest; mendacious; (verb) to play tricks; to c…
• 奸鬼 (gaan1 gwai2) — tricky, cunning
• 她們的 (taa1 mun4 dik1) — pronoun; their (women)
• 她的 (taa1 dik1) — pronoun; her
• 好主意 (hou2 zyu2 ji3) — noun; good ideas
• 好事不出門，壞事傳千里 (hou2 si6 bat1 ceot1 mun4 waai6 si6 cyun4 cin1 lei5) — Good news do not travel well, but bad news travel really fast and far
• 好人事 (hou2 jan4 si2) — (noun) a good person; a nice person; (adjective) helpful; kind
• 好人 (hou2 jan4) — good person
• 好人好姐 (hou2 jan4 hou2 ze2) — one who looks normal (but is actually complete normal, or has a evil mind)
• 好人難做 (hou2 jan4 naan4 zou6) — it is hard to be a kind; good person, it means sometimes people will end up doi…
• 好仔唔當差 (hou2 zai2 m4 dong1 caai1) — Good guy would not be a policeman, because of the rogue behaviour of the old Ho…
• 好仔 (hou2 zai2) — a good boy; guy; man
• 好似係 (hou2 ci5 hai6) — it seems so
• 好似 (hou2 ci5) — (adjective) similar
• 好佬怕爛佬 (hou2 lou2 paa3 laan6 lou2) — Good guys are afraid of bad guys, it means guys of good quality do not argue or…
• 好使好用 (hou2 sai2 hou2 jung6) — one who is obedient and productive
• 好傢伙 (hou2 gaa1 fo2) — exclamation; good heavens, lord
• 好傾 (hou2 king1) — adj; get along well; talkative; a great chat
• 好到極 (hou2 dou3 gik6) — adj; extremely good
• 好力 (hou2 lik6) — strong; energetic
• 好勁 (hou2 ging6) — very powerful (spoken)
• 好口 (hou2 hau2) — good words, good talking
• 好叻 (hou2 lek1) — adj; very clever, smart or good
• 好呀 (hou2 aa3) — adj; OK
• 好味 (hou2 mei6) — tasty or delicious
• 好命水 (hou2 meng6 seoi2) — good; lucky fate
• 好唔好 (hou2 m4 hou2) — good or not; is it okay?
• 好唔掂 (hou2 m4 dim6) — very bad
• 好唱口 (hou2 coeng3 hau2) — in the mood to sing; in a good mood
• 好啱偈 (hou2 ngaam1 gai2) — having common interests; topics with someone, to be on the same wavelength
• 好啲 (hou2 di1) — better
• 好嘅唔靈醜嘅靈 (hou2 koi3 m4 ling4 cau2 koi3 ling4) — bad things will come true if one keeps talking about them
• 好嘈 (hou2 cou4) — very noisy
• 好嘢 (hou2 je5) — (adjective) great; (noun) good stuff; (interjection) hooray
• 好地地 (hou2 dei6 dei6) — (adjective; adverb) all are fine, good condition, usually used in a way such to…
• 好多時 (hou2 do1 si4) — adv; frequently, often, always
• 好天 (hou2 tin1) — (noun) sunny day; nice day; (adverb) on a sunny; nice day; when it is sunny; ni…
• 好天搵埋落雨米 (hou2 tin1 wan2 maai4 lok6 jyu5 mai5) — to be well-prepared for the uncertain future
• 好好地 (hou2 hou2 dei2) — adv; nicely
• 好好的 (hou2 hou2 dik1) — Very good
• 好好睇睇 (hou2 hou2 tai2 tai2) — decently done
• 好孩子 (hou2 haai4 zi2) — noun; good or well behaved children
• 好少何 (hou2 siu2 ho2) — seldomly occur; rarely has such a situation occurred
• 好少 (hou2 siu2) — adj; a few
• 好少少 (hou2 siu2 siu2) — adj. a little bit better
• 好少理 (hou2 siu2 lei5) — not really care or take care of something; never really bother or care
• 好市 (hou2 si5) — sell like hot cakes; be in great demand
• 好彩 (hou2 coi2) — (adjective) lucky; blessed; (adverb) luckily
• 好彩數 (hou2 coi2 sou3) — to be in luck
• 好得多 (hou2 dak1 do1) — Much better
• 好得 (hou2 dak1) — very good; good looking or attractive; thanks to; luckily; fortunately
• 好得滯 (hou2 dak1 zai6) — too good
• 好心地 (hou2 sam1 dei2) — kind; have a good heart
• 好心情 (hou2 sam1 cing4) — in a good mood
• 好心有好報 (hou2 sam1 jau5 hou2 bou3) — good-heartedness often meets with recompense; your charity will be rewarded
• 好心機 (hou2 sam1 gei1) — describes the attitude of paying full attention and putting lots of effort in d…
• 好心着雷劈 (hou2 sam1 zoek6 leoi4 pek3) — Kindheartedness may not meet with good recompense.
• 好恨 (hou2 han6) — really want, eager to
• 好想 (hou2 soeng2) — to miss something; someone a lot; to really want to do something
• 好意頭 (hou2 ji3 tau4) — good symbolic meaning
• 好戲在後頭 (hou2 hei3 zoi6 hau6 tau4) — save the best for last; the best part of something is at the end; the best is y…
• 好手尾 (hou2 sau2 mei5) — it describes people who always clean up after themselves
• 好手腳 (hou2 sau2 goek3) — it describes people who are clean, and do not steal
• 好抵 (hou2 dai2) — adj; value for money; worth buying
• 好日 (hou2 jat6) — suitable day (to be chosen for festive events, such as wedding)
• 好景 (hou2 ging2) — adj; good prospect or situation
• 好樣 (hou2 joeng2) — adj; looks good
• 好正 (hou2 zeng3) — adj; very good
• 好死 (hou2 sei2) — a 'good death'; describes a person who passes away in a peaceful manner; someth…
• 好氣 (hou2 hei3) — to be patient; gas bag
• 好水冇幾多朝 (hou2 seoi2 mou5 gei2 do1 ziu1) — Good things cannot last long
• 好消息 (hou2 siu1 sik1) — Good News
• 好清 (hou2 cing1) — very clear
• 好焗 (hou2 guk6) — very hot and stuffy
• 好物沉歸底 (hou2 mat6 cam4 gwai1 dai2) — the best comes at the end
• 好猛鬼 (hou2 maang5 gwai2) — noun; extremely haunted
• 好番 (hou2 faan1) — verb; to recover (sickness)
• 好癐 (hou2 gui6) — adj; very tired
• 好的 (hou2 dik1) — good; yes
• 好相與 (hou2 soeng1 jyu5) — (adjective) kind; likeable; amiable; good-natured; genial
• 好眉好貌 (hou2 mei4 hou2 maau6) — it describes people who are good looking on the outside
• 好眉好貌生沙蝨 (hou2 mei4 hou2 maau6 saang1 saa1 sat1) — to describe someone who looks like a talent, but in fact did not have any skill…
• 好眼 (hou2 ngaan5) — good eyes, sharp eyes
• 好眼界 (hou2 ngaan5 gaai3) — great aim
• 好瞓 (hou2 fan3) — had a great sleep; time to sleep
• 好笑口 (hou2 siu3 hau2) — seems happy
• 好精神 (hou2 zing1 san4) — energetic
• 好索 (hou2 sok3) — to describe a woman as very attractive, had a nice body shape and beautiful
• 好翻 (hou2 faan1) — verb; to recover (sickness)
• 好耐冇見 (hou2 noi6 mou5 gin3) — long time no see
• 好耐冇见 (hou2 noi6 mou5 gin3) — have not met in a long time; long time no see
• 好耐 (hou2 noi6) — a very long time
• 好耳 (hou2 ji5) — good listening
• 好聲 (hou2 seng1) — (adjective) be cautious; be careful; be watchful; (of musical instrument such a…
• 好聲好氣 (hou2 seng1 hou2 hei3) — (adverb) (to talk) in a calm tone with coaxing manner
• 好腳頭 (hou2 goek3 tau4) — one who brings luck
• 好膽 (hou2 daam2) — adj; fearless; brave; courageous
• 好行夾唔送 (hou2 haang4 gaap3 m4 sung3) — Ironic word, which means you are not welcome, please go away.
• 好行 (hou2 haang4) — easy to walk; good; interesting to walk; an expression used when the host walks…
• 好衰唔衰 (hou2 seoi1 m4 seoi1) — (adverb; phrase ) unluckily; unfortunately;
• 好話唔好聽 (hou2 waa2 m4 hou2 teng1) — (phrase) honestly speaking; to put it bluntly.
• 好識 (hou2 sik1) — to know well
• 好貴 (hou2 gwai3) — adj. very expensive
• 好賣 (hou2 maai6) — sells very well; sells like hot cakes
• 好返 (hou2 faan2) — recover from illness (spoken)
• 好逑 (hou2 kau4) — desired by many
• 好過冇 (hou2 gwo3 mou5) — it is better than nothing
• 好醜 (hou2 cau2) — very bad looking; good and bad; at least
• 好野 (hou2 je5) — good things; woo, to express excitement
• 好鍾意 (hou2 zung1 ji3) — to like a lot
• 好閑 (hou2 haan4) — it's trivial (spoken)
• 好閒 (hou2 gaan3) — an easy task; something that is too insignificant to be worth caring about
• 好頭好尾 (hou2 tau4 hou2 mei5) — good start and good ending
• 好頸 (hou2 geng2) — good temper (slang)
• 好食好住 (hou2 sik6 hou2 zyu6) — good food and good accommodation, it means a comfortable life
• 好食 (hou2 sik6) — tasty; delicious; yummy
• 好食懶飛 (hou3 sik6 laan5 fei1) — (adjective) to describe someone who acts like a parasite who is happy to partak…
• 好食爭崩頭 (hou2 sik6 zaang1 bang1 tau4) — people see cheap things then they fight against each other for that
• 好鬼 (hou2 gwai2) — very, so
• 好鬼死 (hou2 gwai2 sei2) — very, extremely
• 如上 (jyu4 soeng6) — as above
• 如上所述 (jyu4 soeng6 so2 seot6) — as stated above
• 如入無人之境 (jyu4 jap6 mou4 jan4 zi1 ging2) — it seems like entering into a sphere where no one is there; to encounter little…
• 如喪考妣 (jyu4 song3 haau2 bei2) — it describes people are so anxious and upset that it is as if their parents jus…
• 如夢初醒 (jyu4 mung6 co1 sing2) — as if awakening from a dream, analogy: someone was foolish in the past, but ins…
• 如常 (jyu4 soeng4) — as usual
• 如日中天 (jyu4 jat6 zung1 tin1) — adj; like the sun at high noon; to be very influential; at the most prosperous …
• 如此而已 (jyu4 ci2 ji4 ji5) — that's the way it is; that's all
• 如許 (jyu4 heoi2) — this, so much
• 妄加 (mong5 gaa1) — add something without permit or consideration
• 妊娠期 (jam6 san1 kei4) — Pregnancy
• 妊娠紋 (jam6 san1 man4) — stretch marks due to pregnancy
• 妊神星 (jam4 san4 sing1) — Haumea
• 妒恨 (dou3 han6) — to be jealous of and hate
• 妒火中燒 (dou3 fo2 zung1 siu1) — it describes people who become really emotional because of strong jealousy; bur…
• 妖怪 (jiu2 gwaai3) — ogre
• 妖聲妖氣 (jiu1 seng1 jiu1 hei3) — it describes people who use different voice and tone when they speak, to show t…
• 妗婆 (kam5 po4) — the wife of one's maternal granduncle
• 妗母 (kam5 mou5) — aunt (the wife of one's maternal uncle)
• 妘 (wan4) — a surname; can also be used in feminine names
• 妙想天開 (miu6 soeng2 tin1 hoi1) — having absurd thoughts
• 妙用 (miu6 jung6) — noun; magical function, subtle application
• 妙策 (miu6 caak3) — an ingenious strategy
• 妙訣 (miu6 kyut3) — an ingenious technique
• 妙語 (miu6 jyu5) — noun; witticism
• 妙語解頤 (miu6 jyu5 gaai2 ji4) — to say something interesting to make people laugh
• 妙語連珠 (miu6 jyu5 lin4 zyu1) — it describes someone who always makes witty and clever remarks
• 妙論 (miu6 leon6) — an intriguing opinion
• 妙齡少女 (miu6 ling4 siu3 neoi5) — Young girls
• 妝嫁 (zong1 gaa3) — dowry
• 妥善處理 (to5 sin6 cyu2 lei5) — to properly; appropriately handle
• 妹丁 (mui1 deng1) — little girl; little miss
• 妹仔丁 (mui1 zai2 deng1) — little girl; little miss
• 妹仔大過主人婆 (mui1 zai2 daai6 gwo3 zyu2 jan2 po4) — describes a situation where a person in an inferior position seems to have more…
• 妹仔 (mui1 zai2) — (n.; appellation) (a dated term) a young housemaid; a servant girl; a young gir…
• 妹 (mui6) — (noun) used to address a general young girl or lady in a polite way, especially…
• 妹妹仔 (mui4 mui1 zai2) — little girl
• 妹釘 (mui1 deng1) — (noun) (of teasing tone) saucy little girl; bold and lively little miss
• 妻兒老小 (cai1 ji4 lou5 siu2) — the whole family
• 妻孥 (cai1 nou4) — noun; wife and children
• 姌 (jim5) — slender
• 姏 (maan4) — old women
• 姐妹 (ze2 mui6) — bridesmaids
• 姐 (ze2) — (noun) general term for women; older sister; a term of address for an older fem…
• 姐姐仔 (ze4 ze1 zai2) — noun; girl, normally used for someone older than you
• 姐姐 (ze2 ze2) — (noun) general term of young lady
• 姐手姐腳 (ze2 sau2 ze2 goek3) — (adjective) sluggish and clumsy; a term used to imply that someone is slow-movi…
• 姑仔 (gu1 zai2) — little sister of husband; sister-in-law (spoken)
• 姑勿論 (gu1 mat6 leon6) — apart from; not to mention
• 姑太 (gu1 taai3) — husband's aunt, husband's father's sister
• 姑奶 (gu1 naai4) — husband's elder sister
• 姑姐 (gu1 ze1) — (n.) father's younger sister.
• 姑娘仔 (gu1 noeng4 zai2) — noun; girl
• 姑娘 (gu1 noeng4) — (noun) nurse;
• 姑婆 (gu1 po4) — unmarried mature female
• 姑爺仔 (gu1 je4 zai2) — describes a male who relies on women to survive all the time or is fully taken …
• 姑蘇 (gu1 sou1) — Gusu, area name or last name
• 姑表 (gu1 biu2) — cousins, children of father's sister
• 姓名 (sing3 ming4) — full name
• 姓氏 (sing3 si6) — surname; last name
• 姓賴 (sing3 laai6) — it is used to describe someone who tends to blame others for everything
• 委屈 (wai2 wat1) — suffer from injustice
• 委蛇 (wai1 se4) — to behave in a frivolous manner
• 妍媸 (jin4 ci1) — Beauty and ugliness
• 姘頭 (ping1 tau4) — mistress; paramour; fuck buddy; pillow friend; partner
• 姚子羚 (jiu4 zi2 ling4) — Elaine Yiu Tse-ling, an actress and television presenter in Hong Kong
• 姣味 (haau6 mei6) — (adjective) very feminine or flirty
• 姣 (gaau2) — horny; lustful; cunning; pretty; beautiful; graceful
• 姣婆 (haau4 po4) — (noun) a flirtatious woman; a slut; a slattern; a coquette
• 姣婆守唔到寡 (haau4 po4 sau2 m4 dou2 gwaa2) — it means it is hard to change people's personality; literally: a sexually promi…
• 姣婆藍 (haau4 po4 laam4) — noun; Bright blue; violet blue color, generally, people think that wearing this…
• 姣婆遇着脂粉客 (haau4 po4 jyu6 zoek6 zi1 fan2 haak3) — bitchy women and erotic men meet which is perfectly matched, which means fit in…
• 姣屍扽篤 (gaau2 si1 dan6 duk1) — to be extremely flirty so as to seduce men
• 姣氣 (haau4 hei3) — noun; power and prestige; domineering influence; good prospects
• 姨丈 (ji4 zoeng6) — (noun) uncle
• 姨仔 (ji1 zai2) — wife's younger sister; aunt (mother's younger sister)
• 姨婆 (ji4 po4) — noun; grand aunt
• 姨媽到 (ji4 maa1 dou3) — noun; menstrual cycle, period come, my aunt Flo is visiting
• 姨媽姑姐 (ji4 maa1 gu1 ze1) — noun; aunts within one's family
• 姨媽巾 (ji4 maa1 gan1) — noun; pads, sanitary napkins
• 姨甥女 (ji4 sang1 neoi5) — sister's daughter
• 姨甥 (ji4 sang1) — childrens of wife's sisters
• 姨表 (ji4 biu2) — the first cousins on the maternal side where their mums are sisters
• 姪仔 (zat6 zai2) — Nephew
• 姻婭 (jan1 aa3) — relatives by marriage
• 姿整 (zi1 zing2) — fastidious
• 威也 (wai1 jaa5) — noun; wire (used in filming for stunts)
• 威到盡 (wai1 dou3 zeon6) — to be a champion; to show one's best
• 威化餅 (wai1 faa3 beng2) — (noun) (food) a wafer; a waffle biscuit
• 威吔 (wai1 jaa1) — wire (spoken)
• 威士忌 (wai1 si6 gei2) — whisky
• 威 (wai1) — smart; power; might; prestige; powerful; awesome might; impressive strength; to…
• 威廉王子 (wai1 lim4 wong4 zi2) — Prince William
• 威武 (wai1 mou5) — to look powerful and mighty
• 威水史 (wai1 seoi2 si2) — glorious history
• 威水 (wai1 seoi2) — (adjective) impressive; remarkable; extraordinary (often referencing someone's …
• 威爾斯 (wai1 ji5 si1) — noun; Wales, in Hong Kong, it normally refers to the Prince of Wales Hospital
• 威爾斯文 (wai1 ji5 si1 man4) — Welsh
• 威爾斯親王 (wai1 ji5 si1 can1 wong4) — Prince of Wales
• 威爾斯親王醫院 (wai1 ji5 si1 can1 wong4 ji1 jyun2) — Prince of Wales Hospital
• 威脅 (wai1 hip3) — a threat
• 威靈頓街 (wai1 ling4 deon6 gaai1) — noun; Wellington Street, Street in Hong Kong
• 威風掃地 (wai1 fung1 sou3 dei6) — completely discredited
• 娓娓而談 (mei5 mei5 ji4 taam4) — talk fluently, passionately
• 娖 (cuk1) — careful; stiff; prudent; neat; to argue; to put in order; to tease
• 娘丙 (noeng1 bing2) — noun; also written as "娘炳" Mother Bing refers to the old-fashioned, foolishly, …
• 娘子軍 (noeng4 zi2 gwan1) — noun; army of women; a group consist of only women
• 娘爆 (noeng1 baau3) — old fashioned, the opposite of trendy
• 娘親 (noeng4 can1) — mother
• 娙 (jing4) — females with a slender body shape; female servants
• 娛樂圈 (jyu4 lok6 hyun1) — showbiz; world of celebrities; entertainment industries
• 娛樂性 (jyu4 lok6 sing3) — entertaining; entertainment value
• 娛記 (jyu4 gei3) — noun; entertainment reporter; entertainment correspondent
• 娠紀 (san1 gei2) — Pregnant
• 娤 (zong1) — face appearance; make up
• 娥眉月 (ngo4 mei4 jyut6) — Crescent moon
• 娥眉洲 (ngo4 mei4 zau1) — Crescent Island, an island in Hong Kong
• 娶心抱 (ceoi2 sam1 pou5) — for son to marry his wife
• 娶老婆 (ceoi2 lou5 po4) — verb; to marry one as wife
• 婀娜多姿 (o2 no5 do1 zi1) — adj; graceful and charming , beautiful
• 婄腩 (pau3 naam5) — fat belly
• 婆乸 (po4 naa2) — a derogatory way to address women who are no longer young
• 婆仔髻 (po4 zai2 gai3) — a hair style, old women's hair bun
• 婆婆 (po4 po2) — (noun) General term of female senior
• 婆媽 (po4 maa1) — indecisive; always changing one's mind; verbose; a maidservant
• 婆媽數 (po4 maa1 sou3) — noun; a small or trivial amount or debt
• 婆髻山 (po4 gai3 saan1) — Por Kai Shan, place in Hong Kong
• 婕妤 (zit6 jyu4) — noun; name of imperial concubine
• 婚書 (fan1 syu1) — Marriage certificate
• 婦女事務委員會 (fu5 neoi5 si6 mou6 wai2 jyun4 wui2) — Women's Commission
• 婦女組織 (fu5 neoi5 zou2 zik1) — Women organizations
• 婦孺 (fu5 jyu4) — women and children
• 婦科醫生 (fu5 fo1 ji1 sang1) — Gynaecologists
• 婦道 (fu5 dou6) — female virtues; womanhood
• 婪劣 (laam4 lyut6) — greedy
• 婷婷 (ting4 ting4) — adj; good looking
• 媌 (maau4) — nice looking, soft and beautiful, in ancient Chinese it was known as a prostitu…
• 媒人婆 (mui4 jan4 po4) — female matchmaker
• 媔 (min4) — pretty eyes
• 媥 (pin1) — with light and fast body, agile and with dexterity
• 媽姐 (maa1 ze2) — female helper
• 媽媽生 (maa1 maa1 saang1) — noun; procuress; procurer (woman)
• 媽媽聲 (maa1 maa1 seng1) — (slang) sound of cursing; scolding people
• 媽打 (maa1 daa2) — mother
• 媽閣廟 (maa1 gok3 miu6) — A-Ma Temple
• 媾女 (kau1 neoi2) — verb; to woo a girl, to charm a girl, to hit on a girl, date a girl
• 嫁唔出 (gaa3 m4 ceot1) — it describes women who nobody wants to marry
• 嫉惡如仇 (zat6 ok3 jyu4 sau4) — hating evil people and evil things, as much as one hates his; her enemies
• 嫌米貴 (jim4 mai5 gwai3) — passed away, dead; literaaly: whining about how expensive the rice is
• 嫌錢腥 (jim4 cin2 seng1) — one refuses money or income deserved
• 嫖友 (piu4 jau2) — Friends who visit prostitutes together
• 嫖賭飲吹 (piu4 dou2 jam2 ceoi1) — collective name for whoring, gambling, drink and drugs
• 嫟 (nik1) — a way to address someone who is dear
• 嫡派 (dik1 paai3) — authentic skills; academic knowledge; the authentic inheriting branch in a fami…
• 嫣紅 (jin1 hung4) — noun; bright and beautiful red color
• 嫩口 (nyun6 hau2) — fresh, tender, and delicious; it is also used to describe young and charming bo…
• 嫩 (nyun6) — young; youthful; tender; soft; delicate; light (color); inexperienced; unskilled
• 嫩滑 (nyun6 waat6) — delicate and smooth (skin)
• 嫩粒粒 (nyun6 nap1 nap1) — young and tender
• 嫩雀 (nyun6 zoek2) — a rookie; a chump; a patsy;
• 嫲嫲 (maa4 maa4) — paternal grandmother
• 嫳 (pit3) — easily get angry
• 嬲到彈起 (nau1 dou3 daan6 hei2) — feeling angry, sprang to his feet.
• 嬲好定笑好 (nau1 hou2 ding6 siu3 hou2) — don't know to cry or to laugh
• 嬲 (niu5) — (slang) get angry; to piss off; to tease; to disturb; to pester; to flirt with
• 嬲死 (nau1 sei2) — to get really angry
• 嬲爆爆 (nau1 baau3 baau3) — (adjective) angry; furious; enraged; incensed
• 㜺鬼 (zaan2 gwai2) — very interesting; chic; unique
• 子侄 (zi2 zat6) — literally: sons and nephew; offsprings and younger member of the family (includ…
• 子喉 (zi2 hau4) — tone of young female voice in Cantonese opera
• 子姜 (zi2 goeng1) — young ginger
• 子 (zi2) — (noun) 1. son; 2. offspring; (adjective) 1. subsidiary; (noun) one of the Earth…
• 子孫根 (zi2 syun1 gan1) — penis (slang)
• 子宮外孕 (zi2 gung1 ngoi6 jan6) — Ectopic pregnancy
• 子宮癌 (zi2 gung1 ngaam4) — Uterine Cancer; Cervical cancer
• 子弟兵 (zi2 dai6 bing1) — noun; army
• 子曰詩云 (zi2 jyut6 si1 wan4) — Confucius poem and text
• 子母床 (zi2 mou5 cong4) — a pull-out bunk bed
• 子罕 (zi2 hon2) — Zi Han, chapter of Confucian Analects
• 子薑 (zi2 goeng1) — young ginger
• 子虛 (zi2 heoi1) — pure imagination
• 子虛烏有 (zi2 heoi1 wu1 jau5) — nonexistent and imaginary
• 孔 (hung2) — confucius; confucism; hole M: 个gè [个]; classifier for cave dwellings; opening; …
• 孔明燈 (hung2 ming4 dang1) — noun; Kong Ming lantern or sky lantern
• 孔雀石 (hung2 zoek3 sek6) — Malachite
• 孔雀石綠 (hung2 zoek3 sek6 luk6) — Malachite Green
• 孔雀開屏 (hung2 zoek3 hoi1 ping4) — peacocks fanning their feathers; peacock flaunting its tail
• 孖T (maa1 ti1) — Double Trio, a term in horse racing gambling
• 孖仔 (maa1 zai2) — twins (boys)
• 孖份 (maa1 fan2) — verb; to act jointly; to form a partnership
• 孖住上 (maa1 zyu6 soeng5) — to partner up; to do something together
• 孖公仔 (maa1 gung1 zai2) — describes two people who always stick together, hang out together and do everyt…
• 孖四 (maa1 sei3) — double fours; not to mind one's own business; to be a busybody; 4+4=8 "八卦" , wh…
• 孖女 (maa1 neoi2) — twin (girls)
• 孖 (maa1) — (noun) 1. in pair; 2. two; twins; in pairs; double; to take along; to join toge…
• 孖寶兄弟 (maa1 bou2 hing1 dai6) — Super Mario Bros
• 孖寶 (maa1 bou2) — Double, a term in horse racing gambling; twins; a pair
• 孖屋 (maa1 uk1) — two homes which are connected together; a duplex residential building
• 孖展 (maa1 zin2) — margin (profit); security deposits; a merchant; foreign currency trading
• 孖指徑 (maa1 zi2 ging3) — Smuggler's Ridge, located in Hong Kong
• 孖沙 (maa1 saa1) — noun; master, describes leader or company management
• 孖煙通 (maa1 jin1 tung1) — noun; male boxer shorts (underpants)
• 孖生 (maa1 saang1) — noun; twins
• 孖葉 (maa1 jip6) — handcuffs (slang)
• 孖裝 (maa1 zong1) — Twin Pack
• 孖辮 (maa1 bin1) — double braids
• 孖鋪 (maa1 pou1) — sleepover (slang)
• 字一色 (zi6 jat1 sik1) — a combination in mahjong
• 字匯 (zi6 wui6) — Glossary
• 字 (zi6) — (noun) the number of floor; letter; symbol; character; word M: 个gè [个]; courtes…
• 字字珠璣 (zi6 zi6 zyu1 gei1) — it describes one's speech; word choice is very elegant
• 字粒 (zi6 lap1) — cast metal type pieces used in printing
• 字紙 (zi6 zi2) — waste papers which have text written on them already
• 字紙籮 (zi6 zi2 lo1) — wastepaper basket
• 字花 (zi6 faa1) — noun; Chinese folk gambling
• 字鎖 (zi6 so2) — a combination lock
• 字面上 (zi6 min2 soeng6) — Literally
• 字墨 (zi6 mak6) — culture; knowledge
• 存心不良 (cyun4 sam1 bat1 loeng4) — with bad; evil intentions
• 存款機 (cyun4 fun2 gei1) — Cash Deposit Machine
• 存款簿 (cyun4 fun2 bou2) — Passbook
• 存疑 (cyun4 ji4) — having a doubt about
• 存身 (cyun4 san1) — to take shelter
• 孝堂 (haau3 tong4) — a funeral parlour
• 孝子賢孫 (haau3 zi2 jin4 syun1) — filial sons and good grandchildren
• 孟母三遷 (maang6 mou5 saam1 cin1) — Literally: it is a Proverb "The mother of Mencius changed her home; abode three…
• 孢子植物 (baau1 zi2 zik6 mat6) — Spore plants
• 季候風 (gwai3 hau6 fung1) — noun; monsoon
• 季秋 (gwai3 cau1) — the last month of autumn
• 季軍 (gwai3 gwan1) — to come third in a competition or race
• 孤伶伶 (gu1 ling1 ling1) — all alone

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