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• 孤兒仔 (gu1 ji4 zai2) — Orphans
• 孤單單 (gu1 daan1 daan1) — adj; alone or lonely
• 孤寒種 (gu1 hon4 zung2) — a very stingy person
• 孤寒財主 (gu1 hon4 coi4 zyu2) — noun; miserly old man, Scrooge
• 孤寒鐸 (gu1 hon4 dok6) — an extremely stingy and selfish person; a miser
• 孤寒鬼 (gu1 hon4 gwai2) — adj; stingy, reluctant to spend money
• 孤星淚 (gu1 sing1 leoi6) — Les Miserables
• 孤軍作戰 (gu1 gwan1 zok3 zin3) — Fighting alone
• 孤軍 (gu1 gwan1) — Alone (army)
• 孨 (zyun2) — cautious; cowardly; an orphan; house, wife, and car, a modern definition to def…
• 孫仔 (syun1 zai2) — grandson
• 孫叔敖 (syun1 suk1 ngou4) — Sun Shuao, Famous Prime Minister during Eastern Zhou Dynasty
• 孫 (syun1) — (noun) Chinese surname; grandson; descendant; a surname; the follower of one's …
• 孭上身 (me1 soeng5 san1) — verb; take the responsibility
• 孭仔 (me1 zai2) — to carry a baby on one's back
• 孭債 (me1 zaai3) — verb; take responsibility of a debt
• 孭 (me1) — to take on responsibility (Cantonese); to carry on the back or shoulders; back …
• 孭帶 (me1 daai2) — the straps of a bag; a suspender; a sling
• 孭數 (me1 sou3) — responsible for debts or sales quota (spoken)
• 孭書包 (me1 syu1 baau1) — to carry the school bag on one's back
• 孭袋 (me1 doi6) — to carry a bag; shoulder bag
• 孭起 (me1 hei2) — verb; take the responsibility
• 孭重飛 (me1 cung5 fei1) — to take up great responsibilities; to be a major and significant player
• 孭鑊 (me1 wok6) — to take blame for a mistake
• 孭飛 (me1 fei1) — to take responsibility
• 孳息 (zi1 sik1) — Fructus
• 學似 (hok6 ci5) — just like someone, learn from someone
• 學前教育 (hok6 cin4 gaau3 juk6) — noun; Pre-primary Education
• 學友 (hok6 jau5) — study buddies, learning buddies
• 學堂 (hok6 tong4) — academy
• 學師仔 (hok6 si1 zai2) — trainee, intern, apprentice
• 學師 (hok6 si1) — an apprentice; learning to become a master
• 學徒制 (hok6 tou4 zai3) — Apprenticeship
• 學是學非 (hok6 si6 hok6 fei1) — noun; gossip or a Hong Kong TVB program "Sidewalk Scientist"
• 學是非 (hok6 si6 fei1) — to gossip
• 學業進步 (hok6 jip6 zeon3 bou6) — (wish you) proess in academic performance
• 學民思潮 (hok6 man4 si1 ciu4) — Scholarism, a pro-democracy student activist group in Hong Kong
• 學潮 (hok6 ciu4) — student movements
• 學生哥 (hok6 saang1 go1) — a young male student; student
• 學生妹 (hok6 saang1 mui1) — School girls
• 學界 (hok6 gaai3) — noun; academic
• 學社 (hok6 se5) — Societies, associations
• 學神 (hok6 san4) — driver with learner permit (slang)
• 學習 (hok6 zaap6) — study; learnings
• 學習障礙 (hok6 zaap6 zoeng3 ngoi6) — learning difficulties; learning disabilities
• 學聯 (hok6 lyun4) — Hong Kong Federation of Students
• 學能測驗 (hok6 nang4 cak1 jim6) — Academic Aptitude Test
• 學舌 (hok6 sit6) — it describes parrots which repeat; imitate people's words; describes someone wh…
• 學行車 (hok6 hang4 ce1) — baby walker
• 學術研究 (hok6 seot6 jin4 gau3) — Academic Research
• 學説 (hok6 syut3) — Theory
• 學識 (hok6 sik1) — (verb) 1. learn and know; 2. learn (e.g. skills or knowledge)
• 學費 (hok6 fai3) — school fee
• 學部 (hok6 bou6) — Faculty
• 學額 (hok6 ngaak6) — students quota
• 學齡兒童 (hok6 ling4 ji4 tung4) — children who reached the age of going to schools
• 孺子可教 (jyu4 zi2 ho2 gaau3) — noun; teachable child
• 孻仔 (laai1 zai2) — the youngest son
• 孻仔拉心肝 (laai1 zai2 laai1 sam1 gon1) — to spoil the youngest child
• 孻女 (laai1 neoi5) — youngest daughter
• 孻 (laai1) — (adjective) (of son or daughter) youngest; last; youngest (son or daughter); fi…
• 孻尾 (laai1 mei5) — the last; finally
• 孻屘 (laai1 mei1) — came last (spoken)
• 孿生兄弟 (lyun4 saang1 hing1 dai6) — Twin brothers
• 它們的 (taa1 mun4 dik1) — noun; they (for inanimate objects)
• 它的 (taa1 dik1) — its
• 宅第 (zaak6 dai6) — mansion
• 宇宙空間 (jyu5 zau6 hung1 gaan1) — universe space
• 守得雲開見月明 (sau2 dak1 wan4 hoi1 gin3 jyut6 ming4) — people who can be strong and tough enough to withstand disasters will see hope …
• 守清 (sau2 cing1) — to remain a widow
• 守行為 (sau2 hang4 wai4) — Binding over
• 守龍門 (sau2 lung4 mun4) — Goal-keeper
• 安全區 (on1 cyun4 keoi1) — Safety Zones
• 安全島 (on1 cyun4 dou2) — noun; traffic island
• 安全檢查 (on1 cyun4 gim2 caa4) — Security check
• 安全第一 (on1 cyun4 dai6 jat1) — safety is the first priority
• 安名 (on1 meng2) — to name
• 安士 (on1 si2) — ounce
• 安大略 (on1 daai6 loek6) — Ontario, Canada
• 安家費 (on1 gaa1 fai3) — compensation for one who has to leave family for work or any reasons
• 安德尊 (on1 dak1 zyun1) — Junior Anderson, name of a TV host and actor in Hong Kong
• 安樂茶飯 (on1 lok6 caa4 faan6) — peaceful tea and meal, it means to live a peaceful life
• 安歷卡 (on1 lik6 kaa1) — Anelka, name of a soccer star
• 安民 (on1 man4) — to appease people; to stabilize the lives of people
• 安江省 (on1 gong1 saang2) — An Giang Province, Vietnam
• 安省 (on1 saang2) — Ontario, Canada
• 安老院 (on1 lou5 jyun2) — retirement or elderly homes
• 宋王台 (sung3 wong4 toi4) — Sung Wong Toi, an historic relic in Kowloon, Hong Kong, which dates back to end…
• 宋詞 (sung3 ci4) — Song poetry
• 宋體字 (sung3 tai2 zi6) — Song font
• 完事 (jyun4 si6) — to complete an event
• 完全 (jyun4 cyun4) — completely; wholly
• 完場 (jyun4 coeng4) — end of a competition (ball games); end of a program
• 完 (jyun4) — to end; to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire; to run out; a surname
• 完璧 (jyun4 bik1) — perfect people; things; flawless; intact jade; in good condition; a virgin (fig…
• 宏偉 (wang4 wai5) — great
• 宏觀經濟學 (wang4 gun1 ging1 zai3 hok6) — Macroeconomics
• 宏論 (wang4 leon6) — noun; Knowledgeable speech, pour forth wisdom
• 宗法 (zung1 faat3) — a political system in ancient China, which is based on consanguinity
• 宗祠 (zung1 ci4) — ancestral shrine
• 官仔骨骨 (gun1 zai2 gwat1 gwat1) — describes a person that dresses smartly and presentably
• 官塘 (gun1 tong4) — Kwun Tong, located in Hong Kong
• 官字兩個口 (gun1 zi6 loeng5 go3 hau2) — social injustice and double standard, especially when going against people with…
• 官 (gun1) — (noun) government Officer; (noun) Chinese surname; official; organ of body M: 个…
• 官官相衛 (gun1 gun1 soeng1 wai6) — bureaucrats shield one another, nowadays, it means cover for each other
• 官式 (gun1 sik1) — adj; official
• 官恩娜 (gun1 jan1 naa4) — Ella Koon Yun-na, name of a singer and actress in Hong Kong
• 官校 (gun1 haau6) — Government schools
• 官洲 (gun1 zau1) — Guanzhou, located in Guangzhou in China
• 官洲站 (gun1 zau1 zaam6) — Guanzhou station, a metro station in Guangzhou in China
• 官立學校 (gun1 laap6 hok6 haau6) — Government Schools
• 官立 (gun1 laap6) — Government
• 官腔 (gun1 hong1) — Bureaucratic tone; terms; jargon
• 定係 (ding6 hai6) — (conjunction) or
• 定力 (ding6 lik6) — the ability to resist temptation
• 定啲嚟 (ding6 di1 lei4) — calm down and do it slowly and steadily
• 定 (ding6) — (adjective) 1. still; 2. calm (adverb) 1. or; (verb); confirm; 2. calm; to set;…
• 定必 (ding6 bit1) — must
• 定方 (deng6 fong1) — space, place
• 定晒形 (ding6 saai3 jing4) — the shape or form of something or the characteristic of someone is fixed and ca…
• 定曬形 (ding6 saai3 jing4) — to be so scared that one freezes; to space out
• 定計劃 (ding6 gai3 waak6) — to make plans
• 定過抬油 (ding6 gwo3 toi4 jau4) — (adjective) to be calm and confident; to be composed; to be cool as a cucumber
• 定食 (ding6 sik6) — set meals (typically in Japanese cuisine)
• 定驚 (ding6 ging1) — to calm down from being too scared
• 宛轉 (jyun2 zyun2) — indirectly
• 宜家家居 (ji4 gaa1 gaa1 geoi1) — Ikea
• 宜得 (ji4 dak1) — (adverb) impatiently wish for; eagerly look forward to; to long for; would rath…
• 宜於 (ji4 jyu1) — Suitable for
• 客仔 (haak3 zai2) — customer(s); client; patron
• 客商 (haak3 soeng1) — Merchants
• 客 (haak3) — away (as opposite to home in sports); customer; visitor; guest; passenger; trav…
• 客家佔地主 (haak3 gaa1 zim3 dei6 zyu2) — noun; late comer " Hakkanese" dominate or better the local people; the guest ac…
• 客村站 (haak3 cyun1 zaam6) — Kecun Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
• 客歲 (haak3 seoi3) — Last year
• 客觀真理 (haak3 gun1 zan1 lei5) — Objective truth
• 客貨車 (haak3 fo3 ce1) — Vans
• 客路 (haak3 lou6) — source of customers
• 客運大樓 (haak3 wan6 daai6 lau4) — airport terminal
• 宣佈 (syun1 bou3) — declare
• 宣傳單張 (syun1 cyun4 daan1 zoeng1) — promotional leaflets
• 宣傳 (syun1 cyun4) — to promote or market; promotion
• 宣導 (syun1 dou6) — Propaganda; advocacy
• 宣旨 (syun1 zi2) — announces the emperor's orders
• 宣萱 (syun1 hyun1) — Jessica Hester Hsuan; Suen Huen, an actress in Hong Kong
• 室樂 (sat1 lok6) — Chamber Music
• 宮保 (gung1 bou2) — kung pao style of cooking; senior tutor of the crown prince during the Ming Dyn…
• 宮燈 (gung1 dang1) — Lanterns used in palaces; Chinese lanterns
• 害人害物 (hoi6 jan4 hoi6 mat6) — causing serious harm to others with or without intent
• 害民 (hoi6 man4) — harm citizens, harm the livelihood of citizens
• 家下 (gaa1 haa5) — (adv.) now; at the moment.
• 家俬 (gaa1 si1) — furniture
• 家傳户曉 (gaa1 cyun4 wu6 hiu2) — Well known
• 家口 (gaa1 hau2) — number of members in a family
• 家喻户曉 (gaa1 jyu6 wu6 hiu2) — Well known
• 家嘈屋閉 (gaa1 cou4 uk1 bai3) — describes a situation where the family members in the same house are constantly…
• 家天下 (gaa1 tin1 haa6) — the world is home, it means to rule the world
• 家學 (gaa1 hok6) — knowledge inherited from generations to generations within a family
• 家家有本難唸的經 (gaa1 gaa1 jau5 bun2 naan4 nim6 dik1 ging1) — Every family has their issues
• 家小 (gaa1 siu2) — noun; my wife and children
• 家山 (gaa1 saan1) — hometown
• 家山有眼 (gaa1 saan1 jau5 ngaan5) — forefathers bless you
• 家山發 (gaa1 saan1 faat3) — having good luck because of the good feng shui of the ancestor cemetery
• 家庭出身 (gaa1 ting4 ceot1 san1) — Family background
• 家庭用品 (gaa1 ting4 jung6 ban2) — Household goods
• 家庭計劃 (gaa1 ting4 gai3 waak6) — Family Planning
• 家庭電器 (gaa1 ting4 din6 hei3) — Home Appliances
• 家書 (gaa1 syu1) — a written letter address to one's home or family
• 家有一老，如有一寶 (gaa1 jau5 jat1 lou5 jyu4 jau5 jat1 bou2) — It's good to have an elderly at home, because they are wise with a lot of life …
• 家欄雞 (gaa1 laan1 gai1) — Chickens which belong to one's own farm
• 家法 (gaa1 faat3) — rules of the house which applies within the family (can also refer to rules wit…
• 家爺仔乸 (gaa1 je4 zai2 naa2) — family members
• 家生 (gaa1 saang1) — tools for work, for making a living
• 家維邨 (gaa1 wai4 cyun1) — Ka Wai Chuen, a public housing estate in Hong Kong
• 家肥屋潤 (gaa1 fei4 uk1 jeon6) — a prosperous family
• 家訪 (gaa1 fong2) — Home visits
• 家課 (gaa1 fo3) — homework
• 家貓 (gaa1 maau1) — noun; house cat
• 家財 (gaa1 coi4) — a family's financial resources
• 家鄉 (gaa1 hoeng1) — ancestral home or town; origin of one's extended family
• 家醜不出外傳 (gaa1 cau2 bat1 ceot1 ngoi6 cyun4) — do not release the dirty secrets or bad things about the family to the public
• 家長日 (gaa1 zoeng2 jat6) — Parents' Day at school
• 家陣 (gaa1 zan2) — (adverb; noun) now; nowadays; the present time; the present moment
• 家陣時 (gaa1 zan6 si2) — Now; these days
• 家頭細務 (gaa1 tau4 sai3 mou6) — (noun) housework and chores
• 容乜易 (jung4 mat1 ji6) — very easy; a piece of cake; "so what if…" (implying that there is a certain ris…
• 容忍 (jung4 jan2) — to bear or endure; tolerance
• 宾舟 (ban1 zau1) — penis
• 宿包 (suk1 baau1) — one with body odour caused by sweating
• 宿哼哼 (suk1 hang1 hang1) — the rotten, sour, stinky smell of food or sweaty body
• 宿題 (suk1 tai4) — homework assignment
• 寄住 (gei3 zyu6) — Lodging; host (family); to live, to stay, with guidance
• 寄信 (gei3 seon3) — verb; send a letter
• 寄宿 (gei3 suk1) — boarding (school)
• 寄聲 (gei3 sing1) — to ask someone to say hi to others for them; to pass on a message
• 寄語 (gei3 jyu5) — Message
• 寅食卯糧 (jan4 sik6 maau5 loeng4) — one's income is not enough for one's expenditure, resulting in an overdraft
• 密克羅尼西亞聯邦 (mat6 hak1 lo4 nei4 sai1 aa3 lyun4 bong1) — Federated States of Micronesia
• 密啲手 (mat6 di1 sau2) — do faster; work harder; faster
• 密密斟 (mat6 mat6 zam1) — noun; secretive conversation
• 密實姑娘假正經 (mat6 sat6 gu1 noeng4 gaa2 zing3 ging1) — it is used to describe pretentious women who dress modestly but have a passion …
• 密實 (mat6 sat6) — be as silent as a grave; conservative
• 密底算盤 (mat6 dai2 syun3 pun4) — a stingy person; a bean counter
• 密斟 (mat6 zam1) — (noun) confidential talk; (verb) secretly talk
• 密率 (mat6 leot2) — Milv
• 密籠 (mat6 lung4) — closed
• 密絲 (mat6 si1) — noun; Miss
• 密質質 (mat6 zat1 zat1) — (adjective) very dense; very close (like side by side); tightly packed
• 密鑼緊鼓 (mat6 lo4 gan2 gu2) — busy preparation right before the launch of an event; program
• 密食當三番 (mat6 sik6 dong3 saam1 faan1) — Comes from the mahjong game, which means more number of games win, Many little …
• 寇仇 (kau3 sau4) — noun; foe, enemy
• 富士銀行 (fu3 si6 ngan4 hong4) — Fuji Bank
• 富 (fu3) — wealth; rich; abundant; wealthy; a surname
• 富山縣 (fu3 saan1 jyun6) — noun; Toyama Prefecture in Japan
• 富有 (fu3 jau5) — wealthy
• 富裕 (fu3 jyu6) — affluent; rich
• 富豪 (fu3 hou4) — tycoon
• 富貴 (fu3 gwai3) — affluent; wealthy
• 富貴逼人 (fu3 gwai3 bik1 jan4) — using one's wealth and power to threaten, oppress others
• 富麗 (fu3 lai6) — splendid
• 寒冬臘月 (hon4 dung1 laap6 jyut6) — the coldest month in winter
• 寒削 (hon4 soek3) — Cold and not good for stomach
• 寒塵 (hon4 can4) — it means one's clothes are broken, damaged, that one is not presentable
• 寒 (hon4) — scared; cold; poor; to tremble; a surname; to put in cold storage; to ignore; h…
• 寒山寺 (hon4 saan1 zi6) — Hanshan Temple, located in Suzhou, China
• 寒底 (hon4 dai2) — physique with cold hands and feet
• 寒暑表 (hon4 syu2 biu1) — a thermometer
• 寒涼 (hon4 loeng4) — adj; Chinese medicinal term; refer to things which are cold and unhealthy for o…
• 寒背 (hon4 bui3) — Kyphosis
• 寒風 (hon4 fung1) — cold winter wind
• 寒飛 (hon4 fei1) — a poor and pedantic hoodlum
• 寓於 (jyu6 jyu1) — to include
• 寡仔 (gwaa2 zai2) — noun; bachelor, unmarried man
• 寡佬 (gwaa2 lou2) — (noun) single guy
• 寡公 (gwaa2 gung1) — men who are widowed
• 寡婆 (gwaa2 po2) — noun; widow
• 寡廉鮮恥 (gwaa2 lim4 sin1 ci2) — Shameless
• 寡母婆咁多心 (gwaa2 mou5 po2 gam3 do1 sam1) — indecisive, cannot make a decision
• 寡母婆 (gwaa2 mou5 po2) — a widow
• 寢食不安 (cam2 sik6 bat1 on1) — not sleeping well and not eating well
• 寢食 (cam2 sik6) — sleep and eat
• 寥廓 (liu4 kwok3) — Boundless; high, far and open, usually used to describe sky
• 實 (sat6) — (adverb) 1. tightly; 2. (adjective) 1. hard; 2. dense; real; true; honest; real…
• 實心實意 (sat6 sam1 sat6 ji3) — honest and sincere, genuine
• 實斧實鑿 (sat6 fu2 sat6 zok6) — promised; for real
• 實枳枳 (sat6 zi2 zi2) — fully loaded
• 實淨 (sat6 zing6) — firm and sturdy
• 實牙實齒 (sat6 ngaa4 sat6 ci2) — (slang) what someone said is the truth or for real; absolutely true; for sure
• 實用性 (sat6 jung6 sing3) — practicality
• 實穩 (sat6 wan2) — surely
• 實行 (sat6 hang4) — (verb) impose
• 實趯趯 (sat6 dek3 dek3) — not soft and tender; tough and firm
• 實食冇黐牙 (sat6 sik6 mou5 ci1 ngaa4) — a proverb to describe a feeling of high confidence or certainty that something …
• 實鼓實鑿 (sat6 gu2 sat6 zok6) — for real
• 寧教人打仔，莫教人分妻 (ning4 gaau3 jan4 daa2 zai2 mok6 gaau3 jan4 fan1 cai1) — rather teach others to hit their children, and not persuade others to divorce, …
• 寫低 (se2 dai1) — verb; write it down
• 寫 (se2) — (verb) 1. sketch; 2. draw;; to write; to sketch; to compose; to write out; to d…
• 寫字枱 (se2 zi6 toi4) — writing desk; office desk
• 寫字樓 (se2 zi6 lau4) — (noun) workplace
• 寫成 (se2 sing4) — Written as
• 寫明 (se2 ming4) — verb; state, specify
• 寫書 (se2 syu1) — Writing books
• 寫真 (se2 zan1) — (adjective) nude photography, which is erotic or artistic
• 寫給 (se2 kap1) — to write to
• 寰球 (waan4 kau4) — worldwide; global
• 寵幸 (cung2 hang6) — men in power showing special favor, usually sexual, to a lady
• 寵物小精靈 (cung2 mat6 siu2 zing1 ling4) — Pokemon
• 寵物店 (cung2 mat6 dim3) — noun; pet shop
• 寶刀 (bou2 dou1) — noun; a treasured sword (antique)
• 寶剎 (bou2 saat3) — Pagoda in a temple
• 寶地 (bou2 dei6) — land of treasure
• 寶安中心站 (bou2 on1 zung1 sam1 zaam6) — Bao'an Central Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
• 寶崗大道 (bou2 gong1 daai6 dou6) — Baogang Avenue, located in Guangzhou, China
• 寶物沉歸底 (bou2 mat6 cam4 gwai1 dai2) — good things come at the end
• 寶琳 (bou2 lam4) — the name of a place in Hong Kong: Po Lam
• 寶琳站 (bou2 lam4 zaam6) — Po Lam Station, a MTR station in Hong Kong
• 寶眷 (bou2 gyun3) — noun; your beloved family; your family
• 寶蓮寺 (bou2 lin4 zi2) — Po Lin Monastery, located in Hong Kong
• 寶號 (bou2 hou6) — a polite way to address others' shop; company
• 寶誕 (bou2 daan3) — a commemoration; anniversary ceremony
• 寶達邨 (bou2 taat3 cyun1) — Po Tat Estate, located in Hong Kong
• 寶麗萊 (bou2 lai6 loi4) — Polaroid
• 寸土必爭 (cyun3 tou2 bit1 zang1) — fighting even for a small amount of land, it means the enemies are both standin…
• 寸 (cyun3) — cocky (Cantonese); a unit of length; inch; thumb; very small in amount; just ri…
• 寸心 (cyun3 sam1) — mere proof of my regard; This is as a small token of my feelings
• 寸斷 (cyun3 dyun6) — to break apart inch by inch
• 寸步 (cyun3 bou6) — Tiny step, an inch of step
• 寸草不留 (cyun3 cou2 bat1 lau4) — to leave not even a straw; to shave the head bald; to kill everyone and break e…
• 寸草春暉 (cyun3 cou2 ceon1 fai1) — it's difficult to repay the magnitude of parents' love with one's gratitude
• 寺門 (zi6 mun4) — temples; monasteries
• 封嘴 (fung1 zeoi2) — to keep one's lips sealed; to shut up
• 封 (fung1) — to close off; to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; package, classif…
• 封相 (fung1 soeng3) — to be named as prime minister
• 射住 (se6 zyu6) — verb; to look after or take care well
• 射喱眼 (se6 lei1 ngaan5) — Strabismus
• 射 (se6) — to ejaculate; to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry); to emit; t…
• 射波 (se6 bo1) — Malingering and call in absent, or if someone had an important task, they call …
• 將功折罪 (zoeng1 gung1 zit3 zeoi6) — to expiate one's guilt by good
• 將 (zoeng1) — (noun) 1. general; 2. A term of high-ranking personnel who is skillful, profess…
• 將就 (zoeng1 zau6) — (verb) tolerate
• 將心比己 (zoeng1 sam1 bei2 gei2) — put yourself in people's shoes
• 將軍澳 (zoeng1 gwan1 ou3) — the name of a place in Hong Kong: Tseung Kwan O
• 將養 (zoeng1 joeng5) — noun; Rest and recuperation; nursed back to health
• 專上教育 (zyun1 soeng6 gaau3 juk6) — Tertiary Education
• 專上院校 (zyun1 soeng6 jyun2 haau6) — Tertiary Institutions
• 專修 (zyun1 sau1) — verb; major in; specialize in
• 專刊 (zyun1 hon2) — special issue of books; magazines
• 專機 (zyun1 gei1) — Special aircrafts; private jet
• 專橫跋扈 (zyun1 waang4 bat6 wu6) — Imperious; unreasonable, ridiculous
• 專欄作家 (zyun1 laan4 zok3 gaa1) — noun; columnist
• 專注 (zyun1 zyu3) — devotion
• 專登 (zyun1 dang1) — on purpose
• 專科醫生 (zyun1 fo1 ji1 sang1) — Specialist (doctor)
• 專線小巴 (zyun1 sin3 siu2 baa1) — noun; minibus or public light bus with a specific set route in Hong Kong
• 專訊 (zyun1 seon3) — Newsletter
• 專長 (zyun1 coeng4) — expertise
• 專門店 (zyun1 mun4 dim3) — noun; exclusive store or specialty store
• 專電 (zyun1 din6) — noun; special dispatch; dispatch (i.e. news dispatch)
• 專題報告 (zyun1 tai4 bou3 gou3) — Special Reports
• 專題研究 (zyun1 tai4 jin4 gau3) — Case studies; monographic studies
• 尊姓大名 (zyun1 sing3 daai6 ming4) — Your name
• 尊師重道 (zyun1 si1 zung6 dou6) — Respect the teachers, and the teaching; knowledge taught by the teachers
• 尋回 (cam4 wui4) — found
• 尋日 (cam4 jat6) — (noun; adverb) yesterday
• 尋晚 (cam4 maan5) — last night
• 尋晚黑 (cam4 maan5 hak1) — last night
• 尋根 (cam4 gan1) — verb; to search for the root, normally used for people finding out their family…
• 尋根究底 (cam4 gan1 gau3 dai2) — verb; to make a thorough investigation, to search or get to the root of thing, …
• 對出 (deoi3 ceot1) — adj; just outside
• 對唔住 (deoi3 m4 zyu6) — (Phrase) sorry.
• 對埋 (deoi3 maai4) — to correct the remaining (homework, answers); to finish the rest of the couplet…
• 對得住 (deoi3 dak1 zyu6) — not let someone down; treat someone fairly; be worthy of
• 對手 (deoi3 sau2) — pair of hands (Cantonese)
• 對摳 (deoi3 kau1) — half and half mix together
• 對撼 (deoi3 ham6) — to come head-to-head
• 對立統一 (deoi3 laap6 tung2 jat1) — unity of opposites
• 對胸衫 (deoi3 hung1 saam1) — noun; cardigan
• 對落 (deoi3 lok6) — noun; here and down below
• 對頭人 (deoi3 tau4 jan4) — opponent
• 小五金 (siu2 ng5 gam1) — metal fittings
• 小人蛇 (siu2 jan4 se4) — young or child illegal immigrants
• 小偷 (siu2 tau1) — pickpocket
• 小兒科 (siu2 ji4 fo1) — (slang) easy job
• 小別勝新婚 (siu2 bit6 sing3 san1 fan1) — absence makes the heart grow fonder
• 小別 (siu2 bit6) — verb; to depart or separate for a short while
• 小動作 (siu2 dung6 zok3) — Tricks; small movements
• 小厴 (siu2 jim2) — the two sides of the abdomen
• 小商品 (siu2 soeng1 ban2) — noun; small items, miscellaneous good
• 小喇叭 (siu2 laa3 baa1) — trumpet; a swearing phrase
• 小器 (siu2 hei3) — stingy; mean; lacking sympathy and perspectives
• 小四喜 (siu2 sei3 hei2) — junior 4 happiness, a term in the game "mahjong"
• 小姐 (siu2 ze2) — (noun) 1. Witness; (pronoun); Ms; 2. Miss (before a surname)
• 小字 (siu2 zi6) — tiny text
• 小學雞 (siu2 hok6 gai1) — the nickname for 'the primary school kids'; naïve; childish
• 小家器 (siu2 gaa1 hei3) — noun; small appliance
• 小家子 (siu2 gaa1 zi2) — not generous
• 小家 (siu2 gaa1) — stingy; mean; lacking sympathy and perspectives
• 小家種 (siu2 gaa1 zung2) — stingy; narrow-minded (spoken)
• 小 (siu2) — (slang) (curse language) fuck; small; tiny; few; young; insignificant; minor; h…
• 小小的 (siu2 siu2 dik1) — Tiny; trivial
• 小小超 (siu2 siu2 ciu1) — noun; nickname of Richard Li Tzar-Kai, a Hong Kong businessman and philanthropi…
• 小山 (siu2 saan1) — Hill
• 小工 (siu2 gung1) — unskilled labour, usually involved with heavy physical work
• 小市民 (siu2 si5 man4) — ordinary citizens
• 小引 (siu2 jan5) — Foreword; introductory note
• 小心 (siu2 sam1) — (adjective) cautious
• 小心駛得萬年船 (siu2 sam1 sai2 dak1 maan6 nin4 syun4) — caution is the parent of safety, it is better to be safe than sorry
• 小恩小惠 (siu2 jan1 siu2 wai6) — Small favors for networking
• 小息 (siu2 sik1) — recess
• 小手 (siu2 sau2) — noun; literally, small hand, also well known as Pickpocket
• 小數怕長計 (siu2 sou3 paa3 zoeng2 gai3) — saving up a little by little can accumulate to a big amount
• 小明 (siu2 ming4) — noun; "Xiao Ming"It is a name for generic Hong Kong person, to identify unknown…
• 小時 (siu2 si4) — (noun) childhood
• 小曲 (siu2 kuk1) — a ballad
• 小月 (siu2 jyut6) — months which only have 29 or 30 days only; miscarriage; abortion
• 小本經營 (siu2 bun2 ging1 jing4) — Small businesses
• 小業主 (siu2 jip6 zyu2) — a small; petty property owners
• 小涌 (siu2 jung2) — Little Bay
• 小測 (siu2 caak1) — a quiz; test
• 小甜餅 (siu2 tim4 beng2) — Macaron; cookies
• 小生 (siu2 sang1) — young actors
• 小百貨 (siu2 baak3 fo3) — sundry goods; small household articles of daily use
• 小童 (siu2 tung4) — child
• 小組 (siu2 zou2) — small team
• 小腸氣 (siu2 coeng2 hei3) — inguinal hernia
• 小説 (siu2 syut3) — Fiction
• 小豬 (siu2 zyu1) — noun; small pig; piglet; piggy
• 小財唔出，大財唔入 (siu2 coi4 m4 ceot1 daai6 coi4 m4 jap6) — one won't make wealth if refuses to invest from little (spoken)
• 小販中心 (siu2 faan2 zung1 sam1) — noun; hawker centre
• 小輪 (siu2 leon4) — ferry
• 小轎車 (siu2 giu2 ce1) — sedan cars
• 小造 (siu2 zou6) — to minimise; to have the second new year celebration in a year
• 小部 (siu2 bou6) — radical 42; Khuddaka Nikāya
• 小隊 (siu2 deoi2) — noun; squad, team
• 小電影 (siu2 din6 jing2) — short; mini films
• 小露寶 (siu2 lou6 bou2) — Ganbare!! Robocon
• 小飛象 (siu2 fei1 zoeng6) — Dumbo
• 小食 (siu2 sik6) — (noun) snack
• 小食店 (siu2 sik6 dim3) — Tuckshop
• 小食部 (siu2 sik6 bou6) — Tuckshop
• 小鬼升城隍 (siu2 gwai2 sing1 sing4 wong4) — unethical men becoming successful
• 小鬼唔見得大神 (siu2 gwai2 m4 gin3 dak1 daai6 san4) — not generous
• 小鬼頭 (siu2 gwai2 tau4) — child ghost; children who are tricky and naughty
• 少一點 (siu2 jat1 dim2) — a bit less
• 少不免 (siu2 bat1 min5) — cannot prevent; unavoidable
• 少不更事 (siu3 bat1 gang1 si6) — adj; young and inexperienced; inexperience in life
• 少件得件 (siu2 gin6 dak1 gin6) — it's better not to make a fuss over everything
• 少件膶 (siu2 gin6 jeon2) — to be mentally disturbed; aberrant personality; abnormal mentality
• 少啲 (siu2 di1) — adj; less; little; seldom
• 少塊膶 (siu2 faai3 jeon2) — adj; literally, missing a liver, metaphor that means missing an important part,…
• 少壯 (siu3 zong3) — adj; young and vigorous
• 少女 (siu3 neoi5) — teenage girl
• 少女時代 (siu3 neoi5 si4 doi6) — Girls' Generation; girlhood
• 少奶 (siu3 naai1) — a married young lady (mistress of the house), normally refers to a woman that a…
• 少 (siu3) — (adjective) young; junior; young master; used as part of terms for military ran…
• 少少 (siu2 siu2) — a little; little bit
• 少年宮站 (siu3 nin4 gung1 zaam6) — Children's Palace Station, a MTR station in Shenzhen, China
• 少數怕長計 (siu2 sou3 paa3 coeng4 gai3) — it's not good when many small amounts are added up, then they become a big amou…
• 少林拳 (siu3 lam4 kyun4) — Shaolin boxing
• 少爺占 (siu3 je4 zim1) — Jim Yan Chi Hong, name of a DJ in Hong Kong
• 少男 (siu3 naam4) — young boy
• 少食 (siu2 sik6) — eat less
• 尕娃 (gaa2 waa1) — small, dear kid
• 尖咀 (zim1 zeoi2) — Tsim Sha Tsui, located in Hong Kong
• 尖嘴 (zim1 zeoi2) — Tsim Sha Tsui, located in Hong Kong
• 尖東 (zim1 dung1) — the name of a place in Hong Kong: Tsim Sha Tsui East
• 尖沙咀東 (zim1 saa1 zeoi2 dung1) — Tsim Sha Tsui East, located in Hong Kong
• 尖沙咀碼頭 (zim1 saa1 zeoi2 maa5 tau4) — Tsim Sha Tsui pier, located in Hong Kong
• 尖沙嘴 (zim1 saa1 zeoi2) — Tsim Sha Tsui, located in Hong Kong
• 尖筆甩 (zim1 bat1 lat1) — very sharp
• 尖鋭 (zim1 jeoi6) — sharp
• 尖閣諸島 (zim1 gok3 zyu1 dou2) — Senkaku Islands
• 尖頭佬 (zim1 tau4 lou2) — noun; man who is good at speculating and secures personal gain
• 尚有 (soeng6 jau5) — still have
• 尛 (liu1) — what; mistress
• 就位 (zau6 wai2) — adj; to get into position or formation; to fall in place
• 就住 (zau6 zyu6) — to adapt; adjust; to take great care of
• 就來 (zau6 lai4) — coming soon; nearly; almost; close to
• 就係 (zau6 hai6) — it is; exactly
• 就假 (zau6 gaa2) — is fake; 'when pigs fly', an adynation to express that something is impossible;…
• 就勢 (zau6 sai3) — make use of momentum; situation
• 就嚟 (zau6 lei4) — (adverb) coming soon; coming shortly; almost; nearly
• 就 (zau6) — (verb)1. obey; (adverb) 1. since…then; 2. because of (something), then…; 3. soo…
• 就座 (zau6 zo6) — to be seated; to take one's seat
• 就快 (zau6 faai3) — soon; quick
• 就慣姿勢 (zau6 gwaan3 zi1 sai3) — to accommodate to bad habits
• 就手 (zau6 sau2) — (adjective) handy; convenient
• 就正 (zau6 zing3) — that's good; right when; that's exactly; just now
• 就算係噉 (zau6 syun3 hai6 gam2) — even like that
• 就腳 (zau6 goek3) — close by; convenient
• 就至 (zau6 zi3) — just now; about to
• 就話 (zau6 waa6) — say; can be reasoned
• 尼亞加拉大瀑布 (nei4 aa3 gaa1 laai1 daai6 buk6 bou3) — Niagara Falls
• 尼龍絲襪 (nei4 lung4 si1 mat6) — Nylon stockings
• 尾二 (mei5 ji6) — second last (spoken)
• 尾喉 (mei5 hau4) — back pipes of the car; exhaust pipes; exhaust muffler
• 尾場 (mei5 coeng4) — the last show; the last part
• 尾 (mei5) — (noun) the end (of story; movie, etc.); tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; si…
• 尾尾屎 (mei1 mei1 si2) — noun; the last one, or the worst one
• 尾後 (mei5 hau6) — at the end
• 尾房 (mei5 fong2) — room at the end of the corridor
• 尾指 (mei1 zi2) — the small (last) finger of the hand; pinky
• 尾班車 (mei5 baan1 ce1) — Last train; bus; tram; car
• 尾禡 (mei5 ngaa4) — Weiya, year-end dinner for employees
• 尾車 (mei5 ce1) — Last car; bus; train; tram
• 尾龍骨 (mei5 lung4 gwat1) — coccyx; tailbone
• 尿壺 (niu6 wu2) — noun; urinal; chamber pot
• 尿道炎 (niu6 dou6 jim4) — Urethritis
• 尿酸 (niu6 syun1) — Uric acid
• 尿頻 (niu6 pan4) — Frequent urination
• 局住 (guk6 zyu6) — no other means; to have to; forced to
• 局外人 (guk6 ngoi6 jan4) — noun; outsider
• 局氣 (guk1 hei3) — to be angry; to choke with resentment
• 居中調停 (geoi1 zung1 tiu4 ting4) — to mediate in a situation; to act as a mediator
• 居士 (geoi1 si6) — noun; Buddhist
• 居屋 (geoi1 uk1) — flats of Home Ownership Scheme in Hong Kong
• 居於 (geoi1 jyu1) — Living; to reside in; at
• 屈佢食隻死貓 (wat1 keoi5 sik6 zek3 sei2 maau1) — to frame one to become the scapegoat
• 屈就 (wat1 zau6) — verb; condescend (to take a post offered)
• 屈尾十 (wat1 mei5 sap6) — (phrase; adverb; verb) to change one's mind just like that; an instant change o…
• 屈 (wat1) — (verb) (of trick) to set (someone) up; bent; to feel wronged; to bend; a surnam…
• 屈得就屈 (wat1 dak1 zau6 wat1) — framing someone in any possible way
• 屈悶 (wat1 mun6) — bored
• 屈打成招 (wat1 daa2 sing4 ziu1) — forced to admit under torture
• 屈機 (wat1 gei1) — adopting unfair practices, exploit (video gaming); having to surrender because …
• 屈氣 (wat1 hei3) — to hold one's breath; suffering
• 屈水 (wat1 seoi2) — to blackmail someone for money
• 屈節 (wat1 zit3) — forfeit one's dignity
• 屈膝 (wat1 sat1) — verb; kneel, kneel down, Metaphor by external oppression and obedience; give up…
• 屈臣氏 (wat1 san4 si2) — Watsons, a health care and beauty chain store in Asia
• 屈蛇 (wat1 se4) — stowaway illegal immigrants
• 屈親 (wat1 can1) — verb; sprain, twist, or hurt
• 屈質 (wat1 zat1) — (adj.) usually describes a place that is small, uncomfortable and stuffy.
• 屈頭雞 (wat1 tau4 gai1) — Capparis versicolor, a Chinese herb
• 屈餐懵 (wat1 caan1 mung2) — been framed innocently by others
• 屈駕 (wat1 gaa3) — condescend
• 屋主 (uk1 zyu2) — the homeowner
• 屋仔 (uk1 zai2) — small house
• 屋企人 (uk1 kei5 jan4) — family members
• 屋契 (uk1 kai3) — noun; title deeds; house; flat leasehold deed

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