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• 廣州南站 (gwong2 zau1 naam4 zaam6) — Guangzhou South Railway Station, a rail terminal located in Guangzhou, China
• 廣州撐粵語行動 (gwong2 zau1 caang1 jyut6 jyu5 hang4 dung6) — Guangzhou Cantonese support action
• 廣州東站 (gwong2 zau1 dung1 zaam6) — Guangzhou East Railway Station, a rail station located in Guangzhou, China
• 廣州灣 (gwong2 zau1 waan1) — Guangzhou Bay; Guangzhouwan
• 廣州火車站 (gwong2 zau1 fo2 ce1 zaam6) — Guangzhou Railway Station, a rail terminal located in Guangzhou, China
• 廣州白雲機場 (gwong2 zau1 baak6 wan4 gei1 coeng4) — Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, located in Guangzhou, China
• 廣州話 (gwong2 zau1 waa2) — Cantonese (language)
• 廣府人 (gwong2 fu2 jan4) — Cantonese (people)
• 廣府 (gwong2 fu2) — Cantonese
• 廣府話 (gwong2 fu2 waa6) — Cantonese (language)
• 廣播事務管理局 (gwong2 bo3 si6 mou6 gun2 lei5 guk2) — Broadcasting Authority
• 廣播道 (gwong2 bo3 dou6) — Broadcast Drive, located in Hong Kong
• 廣東歌 (gwong2 dung1 go1) — noun; canto-pop (popular music)
• 廣東菜 (gwong2 dung1 coi3) — noun; Cantonese cuisine
• 廣東道 (gwong2 dung1 dou6) — Canton Road, located in Hong Kong
• 廣華醫院 (gwong2 waa4 ji1 jyun2) — Kwong Wah Hospital, located in Hong Kong
• 廣開才路 (gwong2 hoi1 coi4 lou6) — to attract talents and let the talents be widely employed
• 廬山真面目 (lou4 saan1 zan1 min6 muk6) — the real appearance of a person or thing; one's true chracters (idiom)
• 龐然 (pong4 jin4) — (adjective) mammoth;huge
• 廴部 (jan2 bou6) — a radical of Chinese characters
• 建制派 (gin3 zai3 paai3) — Pro-Beijing Camp; Pan-establishment Camp; Establishmentarians (Hong Kong politi…
• 建築公司 (gin3 zuk1 gung1 si1) — Construction company
• 建築工程 (gin3 zuk1 gung1 cing4) — Architectural Engineering; construction engineering
• 建築 (gin3 zuk1) — architecture
• 建設銀行 (gin3 cit3 ngan4 hong4) — China Construction Bank
• 廿一 (jaa6 jat1) — Twenty-one
• 廿一點 (jaa6 jat1 dim2) — blackjack
• 廿四味 (jaa6 sei3 mei2) — noun; Twenty-four Flavor Herbal Tea
• 廿四小時 (jaa6 sei3 siu2 si4) — Twenty-four hours
• 廿四 (jaa6 sei3) — number; twenty-four
• 廿 (jaa6) — (prefix) twenty- (e.g. twenty-one); twenty (20), in a limited number of set exp…
• 弁言 (bin6 jin4) — noun; foreword; preface
• 弄巧反拙 (lung6 haau2 faan2 zyut3) — wanting to show off at first but end up doing stupid things
• 弄璋之喜 (lung6 zoeng1 zi1 hei2) — celebration of having a baby boy
• 弄璋 (lung6 zoeng1) — giving jade to baby boys and let them play with it, and hope that the boys will…
• 弄瓦之喜 (lung6 ngaa5 zi1 hei2) — celebration of having a baby girl
• 弄瓦 (lung6 ngaa5) — giving small components from threading machines to baby girls and let them play…
• 弈林 (jik6 lam4) — to play chess
• 弊傢伙 (bai6 gaa1 fo2) — oh no!
• 弊喇 (bai6 laa3) — doomed; not good; uh-oh!
• 弊嘞 (bai6 laak3) — oh shit; damn it
• 弊家伙 (bai6 gaa1 fo2) — "oh no!"
• 弊 (bai6) — (interjection) 1. Shit! (noun) cheating; detriment; fraud; harm; defeat; evil; …
• 弊處 (bai6 cyu3) — shortcomings
• 弔橋 (diu3 kiu4) — a drawbridge
• 引以為戒 (jan5 ji5 wai4 gaai3) — It refers to the lessons of past mistakes being used as an alert, to avoid repe…
• 引 (jan5) — to seduce or tempt
• 引狼入屋拉雞仔 (jan5 long4 jap6 uk1 laai1 gai1 zai2) — to befriend bad; evil people, and end up getting harmed; scammed
• 引致 (jan5 zi3) — verb; to cause or lead to
• 引見 (jan5 gin3) — to introduce, especially for the government officials to bring in guests; diplo…
• 引誘 (jan5 jau5) — to attract
• 引軍 (jan5 gwan1) — to lead the army
• 弗到漏油 (fat1 dou3 lau6 jau4) — very fit; in very good health; at one's prime
• 弗得 (fat1 dak1) — Methaqualone; it describes people who are stupid, crazy, delusional because of …
• 弛禁 (ci4 gam3) — Rescinding the Prohibition
• 弦索 (jin4 sok3) — Strings (on an instrument); string instruments
• 弩手 (nou5 sau2) — Crossbow men
• 弱 (joek6) — (adjective) fragile; weak; feeble; young; inferior; (following a decimal or fra…
• 弱能 (joek6 nang4) — handicapped; disabled
• 張保仔洞 (zoeng1 bou2 zai2 dung6) — Cheung Po Tsai Cave, located in Hong Kong
• 張信哲 (zoeng1 seon3 zit3) — Jeff Chang, name of a Taiwanese singer
• 張大 (zoeng1 daai6) — to open wide
• 張宇人 (zoeng1 jyu5 jan4) — Tommy Cheung Yu Yan, name of a politician in Hong Kong
• 張宇 (zoeng1 jyu5) — Phil Chang, name of a Taiwanese singer
• 張家輝 (zoeng1 gaa1 fai1) — Nick Cheung Ka Fai, name of an actor in Hong Kong
• 張 (zoeng1) — (verb) open (month); to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat…
• 張敬軒 (zoeng1 ging3 hin1) — noun; Hins Zhang, a Hong Kong-based musician and canto-pop singer who debutted …
• 張文光 (zoeng1 man4 gwong1) — Cheung Man Kwong, name of a politician in Hong Kong
• 張本 (zoeng1 bun2) — Zhang Ben, name of a politician in the Ming Dynasty
• 張進偉 (zoeng1 zeon3 wai5) — DJ Tommy, name of a rapper in Hong Kong
• 張達明 (zoeng1 daat6 ming4) — Cheung Tat Ming, name of an actor in Hong Kong
• 張雨生 (zoeng1 jyu5 sang1) — Tom Chang Yu-sheng, name of a Taiwanese composer and singer
• 張飛頸 (zoeng1 fei1 geng2) — short-tempered
• 強制執行 (koeng5 zai3 zap1 hang4) — to enforce
• 強制性 (koeng5 zai3 sing3) — adj; mandatory, compellent
• 強加於人 (koeng5 gaa1 jyu1 jan4) — to impose one's opinion, idea, will on someone
• 強 (koeng4) — synonym for China; strong; powerful; better; slightly more than; vigorous; viol…
• 強猛 (koeng4 maang5) — Strong and intense
• 強積金 (koeng5 zik1 gam1) — Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF)
• 強記 (koeng5 gei3) — to memorize by rote
• 強記 (koeng4 gei3) — Keung Kee, name of a restaurant
• 強調 (koeng4 diu6) — to highlight
• 強迫教育 (koeng5 bik1 gaau3 juk6) — Compulsory education
• 强制性 (koeng5 zai3 sing3) — compulsory; mandatory
• 彃 (bat1) — to shoot
• 彈丸之地 (daan2 jyun2 zi1 dei6) — small and narrow places
• 彈到樹葉都落 (taan4 dou3 syu6 jip6 dou1 lok6) — to criticize too much, to be overly judgemental
• 彈弓 (daan6 gung1) — spring (bed mattress); tricks (Cantonese)
• 彈 (daan6) — (verb) 1. spring; 2. bounce;; to complain; (of musical instrument) 1. play; 3. …
• 彈性 (daan6 sing3) — flexible
• 彈票 (daan6 piu3) — dishonour a cheque; a bounced cheque
• 彈結他 (daan2 git3 taa1) — play guitar
• 彈道學 (daan2 dou6 hok6) — noun; ballistics
• 彈開 (daan2 hoi1) — to spring open; to go away
• 彌天大罪 (nei4 tin1 daai6 zeoi6) — very very serious crime; sin
• 彌敦道 (nei4 deon1 dou6) — noun; Nathan Road, a major road that runs north-south through heart of Kowloon,…
• 彎刀 (waan1 dou1) — noun; tulwar; machete; yataghan
• 彎度 (waan1 dou6) — bending; curving degree; curvature
• ⺕ (gai3) — Radical
• 形勢逼人 (jing4 sai3 bik1 jan4) — a situation with very rapid development, leaveing one with no choice but to wor…
• 形式 (jing4 sik1) — format; type
• 形式邏輯 (jing4 sik1 lo4 cap1) — formal logic, study of inference with formal content
• 形象化 (jing4 zoeng6 faa3) — visualization
• 形象思維 (jing4 zoeng6 si1 wai4) — imagery thinking
• 彤雲 (tung4 wan4) — red sunset; the cloudy, gloomy sky before snowing
• 彩券 (coi2 hyun3) — lottery
• 彩 (coi2) — colourful; (bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; lottery prize; gracefuln…
• 彩數 (coi2 sou3) — (noun) luck; fortune
• 彩旦 (coi2 daan2) — a character in Chinese opera, which is usually an ugly woman
• 彩棚 (coi2 paang4) — noun; the wooden framework decorated with silk, colour paper, etc. Normally use…
• 彩色電視 (coi2 sik1 din6 si6) — colour television; noun; chroma television, Color TV
• 彩轎 (coi2 giu2) — bridal sedan chair
• 彩門 (coi2 mun4) — decorated gate for celebration
• 彩陶 (coi2 tou4) — painted pottery
• 彩陶文化 (coi2 tou4 man4 faa3) — painted pottery culture
• 彫刻 (diu1 hak1) — carving; sculpture; engraving
• 彭佳慧 (paang4 gaai1 wai6) — Julia Peng, name of a Taiwanese singer
• 彭浩翔 (paang4 hou6 coeng4) — Pang Ho Cheung, name of a director in Hong Kong
• 彭羚 (paang4 ling4) — Cass Phang Ling, name of a singer in Hong Kong
• 彯 (piu1) — ornamented with tassels; to sway in the wind
• 影低 (jing2 dai1) — to take photos of; to record videos of; to capture with cameras
• 影后 (jing2 hau6) — Best Actress of the year
• 影帝 (jing2 dai3) — Best Actor of the year
• 影帶 (jing2 daai3) — video cassette
• 影 (jing2) — (verb) to take (picture, photo); image; film; movie; photograph; reflection; sh…
• 影樓 (jing2 lau4) — photographic studio
• 影片 (jing2 pin2) — video clip
• 影畫戲 (jing2 waa2 hei3) — noun; shadowplay drama
• 影相 (jing2 soeng2) — (verb) to take photos
• 影相機 (jing2 soeng2 gei1) — (noun) a camera
• 影相鋪 (jing2 soeng2 pou2) — Shooting Studio; a photography studio
• 影藝 (jing2 ngai6) — film art
• 影衰 (jing2 seoi1) — bringing shame on one (spoken)
• 影醜 (jing2 cau2) — to taint; worsen one's image; reputation; name; to take ugly photos of
• 往往 (wong5 wong5) — once in a while
• 往灣洲 (wong5 waan1 zau1) — Double Island, an island located in Hong Kong
• 往陣 (wong5 zan2) — before; in the past
• 往陣時 (wong5 zan6 si4) — noun; during back then; in the past
• 待慢 (doi6 maan6) — to keep people waiting; to not provide good services
• 待薄 (doi6 bok6) — verb; treat ungenerously, Contempt; mistreats
• 徇眾要求 (seon1 zung3 jiu1 kau4) — as requested by all
• 徇私 (seon1 si1) — verb; favoritism
• 很多 (han2 do1) — noun; a lot of
• 很好 (han2 hou2) — very good
• 很少 (han2 siu2) — very little
• 很熱 (han2 jit6) — very hot
• 很高興認識你 (han2 gou1 hing3 jing6 sik1 nei5) — very happy to meet you; nice to meet you
• 律令 (leot6 ling6) — Ritsuryō, law; imperative
• 律例 (leot6 lai6) — legal code
• 律師樓 (leot6 si1 lau4) — (noun) a law firm
• 律師紙 (leot6 si1 zi2) — noun; letter or statement from the lawyers
• 律師行 (leot6 si1 hong2) — noun; law firm
• 律政司司長 (leot6 zing3 si1 si1 zoeng2) — noun; Secretary for Justice
• 律政 (leot6 zing3) — justice, law; attorney; legal
• 後便 (hau6 bin6) — (adverb; preposition; noun) back; (adjective) in the rear; behind
• 後勁 (hau6 ging6) — latter half, the endurance and lastingness of energy; stamina; after effect; de…
• 後勤部 (hau6 kan4 bou6) — Logistics Department
• 後半部 (hau6 bun3 bou6) — latter half
• 後嚟 (hau6 lai4) — later on (spoken)
• 後園 (hau6 jyun4) — backyard
• 後尾 (hau6 mei1) — behind; at the end (spatially)
• 後尾枕 (hau6 mei5 zam2) — occiput (back of the head)
• 後底乸 (hau6 dai2 naa2) — stepmother
• 後底 (hau6 dai2) — behind (spoken)
• 後底婆 (hau6 dai2 po2) — second wife
• 後底爺 (hau6 dai2 je4) — stepfather
• 後座力 (hau6 zo6 lik6) — recoil
• 後患 (hau6 waan6) — aftermath; bad consequences
• 後手 (hau6 sau2) — Future generations
• 後日 (hau6 jat6) — (noun) in future
• 後晚 (hau6 maan5) — noun; the night after tomorrow night, or two nights from tonight.
• 後朝 (hau6 ziu1) — the morning o the day after tomorrow
• 後枕 (hau6 zam2) — back of the skull
• 後果 (hau6 gwo2) — outcome; results
• 後浪推前浪 (hau6 long6 teoi1 cin4 long6) — existing generation will be replaced by the new generation
• 後生仔 (hau6 saang1 zai2) — (noun) a young guy; a young boy; a youngster
• 後生仔女 (hau6 saang1 zai2 neoi5) — young boys and girls, teenagers
• 後生 (hau6 saang1) — (noun) junior
• 後生女 (hau6 saang1 neoi2) — (noun) a young lady; a young girl
• 後生細仔 (hau6 saang1 sai3 zai2) — youngsters
• 後腳 (hau6 goek3) — noun; the rear foot, normally, it describes one person after another one; (imme…
• 後花園 (hau6 faa1 jyun2) — noun; backyard; rear garden
• 徐子珊 (ceoi4 zi2 saan1) — Kate Tsui Tsz-shan, name of an actress in Hong Kong
• 徐小鳳 (ceoi4 siu2 fung6) — noun; Paula Tsui Siu-Fung, a Hong Kong female singer during 70s and 80s
• 徐少強 (ceoi4 siu2 koeng4) — Norman Tsui, name of an actor in Hong Kong
• 徐熙娣 (ceoi4 hei1 tai5) — Dee Hsu, name of a Taiwanese actress and singer
• 徒子徒孫 (tou4 zi2 tou4 syun1) — generations of students and followers
• 徒孫 (tou4 syun1) — the disciple of a disciple
• 得人怕 (dak1 jan4 paa3) — scary
• 得人驚 (dak1 jan4 geng1) — (adjective) frightening; scary; shocking; terrifying
• 得個吉 (dak1 go3 gat1) — (phrase) in vain; fruitless.
• 得個講字 (dak1 go3 gong2 zi6) — 'all bark and no bite'; all talk and no action; 'all mouth and no trousers'
• 得償所願 (dak1 soeng4 so2 jyun6) — to get what one desired for
• 得切 (dak1 cit3) — on time; in time
• 得咗 (dak1 zo2) — got it (spoken)
• 得唔得 (dak1 m4 dak1) — okay or not okay; is that possible?; is it ok?
• 得啖笑 (dak1 daam6 siu3) — (phrase) just for a laugh; to describe something which doesn't really have any …
• 得喇 (dak1 laa1) — got it; okay
• 得嘞 (dak1 laak3) — okay, got it
• 得埋 (dak1 maai4) — for two things to be together; for two things to combine
• 得士 (dak1 si2) — taxi
• 得 (dak1) — (adverb) 1. Ok, 2. Yes; structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as…
• 得意 (dak1 ji3) — (adjective) 1. cute; 2. adorable
• 得戚 (dak1 cik1) — (adjective) self-righteous; smug; haughty
• 得把口 (dak1 baa2 hau2) — (slang) someone is only talk but no action; all mouth and no trousers
• 得把牙 (dak1 baa2 ngaa4) — only talking and taking no practical actions
• 得把聲 (dak1 baa2 seng1) — (slang) someone is only talk but no action; all mouth and no trousers; bark but…
• 得掂 (dak1 dim6) — able to handle, able to finish; will do
• 得敕 (dak1 cik1) — adj; cocky, smug
• 得棚牙 (dak1 paang4 ngaa4) — only talking and taking no practical actions
• 得滯 (dak1 zai6) — very; over (spoken)
• 得米 (dak1 mai5) — (adv.)(v.) to succeed in getting what one wants;
• 得記 (dak1 gei3) — to succeed
• 得過 (dak1 gwo3) — more than; worthwhile
• 得閑 (dak1 haan4) — not busy; free (spoken)
• 得閒冇屎屙 (dak1 haan4 mou5 si2 o1) — lit. free and no urge to poo, meaning one has too much time to spare
• 得閒 (dak1 haan4) — (adjective) to have spare time; to be free; to be available; to be at leisure
• 得閒死唔得閒病 (dak1 haan4 sei2 m4 dak1 haan4 beng6) — lit. can free time to die, but cannot free time for sickness, meaning one who i…
• 得閒飲茶 (dak1 haan4 jam2 caa4) — feel free to contact; 'must meet up sometime', a socialising term
• 得食 (dak1 sik6) — verb; get something to eat
• 從中作梗 (cung4 zung1 zok3 gang2) — stymie
• 從今 (cung4 gam1) — from now on
• 從今以後 (cung4 gam1 ji5 hau6) — from now on
• 從俗 (cung4 zuk6) — follow the norm; tradition
• 從商 (cung4 soeng1) — to partake in business; to do business as a profession
• 從寬處理 (cung4 fun1 cyu2 lei5) — to treat; handle leniently
• 從小到大 (cung4 siu2 dou3 daai6) — ever since one was little
• 從新 (cung4 san1) — to start fresh; to start over
• 從早到晚 (cung4 zou2 dou3 maan5) — from day to night
• 從業員 (cung4 jip6 jyun4) — noun; employees from a particular industry
• 從此以後 (cung4 ci2 ji5 hau6) — from now on
• 從無到有 (cung4 mou5 dou3 jau5) — to work one's way up from the bottom; to develop something from nothing
• 從現在起 (cung4 jin6 zoi6 hei2) — starting from now
• 從簡 (cung4 gaan2) — to keep something simple
• 從輕發落 (cung4 hing1 faat3 lok6) — to give a lenient punishment
• 從頭開始 (cung4 tau4 hoi1 ci2) — to start from the beginning; to start over
• 復活蛋 (fuk6 wut6 daan2) — Easter Eggs
• 循例 (ceon4 lai6) — act upon rules
• 循序 (ceon4 zeoi6) — adj; in proper order or sequence
• 循環 (ceon4 waan4) — recycle
• 微利 (mei4 lei6) — little profits
• 微型網誌 (mei4 jing4 mong5 zi3) — microlog
• 微 (mei4) — small or tiny amount; miniature; profound; abtruse; to decline; one millionth p…
• 微汗 (mei4 hon6) — small amount of sweat
• 微行 (mei4 hang4) — to travel undercover; to travel incognito; a small path
• 微雨 (mei4 jyu5) — noun; showers (light rain)
• 徵引 (zing1 jan5) — to quote; to recommend
• 徵文 (zing1 man4) — soliciting articles
• 徵用 (zing1 jung6) — verb; commandeer; expropriation; requisition
• 徵詢 (zing1 seon1) — to consult
• 徵購 (zing1 kau3) — Procurement; requisition by purchase
• 德國孖人牌 (dak1 gwok3 maa1 jan4 paai4) — ZWILLING J.A. Henckels
• 德島 (dak1 dou2) — Tokushima, Japan
• 德島縣 (dak1 dou2 jyun6) — Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
• 德川家康 (dak1 cyun1 gaa1 hong1) — Tokugawa Ieyasu
• 德 (dak1) — abbr. Germany; virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; …
• 德昂族 (dak1 ngong4 zuk6) — De'ang Nationality; the Palaung
• 德涅斯－特河沿岸共和國 (dak1 nip6 si1 dak6 ho4 jyun4 ngon6 gung6 wo4 gwok3) — Transnistria
• 德輔道中 (dak1 fu6 dou6 zung1) — Des Voeux Road Central, located in Hong Kong
• 德輔道 (dak1 fu6 dou6) — Des Voeux Road, located in Hong Kong
• 德輔道西 (dak1 fu6 dou6 sai1) — Des Voeux Road West, located in Hong Kong
• 心中有屎 (sam1 zung1 jau5 si2) — to have a a guilty conscience
• 心中有數 (sam1 zung1 jau5 sou3) — one who had made a decision within
• 心亂 (sam1 lyun6) — noun; discomposure
• 心事重重 (sam1 si6 cung4 cung4) — to be anxious and worries because of personal issues
• 心口針 (sam1 hau2 zam1) — brooch
• 心喐喐 (sam1 juk1 juk1) — to be ready, prepared, eager to
• 心嗰句，口嗰句 (sam1 go2 geoi3 hau2 go2 geoi3) — to speak from your mouth what you think in your heart
• 心噏 (sam1 kap1) — having a heartache, being upset
• 心地好 (sam1 dei2 hou2) — kind, have a good heart
• 心多多 (sam1 do1 do1) — (adjective) double-minded and indecisive; wavering or undecided in mind; to be …
• 心多 (sam1 do1) — oversensitive
• 心大心細 (sam1 daai6 sam1 sai3) — (adjective) hesitant to make a decision; shilly-shally; to be of two minds; to …
• 心實 (sam1 sat6) — one's heart; one's true inner feelings, deep feeling from the heart, honest tem…
• 心得 (sam1 dak1) — expertise
• 心思思 (sam1 si1 si1) — (verb) itching to (a restless desire to do something); hankering to; longing to…
• 心急如焚 (sam1 gap1 jyu4 fan4) — very anxious; burning with impatience
• 心息 (sam1 sik1) — give up
• 心悒 (sam1 jap1) — anxious
• 心意咭 (sam1 ji3 kaat1) — Greeting cards
• 心懷鬼胎 (sam1 waai4 gwai2 toi1) — to have bad; evil intentions
• 心抱仔 (sam1 pou5 zai2) — wife of the son
• 心抱 (sam1 pou5) — (noun) son's wife; daughter-in-law
• 心掛掛 (sam1 gwaa3 gwaa3) — keep thinking, missing
• 心散 (sam1 saan2) — distracted; unable to concentrate
• 心曲 (sam1 kuk1) — innermost being
• 心機 (sam1 gei1) — (noun) profoundness
• 心水 (sam1 seoi2) — (noun; adjective) favorite; favored thoughts; best-loved idea; preferred idea; …
• 心水清 (sam1 seoi2 cing1) — clearly knowing
• 心涼 (sam1 loeng4) — gloat over, to rejoice maliciously
• 心淡 (sam1 taam5) — (adjective) disheartened; downhearted; discouraged
• 心清理靜 (sam1 cing1 lei5 zing6) — to be calm inside
• 心潮 (sam1 ciu4) — one's heart seems to rise and fall like the waves, mixed feelings, emotion
• 心火 (sam1 fo2) — symptoms of which include mental uneasiness
• 心火盛 (sam1 fo2 sing6) — agitated; annoyed
• 心灰 (sam1 fui1) — to be disheartened
• 心爽 (sam1 song2) — to feel happy inside
• 心狠 (sam1 han2) — adj; cruel; merciless
• 心理上 (sam1 lei5 soeng6) — Psychologically
• 心理因素 (sam1 lei5 jan1 sou3) — Psychological Factors
• 心理治療 (sam1 lei5 zi6 liu4) — Psychotherapy
• 心甘命抵 (sam1 gam1 meng6 dai2) — to be perfectly happy to
• 心甜 (sam1 tim4) — to feel happy and blessed, especially from the affectionate actions of others
• 心痛 (sam1 tung3) — to feel sorry
• 心目中 (sam1 muk6 zung1) — noun; from the eye of the heart
• 心知肚明 (sam1 zi1 tou5 ming4) — to be made aware of without being informed
• 心窩 (sam1 wo1) — noun; the pit of the stomach
• 心翳 (sam1 ai3) — uncomfortable feeling in chest; hard feelings
• 心肝唔搭肺 (sam1 gon1 m4 daap3 fai3) — ungrateful; to bw uncaring and apathetic; to be detached; to be absentminded
• 心肝 (sam1 gon1) — precious
• 心肝椗 (sam1 gon1 ding3) — (noun) someone's honey; sweetheart; darling (usu. referring to one's child)
• 心肝脾肺腎 (sam1 gon1 pei4 fai3 san6) — heart, livers, spleen, lungs, kidneys
• 心肺復甦法 (sam1 fai3 fuk6 sou1 faat3) — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, CPR
• 心臟 (sam1 zong6) — mastermind; centre point
• 心臟病發 (sam1 zong6 beng6 faat3) — Heart attack
• 心裏 (sam1 leoi5) — in one's mind
• 心諗 (sam1 sam2) — the heart thinks
• 心足 (sam1 zuk1) — feeling content at heart
• 心路歷程 (sam1 lou6 lik6 cing4) — spiritual journey; mentality
• 心躁 (sam1 cou3) — irritable; agitated
• 心適 (sam1 sik1) — to have peace of mind; to be relieved; to be at peace with oneself; to be at ea…
• 心郁郁 (sam1 juk1 juk1) — tempting
• 心都實 (sam1 dou1 sat6) — disappointed and unhappy
• 心都涼晒 (sam1 dou1 loeng4 saai3) — to gloat over one's enemy misfortune; to be utterly disappointed
• 心酸 (sam1 syun1) — to grieve
• 心靈 (sam1 ling4) — soul
• 心頭高 (sam1 tau4 gou1) — being very ambitious
• 心驚膽跳 (sam1 geng1 daam2 tiu3) — verb; trembling. Describes being very afraid
• 必殺技 (bit1 saat3 gei6) — noun; killer technique; surefire assassination method, normally used in a game,…
• 必然性 (bit1 jin4 sing3) — Inevitability
• 必理痛 (bit1 lei5 tung3) — Panadol
• 必要時 (bit1 jiu3 si4) — as the occasion requires; if necessary
• 忌廉哥 (gei6 lim1 go1) — Brother Cream, a famous cat living at a convenience store in Hong Kong
• 忌廉 (gei6 lim1) — (noun) (food) cream
• 忌廉梳打 (gei6 lim1 so1 daa2) — cream soda (spoken)
• 忌廉湯 (gei6 lim1 tong1) — Cream soup
• 忌食 (gei6 sik6) — cannot eat; avoid eating something
• 忍受 (jan2 sau6) — to suffer
• 忍唔住 (jan2 m4 zyu6) — can't bear or tolerate any longer; cannot resist against doing something
• 忍手 (jan2 sau2) — cannot do; touch; to control one's desire, for example, gambling
• 忍氣 (jan2 hei3) — to hold in one's breath; to hold in one's anger
• 忍耐 (jan2 noi6) — to bear
• 志在千里 (zi3 zoi6 cin1 lei5) — having great aspirations
• 志在必得 (zi3 zoi6 bit1 dak1) — Determined to win; have
• 志在 (zi3 zoi6) — aim at; targeting
• 志士 (zi3 si6) — noun; people which have lofty ambition and moral integrity; person of ideals an…
• 志大才疏 (zi3 daai6 coi4 so1) — ambitious but lacking abilities
• 忘形 (mong4 jing4) — to be carried away; to be ecstatic
• 忙狼 (mong4 long4) — Busy, in a hurry
• 忙裏偷閒 (mong4 leoi5 tau1 haan4) — steal a little leisure from the rush of business
• 忟憎 (mang2 zeng1) — adj; grumpy, throw tantrum
• 忠孝 (zung1 haau3) — loyal and obedient to parents
• 忠實 (zung1 sat6) — loyal
• 忠心 (zung1 sam1) — (adjective) 1. loyal; 2. faithful
• 忠直 (zung1 zik6) — loyal and upright
• 忠肝義膽 (zung1 gon1 ji6 daam2) — Loyal and brave with integrity
• 忠良 (zung1 loeng4) — faithful and honest
• 忤逆仔 (ng5 jik6 zai2) — noun; disobedient son
• 快人 (faai3 jan4) — faster than people; others
• 快人快語 (faai3 jan4 faai3 jyu5) — noun; straight talk from a straight person, straightforward talk from a straigh…
• 快勞 (faai1 lou2) — (n.) a file (loanword),a plastic file folder.
• 快啲啦！ (faai3 di1 laa1) — Quicker; faster!; hurry up!
• 快啲 (faai3 di1) — hurry up; faster
• 快快 (faai3 faai3) — hurry up
• 快快脆脆 (faai3 faai3 ceoi3 ceoi3) — fast and decisive
• 快手 (faai3 sau2) — quick; efficient worker; literally 'fast hands'
• 快手快腳 (faai3 sau2 faai3 goek3) — quick; efficient worker; literally 'fast hands, fast feet'
• 快把 (faai1 baa2) — quick and get something done; homophonic: it means fibre
• 快掣 (faai3 zai3) — noun; it describes a person who speaks fast; automatic rifle
• 快活谷 (faai3 wut6 guk1) — Happy Valley, a racecourse located on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong
• 快活谷馬場 (faai3 wut6 guk1 maa5 coeng4) — Happy Valley Racecourse, located in Hong Kong
• 快炒 (faai3 caau2) — noun; quick stir-fry
• 快脆 (faai3 ceoi3) — (adjective) quick; speedy; swift
• 快趣 (faai3 ceoi3) — faster, it is used to ask someone to speed up
• 快速公路 (faai3 cuk1 gung1 lou6) — Expressway
• 快過打針 (faai3 gwo3 daa2 zam1) — it is faster than getting vaccinated, it means it is really really fast
• 快郵 (faai3 jau4) — Express mail
• 快錢 (faai3 cin2) — noun; easy money , Quick buck
• 快馬 (faai3 maa5) — noun; literally fast horse, means to hurry
• 快高長大 (faai3 gou1 zoeng2 daai6) — verb; to grow up quick and healthily
• 念口黃 (nim6 hau2 wong2) — verb; reciting a book; memory something without understanding what it mean
• 忺 (him1) — happy, satisfied, comfortable
• 忽得 (fat1 dak1) — Methaqualone
• 忽然間 (fat1 jin4 gaan1) — adv; suddenly; all of a sudden; in an instant
• 忿氣 (fan6 hei3) — willing to admit failure
• 怎搞 (zam2 gaau2) — What's going on?; what happened? What to do?
• 怒火中燒 (nou6 fo2 zung1 siu1) — very angry
• 怒號 (nou6 hou4) — to howl angrily
• 怕人 (paa3 jan4) — afraid of humans; fear of people will talk, laugh etc.
• 怕 (paa3) — (verb) 1. worry about; (adjective) scared; to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to …
• 怕怕 (paa3 paa3) — feeling scared or afraid
• 怕死 (paa3 sei2) — fear death or failure
• 怕醜 (paa3 cau2) — (adjective) bashful; shy; timid
• 怕醜草 (paa3 cau2 cou2) — mimosa pudica (a plant)
• 思思縮縮 (si1 si1 suk1 suk1) — (adjective) stealthy; furtive; surreptitiously; sneaky;timid; ill at ease; hesi…
• 思疑 (si1 ji4) — (verb) to suspect; to doubt; (noun) doubt; suspicion
• 思縮 (si1 suk1) — the act of being secretive in doing something; being excessively cautious
• 怡和 (ji4 wo2) — noun; Jardine, as in Jardine Matheson of Hong Kong
• 怡和洋行 (ji4 wo2 joeng4 hong2) — Jardine Matheson
• 急不及待 (gap1 bat1 kap6 doi6) — too excited to wait; too urgent to wait
• 急凍 (gap1 dung3) — adj; to freeze
• 急凍食物 (gap1 dung3 sik6 mat6) — noun; frozen food
• 急到爆缸 (gap1 dou3 baau3 gong1) — lit. feel like bursting when one is extremly urging for use of toilet, meaning …
• 急口令 (gap1 hau2 ling6) — tongue twister
• 急就章 (gap1 zau6 zoeng1) — Improvisation; to finish in a haste
• 急尿 (gap1 niu6) — urge to urinate
• 急屎 (gap1 si2) — urgently needing to go to the toilet
• 急 (gap1) — an urge to urinate or excrete (Cantonese); urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; wo…
• 急急腳 (gap1 gap1 goek3) — (verb) to rush off; to go hurriedly; hastily; in a hurry
• 急救中心 (gap1 gau3 zung1 sam1) — Emergency Center
• 急時抱佛腳 (gap1 si4 pou5 fat6 goek3) — to procrastinate and do things in the last minute
• 急流勇退 (gap1 lau4 jung5 teoi3) — verb; step down at the height of the career; to leave off while the play is goo…
• 急湍 (gap1 teon1) — rapids (e.g. in a river)
• 急症室 (gap1 zing3 sat1) — emergency room
• 急起直追 (gap1 hei2 zik6 zeoi1) — to take actions and work hard to catch up
• 急跌 (gap1 dit3) — to plunge, to drop; decline drastically
• 急風 (gap1 fung1) — speedy wind, typhoon
• 急風暴雨 (gap1 fung1 bou6 jyu5) — sudden and intense wind and rain, storm, it also describes challenges and revol…
• 急驚風遇着慢郎中 (gap1 ging1 fung1 jyu6 zoek6 maan6 long4 zung1) — during very important and urgent moments, when you need to get something done a…
• 性上癮 (sing3 soeng5 jan5) — noun; addicted to sex
• 性傾向 (sing3 king1 hoeng3) — Sexual orientation
• 性命交關 (sing3 ming6 gaau1 gwaan1) — a situation which is so important that it concerns people's lives
• 性幻想 (sing3 waan6 soeng2) — Sexual fantasies
• 性格 (sing3 gaak3) — (noun) personality
• 性無能 (sing3 mou4 nang4) — sexual dysfunction; sexual impotence
• 性玩具 (sing3 wun6 geoi6) — sex toy
• 性質 (sing3 zat1) — scope
• 怨唱 (jyun3 coeng3) — to whine, to complain, to blame
• 怨曲 (jyun3 kuk1) — Blues
• 怪之得 (gwaai3 zi1 dak1) — no wonder (spoken)
• 怪唔之得 (gwaai3 m4 zi1 dak1) — no wonder
• 怪唔得 (gwaai3 m4 dak1) — no wonder
• 怪形怪相 (gwaai3 jing4 gwaai3 soeng3) — weird appearance; grotesque
• 怪病 (gwaai3 beng6) — weird diseases; strange illness; rare disease
• 怪石嶙峋 (gwaai3 sek6 leon4 seon1) — weirdly shaped rocks standing next to each other; to describe a bony and thin p…
• 怪裡怪氣 (gwaai3 leoi5 gwaai3 hei3) — weirdo; eccentric; peculiar; queer; oddlooking
• 怪談 (gwaai3 taam4) — noun; ghost stories
• 怪責 (gwaai3 zaak3) — verb; to blame
• 怪錯 (gwaai3 co3) — to blame wrongly
• 怪雞 (gwaai3 gai1) — weird, strange, alien
• 怯頭怯腦 (hip3 tau4 hip3 nou5) — nervous, scared, stiff and cowardice
• 恃勢欺人 (ci5 sai3 hei1 jan4) — taking advantage of the situation and bully others
• 恃強凌弱 (ci5 koeng4 ling4 joek6) — one who is powerful bullies the weak or poor
• 恃 (ci5) — to act on; to rely on; mother (formal); to make use of
• 恃熟賣熟 (ci5 suk6 maai6 suk6) — to take advantage of one as they are friends or have a good relationship; to ta…
• 恃老賣老 (ci5 lou5 maai6 lou5) — people, usually the elderly, who bully or look down on others, because they thi…
• 恆安 (hang4 on1) — Heng On, place in Hong Kong
• 恆河沙 (hang4 ho4 saa1) — a term in Buddhism, it means a big amount
• 恆生指數 (hang4 sang1 zi2 sou3) — The Hang Seng Index
• 恆生銀行 (hang4 sang1 ngan4 hong4) — noun; Hang Seng Bank
• 恆產 (hang4 caan2) — fixed assets
• 恆量 (hang4 loeng6) — to assess, to weigh; a constant
• 恆齒 (hang4 ci2) — Permanent teeth
• 恐怖份子 (hung2 bou3 fan6 zi2) — Terrorists
• 恐怖 (hung2 bou3) — (adjective) horrible
• 恐懼感 (hung2 geoi6 gam2) — Fear
• 恕不奉陪 (syu3 bat1 fung6 pui4) — I'm sorry but I cannot keep you company
• 恕我直言 (syu3 ngo5 zik6 jin4) — Sorry but I will be frank; excuse my honest opinion
• 恤金 (seot1 gam1) — pension for a disabled person or the family of the deceased
• 恤髮 (seot1 faat3) — haircut
• 恨不相逢未嫁時 (han6 bat1 soeng1 fung4 mei6 gaa3 si4) — wishing to meet one's true lover before one's marriage
• 恨 (han6) — (verb) strongly want for something very much; to hate; to regret; to long for; …
• 恨死隔籬 (han6 sei2 gaak3 lei4) — envy (spoken)
• 恨錯 (han6 co3) — to regret a mistake committed
• 恩寧路 (jan1 ning4 lou6) — Enning Road, located in Guangzhou, China
• 恩恩愛愛 (jan1 jan1 oi3 oi3) — to be lovey-dovey; strong and deep bonds between married couples or parents and…
• 恪守不渝 (kok3 sau2 bat1 jyu4) — to adhere strictly; faithfully to, and never change
• 恭喜發財 (gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4) — Kung Hei Fat Choi (Cantonese); Gong Xi Fa Cai (Mandarin)
• 恭賀春釐 (gung1 ho6 ceon1 hei1) — Celebration for the lunar new year
• 息勞歸主 (sik1 lou4 gwai1 zyu2) — to rest from one's labour and return to God
• 息口 (sik1 hau2) — noun; Interest rate
• 息影 (sik1 jing2) — to retire from the entertainment industry into private life
• 息心 (sik1 sam1) — verb; meditation, concentrate; feel relieved
• 息息相關 (sik1 sik1 soeng1 gwaan1) — extremely relevant
• 恰 (hap1) — appropriate; proper; bully; tease (Cantonese); exactly; just; precisely; to bul…
• 惡死 (ok3 sei2) — very scary, fierce; ferocious; (adjective) vicious; unfriendly; malicious; mean…
• 悅目 (jyut6 muk6) — Pleasing to the eyes
• 悔之莫及 (fui3 zi1 mok6 kap6) — Repentance comes too late
• 悟道 (ng6 dou6) — Enlightenment
• 悠悠蕩蕩 (jau4 jau4 dong6 dong6) — swaying; to hang around
• 您們 (nei5 mun4) — all of you
• 悱惻 (fei2 cak1) — to be laden with sorrow
• 悲從中來 (bei1 cung4 zung1 loi4) — the feeling of sorrow rushing from the heart
• 悲憤填膺 (bei1 fan5 tin4 jing1) — full of grief and anger
• 悲苦 (bei1 fu2) — sorrow, sad and bitter
• 悲觀主義 (bei1 gun1 zyu2 ji6) — noun; pessimism
• 悲觀 (bei1 gun1) — feel negative
• 悶到抽筋 (mun6 dou3 cau1 gan1) — adj; to feel boring until cramping, meaning something is dreadfully boring
• 悶悶地 (mun6 mun6 dei2) — a bit bored
• 悶氣 (mun6 hei3) — bored; stuffy; sulks
• 悽惶 (cai1 wong4) — adj.; sad fear; embarrassed by hardship; tragic and terrified
• 惃頭惃腦 (gwan1 tau4 gwan1 nou5) — stupid, dumb
• 情人眼裏出西施 (cing4 jan4 ngaan5 leoi5 ceot1 sai1 si1) — Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
• 情信 (cing4 seon3) — love letter
• 情報局 (cing4 bou3 guk6) — intelligence agency; information bureau
• 情 (cing4) — affection; details; feeling; emotion; passion; situation; reason
• 情情塔塔 (cing4 cing4 taap3 taap3) — getting mushy; all about love
• 情由 (cing4 jau4) — hows and whys , how it happened and why
• 情真意切 (cing4 zan1 ji3 cit3) — Sincere and genuine
• 情緒 (cing4 seoi5) — emotion

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