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情緒病 (cing4 seoi5 beng6) — Mood disorders; emotional illness
情聖 (cing4 sing3) — someone who is a master in love and relationships; people who care about relati…
情致 (cing4 zi3) — mood, interest
情陷夜中環 (cing4 haam6 je6 zung1 waan4) — Central Affairs, name of a drama TV show in Hong Kong
惋傷 (wun2 soeng1) — to grief and be very upset
惜力 (sik1 lik6) — be sparing of one's energy
惜 (sik1) — (adjective) (of period of time) 1. old or past (e.g. old day = "惜日"); (adverb) …
惜身 (sik1 san1) — be sparing of one's body; to look after and care for one's body
惟我獨尊 (wai4 ngo5 duk6 zyun1) — egoistic
惟獨是 (wai4 duk6 si6) — only is
惠存 (wai6 cyun4) — please keep
惠康 (wai6 hong1) — Wellcome, a supermarket chain owned by Dairy Farm Corporation in Hong Kong
惡亨亨 (ngok3 hang1 hang1) — agressive; bad-tempered
惡人自有惡人磨 (ok3 jan4 zi6 jau5 ok3 jan4 mo4) — A wicked person will be harassed or bedeviled by another of like; That comes ar…
惡作 (ngok3 zok3) — pranking
惡兆 (ok3 siu6) — unlucky signs; a bad omen
惡屎能登 (ok3 si2 nang4 dang1) — adj; atrocious; behaving rude and unreasonable
惡 (ok3) — (adjective) 1. mean; 2. ruthless
惡揗揗 (ok3 tan4 tan4) — describes a person who is fierce and likes to scold others loudly
惡死能登 (ok3 sei2 nang4 dang1) — (adjective) so rude; so mean; very cruel; ferocious
惡爺 (wu1 je4) — bossy
惡爺頭 (ok3 je1 tau2) — a fierce, evil man
惡犬 (ok3 hyun2) — a fierce dog
惡頂 (ok3 ding2) — one who is unbearable or cannot put up with
惡骾 (ok3 kang2) — hard to accept; hard to swallow; hard to stomach; difficult to cope with
惡鯁 (wu1 gang2) — not tasty thus hard to swallow; hard to deal with
惢 (so2) — to worry, overthink; to suspect; to doubt
想唔…都幾難 (soeng2 m4 dou1 gei2 naan4) — it's hard to refuse what is going to happen
想得到 (soeng2 dak1 dou3) — want to have; be able to think; it is imaginable; it is conceivable
想 (soeng2) — to imagine; to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss (feel w…
想想 (soeng2 soeng2) — verb; to think or think twice
想望 (soeng2 mong6) — verb; hope; admire
想話 (soeng2 waa6) — thinking of… (doing something); want to say
想點就點 (soeng2 dim2 zau6 dim2) — do whatever one wants to do
惶惶不可終日 (wong4 wong4 bat1 ho2 zung1 jat6) — adj; Anxious, confused, restless looking . It describes people in extreme horro…
惹味 (je5 mei6) — Delicious, taste outstanding, also, to provoke people
惹埋 (je5 maai4) — to get infected; to attract
惹屎上身 (je5 si2 soeng6 san1) — to get oneself in trouble
惹 (je5) — (verb) 1. to pass (cold; flu to someone); 2. to be infected; to provoke; to irr…
惹氣 (je5 hei3) — to get angry
惹笑 (je5 siu3) — to make people laugh; comical
惺惺作態 (sing1 sing1 zok3 taai3) — pretentious; dishonest
惺惺 (sing1 sing1) — clear-headed; astute; intelligent; wise
愁容 (sau4 jung4) — noun; scowl; worried look
愁悶 (sau4 mun6) — adj; feel gloomy; be in low spirits; be depressed
愁眉 (sau4 mei4) — feeling down or looking gloomy, perplexed; knitted brows
愁雲 (sau4 wan4) — Gloomy
愁雲慘霧 (sau4 wan4 caam2 mou6) — the atmosphere which makes people feel gloomy, depressed
愉園 (jyu4 jyun2) — noun; abbreviation of Happy Valley Athletic Association, a Hong Kong football c…
愉景灣 (jyu4 ging2 waan1) — the name of a place in Hong Kong: Discovery Bay
意國 (ji3 gwok3) — Italy
意在言外 (ji3 zoi6 jin4 ngoi6) — meaning is behind the words, read between the lines
意大利粉 (ji3 daai6 lei6 fan2) — Spaghetti
意大利航空公司 (ji3 daai6 lei6 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1) — Alitalia
意大利薄餅 (ji3 daai6 lei6 bok6 beng2) — Pizza
意大利雲吞 (ji3 daai6 lei6 wan4 tan1) — Tortellini
意思 (ji3 si1) — (noun) 1. like (someone); 2. intention
意想 (ji3 soeng2) — imagine; expect
意文 (ji3 man2) — noun; written or spoken Italian language
意旨 (ji3 zi2) — Intention
意氣 (ji3 hei3) — noun; will and spirit
意粉 (ji3 fan2) — pasta
意興闌珊 (ji3 hing3 laan4 saan1) — to feel dispirited
意識到 (ji3 sik1 dou2) — to be made aware or conscious of
意頭 (ji3 tau4) — (noun) portent; omen; sign; good omen
愛之欲其生，惡之欲其死 (oi3 zi1 juk6 kei4 sang1 wu3 zi1 juk6 kei4 sei2) — If you love anyone, you want him to live; if you dislike him, you desire his de…
愛國人士 (oi3 gwok3 jan4 si6) — Patriots; patriotic personages
愛國心 (oi3 gwok3 sam1) — noun; patriotism; amor patriae
愛妻 (oi3 cai1) — loving wife
愛巢 (oi3 caau4) — noun; love nest; home for the newly-weds
愛情故事 (oi3 cing4 gu3 si6) — noun; love story
愛民邨 (oi3 man4 cyun1) — Oi Man Estate, located in Hong Kong
愛沙尼亞人 (oi3 saa1 nei4 aa3 jan4) — Estonian
愛沙尼亞語 (oi3 saa1 nei4 aa3 jyu5) — noun; Estonian language
愛 (oi3) — (slang) want; to love; affection; to be fond of; to like; to be apt to; to want…
愛迪達 (oi3 dik6 daat6) — Adidas
愛錫 (oi3 sek3) — caring; pamper
愛靚唔愛命 (oi3 leng3 m4 oi3 meng6) — covet a beautiful image while damaging one's health, even to death
愛麗絲夢遊仙境 (oi3 lai6 si1 mung6 jau4 sin1 ging2) — Alice in Wonderland
感人肺腑 (gam2 jan4 fai3 fu2) — very touching
感光紙 (gam2 gwong1 zi2) — photosensitive paper
感動 (gam2 dung6) — heart-moving; heartening
感化官 (gam2 faa3 gun1) — Probation officer
感暑 (gam2 syu2) — the sick feeling weak people get from hot weather
感歎 (gam2 taan3) — exclamation
感歎號 (gam2 taan3 hou6) — Exclamation mark
感荷 (gam2 ho6) — be appreciated
慨歎 (koi3 taan3) — to sigh with regret
慨然 (koi3 jin4) — verb; emotion: sigh; also means give generously:(i.e. with gifts)
慈善事業 (ci4 sin6 si6 jip6) — noun; philanthropy; charity business
慈善團體 (ci4 sin6 tyun4 tai2) — Charities, charity groups; organizations
慈姑椗 (ci4 gu1 ding3) — baby boy's genitals
慈菇 (ci4 gu1) — noun; arrowhead
慈雲山 (ci4 wan4 saan1) — noun; Tsz Wan Shan, a location in Kowloon, Hong Kong
慌住 (fong1 zyu6) — panic; worry
慌失失 (fong1 sat1 sat1) — (adjective) agitated; frantic; jumpy; flustered; jittery
慌怕 (fong1 paa3) — afraid
慌死 (fong1 sei2) — adj; afraid to die, which means worry
慕尼克 (mou6 nei4 hak1) — Munich, Germany
慘情 (caam2 cing4) — miserable
慘 (caam2) — unlucky; miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; disastrous; tragic; dim; gloomy; …
慘綠愁紅 (caam2 luk6 sau4 hung4) — the feeling responding to one's sad life story
慚怍 (caam4 zok6) — to feel ashamed; embarrassed
慢 (maan6) — (adverb) 1. eventually; 2. slowly; discourteous
慢慢行 (maan6 maan6 hang4) — walk slowly
慢慢食 (maan6 maan6 zi6) — to eat slowly
慢火 (maan6 fo2) — noun; low heat; heat gently
慢火煮 (maan6 fo2 zyu2) — to cook on low heat; to cook slowly
慢駛 (maan6 sai2) — (traffic) slow down, gentle speed; drive slow
慣性力 (gwaan3 sing3 lik6) — Inertial force
慣性定律 (gwaan3 sing3 ding6 leot6) — Law of inertia
慣技 (gwaan3 gei6) — tactics which are often used; usual practise
慣熟 (gwaan3 suk6) — familiar; close relationship (spoken)
慧劍 (wai6 gim3) — sword of wisdom (a term in Buddhism)
慧心 (wai6 sam1) — hearts that can understand wisdom of Buddism; wisdom
慧根 (wai6 gan1) — root of wisdom
慧黠 (wai6 hat6) — clever and artful
慰問信 (wai3 man6 seon3) — Condolence letters
慰問金 (wai3 man6 gam1) — Consolation money
慰留 (wai3 lau4) — to persuade (employees) to stay; to urge someone to stay on
慳位 (haan1 wai2) — space saving
慳儉 (haan1 gim6) — money-saving (Cantonese)
慳啲啦 (haan1 di1 laa1) — literally " save it for yourself "; Ironically, ask someone to restrain himself
慳家 (haan1 gaa1) — adj; describes people who are frugal, economical for supporting one's family
慳水慳力 (haan1 seoi2 haan1 lik6) — efforts saving
慳濕 (haan1 sap1) — mean; being excessively careful with giving or spending money
慳番啖氣 (haan1 faan1 daam6 hei3) — saving one's breath (spoken)
慳皮 (haan1 pei2) — to be savvy (with money)
慳返 (haan1 faan1) — to save one's effort; time; money from not having to do something
慳錢 (haan1 cin4) — save money
慳電 (haan1 din6) — electricity saving
慳電膽 (haan1 din6 daam2) — energy-saving light bulb
慶功宴 (hing3 gung1 jin3) — Celebratory dinner
慶功會 (hing3 gung1 wui2) — Celebratory feast; a party to celebrate merits; victory
慶過辣雞 (hing3 gwo3 laat6 gai1) — adj; literally: hotter than a soldering iron, meaning one who is extremely angr…
慷他人之慨 (hong2 taa1 jan4 zi1 koi3) — using others' money for donations or for extravagant spending
慷慨就義 (hong2 koi3 zau6 ji6) — to sacrifice one's life nobly
憂心如焚 (jau1 sam1 jyu4 fan4) — to be dreadfully worried and anxious
憂慮 (jau1 leoi6) — to concern
憂憤 (jau1 fan5) — adj; worried and angry
憂柴憂米 (jau1 caai4 jau1 mai5) — verb; literally, worry about wood and rice, which means people worry about livi…
憂鬱 (jau1 wat1) — gloomy; to feel blue
憎人富貴厭人窮 (zang1 jan4 fu3 gwai3 jim3 jan4 kung4) — to hate rich people and to loathe poor people, it means one is selfish and lack…
憎恨 (zang1 han6) — to hate
憎 (zang1) — (verb) to hate; to detest; hatred
憓 (wai6) — to convince; to debate; to obey
憤怒鳥 (fan5 nou6 niu5) — Angry Birds
憤怨 (fan5 jyun3) — angry
憫恤 (man5 seot1) — to feel compassion for; to pity
憲報 (hin3 bou3) — Gazette
憲法 (hin3 faat3) — charter
懇摯 (han2 zi3) — earnest
應份 (jing1 fan6) — should; as a duty, responsibility; deserve
應 (jing1) — (verb) 1. response; 2. answer; 3. deal with;; to agree (to do sth); should; oug…
應用 (jing3 jung6) — apps
應用技術 (jing3 jung6 gei6 seot6) — applicable skills; techniques; application technology
應節 (jing3 zit3) — adj; festive
應酬 (jing3 cau4) — business enticed social activities
懶音 (laan5 jam1) — Lazy pronunciation; lazy pronunciation; when one adjusts the official pronuncia…
懲教 (cing4 gaau3) — Correctional Services
懲教署 (cing4 gaau3 cyu5) — Correctional Services Department
懵上心口 (mung2 soeng5 sam1 hau2) — very stupid or confused (spoken)
懵仔 (mung2 zai2) — stupid young male (spoken)
懵佬 (mung2 lou2) — stupid male (spoken)
懵到上心口 (mung2 dou3 soeng5 sam1 hau2) — it is used to describe someone who is so stupid and ignorant that he; she canno…
懵口懵面 (mung2 hau2 mung2 min6) — to look stupid, ignorant, confused
懵懂 (mung2 dung2) — muddled; innocence
懵 (mung2) — (adjective) 1. muddled; 2. confused; ignorant; stupid; foolish
懵然 (mung2 jin4) — not understand; completely ignorant of something
懵盛盛 (mung2 sing6 sing6) — (adj.) clueless, muddleheaded.
懵閉閉 (mung2 bai3 bai3) — (adjective) muddleheaded; clueless; to be kept in the dark and unaware of what …
懶人多屎尿 (laan5 jan4 do1 si2 niu6) — a lazy person is always full of excuses
懶佬工夫 (laan5 lou2 gung1 fu1) — easy task, effortless task
懶佬 (laan5 lou2) — noun; loafer , lazy guy
懶佬椅 (laan5 lou2 ji2) — noun; sun loungers, deck chair, recliner
懶佬鞋 (laan5 lou2 haai4) — shoes without shoelaces (slang)
懶慢 (laan5 maan6) — lazy and slow
懶懶閒 (laan5 laan5 haan4) — noun; sit around doing nothing, an idler
懶有型 (laan5 jau5 jing4) — think oneself; himself very handsome, good-looking or stylish
懶理 (laan5 lei5) — couldn't care less
懶瞓豬 (laan5 fan3 zyu1) — people who like sleeping a lot
懶蛇 (laan5 se4) — lazy male (slang)
懷鄉病 (waai4 hoeng1 beng6) — homesick
懸紅 (jyun4 hung4) — a bounty
懸隔 (jyun4 gaak3) — hanging apart, separated; far apart
懼色 (geoi6 sik1) — looking scared; sign of fear; look of fear
懿德 (ji3 dak1) — emperor itoku; admirable virtue; moral excellence
懿範 (ji3 faan6) — noun; good morality, behaviour
懿行 (ji3 hang6) — noun; virtuous deed, women's virtuous conduct, good behavior
戀童 (lyun2 tung4) — Pedophilia
戇居 (ngong6 geoi1) — stupid, dumb; ridiculous; absurd; (adjective) silly; asinine; daft
戇喪 (ngong6 song3) — stupid; absent-minded
戇居佬 (ngong6 geoi1 lou2) — noun; goofy man, daft man; idiot; stupid man
戇居居 (ngong6 geoi1 geoi1) — (adjective) to look like an idiot who is at a loss on what to do;
戇 (zong3) — (adjective) 1. Silly; 2. Idiotic; 3. foolish; blunt; simple-minded
戇直 (ngong6 zik6) — describes a very honest and simple person
戇鳩仔 (ngong6 gau1 zai2) — noun; swearing word, similar in meaning as idiot or stupid
戇鳩 (ngong6 gau1) — fucking stupid (derogatory)
成世人 (seng4 sai3 jan4) — one's whole life; one's entire life
成世 (seng4 sai3) — one's whole life; one's entire life
成事 (sing4 si6) — Succeed
成交 (sing4 gaau1) — to strike a bargain
成交量 (sing4 gaau1 loeng6) — Trading; transaction volume
成交額 (sing4 gaau1 ngaak2) — Trading; transaction turnover
成人之美 (sing4 jan4 zi1 mei5) — to help somebody to fulfil his; her wish
成人教育 (sing4 jan4 gaau3 juk6) — Adult Education
成人電影 (sing4 jan4 din6 jing2) — noun; adult movie; porn
成仁取義 (sing4 jan4 ceoi2 ji6) — sacrifice one's life for justice
成個 (sing4 go3) — whole (spoken)
成命 (sing4 ming6) — an issued order; an issued command; a decision already made
成問題 (sing4 man6 tai4) — become a problem, controversial, debatable
成奎安 (sing4 fui1 on1) — Shing Fui-On, name of an actor in Hong Kong
成就感 (sing4 zau6 gam2) — A sense of accomplishment
成年 (sing4 nin4) — grown-up
成 (sing4) — (verb) 1. to form; 2. grow; (adjective) 1. whole; 2. almost; to succeed; to fin…
成數 (sing4 sou3) — the chance of success
成日 (seng4 yat6) — (adverb) always
成朝早 (seng4 ziu1 zou2) — the whole morning
成村人 (seng4 cyun1 jan4) — lit. a village of people, meaning lots of people or a big crowd
成氣候 (sing4 hei3 hau6) — having a prospect or an achievement
成為事實 (sing4 wai4 si6 sat6) — verb; come true; Become a reality
成盤 (sing4 pun4) — noun; whole tray
成績表 (sing4 zik1 biu2) — noun; school report or transcript
成羣 (sing4 kwan4) — groups of; forming groups
成行成市 (sing4 hong4 sing4 si5) — to describe something (industry, business, shop, etc) is getting bigger or boom…
成身 (seng4 san1) — noun; the whole body
成龍配套 (sing4 lung4 pui3 tou3) — verb; fill in the gaps to complete a chain, matching up and become a system
我來自潮州 (ngo5 loi4 zi6 ciu4 zau1) — I come from Teochew; the pride of Teochew (Chaozhou), a television drama series…
我哋嘅 (ngo5 dei6 ge3) — "ours"; "our…"
我哋 (ngo5 dei6) — (pronoun) we; us
我哋自己 (ngo5 dei6 zi6 gei2) — pronoun; ourselves
我唔知 (ngo5 m4 zi1) — I don't know
我嘅 (ngo5 ge3) — mine (spoken)
我地 (ngo5 dei6) — we, us
我愛你 (ngo5 oi3 nei5) — I love you
我爱你 (ngo5 oi3 nei5) — I love you
我的 (ngo5 dik1) — pronoun; my, mine
我自己 (ngo5 zi6 gei2) — I myself
戒口 (gaai3 hau2) — abstain from certain food while sick
戒奶 (gaai3 naai5) — stop feeding on milk (babies growing up into a child)
戒賭 (gaai3 dou2) — to give up gambling
戕賊 (coeng4 caak6) — to harm; to injure
戙企 (dong6 kei5) — vertical, standing straight
戙企水魚 (dung6 kei5 seoi2 jyu2) — adj; word to ridicule short and fat people
戙篤企 (dong6 duk1 kei5) — standing; to erect
戙起牀板 (dung6 hei2 cong4 baan2) — to burn the midnight oil, to not sleep the whole night to work
戡亂 (ham1 lyun6) — verb; put down rebellion
戥 (dang2) — (Cantonese); to join; to express the understanding one other's feeling
戥穿石 (dang6 cyun1 sek6) — groomsmen (slang)
戥腳 (dang6 goek3) — to join a game; have enough players for certain games
戥興 (dang6 hing1) — participate; join in the fun (spoken)
戥頭 (dang2 tau4) — to balance; to offset
截 (zit6) — to hail (a taxi, bus or public transport on the road); to cut off (a length); t…
截的士 (zit6 dik1 si2) — verb; to hail or catch a taxi or cab
戰國時期 (zin3 gwok3 si4 kei4) — Warring States Period
戰局 (zin3 guk6) — War situation
戰果 (zin3 gwo2) — noun; results of battle; result
戰歌 (zin3 go1) — noun; battle or sports anthem
戰略 (zin3 loek6) — tactical
戰略物資 (zin3 loek6 mat6 zi1) — Strategic materials; strategic commodities
戰術 (zin3 seot6) — strategy
戰雲 (zin3 wan4) — the nervous, tense atmosphere before the outbreak of war
戰鬥格 (zin3 dau3 gaak3) — it is used to describe, mostly women, who dressed up really well and sexy and p…
戰鼓 (zin3 gu2) — noun; war drum
戲仔 (hei3 zai2) — actor, actress (a dated term)
戲子佬 (hei3 zi2 lou2) — male Chinese opera actors
戲 (hei3) — (noun) movie; trick; drama; play; show M: 出chū [出]; 场chǎng [场]; 台tái [台]; to te…
戲服 (hei3 fuk6) — drama, opera costume
戲棚 (hei3 paang4) — noun; scaffolding stage, matshed theater
戲橋 (hei3 kiu4) — story plot (spoken)
戲肉 (hei3 juk2) — the climax of the movie; drama; story
戲迷 (hei3 mai4) — movie fans
戲院 (hei3 jyun2) — (noun) movie theater
戲飛 (hei3 fei1) — movie ticket
戴卓爾夫人 (daai3 coek3 ji5 fu1 jan4) — Margaret Thatcher
戴四方帽 (daai3 sei3 fong1 mou2) — verb; to put on the square academic cap, meaning to graduate from university or…
戴 (daai3) — (noun) Chinese surname; to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respec…
戴眼鏡 (daai3 ngaan5 geng2) — verb; to wear glasses
戴綠帽 (daai3 luk6 mou2) — (slang) someone's wife or husband has an affair; to make a cuckold of somebody
戴罪立功 (daai3 zeoi6 laap6 gung1) — Redeem oneself with great achievements; to do good deeds to atone for one's cri…
戴高帽 (daai3 gou1 mou2) — to say nice things about one insincerely (spoken)
戶外活動 (wu6 ngoi6 wut6 dung6) — Outdoor activities
戶長 (wu6 zoeng2) — householder
戽斗邊 (fu3 dau2 bin1) — noun; Kangxi radical 170: left side " 阝(阜) ", meaning "mound" or "dam"
戽被 (fu3 pei5) — blankets falling off while sleeping
房委會 (fong4 wai2 wui2) — Housing Authority
房屋 (fong4 uk1) — housing
房祖名 (fong4 zou2 ming4) — noun; Jaycee Fong; Chan, a Hong Kong actor and singer, son of veteran action ac…
房車 (fong2 ce1) — sedan (car)
所以 (so2 ji5) — hence
所寫 (so2 se2) — Written by
所有人 (so2 jau5 jan4) — noun; all of the people, everyone, everybody
所有 (so2 jau5) — every
扁嘴 (bin2 zeoi2) — verb; to show a blank and unhappy face by keeping a flat mouth
扁圓形 (bin2 jyun4 jing4) — oval-shaped
扁平足 (bin2 ping4 zuk1) — Flatfoot
扁魚 (bin2 jyu2) — noun; edible flatfish
扁鼻佬戴眼鏡 (bin2 bei6 lou2 daai3 ngaan5 geng2) — no one is better
扈從 (wu6 cung4) — servant of the emperor or officials; follower
扉扉聲 (fit4 fit2 seng1) — sound of the wind
手下敗將 (sau2 haa6 baai6 zoeng3) — losers
手作仔 (sau2 zok3 zai2) — a hand craftsman
手作 (sau2 zok3) — handmade
手信 (sau2 seon3) — (noun) souvenir; a gift given to someone when visiting them
手停口停 (sau2 ting4 hau2 ting4) — one unable to support living if stop working
手力 (sau2 lik6) — the muscular strength of the hand; the gripping power
手勢 (sau2 sai3) — (noun) skill-in-hand (of massagist, chef, etc.)
手坳 (sau2 aau3) — elbow pit; cubital fossa
手多多 (sau2 do1 do1) — (adj.) handsy; groping
手多 (sau2 do1) — fumble; to touch one or item without consent (spoken)
手尾 (sau2 mei5) — (noun) (of work or job) unfinished task; the mess that someone has left; loose …
手尾長 (sau2 mei5 coeng4) — a lot of follow-up to do; something that is likely to cause long-drawn-out issu…
手工 (sau2 gung1) — (noun) 1. craftsmanship; 2. skill that done with hands
手工藝品 (sau2 gung1 ngai6 ban2) — arts and crafts; handicrafts
手巾仔 (sau2 gan1 zai2) — (noun) a hankie; a handkerchief
手巾 (sau2 gan1) — (noun) handkerchief
手急眼快 (sau2 gap1 ngaan5 faai3) — adj; literally be deft of hand and quick of eye, it mean act dexterously, react…
手 (sau2) — (noun) 1. classifier for used goods (firsthand, second-hand); 2. (financial ter…
手扣 (sau2 kau3) — handcuffs
手抽 (sau2 cau1) — a handheld basket; a handbag
手指公 (sau2 zi2 gung1) — (noun) thumb
手指尾 (sau2 zi2 mei1) — the small finger (the pinky)
手指屘 (sau2 zi2 mei1) — little finger, pinky
手指 (sau2 zi2) — (slang) (of computer garget) USB flash drive
手指拗入唔拗出 (sau2 zi2 aau2 jap6 m4 aau2 ceot1) — helping the people who are not associated with oneself instead of helping those…
手指拗出唔拗入 (sau2 zi2 aau2 ceot1 m4 aau2 jap6) — an idiom describing a person who doesn't side or support those who are close to…
手指拗出 (sau2 zi2 aau2 ceot1) — Bend the finger outward, helping the people who are not associated with oneself…
手指指 (sau2 zi2 zi2) — to point a finger or blame; to point at
手指模 (sau2 zi2 mou4) — fingerprints
手指甲 (sau2 zi2 gaap3) — finger nails
手指罅 (sau2 zi2 laa3) — the gap(s) in between the fingers
手指罅疏 (sau2 zi2 laa3 so1) — a spendthrift; a wasteful or extravagant spender
手掙 (sau2 zang1) — elbow
手提式 (sau2 tai4 sik1) — Portable; hand-carrying
手提 (sau2 tai4) — portable; hand-held
手提攝錄機 (sau2 tai4 sip3 luk6 gei1) — camcorder
手提電話 (sau2 tai4 din6 waa2) — a mobile phone
手揗腳震 (sau2 tan4 goek3 zan3) — trembling; afraid
手本 (sau2 bun2) — script (for a film; a play etc); the most successful repertoire
手板堂 (sau2 baan2 tong4) — palm (hand)
手板心 (sau2 baan2 sam1) — palm
手板 (sau2 baan2) — palm (hand)
手板眼見功夫 (sau2 baan2 ngaan5 gin3 gung1 fu1) — noun; easy task, one which is easy to master.
手枕 (sau2 zam2) — hand pillow; callus on the hand
手段 (sau2 dyun6) — tactic
手照 (sau2 ziu3) — noun; hand-held lighting equipment such as lantern, candlestick, torch, lamps, …
手爽 (sau2 song2) — to be generous in spending money on others
手瓜 (sau2 gwaa1) — (body part) upper arm; biceps
手瓜硬 (sau2 gwaa1 ngaang6) — (slang) to describe someone (or an organization) who has tremendous power or au…
手瓜起腱 (sau2 gwaa1 hei2 zin2) — strong and muscular arms, with big biceps
手瓜起𦟌 (sau2 gwaa1 hei2 zin2) — strong and muscular arms, with big biceps
手甲 (sau2 gaap3) — (noun) finger nail
手疏 (sau2 so1) — lavish spending (spoken)
手疾眼快 (sau2 zat6 ngaan5 faai3) — fast actions and quick eyes
手痕 (sau2 han4) — itching to do something; to describe wandering or fiddly hands
手痕痕 (sau2 han4 han4) — noun; itchy hand; do something with hand; to get handsy
手眼 (sau2 ngaan5) — Hand- eye; the part of the wrist bone which sticks out (ulnar head)
手硬 (sau2 ngaang6) — noun; stiffness of the hand (not flexible); capable; tolerant
手神 (sau2 san4) — luck, especially for gambling
手紋 (sau2 man4) — palm lines; wrinkles on hands
手藝 (sau2 ngai6) — (noun) skill
手術室 (sau2 seot6 sat1) — Operating room for surgery; operating theatre
手袋 (sau2 doi2) — (noun) a clutch bag; a handbag
手袖 (sau2 zau6) — sleeve
手襪 (sau2 mat6) — gloves
手足 (sau2 zuk1) — colleagues; close friends
手踭 (sau2 zaang1) — elbow
手車 (sau2 ce1) — comment on one's driving ability (spoken)
手部 (sau2 bou6) — Hand; radical 64 of the Kangxi radicals
手鈪 (sau2 ngaak3) — a bracelet
手鐐 (sau2 liu4) — noun; handcuffs
手長 (sau2 coeng4) — noun; long arm; one good at gaining benefits
手頭上 (sau2 tau4 soeng6) — On hand
手頭鬆 (sau2 tau4 sung1) — have extra money to spend
手骨 (sau2 gwat1) — noun; arm bone; bones of hand
才俊 (coi4 zeon3) — of outstanding talent, apply to males only
才貌 (coi4 maau6) — talent and appearance
扎實 (zaat3 sat6) — good foundation
扎扎跳 (zaat3 zaat3 tiu3) — frolic; gambol; to jump around
扎炮 (zaat3 paau3) — to endure hunger; to be hungry
扎醒 (zaat3 seng2) — verb; to wake at a sudden from sleep
扎馬 (zaat3 maa5) — horse stance
扑嘢 (bok1 je5) — Slang for 'having sex'
扑濕 (bok1 sap1) — verb; to beat up someone until one's head bleed
扑瓜 (bok1 gwaa1) — verb; to beat up someone severely or to beat someone to death
扑頭黨 (bok1 tau4 dong2) — robbers who hit other's head and rob the money
扒房 (paa4 fong4) — steakhouse (spoken)
扒 (paa4) — (food) 1. pork chop; lamb chop; steak; (verb) steal; to pick pocket; to rake up…
扒艇仔 (paa4 teng5 zai2) — to paddle, to row the boat
扒艇 (paa4 teng5) — to row a boat
扒逆水 (paa4 ngaak6 seoi2) — doing things in the reverse, opposite way to others; to go against the current;…
扒錢 (paa4 cin2) — verb; stealing money
扒頭 (paa4 tau4) — to surpass or overtake
扒龍舟 (paa4 lung4 zau1) — dragon boat race
扒龍船 (paa4 lung4 syun4) — to row a dragon boat
打主意 (daa2 zyu2 ji3) — to think of a plan; to think of an idea to take advantage of certain people
打乞嗤 (daa2 hat1 ci1) — sneeze
打亂 (daa2 lyun6) — to mess up; to disrupt; to cause chaos
打亂種 (daa2 lyun6 zung2) — people of mixed ethnicities; bastard
打交叉 (daa2 gaau1 caa1) — to draw a cross; to cross out
打交 (daa2 gaau1) — (verb) to fight; to scuffle;
打交道 (daa2 gaau1 dou6) — to make friends
打仔 (daa2 zai2) — abusing of one's children (spoken)
打仔明星 (daa2 zai2 ming4 sing1) — action movie star
打仗仔 (daa2 zoeng3 zai2) — children playing games and acting like they are fighting, having a war
打仗 (daa2 zoeng3) — (noun) 1. messy; 2. chaotic
打令 (daa1 ling2) — darling
打仰瞓 (daa2 ngong5 fan3) — a sleeping position, to sleep on one's back
打估 (daa2 gu2) — to estimate; to predict; to guess the riddle
打低 (daa2 dai1) — beaten or defeated
打住家工 (daa2 zyu6 gaa1 gung1) — to work as a nanny; to work as a domestic helper, a maid
打個白鴿轉 (daa2 go3 baak6 gaap3 zyun3) — literally: Pigeons make a turn, it means to take a quick stroll then return
打倒掟 (daa2 dou3 deng3) — to invert
打倒褪 (daa2 dou2 tan3) — to go backwards
打假波 (daa2 gaa2 bo1) — match-fixing
打側身 (daa2 zak1 san1) — verb; to lean on one's side
打冷 (daa2 laang1) — to eat Teochew (Chaozhou) cuisine (a type of Chinese cuisine)
打冷震 (daa2 laang5 zan3) — (verb) to shiver; to tremble; to quiver
打出 (daa2 ceot1) — to reveal body parts; to make, to create, to strive for
打到 (daa2 dou3) — to hit, to fight; to hit, to fight until
打剔 (daa2 tik1) — verb; to tick
打功夫 (daa2 gung1 fu1) — to practice kungfu (martial arts)
打勝仗 (daa2 sing3 zoeng3) — to win a war; battle; match
打包單 (daa2 baau1 daan1) — to make a promise; to guarantee
打包踭 (daa2 baau1 zaang1) — verb; use elbow to hit; bump something
打千秋 (daa2 cin1 cau1) — playing swing
打卜成 (daa2 bok1 sing2) — boxing
打卡鐘 (daa2 kaat1 zung1) — time recorder, for working hours
打友誼波 (daa2 jau5 ji4 bo1) — verb; to have casual sex; to have sex with a friend or for benefits
打同通 (daa2 tung4 tung1) — to conspire
打呔 (daa2 taai1) — to tie a tie
打和 (daa2 wo6) — a tie or draw (results in a match)
打哈欠 (daa2 haa1 him3) — to yawn
打喊路 (daa2 haam3 lou6) — verb; to yawn
打喊露 (daa2 haam3 lou6) — yawn (slang)
打單信 (daa2 daan1 seon3) — noun; blackmail letter
打單 (daa2 daan1) — writing to extort one (spoken)
打單泡 (daa2 daan1 paau1) — noun; single, one person alone.
打噎 (daa2 ik1) — hiccup; burp
打地氣 (daa2 dei6 hei3) — getting uncomfortable and cold from sleeping on the floor
打地舖 (daa2 dei6 pou1) — verb; crash out on the floor , sleep on the floor
打埋 (daa2 maai4) — verb; finishing; doing something else
打壞 (daa2 waai6) — to break; a term used to describe the feeble or deformed state of the body (lit…
打大交 (daa2 daai6 gaau1) — noun; a big fight
打大翻 (daa2 daai6 faan1) — to do gymnastics flips; somersaults
打大赤肋 (daa2 daai6 cek3 lak6) — topless (slang)
打大赤腳 (daa2 daai6 cek3 goek3) — to go barefoot; to take off one's shoes
打天下 (daa2 tin1 haa6) — verb; seize state power; conquer the country; open up (a career or business)
打好 (daa2 hou2) — verb; build up; develop something
打孔機 (daa2 hung2 gei1) — hole punching machine; a hole puncher
打孖上 (daa2 maa1 soeng5) — verb; to double up as partner for better prospects
打孖 (daa2 maa1) — to double; to come in a pair; together; place; use two things in a set
打完齋唔要和尚 (daa2 jyun4 zaai1 m4 jiu3 wo4 soeng2) — (slang) to describe someone who discards the gratitude to those who helped her;…
打定輸數 (daa2 ding6 syu1 sou3) — prepared for losing
打小人 (daa2 siu2 jan2) — a Chinese custom akin to a Voodoo doll, where a person can hire someone to use …
打崩頭 (daa2 bang1 tau4) — noun; serious competition with others
打工 (daa2 gung1) — (verb) to work for the employer
打工皇帝 (daa2 gung1 wong4 dai3) — noun;Working Class; King Worker or self-made entrepreneur
打得少 (daa2 dak1 siu2) — deserve getting beaten up
打得更多夜又長 (daa2 dak1 gaang1 do1 je6 jau6 coeng4) — empty talk about useless and irrelevant things is a waste time
打思噎 (daa2 si1 jit3) — (verb) to hiccup
打思肊 (daa2 si1 jik1) — to have hiccups
打打殺殺 (daa2 daa2 saat3 saat3) — fighting and killing, violence
打掂 (daa2 dim1) — to erect vertically, standing
打掃 (daa2 sou3) — (verb) to tidy up
打掣 (daa2 zai3) — verb; turn on the switch
打救 (daa2 gau3) — the act of saving or rescuing someone or something
打敗仗 (daa2 baai6 zoeng3) — to fall sick or ill; to be defeated
打斧頭 (daa2 fu2 tau4) — (phrasal verb) to get a rake off by secretly pocketing the part of the money th…
打昂瞓 (daa2 ngong5 fan3) — a sleeping position, to sleep on one's back
打晒色 (daa2 saai3 sik1) — to become the leader; to make decisions on behalf of others
打格仔 (daa2 gaak3 zai2) — pixelize
打棘 (daa2 kik1) — adj; intertwined (i.e. hair, thread)
打機室 (daa2 gei1 sat1) — gaming room
打機 (daa2 gei1) — to play video games
打橫嚟 (daa2 waang4 lei4) — unreasonable (spoken)
打橫 (daa2 waang4) — horizontal position; describes a person who is unreasonable or irrational
打橫行 (daa2 waang4 hang4) — verb; literally: walking horizontal (like the crab) extended meaning : domineer…
打櫼 (daa2 zim1) — verb; to cut in line; to jump a queue
打死不離親兄弟 (daa2 sei2 bat1 lei4 can1 hing1 dai6) — noun; brothers who are related have stronger obligations to each other than to …
打死狗講價 (daa2 sei2 gau2 gong2 gaa3) — an unethical way of business dealing where the trader indirectly forces the cus…
打死纈 (daa2 sei2 lit3) — to tie a dead knot
打比 (daa2 bei2) — Derby; Hong Kong Derby
打比郡 (daa2 bei2 gwan6) — Derbyshire County, United Kingdom
打沉 (daa2 cam4) — verb; to discourage; decline; reject; dishearten
打波 (daa2 bo1) — (verb) (ball game) to play
打瀉茶 (daa2 se3 caa4) — to spill the tea; it describes the situation when women are assigned to marry a…
打爆機 (daa2 baau3 gei1) — finish all stages of a game (spoken)
打爆油缸 (daa2 baau3 jau4 gong1) — lit. hit the fuel tank until it explodes, meaning to refuel complete to the gas…
打爛 (daa2 laan6) — to break or destroy
打爛沙盤問到篤 (daa2 laan6 saa1 pun4 man6 dou3 duk1) — to investigate and find out everything; to keep asking many many questions; to …
打爛砂盆問到篤 (daa2 laan6 saa1 pun4 man6 dou3 duk1) — to find things out in a thorough way by asking every detail
打爛齋缽 (daa2 laan6 zaai1 but3) — fail to maintain self-discipline; fail to keep up with one's resolution (restri…
打爛齋鉢 (daa2 laan6 zaai1 but3) — end a period of abstention (Lent, Ramadan, etc); break a resolution; to break a…
打牙鉸 (daa2 ngaa4 gaau3) — verb; chatting, chew the fat
打牙骹 (daa2 ngaa4 gaau3) — to chat
打甂爐 (daa2 bin1 lou4) — to have hotpot
打生打死 (daa2 saang1 daa2 sei2) — fight to life or death; fight to the end
打白鴿轉 (daa2 baak6 gaap3 zyun2) — to go out for a quick walk and come back; for car to spin in circles
打真軍 (daa2 zan1 gwan1) — sexual intercourse without usage of condom (slang)

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