Browse Cantonese dictionary — page 22 of 250

橙皮紋 (caang2 pei4 man4) — cellulite
橙黃色 (caang2 wong4 sik1) — gamboge, a pale orange color
機動遊戲機 (gei1 dung6 jau4 hei3 gei1) — an amusement ride
機器佬 (gei1 hei3 lou2) — a mechanic
機器匠 (gei1 hei3 zoeng6) — a mechanic
機器 (gei1 hei3) — (noun) equipment
機器語言 (gei1 hei3 jyu5 jin4) — machine language
機場南站 (gei1 coeng4 naam4 zaam6) — Airport South Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
機場快綫 (gei1 coeng4 faai3 sin3) — Airport Express MTR Line in Hong Kong
機場快線 (gei1 coeng4 faai3 sin3) — (noun) the Airport Express, public transportation in Hong Kong
機場跑道 (gei1 coeng4 paau2 dou6) — airport runway
機場隧道 (gei1 coeng4 seoi6 dou6) — the airport tunnel
機帆 (gei1 faan4) — a motorised sailboat
機師 (gei1 si1) — (noun) pilot
機心 (gei1 sam1) — calculative; conniving; scheming; designing
機會率 (gei1 wui6 leot2) — probability
機 (gei1) — (noun) device; machine; engine; opportunity; intention; aircraft; pivot; crucia…
機械人 (gei1 haai6 jan4) — a robot
機械 (gei1 haai6) — stubborn; inflexible
機械製造 (gei1 haai6 zai3 zou6) — machine made; machine production; machine manufacturing
機構改革 (gei1 kau3 goi2 gaak3) — restructuring; structural reform
機竇 (gei1 dau3) — (noun) arcade
機組人員 (gei1 zou2 jan4 jyun4) — the flight crew; the cabin crew
機舖 (gei1 pou3) — electronic game arcade
機要 (gei1 jiu3) — confidential
機鋪 (gei1 pou1) — electronic game arcade
機鐵 (gei1 tit3) — (noun)) the Airport Express, which is the public transportation in Hong Kong
橡皮圈 (zoeng6 pei4 hyun1) — rubber band; elastic band
橡皮圖章 (zoeng6 pei4 tou4 zoeng1) — rubber stamp; puppet; one in authority with no power
橡筋 (zoeng6 gan1) — a rubber band; an elastic band
橡筋箍 (zoeng6 gan1 ku1) — rubber band; elastic band
橫丫腸 (waang4 aa1 coeng4) — caecum; bad ideas
橫亘 (waang4 gang2) — lies across; spans; run through
橫切面 (waang4 cit3 min6) — cross-section
橫咗 (waang1 zo2) — messed up; to make a mess of something
橫𠶧 (waang4 dim6) — (adverb) anyhow; regardless
橫巷 (waang4 hong2) — an alleyway
橫徵暴斂 (waang4 zing1 bou6 lim5) — ruthless exploitation and demanding exorbitant taxes and levies by force
橫手 (waang4 sau2) — (slang) someone uses illegal ways to get what they want; hire gangs to do dirty…
橫掂 (waang4 dim6) — (adverb) 'since (that is the case already)'; 'as…'
橫 (waang4) — (Cantonese); harsh and unreasonable; unexpected; horizontal; across; (horizonta…
橫檔 (waang4 dong2) — a rung; a crosspiece; a rail; a ledge; a transom
橫水渡 (waang4 seoi2 dou6) — rope-towed river-crossing sampan
橫水艔 (waang4 seoi2 dou6) — (noun) public ferry service on sampans.
橫洲 (waang4 zau1) — Wan Chau, an area in Hong Kong
橫瀝 (waang4 lik6) — Hengli, a town in Guangdong, China
橫琴 (waang4 kam4) — Hengqin, an island in China
橫脷 (zyu1 waang4 lei6) — pig pancreas
橫行無忌 (waang4 hang4 mou4 gei6) — to be lawless; to run wild; to run amok
橫街窄巷 (waang4 gaai1 zaak3 hong6) — the narrow street and alleyways
橫財就手 (waang4 coi4 zau6 sau2) — to wish someone a great windfall
橫門 (waang4 mun4) — (noun) a side door
橫頭磡 (waang4 tau4 ham3) — Wang Tau Hom, an area in Hong Kong
橫風橫雨 (waang4 fung1 waang4 jyu5) — raining cats and dogs; heavy rain and strong wind
檀香木 (taan4 hoeng1 muk6) — sandalwood
檄文 (hat6 man4) — an official call to arms; official declaration of war; official denunication of…
檐蛇 (jim4 se4) — (reptile) Gecko
檔位 (dong3 wai2) — (noun) stall, a booth
檔口 (dong3 hau2) — (noun) business
檔攤 (dong3 taan1) — (noun) a stall; a booth; a personal business den; a drug hideout
檢獲 (gim2 wok6) — (verb) seize
檢疫站 (gim2 jik6 zaam6) — a quarantine station
檢舉人 (gim2 geoi2 jan4) — a whistleblower
檢驗 (gim2 jim6) — to assess; to evaluate
檬粉 (mung1 fan2) — (noun) rice vermicelli, which is Vietnamese cold noodles
檯波 (toi2 bo1) — billards; snooker; pool
檳榔芋 (ban1 long4 wu6) — (root vegetable) taro
檳榔薯 (ban1 long4 syu4) — purple sweet potato
檸檬 (ning4 mung1) — (slang) refuse
檸檬雜飲 (ning4 mung1 zaap6 jam2) — lemon squash
檸水 (ning4 seoi2) — lemonade
檸茶 (ning4 caa4) — lemon tea
櫃位 (gwai6 wai2) — counter
櫃位貓 (gwai6 wai2 maau1) — lucky cat; fortune cat (Maneki-neko)
櫃枱 (gwai6 toi2) — (noun) counter
櫃 (gwai6) — (noun) (of cargo) 1. ship container; (of customer service or shop) 2. counter; …
櫃桶底穿 (gwai6 tung2 dai2 cyun1) — to embezzle funds
櫃桶 (gwai6 tung2) — (noun) (of furniture) drawer
櫃筒 (gwai6 tung2) — a drawer
櫃面 (gwai6 min2) — the counter desk
櫈仔 (dang3 zai2) — (noun) stool
櫻桃小丸子 (jing1 tou4 siu2 jyun2 zi2) — Chibi Maruko-chan, a Japanese manga series
櫼 (cim1) — (adjective) slim; slender; wood block; wedge; a toothpick
櫼隊 (cim1 deoi6) — jumping the queue
櫼頭對腳 (cim1 tau4 deoi3 goek3) — 2 people sleeping on a bed, one person's head facing the other person's feet
欄 (laan4) — wholesaler; fence; railing; hurdle; column or box (of text or other data); a no…
欄河 (laan4 ho4) — (noun) railing; balustrade
權力下放 (kyun4 lik6 haa6 fong3) — devolution
欖球 (laam5 kau4) — rugby
欠債還錢 (him3 zaai3 waan4 cin4) — 'a debtor must pay his debt'
欠奉 (him3 fung6) — lacking; cannot be provided
欠運 (him3 wan6) — to be lacking in luck; bad luck
次次 (ci3 ci3) — everytime (spoken)
次被告 (ci3 bei6 gou3) — the second defendant in case
欣悅 (jan1 jyut6) — joyful; delightful; happy
欣澳 (jan1 ou3) — Sunny Bay, a MTR interchange station for Hong Kong's Disneyland on the Tung Chu…
欣羨 (jan1 sin6) — to admire
欺上瞞下 (hei1 soeng6 mun4 haa6) — to deceive one's superior and hide the truth from one's subordinates
欺君罔上 (hei1 gwan1 mong5 soeng6) — to deceive a ruler
欽差大臣 (jam1 caai1 daai6 san4) — (noun) an imperial envoy; an official post in imperial time.
欽此 (jam1 ci2) — orders; words given by the emperor himself, read at the end of an imperial decr…
款式 (fun2 sik1) — (noun) style
款 (fun2) — (Cantonese); put on airs; show off; greeting; salutation; section; paragraph; f…
款頭 (fun2 tau4) — panache; style
歆慕 (jam1 mou6) — to admire
歇暑 (hit3 syu2) — Summer holiday; resting over the Summer
歇 (hit3) — knock off; go to bed; sleep; to rest; to suspend; a little while; to sleep; to …
歇馬 (hit3 maa5) — to rest; to rest one's horse
歌仔 (go1 zai2) — folk song (dialect)
歌劇魅影 (go1 kek6 mei6 jing2) — The Phantom of the Opera, a musical
歌喉 (go1 hau4) — the singing voice
歌 (go1) — (verb) praise; song M: 支zhī [支]; 首shǒu [首]; to sing; a poem that can be set to …
歌舞劇 (go1 mou5 kek6) — (noun) musicals
歌譜 (go1 pou2) — the songs score; the song book
歎世界 (taan3 sai3 gaai3) — enjoying like going round the world
歎息 (taan3 sik1) — (noun) sigh; moan
歎氣 (taan3 hei3) — (verb) sigh; moan
歎為觀止 (taan3 wai4 gun1 zi2) — (adjective) amazing; stunning; breathtaking
歐化 (au1 faa3) — Europeanized
歐姆定律 (au1 mou5 ding6 leot6) — Ohm's law
歐洲太空總署 (au1 zau1 taai3 hung1 zung2 cyu5) — the European Space Agency (ESA)
歐洲委員會 (au1 zau1 wai2 jyun4 wui2) — the Council of Europe
歐洲核子研究組織 (au1 zau1 hat6 zi2 jin4 gau3 zou2 zik1) — the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
歐洲核研究組織 (au1 zau1 wat6 jin4 gau3 zou2 zik1) — the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
歐羅 (au1 lo4) — Euro (the currency)
歐聯 (au1 lyun4) — UEFA Champions League
歐陽震華 (au1 joeng4 zan3 waa4) — Bobby Au-yeung Tsan-wah, a Hong Kong Actor
歔欷 (heoi1 hei1) — weep; sob; sniffles; whimper; sigh
歡聲雷動 (fun1 sing1 leoi4 dung6) — thunderous applause; greeted with cheers
歡迎會 (fun1 jing4 wui2) — (noun) Welcome Party
歡迎詞 (fun1 jing4 ci4) — the welcome speech
止息 (zi2 sik1) — to stop; cessation
止血帶 (zi2 hyut3 daai2) — a tourniquet
正一 (zing3 jat1) — really; definitely; certainly; absolutely
正三角形 (zing3 saam1 gok3 jing4) — an equilateral triangle
正中間 (zing3 zung1 gaan1) — (noun) middle; centre (adjective) in the middle, central
正反面 (zing3 faan2 min6) — the positive and the negative aspects; the front and the back of something
正告 (zing3 gou3) — to sternly warn
正啱 (zing3 ngaam1) — just right for
正嘢 (zeng3 je5) — good stuff; quality stuff
正多邊形 (zing3 do1 bin1 jing4) — a regular polygon
正大 (zing3 daai6) — (adjective) honest; straightforward; above board
正廳 (zing3 teng1) — the main hall; the atrium; the stall; the nave
正弦曲線 (zing3 jin4 kuk1 sin3) — sinusoid; sine wave
正弦規 (zing3 jin4 kwai1) — a sine bar; a sine angle dresser
正斗 (zeng3 dau2) — attractive; quality stuff; something which is authentic
正方 (zing3 fong1) — square
正月初三 (zing3 jyut6 co1 saam1) — the third day of the Chinese new year
正月初二 (zing3 jyut6 co1 ji6) — the second day of the Chinese new year
正本清源 (zing3 bun2 cing1 jyun4) — to get to the root of the problem; to radically; thoroughly reform
正 (zing3) — (noun) the first month of a lunar year; (adjective) 1. fabulous; 2. amazing (a …
正正是 (zing3 zing3 si6) — is this exactly
正氣凜然 (zing3 hei3 lam5 jin4) — inviolable righteousness
正氣 (zing3 hei3) — (noun) positive energy
正片 (zing3 pin2) — a positive film (photography)
正牌 (zing3 paai4) — genuine goods
正當 (zing3 dong3) — legit; legitimate; genuine; legal
正義感 (zing3 ji6 gam2) — a sense of righteousness; a feeling of justice
正能量 (zing3 nang4 loeng6) — a positive energy; a positive vibe
正行 (zing3 hong4) — legitimate job; profession; business
正話 (zeng3 waa6) — (adverb) a moment before; a moment ago; just now
正野 (zeng3 je5) — quality stuff; good stuff
正電荷 (zing3 din6 ho6) — (electricity) positive charge
正題 (zing3 tai4) — (noun) main topic; main theme
此日期前最佳 (ci2 jat6 kei4 cin4 zeoi3 gaai1) — best before date
此風不可長 (ci2 fung1 bat1 ho2 zoeng2) — this behavior; situation cannot be allowed to spread
步步高昇 (bou6 bou6 gou1 sing1) — onward and upward
步級 (bou6 kap1) — step
步驟 (bou6 zaau6) — process; steps
武俠片 (mou5 haap6 pin2) — (noun) Action movies
武力 (mou5 lik6) — battle ability; force
武功高強 (mou5 gung1 gou1 koeng4) — skillful in martial arts
武德 (mou5 dak1) — martial arts virtues; martial arts morals
武裝警察 (mou5 zong1 ging2 caat3) — armed police
武裝鬥爭 (mou5 zong1 dau3 zang1) — armed struggle
武館 (mou5 gun2) — (noun) Martial art centers
歪哩歪斜 (me2 li1 me2 ce3) — wonky; crooked; askew
歪曲事實 (waai1 kuk1 si6 sat6) — distortion of the facts; misrepresentations
歪烏連 (waai1 wu1 lin4) — loanword for "violin"
歪身歪勢 (waai1 san1 waai1 sai3) — walk, sit or stand in a crooked (incorrect) position (spoken)
歪零歪秤 (me2 ling4 me2 cing3) — crooked; twisted
歲晚 (seoi3 maan5) — end of or last few weeks of the lunar year
歷久不衰 (lik6 gau2 bat1 seoi1) — lasting; timeless; to be able to stand the test of time
歸一 (gwai1 jat1) — neat; in order (spoken)
歸位 (gwai6 wai2) — back to original position
歸來 (gwai1 loi4) — to return
歸功於 (gwai1 gung1 jyu1) — (verb) to give credit
歸去 (gwai1 heoi3) — go back
歸咎於 (gwai1 gau3 jyu1) — to blame; to attribute to; as a result of
歸家 (gwai1 gaa1) — to return home
歸期 (gwai1 kei4) — the return date
歸根究底 (gwai1 gan1 gau3 dai2) — (adverb) After all; ultimately
歸納 (gwai1 naap6) — to classify
死不足惜 (sei2 bat1 zuk1 sik1) — death is not to be regretted – to describe the feeling of not being afraid of d…
死了 (sei2 liu5) — to be dead
死亡證書 (sei2 mong4 zing3 syu1) — death certificate
死亡遊戲 (sei2 mong4 jau4 hei3) — Game of Death, a martial arts film starring Bruce Lee
死人兼冧屋 (sei2 jan4 gim1 lam1 lau4) — experience death and collapse of a building; series of misfortunate events (sla…
死人冧樓 (sei2 jan4 lam1 lau2) — tragedies
死人尋舊路 (sei2 jan4 cam4 gau6 lou6) — to describe someone who doesn't know how to be pragmatic; adapt to different si…
死人 (sei2 jan4) — (adjective) 1. damned; 2. (adverb) 1. Damn!; 2. Shit!
死人燈籠 (sei2 jan4 dang1 lung4) — (noun) the damn lanterns (noun) white lanterns, which people use in Chinese fun…
死人頭 (sei2 jan4 tau4) — a rough way to call someone; a bastard
死仆街 (sei2 puk1 gaai1) — (curse language) to revile or insult someone as an asshole or a bastard
死仔乾 (sei2 zai2 gon1) — bad boy (spoken)
死仔包 (sei2 zai2 baau1) — (curse language) to revile someone as a bad son
死仔 (sei2 zai2) — (curse language) to revile someone as a bad son
死估估 (sei2 gu4 gu4) — inflexible or rigid; describes a person's way of handling matter(s) inflexibly;…
死佬 (sei2 lou2) — a rough way for the wife to address her husband; a bastard
死做爛做 (sei2 zou6 laan6 zou6) — to slave away; to work oneself to death
死光槍 (sei2 gwong1 coeng1) — phaser
死光 (sei2 gwong1) — (noun) Death Ray
死八婆 (sei2 baat3 po4) — (curse language) to revile someone as a bitch
死冤 (sei2 jyun1) — to pester incessantly; to cling to obstinately; to make insistent demands from …
死剩把口 (sei2 zing6 baa2 hau2) — describes a person who is very argumentative, not admitting defeat despite not …
死口咬實 (sei2 hau2 ngaau5 sat6) — to insist; stick; cling to one's view
死咁 (sei2 gam3) — (adjective) nearly dead
死咕咕 (sei2 gu1 gu1) — inflexible; boring (spoken)
死咗條心 (sei2 zo2 tiu4 sam1) — (verb) give up; surrender
死唔去 (sei2 m4 heoi3) — (verb) not dead yet
死唔斷氣 (sei2 m4 tyun5 hei3) — (curse language) to revile someone gasps before dead.
死唔眼閉 (sei2 m4 ngaan5 bai3) — to die with grief (spoken)
死啦 (sei2 laa1) — oh hell; oh shit (spoken)
死女包 (sei2 neoi2 baau1) — a rough way to call the daughter 'a bad girl' by the parent(s)
死妹釘 (sei2 mui1 deng1) — a crude way to address a young female who has done something wrong or terrible
死實 (sei2 sat6) — irreversible; irrecoverable; cannot change
死屍 (sei2 si1) — one not willing to move (Cantonese slang)
死得其所 (sei2 dak1 kei4 so2) — (proverb) worthy of death or worthy sacrifice
死得眼閉 (sei2 dak1 ngaan5 bai3) — to die happy; to die with their mind at peace
死心不息 (sei2 sam1 bat1 sik1) — the spirit of never giving up; refusing to give up
死性不改 (sei2 sing3 bat1 goi2) — stubborn characteristics (idiom)
死慳死抵 (sei2 haan1 sei2 dai2) — to go through extreme measures to save money
死撐 (sei2 caang1) — persist on one's action even knowing it's wrong (spoken)
死擂 (sei2 leoi4) — work oneself to death; work extremely hard
死於 (sei2 jyu1) — to die of; to die from
死橋 (si2 kiu4) — bad or cheeky idea (spoken)
死死下 (sei2 sei2 haa6) — the feeling of being exhausted and; or struggle in doing something; feeling hal…
死死吓 (sei2 sei2 haa2) — (adjective) struggling; suffering; moribund
死死地氣 (sei2 sei2 dei6 hei3) — to be forced into doing something unwillingly (spoken)
死死氣 (sei2 sei2 hei3) — to be forced into doing something unwillingly (spoken)
死氣喉 (sei2 hei3 hau4) — exhaust pipe
死火山 (sei2 fo2 saan1) — extinct volcano
死火 (sei2 fo2) — (adjective) (of car) broke down; (verb) to break down or to stall (usually refe…
死灰 (sei2 fui1) — ashes; dying embers
死牛一便頸 (sei2 ngau4 jat1 bin6 geng2) — describes a very stubborn person
死牛一邊頸 (sei2 ngau4 jat1 bin1 geng2) — extremely stubborn (slang)
死物 (sei2 mat6) — inanimate objects
死狗 (sei2 gau2) — (noun) damn dog; or (noun) dead dog
死畀你睇 (sei2 bei2 nei5 tai2) — to be all washed up; to be totally doomed
死皮 (sei2 pei4) — dead skin
死直 (sei2 zik6) — (verb) die for dignity or reputation
死硬 (sei2 ngaang6) — doom for death or failure (Cantonese)
死硬派 (sei2 ngaang6 paai3) — (noun) nonconformist; diehard; someone is intransigent
死絕種 (sei2 zyut6 zung2) — cursing one to extinct (derogatory)
死老鬼 (sei2 lou5 gwai2) — (verb) scold someone as an old man; senior (noun) damn old man; old bastard
死肥婆 (sei2 fei4 po4) — (verb) scold or insult a woman fat; chubby; overweight
死腦筋 (sei2 nou5 gan1) — 'ROM brain'
死蛇爛蟮 (sei2 se4 laan6 sin5) — to describe someone who is lazy; lifeless; unambitious; a slacker
死蛇爛鱔 (sei2 se4 laan6 sin5) — describes a very lazy person who is beyond hope; to describe someone who is rel…
死蠢 (sei2 ceon2) — (slang) extremely foolish; damn stupid
死貓彈 (sei2 maau1 daan6) — (financial term of Wall Street) dead cat bounce
死跟 (sei2 gan1) — to blindly follow
死路一條 (sei2 lou6 jat1 tiu4) — road to dead end
死過翻生 (sei2 gwo3 faan1 sang1) — reborn (spoken)
死雞撐硬腳 (sei2 gai1 caang3 ngaang6 goek3) — (proverb) saying someone is too egotistical or arrogant, and don't admit to mak…
死雞撐飯蓋 (sei2 gai1 caang3 faan6 goi3) — (slang) describes someone who refuses to admit their mistakes despite being bla…
死頂 (sei2 ding2) — (verb) try to bear; hardly stand for something; withstand
死飛 (sei2 fei1) — fixed gear
死鬼佬 (sei2 gwai2 lou2) — (noun) an damn Western person
殃及池魚 (joeng1 kap6 ci4 jyu4) — (idiom) innocent; bystander get into a trouble or get involved in an situation …
殃禍 (joeng1 wo6) — to bring on disasters
殄滅 (tin5 mit6) — to wipe out; to exterminate
殉難者 (seon1 naan6 ze2) — a martyr
殊遇 (syu4 jyu6) — special treatment
殘年 (caan4 nin4) — (noun) senectitude
殘廢軍人 (caan4 fai3 gwan1 jan4) — a disabled soldiers; a disabled veteran
殘暴不仁 (caan4 bou6 bat1 jan4) — brutal; heartless; merciless; inhumane; cruel
殘 (caan4) — remaining; to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage;…
殘照 (caan4 ziu3) — the glow from a sunset
殘生 (caan4 sang1) — (noun) someone's wretched life
殘缺不全 (caan4 kyut3 bat1 cyun4) — incomplete; fragmentary
殘舊 (caan4 gau6) — worn out; ragged; tattered
殘陽 (caan4 joeng4) — the setting sun
殘體字 (caan4 tai2 zi6) — "invalid Chinese characters" - a derogatory term for simplified Chinese charact…
殞滅 (wan5 mit6) — to perish
殞身 (wan5 san1) — to lose one's life
殭屍茶包 (goeng1 si1 caa4 baau1) — (noun) menstrual pad; maxi pad (lit. "vampire teabag")
殮房 (lim6 fong4) — a mortuary
殯殮 (ban3 lim6) — a funeral
殳書 (syu4 syu1) — an ancient type of handwriting used for inscriptions on weapons
殷鑒不遠 (jan1 gaam3 bat1 jyun5) — (idiom) the pernicious moral of predecessors is right here; the pernicious hist…
殺人不見血 (saat3 jan4 bat1 gin3 hyut3) — to kill without shedding blood
殺人王 (saat3 jan4 wong4) — a mass murder; a serial killer
殺戒 (saat3 gaai3) — prohibition against taking life
殺手鐧 (saat3 sau2 gaan2) — the trump card; the finishing move; the winning tactic
殺攤 (saat3 taan1) — finished; ended (spoken)
殺機 (saat3 gei1) — (noun) the motivation of killing
殺蟲水 (saat3 cung4 seoi2) — insecticide; pesticide
殺起 (saat3 hei2) — to finish; to put one's mind to finishing something; to be determined in doing …
殺身之禍 (saat3 san1 zi1 wo6) — a fatal disaster; an impending massacre
殺身成仁 (saat3 san1 sing4 jan4) — sacrificing one's life for justice (slang)
殺食 (saat3 sik6) — effective; to serve the purpose; works well against something
殼 (hok3) — (Cantonese); weak; thin; incapable; ladle; shell; carapace; crust (earth's crus…
殽晒框 (ngaau4 saai3 kwaang1) — to describe something that has gone so bad that it is irreversible
殿後 (din6 hau6) — to guard from behind
毆打 (au2 daa2) — to bash
毋庸置疑 (mou4 jung4 zi3 ji4) — there is no doubt; needless to say; undoubtedly
毋須 (mou4 seoi1) — unnecessary
母國 (mou5 gwok3) — the home country; the motherland
母嬰健康院 (mou5 jing1 gin6 hong1 jyun2) — Maternal and Child Health Centre
母帶 (mou5 daai2) — (noun) master tape (in audio recording)
母性 (mou5 sing3) — (noun) The maternal bond that forms between a mother and her child
母本 (mou5 bun2) — the female botanic species
母牛 (mou5 ngau4) — (noun) cow
母狗 (mou5 gau2) — (noun) female dog
母語教學 (mou5 jyu5 gaau3 hok6) — teaching using the mother tongue; teaching using the native language
每晚 (mui5 maan5) — (noun) each night
每每 (mui5 mui5) — consistently
每隻 (mui5 zek3) — every
毒死 (duk6 sei2) — to kill with poison
毒 (duk6) — geekish (Cantonese); poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; na…
毒男 (duk6 naam4) — a nerd; a geek
毒舌 (duk6 sit6) — sharp- tongued; impertinent; invective
毒蟲 (duk6 cung4) — a poisonous insect; a drug addict
毒計 (duk6 gai3) — a deadly trap; a venomous scheme
比例中項 (bei2 lai6 zung1 hong6) — the average proportion; the average of ratio
比卡超 (bei2 kaa1 ciu1) — (the character in a Japanese cartoon, Pokemon) Pikachu
比唔上 (bei2 m4 soeng2) — cannot be compared with; not as good as
比得上 (bei2 dak1 soeng5) — (verb) be better than; be comparable with
比數 (bei2 sou3) — score (of a sports match)
比高 (bei2 gou1) — (noun) bagel (verb) to compare someone is taller
毛主席萬歲 (mou4 zyu2 zik6 maan6 seoi3) — "Long live Chairman Mao"
毛公仔 (mou4 gung1 zai2) — a stuffed toy
毛冷 (mou4 laang1) — (noun) knitting yarn
毛巾褸 (mou4 gan1 lau1) — a swim parka; a beach robe; a deck coat; a swimming towel poncho
毛 (mou4) — (noun) 1. gross; 2. Chinese surname; hair; feather; down; wool; mildew; mold; c…
毛毛公仔 (mou4 mou1 gung1 zi2) — stuffed toys; soft toys
毛瓜 (zit3 gwaa1) — hairy gourd; little wintermelon
毛病 (mou4 beng6) — illness
毛神神 (mou4 san4 san4) — (adjective) hairy
毛筆 (mou4 bat1) — (noun) (used in Chinese calligraphy) ink brush
毛管戙 (mou4 gun2 dong6) — goosebumps; makes my hair stand (spoken)
毛管 (mou4 gun2) — pores (hair)
毛細管 (mou4 sai3 gun2) — (noun) capillary
毛織品 (mou4 zik1 ban2) — woollens
毛衫 (mou4 saam1) — sweaters; pullovers
毛里裘斯 (mou4 lei5 kau4 si1) — Mauritius
毛鬙鬙 (mou4 sang4 sang4) — hairy; furry
毡酒 (zin1 zau2) — gin
毫子 (hou4 zi2) — (noun) the coins that are not over $1. dollar (ten-cent coin, twenty-cent coin …
毫末 (hou4 mut6) — to describe something that is small with little significance
毫 (hou4) — (noun) 1. currency unit, 10. cents; (measure of weight and length) milli-; fine…
毫無保留 (hou4 mou4 bou2 lau4) — without reservations
毫無用處 (hou4 mou4 jung6 cyu3) — useless
毫釐 (hou4 lei4) — to describe something tiny; small
氈酒 (zin1 zau2) — gin (liquor)
民主生活 (man4 zyu2 sang1 wut6) — a democratic life
民主監督 (man4 zyu2 gaam1 duk1) — democratic supervision
民主運動 (man4 zyu2 wan6 dung6) — a democratic movement
民康物阜 (man4 hong1 mat6 fau6) — people are living in peace and goods; supplies are abundant
民憤 (man4 fan5) — public anger; public indignation
民政事務局 (man4 zing3 si6 mou6 guk6) — Home Affairs Bureau
民族 (man4 zuk6) — ethnicity
民用航空 (man4 jung6 hong4 hung1) — civil aviation
民田 (man4 tin4) — private non-governmental agricultural lands
民瘼 (man4 mok6) — hardships and sufferings of the people; public distress
民防 (man4 fong4) — civil defence
氖燈 (naai5 dang1) — neon lamp
氠 (san1) — xenon
氣來氣喘 (hei3 loi4 hei3 cyun2) — to be out of breath; breathless; to gasp for air
氣候 (hei3 hau6) — trend
氣勢磅礴 (hei3 sai3 bong6 bok3) — a breathtaking scene (idiom)
氣味相投 (hei3 mei6 soeng1 tau4) — to have similar tastes and temperaments; to be two of a kind
氣咳 (hei3 kat1) — short of breath and coughing (caused by being annoyed; spoken)
氣度不凡 (hei3 dou6 bat1 faan4) — to have extraordinary tolerance
氣數已盡 (hei3 sou3 ji5 zeon6) — 'the days are numbered'
氣氛 (hei3 fan1) — situation
氣焰囂張 (hei3 jim6 hiu1 zoeng1) — (noun) the unbearable arrogance or conceit of someone
氣焰 (hei3 jim6) — (noun) the conceit or arrogance of someone
氣窗 (hei3 coeng1) — louvres
氣羅氣喘 (hei3 lo4 hei3 cyun2) — panting; gasping; out of breath
氣象學家 (hei3 zoeng6 hok6 gaa1) — a meteorologist
氣運 (hei3 wan6) — fate; destiny
氣頂 (hei3 ding2) — feeling of resentment; difficulty in breathing
氣順 (hei6 seon6) — the mind is at ease; to feel comfortable; no objections
氣體燃料 (hei3 tai2 jin4 liu2) — gaseous fuels
氧化作用 (joeng5 faa3 zok3 jung6) — oxidation
氧化銅 (joeng5 faa3 tung4) — copper chloride
氧化鐵 (joeng5 faa3 tit3) — ferric oxide
氨水 (on1 seoi2) — ammonium hydroxide; ammonia solution; ammonia water
水上人 (seoi2 soeng6 jan4) — (noun) a term of fishermen; people live in a boat
水上單車 (seoi2 soeng6 daan1 ce1) — a pedalo; a paddle boat
水上新娘 (seoi2 soeng6 san1 noeng4) — Chinese brides who married to Hong Kong fishermen during the 1980s
水上電單車 (seoi2 soeng6 din6 daan1 ce1) — a personal water craft; a water scooter; a jet ski
水中 (seoi2 zung1) — in water
水乳交融 (seoi2 jyu5 gaau1 jung4) — (noun) in harmony
水乾 (seoi2 gon1) — (adjective) dry
水份 (seoi2 fan6) — moisture
水力發電廠 (seoi2 lik6 faat3 din6 cong2) — hydroelectric power plant
水力資源 (seoi2 lik6 zi1 jyun4) — hydraulic water resources
水務署 (seoi2 mou6 cyu5) — the Water Supplies Department
水勢 (seoi2 sai3) — (adjective) water current
水勼油 (seoi2 kau1 jau4) — incompatible; mutually exclusive; can never mix; get on with each other
水口 (seoi2 hau2) — (a place in Hong Kong) Shui Hau (noun) mouth of a river
水吧 (seoi2 baa1) — a bar (inside a restaurant or room)
水喉 (seoi2 hau4) — (n.) a hose; a water pipe (adj.) (slang) Mr. moneybags (if someone is described…
水喉水 (seoi2 hau4 seoi2) — tap water (spoken)
水喉通 (seoi2 hau4 tung1) — metal water pipes
水喉鐵 (seoi2 hau4 tit3) — (noun) pipe
水嘢 (seoi2 je5) — (noun) bad quality product
水土流失 (seoi2 tou2 lau4 sat1) — soil erosion
水圳 (seoi2 zan3) — irrigation canal
水垽 (seoi2 ngan6) — limescale; furring
水塘 (seoi2 tong4) — (noun) reservoir
水尾 (seoi2 mei5) — the remaining or left over things (such as goods or food); the loss of the oppo…
水平線 (seoi2 ping4 sin3) — horizon
水廁 (seoi2 ci3) — (noun) flushing toilet
水彩顏料 (seoi2 coi2 ngaan4 liu2) — watercolors
水手裝 (seoi2 sau2 zong1) — sailor suit
水抱 (seoi2 pou5) — an inflatable swim ring; a lifebuoy
水摳油 (seoi2 kau1 jau4) — (slang) bad relation; people cannot get along with others like water poured in …
水撥 (seoi2 but6) — windscreen water wipers
水文學 (seoi2 man4 hok6) — hydrology
水斗 (seoi2 dau2) — chicken pox
水晶體 (seoi2 zing1 tai2) — lens
水枱 (seoi2 toi4) — food preparation table
水柿 (seoi2 ci2) — (fruit) persimmon
水榭 (seoi2 ze6) — waterside pavilion
水樽 (seoi2 zeon1) — (noun) water bottles
水殼 (seoi2 hok3) — water ladle
水 (seoi2) — (slang) 1. money; (of person); who; 2. whom 3. someone; (of shipments) classifi…
水氹 (seoi2 tam5) — a puddle
水汪 (seoi2 wong1) — hopeless; little chance of success (spoken)
水洗都唔清 (seoi2 sai2 dou1 m4 cing1) — cannot come clean from sins committed (slang)
水浸 (seoi2 zam3) — (noun; verb) a flood; flooding; overflowing; swamped
水浸眼眉 (seoi2 zam3 ngaan5 mei4) — (slang) extreme urgency; to be in a critical or desperate situation; literally …
水溝油 (seoi2 kau1 jau4) — cannot get along together
水溶液 (seoi2 jung4 jik6) — (noun) Solution
水滾 (seoi2 gwan2) — (verb) water is boiling
水火不相容 (seoi2 fo2 bat1 soeng1 jung4) — incompatible; mutually exclusive; can never mix; get on with each other
水火 (seoi2 fo2) — (noun) water and fire
水災 (seoi2 zoi1) — flooding
水炮 (seoi2 paau3) — (noun) water cannon
水煲 (seoi2 bou1) — water kettle
水蒸汽 (seoi2 zing1 hei3) — steam; water vapor
水牌 (seoi2 paai2) — (noun) directory signs; directory boards
水玻璃 (seoi2 bo1 lei1) — waterglass; liquid glass (chem)
水瓜打狗 (seoi2 gwaa1 daa2 gau2) — (Cantonese analogy) someone will lose half of something
水瓜 (seoi2 gwaa1) — sponge gourd
水產 (seoi2 caan2) — seafood; food from waters
水皮 (seoi2 pei4) — (slang) referring to someone's skills and quality is poor, bad, inferior or def…
水磨磚 (seoi2 mo4 zyun1) — (noun) bath brick
水積 (seoi2 zik1) — water stains
水筆 (seoi2 bat1) — a fountain pen
水緊 (seoi2 gan2) — water shortage; cash shortage (spoken)
水線 (seoi2 sin3) — earthing (electricity)
水翁 (seoi2 jung1) — Cleistocalyx operculatus (plant)
水腳 (seoi2 goek3) — (noun) travel expenses; the money that is spent for a trip; shipping cost
水藻 (seoi2 zou2) — (plant) Algae
水蛇春咁長 (seoi2 se4 ceon1 gam3 coeng4) — an excessive long speech (slang)
水蛋 (seoi2 daan2) — (noun) water balloons; or (a dish) steam eggs
水螆 (seoi2 zi1) — water fleas
水蟹 (seoi2 haai5) — (food) crabs
水警 (seoi2 ging2) — the marine police
水豆腐 (seoi2 dau6 fu6) — soft beancurd; tofu
水貨客 (seoi2 fo3 haak3) — grey market traders
水車 (seoi2 ce1) — the slang for the vehicle used by the fire brigade, i.e. a fire engine; a water…
水退 (seoi2 teoi3) — low tide; receding tide
水過鴨背 (seoi2 gwo3 aap3 bui3) — describes a situation where someone has not paid any serious attention in learn…
水酒 (seoi2 zau2) — watery wine (usually only said out of a modest gesture by the host rather than …
水門 (seoi2 mun4) — a floodgate; a sluice gate
水險 (seoi2 him2) — marine insurance
水電費 (seoi2 din6 fai3) — utility bills
水靜河飛 (seoi2 zing6 ho4 fei1) — quiet like still water (slang)
水靜鵝飛 (seoi2 zing6 ngo4 fei1) — (idiom) business is slow or very quiet
水靴 (seoi2 hoe1) — wellies; wellington boots
水鞋 (seoi2 haai4) — rain boots
水頭 (seoi2 tau4) — money
水鬼升城隍 (seoi2 gwai2 sing1 sing4 wong4) — describes a person who was in a low ranking position (in work or life) who is n…
水鬼隊 (seoi2 gwai2 deoi2) — (noun) Water Assault Team
水魚 (seoi2 jyu2) — (noun) (animal) Trionychidae (soft-shelled turtle); (slang) a dupe; a patsy; an…
水鴨 (seoi2 aap3) — anatinae; dabbling ducks
水黃皮 (seoi2 wong4 pei2) — Millettia pinnata; Indian Beech; Pongam Oiltree (plant)
水龍捲 (seoi2 lung4 gyun2) — a waterspout
永字八法 (wing5 zi6 baat3 faat3) — the Eight Principles of Yong (永 wing5), used for teaching the eight common Chin…
永恆 (wing5 hang4) — forever
永泰站 (wing5 taai3 zaam6) — Yongtai Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
永誌不忘 (wing5 zi3 bat1 mong4) — unforgettable; will never forget
氹 (tam5) — make one happy (Cantonese); pool; pit; ditch; cesspit; puddle; manure pit
氹氹轉 (tam5 tam5 zyun3) — describes a situation where someone is extremely busy; literal meaning: turning…
氾濫 (faan3 laam6) — flooding; spreading; overflowing
汀九 (ting1 gau2) — (noun) Ting Kau, which is a place in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong
汁 (zap1) — sauce; juice; sap; liquor; fluid; gravy
汁都撈埋 (zap1 dou1 lou1 maai4) — to keep all the benefits to oneself; to not miss out on even the tiniest of any…
求仁得仁 (kau4 jan4 dak1 jan4) — a dream come true; wish granted
求偶 (kau4 ngau5) — courtship
求先 (kau4 sin1) — just now
求全 (kau4 cyun4) — (verb) to demand; seek for a perfection;
求其 (kau4 kei4) — (adverb) sloppily; shoddily; slackly; randomly; casually; anyhow; haphazardly (…
求實 (kau4 sat6) — to be practical-minded; to be realistic; to have a matter-of-fact attitude

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