Browse Cantonese dictionary — page 23 of 250

求 (kau4) — to beg; to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech; to pray
求求其其 (kau4 kau4 kei4 kei4) — the attitude of doing thing(s) carelessly and casually without putting in any s…
求簽 (kau4 cim1) — to ask for an Oracle by drawing the fortune-telling sticks at a temple
求見 (kau4 gin3) — (verb) to inquire for; to ask for an interview
求親 (kau4 can1) — to propose marriage
求降 (kau4 hong4) — to beg to surrender
汆水 (mei6 seoi2) — to dive
汗宿 (hon6 suk1) — sweaty odor; stinking sweat
汗漬 (hon6 zik1) — (noun) perspiration stain
汗青 (hon6 cing1) — bamboo slips, used for writing words on in the past
江南大道 (gong1 naam4 daai6 dou6) — Jiangnan dadao, a major city road in Guangzhou, China; Jiangnan dadao, a major …
江南西站 (gong1 naam4 sai1 zaam6) — Jiangnanxi Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
江城 (gong1 sing4) — Jiangcheng, a district located in Guangdong, China
江埔 (gong1 pou3) — Jiangpu residential district, located in Guangdong, China
江夏站 (gong1 haa6 zaam6) — Jiangxia Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
江山 (gong1 saan1) — territory; turf; area of control
江左 (gong1 zo2) — Jiangzuo; Jiangdong, located in the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze R…
江泰路站 (gong1 taai3 lou6 zaam6) — Jiangtai Lu Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
江湖佬 (gong1 wu4 lou2) — gangster
江湖大佬 (gong1 wu4 daai6 lou2) — mafia boss; leader of a gang
江珧柱 (gong1 jiu4 cyu5) — dried scallops
江瑤柱 (gong1 jiu4 cyu5) — dried scallops
江表 (gong1 biu2) — Jiangbiao, the south bank of the Yangtze River in China
江西話 (gong1 sai1 waa2) — the Gan Chinese language, spoken by the natives in Jiangxi, China
池座 (ci4 zo6) — a parterre
池魚 (ci4 jyu4) — (noun) Aji fish
污哩馬查 (wu1 li1 maa5 caa5) — to be in a mess; in total chaos
污染 (wu1 jim5) — (verb) pollute
污泥濁水 (wu1 nai4 zuk6 seoi2) — the filth and mire; the dregs
污糟嘢 (wu1 zou1 je5) — ghosts (spoken)
污糟 (wu1 zou1) — (adjective) untidy; dirty; (slang) haunted
污糟貓 (wu1 zou1 maau1) — an unoffended way to describe a person who is dirty or makes himself; herself d…
污糟邋遢 (wu1 zou1 laat6 taat3) — (adjective) very dirty; filthy or grimy (can be used to describe people as well…
汪兆銘 (wong1 siu6 ming4) — Jiang Jingwei (Wang Ching-wei; Wang Zhaoming), a chinese politician
汲汲 (kap1 kap1) — to describe the anxious feeling in an effort to pursue after something
決絕 (kyut3 zyut6) — (verb) outright; gritty
沈殿霞 (sam2 din6 haa4) — Lydia Shum Din-ha, an actress in Hong Kong
沈重 (cam4 cung5) — (adjective) heavy; leaden; somber
沈默 (cam4 mak6) — silence; silent
沉實 (cam4 sat6) — down to earth; practical; realistic
沉底 (zam6 dai2) — (verb) sink to the bottom; sunken
沉死 (zam6 sei2) — (verb) to attempt suicide
沉 (cam4) — addiction; to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; d…
沉重負擔 (cam4 zung6 fu6 daam1) — a heavy burden; to be a burden
沏茶 (cai3 caa4) — (verb) to make some tea
沒多久 (mut6 do1 gau2) — not too long; soon
沒有什麼 (mut6 jau5 sam6 mo1) — there is nothing...about it
沒有必要 (mut6 jau5 bit1 jiu3) — there is no need; it is not necessary
沒水 (mei6 seoi2) — to dive
沒法子 (mut6 faat3 zi2) — cannot do anything about it; cannot be helped
沓正 (daap6 zeng3) — (adverb) right on something
沓 (daap6) — indicating the long hand in a clock or watch points at any number (every five m…
沖廁 (cung1 ci3) — to flush the toilet; toilet flush
沖曬 (cung1 saai3) — to develop photographs
沖涼房 (cung1 loeng4 fong2) — (noun) bathroom
沖涼缸 (cung1 loeng4 gong1) — (noun) bath tub
沖淡水 (cung1 taam5 seoi2) — to be a 'wet blanket'
沖滾水 (cung1 gwan2 seoi2) — (verb) add hot water into a teapot or a pot
沖破 (cung1 po3) — (verb) Break through; surmount
沖茶 (cung1 caa4) — brew tea
沖菜 (cung1 coi3) — preserved kale head; preserved turnip; preserved vegetable
沙井蓋 (saa1 zeng2 goi3) — manhole covers
沙冚 (saa1 kam2) — (noun) mudguard; fender; dust guard
沙包 (saa1 baau1) — a punch bag
沙化 (saa1 faa3) — sofa; couch
沙哩弄銃 (saa4 li1 lung6 cung3) — to mess around; to act recklessly and rashly; to mess up something
沙嗲 (saa1 de1) — (noun) satay
沙嗲醬 (saa1 de1 zoeng3) — satay sauce
沙地阿拉伯 (saa1 dei6 aa3 laai1 baak3) — (noun) Saudi Arabia
沙埔 (saa1 bou3) — Sha Po, a village in Hong Kong
沙塘口山 (saa1 tong4 hau2 saan1) — Bluff Island in Hong Kong
沙塵白攉 (saa1 can4 baak6 fok3) — to describe someone who is arrogant; pompous; grandiose; cocky; smug; a show-off
沙塵白霍 (saa1 can4 baak6 fok3) — boastful; exaggerate; limelight (slang)
沙展 (saa1 zin2) — sergeant (spoken)
沙梨 (saa1 lei4) — sand pear
沙沙滾 (saa4 saa4 gwan2) — (slang) to go out to fool around (usually referring to a man who is playing aro…
沙沙聲 (saa4 saa2 seng1) — (of voice; sound) froufrou; susurrus
沙河粉 (saa1 ho4 fan2) — flat rice noddles
沙漠之舟 (saa1 mok6 zi1 zau1) — camel in the desert
沙灘波 (saa1 taan1 bo1) — a beach ball
沙灘老鼠 (saa1 taan1 lou5 syu2) — a beach thief
沙煲兄弟 (saa1 bou1 hing1 dai6) — (slang) saying two people's friendship as good as brothers
沙煲 (saa1 bou1) — (noun) a clay pot
沙田區 (saa1 tin4 keoi1) — Sha Tin District in Hong Kong
沙田圍 (saa1 tin4 wai4) — (noun) Sha Tin Wai, which is a place in Shatin, Hong Kong
沙田柚 (saa1 tin4 jau2) — Shatian pomelo, a type of pomelo
沙田海 (saa1 tin4 hoi2) — Sha Tin Hoi; Tide Cove in Hong Kong
沙田路 (saa1 tin4 lou6) — Sha Tin Road in Hong Kong
沙田馬場 (saa1 tin4 maa5 coeng4) — (noun) Sha Tin Racecourse
沙甸 (saa1 din1) — (noun) Sardines
沙甸魚 (saa1 din1 jyu2) — sardines
沙盤 (saa1 pun4) — a sandbox
沙示 (saa1 si6) — Sarsaparilla; Sarsi; Sarsae (a type of soft drink)
沙粉 (saa1 fan2) — emery powder (abrasive)
沙糖 (saa1 tong4) — granulated sugar
沙紙 (saa1 zi2) — (noun) sand paper; a degree; graduation certificate; a university diploma; an a…
沙翁 (saa1 jung1) — Sata andagi, Japanese style deep fried buns made of dough
沙膠 (saa1 gaau1) — an ink eraser
沙膽 (saa1 daam2) — describes a person who is very daring in doing something
沙茶醬 (saa1 caa4 zoeng3) — Chinese barbeque or satay sauce
沙葛 (saa1 got3) — jicama; Mexican turnip; Mexican yam bean
沙虱 (saa1 sat1) — (noun) sand louse
沙蟬 (saa1 sim4) — cicada
沙蟹桌 (saa1 haai5 coek3) — blackjack table
沙面 (saa1 min6) — Shameen; Shamin; Shamian, an island in China
沙頭角海 (saa1 tau4 gok3 hoi2) — Sha Tau Kok Hoi; Starling Inlet, a harbour in Hong Kong
河堤 (ho4 tai4) — the embankment
河山 (ho4 saan1) — (noun) mountains and rivers; It means "land" in some content.
河沙 (ho4 saa1) — river sand
河 (ho4) — (noun) 1. canal; 2. stream; 3. creek; river M: 条tiáo [条]; 道dào [道]; flat rice n…
河涌 (ho4 cung1) — (noun) creek
河牀 (ho4 cong4) — the riverbed
河間 (ho4 gaan1) — (noun) stream
河鮮 (ho4 sin1) — (noun) white water fish
油光帽 (jau4 gwong1 mou2) — a bamboo hat varnished with tung oil
油占米 (jau4 zim1 mai5) — a top quality type of polished rice
油器 (jau4 hei3) — deep fried food (especially ones in congee shop)
油塘 (jau4 tong4) — Yau Tong, a MTR interchange station for the Kwun Tong line and Tseung Kwan O li…
油多 (jau4 do1) — (adjective) too much oil; oily
油尖旺區 (jau4 zim1 wong6 keoi1) — (noun) Yau Tsim Mong Distract in Hong Kong
油層 (jau4 cang4) — oil reservoir
油彩 (jau4 coi2) — oil paint
油榨 (jau4 zaa3) — an oil press
油氈 (jau4 zin1) — linoleum; asphalt felt
油淋淋 (jau4 lam6 lam6) — (adjective) greasy; fatty
油淰淰 (jau4 naam5 naam5) — oily
油渣 (jau4 zaa1) — diesel; lard
油渣車 (jau4 zaa1 ce1) — a diesel car
油漬 (jau4 zi3) — grease stains
油潤 (jau4 jeon6) — (adjective) moistened; or (noun) lubrication
油灰 (jau4 fui1) — (noun) putty
油炸蟹 (jau4 zaa3 haai5) — (noun) deep fried crabs
油炸鬼 (jau4 zaa3 gwai2) — (noun) (food) Chinese deep fried Youtiao; Chinese cruller; Chinese doughnut; Ch…
油然 (jau4 jin4) — (adjective) contented; cheerful
油瓶仔 (jau4 ping4 zi2) — children of a woman who enters another marriage and bring them along with her (…
油瓶女 (jau4 peng4 neoi2) — (noun) illegitimate daughter
油瓶 (jau4 ping4) — oil bottle
油瓶 (jau4 peng2) — step children
油站 (jau4 zaam6) — a petrol station
油管 (jau4 gun2) — oil pipe
油紙遮 (jau4 zi2 ze1) — (noun) greaseproof paper umbrellas
油耳 (jau4 ji5) — waxy ear
油脂仔 (jau4 zi1 zai2) — young adult male who dresses up oddly or dresses up like Grease
油脂女 (jau4 zi1 neoi2) — (noun) young women wear fancy fashions, young female hooligans
油脂裝 (jau4 zi1 zong1) — fancy dress; outrageous outfits; outlandish costume
油茶 (jau4 caa4) — (noun) oil tea
油菜 (jau4 coi3) — cooked vegetables with a dash of oil or oyster sauce (as a dish)
油螆 (jau4 zi1) — (noun) oil substance; cooking fat
油角 (jau4 gok3) — (noun) (traditional festival food) (of Chinese New Year) Cantonese peanut puff;…
油跡 (jau4 zik1) — a grease spot
油躉 (jau4 dan2) — an oil barge
油轆 (jau4 luk1) — a paint roller
油酸 (jau4 syun1) — oleic acid
油鋪 (jau4 pou3) — grocery store selling sundries
油鋸 (jau4 geoi3) — a gasoline powered chain saw
油頭粉面 (jau4 tau4 fan2 min6) — to describe someone with slick hair, or someone who has on heavy make-up
油香餅 (jau4 hoeng1 beng2) — deep fried Chinese pancake
油麻地小輪 (jau4 maa4 dei6 siu2 leon4) — Yaumati Ferry in Hong Kong
油麻地 (jau4 maa4 dei6) — Yau Ma Tei, a town situated in central Kowloon in Hong Kong
治 (zi6) — sandwich; to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to administer; to regulate…
治邪 (zi6 ce4) — treating illness; removing bad elements from body
沽售 (gu1 sau6) — to sell
沽盤 (gu1 pun2) — (financial term) to sell something
沾上 (zim1 soeng5) — (verb) stick down or to get involved with something
沾手 (zim1 sau2) — (verb) have a hand in something
沾污 (zim1 wu1) — to stain; to smirch; to sully
沿街 (jyun4 gaai1) — along the street; in the street
泊車仔 (paak3 ce1 zai2) — a valet boy
泊車位 (paak3 ce1 wai2) — a parking space
泊車咪錶 (paak3 ce1 mai1 biu1) — a parking meter
法人代表 (faat3 jan4 doi6 biu2) — a legal representative
法例 (faat3 lai6) — regulation; law
法包 (faat3 baau1) — a baguette
法國嘢 (faat3 gwok3 je5) — French food
法國國家巴黎銀行 (faat3 gwok3 gwok3 gaa1 baa1 lai4 ngan4 hong4) — BNP Paribas Euronext, a bank
法國國際廣播電台 (faat3 gwok3 gwok3 zai3 gwong2 bo3 din6 toi4) — Radio France Internationale
法國文化協會 (faat3 gwok3 man4 faa3 hip3 wui2) — the Alliance Française
法國菜 (faat3 gwok3 coi3) — French cuisine
法庭 (faat3 ting4) — tribunal
法書 (faat3 syu1) — legal books
法 (faat3) — (noun) 1. The short form of France; (adjective) legislative; law; method; way; …
法蘭西共和國 (faat3 laan4 sai1 gung6 wo4 gwok3) — the French Republic
法蘭西多士 (faat3 laan4 sai1 do1 si2) — French toast
法輪佛法 (faat3 leon4 fat6 faat3) — Falun Gong; Falun Dafa, a Chinese spiritual practice
泛民 (faan3 man4) — pro-democracy
泛泛 (faan3 faan3) — general; superficial; no depth
泡哥 (paau1 go1) — a pickpocket
泡水館 (paau3 seoi2 gun2) — a bathhouse; a hot water store
泡沫塑料 (pou5 mut6 sou3 liu2) — styrofoam
波友 (bo1 jau5) — a fellow football team mate
波地 (bo1 dei6) — football pitch; football playground
波場 (bo1 coeng4) — (noun) a soccer field; or (noun) events of parties or balls
波士 (bo1 si2) — the boss
波子棋 (bo1 zi2 kei2) — Chinese checkers (a broad game)
波子 (bo1 zi2) — (noun) marbles; or (noun) Porsche
波 (bo1) — (ball game) 1. ball; (slang); boobs; 2. (Precautionary measures) the signals of…
波鞋 (bo1 haai4) — (noun) running shoes
泣不成聲 (jap1 bat1 sing4 sing1) — to break down in tears; to sob
泥塵 (nai4 can4) — dust
泥屋 (nai4 uk1) — a mud hut
泥水佬 (nai4 seoi2 lou2) — bricklayer; tiler; plasterer; mason (spoken)
泥水 (nai4 seoi2) — (noun) muddy water
泥氹 (nai4 tam5) — a mud pit
泥湴 (nai4 baan6) — muddy
泥磚 (nai4 zyun1) — (noun) clay bricks
泥肉 (nai4 juk6) — the layer of arable soil
泥膠 (nai4 gaau1) — play dough
泥菩薩過江 (nai4 pou4 saat3 gwo3 gong1) — (idiom) someone is hardly able to save herself; himself in a plight
泥蚶 (nai4 ham1) — clams; blood cockles
泥蝦 (nai4 haa1) — Metapenaeus ensis; greasyback shrimp; sand shrimp
泥路 (nai4 lou6) — a dirt road
泥頭 (nai4 tau4) — a dumper
泥頭車 (nai4 tau4 ce1) — cement truck
泥鯭 (nai4 maang1) — rabbitfish
泥鯭的 (nai4 maang1 dik1) — unregulated taxi; unmetered taxi, where random passengers share a taxi ride and…
泥鴨 (nai4 aap2) — (metaphor) saying someone is very dirty
注意事項 (zyu3 ji3 si6 hong6) — precautions; notes
泮塘 (pun3 tong6) — Pun Tong, a region in Guangzhou, China
泮水 (pun3 seoi2) — Pun Tong, a region in Guangzhou, China; Panshui, a village in Guangxi, China; a…
泮溪 (pun3 kai1) — Panxi, a stream in Guangzhou, China
泰國國際航空公司 (taai3 gwok3 gwok3 zai3 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1) — (Airline) Thai Airways International Public Company Limited
泰山壓卵 (taai3 saan1 aat3 leon5) — when competing against a much stronger opponent, the weaker side is bound to lo…
泰山 (taai3 saan1) — Tarzan's Chinese translation
泰然處之 (taai3 jin4 cyu2 zi1) — to take things as they come in a calm manner
泰王國 (taai3 wong4 gwok3) — Kingdom of Thailand
泳池 (wing6 ci4) — swimming pool
泳灘 (wing6 taan1) — beach for swimming
𣲷懦 (nap6 no6) — slow; sluggish; procrastinate (slang)
𣲷黐黐 (nap6 ci1 ci1) — (adj.) sticky
洋剪 (joeng4 zin2) — tailoring scissors; tailoring shears
洋奴哲學 (joeng4 nou4 zit3 hok6) — the blind worship of everything that is foreign
洋桃 (joeng4 tou2) — (fruit) star fruit
洋樓 (joeng4 lau2) — (n.) (a dated term) an apartment house or a building with a western style desig…
洋為中用 (joeng4 wai4 zung1 jung6) — (idiom) to learn the advantages of Western as good use
洋燭 (joeng4 zuk1) — candle
洋行 (joeng4 hong2) — (noun) a trading company
洋財 (joeng4 coi4) — ill-gotten wealth
洋酒 (joeng4 zau2) — (noun) Western liquor
洗地 (sai2 dei6) — clean the floor; to clean up someone's sins committed (spoken)
洗塵 (sai2 can4) — welcome dinner for a friend or relative from overseas (spoken)
洗大餅 (sai2 daai6 beng2) — dish washing as a job (slang)
洗太平地 (sai2 taai3 ping4 dei6) — Operations Tai Ping Tei, mass cleanup
洗底 (sai2 dai2) — gangster giving up his membership or background; turn a new leaf
洗手 (sai2 sau2) — (verb) (of gangster term) to retire
洗手盤 (sai2 sau2 pun4) — the wash basin
洗水衫 (sai2 seoi2 saam1) — everyday casual wear
洗濕個頭 (sai2 sap1 go3 tau4) — describes a situation where a person has already started in doing something and…
洗白白 (sai2 baak6 baak6) — (v.) to take a bath or a shower (child's talk)
洗碗碟機 (sai2 wun2 dip6 gei1) — a dishwasher
洗米 (sai2 mai5) — (verb) to clean rice
洗粉 (sai2 fan2) — (noun) laundry powder
洗肚 (sai2 tou5) — (noun) commonly known as peritoneal dialysis
洗腳唔抹腳 (sai2 goek3 m4 maat3 goek3) — describes a spendthrift who spends money recklessly without any proper consider…
洗衣街 (sai2 ji1 gaai1) — Sai Yee Street; Jonathan Love Snowy, a street in Hong Kong
洗衣館 (sai2 ji1 gun2) — a laundrette
洗衫板 (sai2 saam1 baan2) — scrubbing board for washing the clothes; an expression to describe a flat-chest…
洗衫梘 (sai2 saam1 gaan2) — laundry soap
洗衫 (sai2 saam1) — washing the clothes
洗衫粉 (sai2 saam1 fan2) — detergent
洗袋 (sai2 doi6) — emptying a wallet (slang)
洗身房 (sai2 san1 fong4) — bathroom
洗身 (sai2 san1) — (v.) to take a bath or a shower; to wash oneself (body)
洗錢 (sai2 cin2) — spending of money (Cantonese)
洗面梘 (sai2 min6 gaan2) — (noun) facial soap
洗頭水 (sai2 tau4 seoi2) — (n.) shampoo.
洗頭 (sai2 tau4) — hairwash
洗髮 (sai2 faat3) — to wash hair
洗髮香波 (sai2 faat3 hoeng1 bo1) — shampoo
洛克 (lok3 hak1) — John Locke, a philosopher
洛溪站 (lok3 kai1 zaam6) — Luoxi Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
洞徹 (dung6 cit3) — to have a deep insight into something
津校 (zeon1 haau6) — a subsidized school
津貼學校 (zeon1 tip3 hok6 haau6) — a subsidized school
洩漏 (sit3 lau6) — to leak
洩露 (sit3 lou6) — (verb) leak out
洪金寶 (hung4 gam1 bou2) — (celebrity) Sammo Hung Kam-bo who is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film pr…
洭 (hong1) — Kuang, the name of a river in Guangdong, China
洲頭咀 (zau1 tau4 zeoi2) — Zhoutouzui; Store Houses, the name of a place in Guangdong, China
洶洶 (hung1 hung1) — viciously
洶涌澎湃 (hung1 jung2 paang4 baai3) — surging
洶湧澎湃 (hung1 jung2 paang4 baai3) — surging
洹水 (wun4 seoi2) — the Huanshui River in Henan Province, China
活動 (wut6 dung6) — (noun) event
活受罪 (wut6 sau6 zeoi6) — live like hell for sins committed (spoken)
活口 (wut6 hau2) — a survivor; a prisoner kept alive to ectract information from
活水 (wut6 seoi2) — (noun) flowing water; running water
活見鬼 (wut6 gin3 gwai2) — complain of seeing or encountering undesired things (spoken)
派位 (paai3 wai6) — allocation (of places)
派信 (paai3 seon3) — (verb) to deliver mails
派司 (paai3 si1) — pass (dialect)
派士砵 (paa1 si2 but3) — (phonetic loanword) passport
派彩 (paai3 coi2) — dividends
派 (paai3) — (noun) style; clique; school; group; faction; to dispatch; to send; to assign; …
派籌 (paai3 cau2) — to hand out queue tickets; quota allocation, especially for assigning a pupil a…
派米 (paai3 mai5) — to give out rice for free
派糖 (paai3 tong2) — (verb) giveaway or contribute candies (noun) the Relief Measures of Hong Kong B…
派街坊 (paai3 gaai1 fong1) — to give generously
派遣 (paai3 hin2) — to assign
派頭 (paai1 tau4) — appearance
流動電話 (lau4 dung6 din6 waa2) — a mobile phone
流口水 (lau4 hau2 seoi2) — (verb) drooling; slobbering (figurative meaning); tasty; yummy; inferior (quali…
流嘢 (lau4 je5) — counterfeit; fake stuff; poor quality goods
流料 (lau4 liu2) — an unreliable or fake source(s) [normally internal; secretive information]
流水線 (lau4 seoi2 sin3) — an assembly line; a pipeline
流沙包 (lau4 saa1 baau1) — an egg custard bun with a runny centre
流 (lau4) — (slang) 1. fake; 2. inferior 3. Phoney; to flow; to disseminate; to circulate o…
流流 (lau4 lau4) — during (spoken)
流浮山 (lau4 fau4 saan1) — Lau Fau Shan, a region in Hong Kong
流花路 (lau4 faa3 lou6) — Liuhua Lu, the name of a road in Guangdong, China
流血 (lau4 hyut3) — to spend a lot of money
流行曲 (lau4 hang4 kuk1) — pop music
流行榜 (lau4 hang4 bong2) — the charts
流行 (lau4 hang4) — (noun) 1. trend; (adjective) trendy
流野 (lau4 je5) — poor quality products
流離朗蕩 (lau4 lei4 long5 dong6) — to wander around aimlessly; to be displaced; destitiute and homeless
流馬尿 (lau4 maa5 niu6) — crying
流鼻水 (lau4 bei6 seoi2) — nose watering
浙醋 (zit3 cou3) — red vinegar
浩園 (hou6 jyun4) — Gallant Garden, a public cemetery in Hong Kong
浪漫 (long6 maan6) — romance
浮光掠影 (fau4 gwong1 loek6 jing2) — skimming over the surface; evanescent; cursory; superficial
浮動匯率 (fau4 dung6 wui6 leot2) — (Financial term) Floating exchange rate
浮動工資 (fau4 dung6 gung1 zi1) — floating wages; fluctuating wages
浮板 (fau4 baan2) — a swimming float
浮生 (fau4 sang1) — a 'floating' life (in passing – a temporary transient state)
浮蕩 (fau4 dong6) — drift; float; wander
浮薸 (fau4 piu1) — duckweed
海上無魚蝦自大 (hoi2 soeng6 mou4 jyu4 haa1 zi6 daai6) — 'in the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king'
海下 (hoi2 haa6) — (noun) Hoi Ha, a place in Sai Kung, Hong Kong
海下灣 (hoi2 haa6 waan1) — Hoi Ha Wan; Jone's Cove, located in Hong Kong
海傍 (hoi2 bong6) — waterfront
海傍站 (hoi2 bong6 zaam6) — Haibang Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
海南航空 (hoi2 naam4 hong4 hung1) — Hainan Airlines
海南雞飯 (hoi2 naam4 gai1 faan6) — Hainanese chicken rice
海味 (hoi2 mei2) — (n.) dried seafood.
海外僑胞 (hoi2 ngoi6 kiu4 baau1) — Overseas Chinese
海富中心 (hoi2 fu3 zung1 sam1) — Admiralty Centre, a building in Hong Kong
海峽兩岸 (hoi2 haap6 loeng5 ngon6) — Cross-Strait; China-Taiwan, the two political entities separated by the ocean
海幢寺 (hoi2 tong4 zi6) — Hai Tong Monastery, located in Guangdong, China
海底隧道 (hoi2 dai2 seoi6 dou6) — (noun) Cross Harbour Tunnel
海心沙 (hoi2 sam1 saa1) — Haixinsha Island, located in Guangzhou, China
海怡半島 (hoi2 ji4 bun3 dou2) — South Horizons, a private housing estate in Hong Kong
海怪 (hoi2 gwaai3) — sea monster
海旁 (hoi2 pong4) — (noun) harbour side
海棠 (hoi2 tong4) — asiatic apple
海水魚 (hoi2 seoi2 jyu4) — seawater fish
海洋公園 (hoi2 joeng4 gung1 jyun4) — Ocean Park
海涵 (hoi2 haam4) — to ask for one's forgiveness; tolerance for any short comings
海港城 (hoi2 gong2 sing4) — Harbour City, a shopping centre in Hong Kong
海灣大橋 (hoi2 waan1 daai6 kiu4) — The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, located in California
海灣航空公司 (hoi2 waan1 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1) — Gulf Air International Airline Company
海燕 (hoi2 jin3) — sea swallow
海珠廣場 (hoi2 zyu1 gwong2 coeng4) — Haizhu Square, located in Guangzhou, China
海珠廣場站 (hoi2 zyu1 gwong2 coeng4 zaam6) — Haizhu Square Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
海皮 (hoi2 pei4) — (noun) seaside; shoreline; shore; Mandarin slang term for 'happy'
海芒果 (hoi2 mong1 gwo2) — sea mango (Cerbera manghas)
海菜 (hoi2 coi3) — seaweed; sea vegetables; nori
海葬 (hoi2 zong3) — sea burial
海蛇 (hoi2 se4) — a sea serpent
海路 (hoi2 lou6) — sea route
海軍基地 (hoi2 gwan1 gei1 dei6) — a naval base (military port)
海逸酒店 (hoi2 jat6 zau2 dim3) — Harbour Plaza, a hotel in Hong Kong
海運大廈 (hoi2 wan6 daai6 haa6) — (noun) the Ocean Terminal
海邊 (hoi2 bin1) — coastal
海金沙 (hoi2 gam1 saa1) — Lygodium japonicu, a Japanese climbing fern
海鏡 (hoi2 geng3) — a type of flat shellfish with semi-transparent shell
海關人員 (hoi2 gwaan1 jan4 jyun4) — customs officers
海關檢查 (hoi2 gwaan1 gim2 caa4) — customs inspection
海鮮價 (hoi2 sin1 gaa3) — ever fluctuating price (spoken)
海鮮舫 (hoi2 sin1 fong2) — (noun) Seafood Floating Restaurant
海鮮酒家 (hoi2 sin1 zau2 gaa1) — seafood restaurant
浸大 (zam3 daai6) — Hong Kong Baptist University
浸會醫院 (zam3 wui2 ji1 jyun2) — Hong Kong Baptist Hospital
浸死 (zam3 sei2) — drown
浸水 (zam3 seoi2) — soak in water
浸 (zam3) — (verb) 1. drown; (adjective) flooding; to immerse; to soak; to steep; gradually…
浸溫泉 (zam3 wan1 cyun4) — to immerse; soak in a hot spring
浸禮 (zam3 lai5) — baptism
浸豬籠 (zam3 zyu1 lung4) — drowning of adulterers in a pig's cage as a punishment in the old days
浸鹹水 (zam3 haam4 seoi2) — (verb) to soak in salty water (slang) saying someone studies abroad
涂謹申 (tou4 gan2 san1) — James To Kun-sun, a politician in Hong Kong
消化作用 (siu1 faa3 zok3 jung6) — digestion
消失 (siu1 sat1) — disappearance
消毒碗櫃 (siu1 duk6 wun2 gwai6) — (noun) sterilizing cupboard
消滅 (siu1 mit6) — to destroy
消滯 (siu1 zai6) — (verb) to relieve stomach ache and discomfort
消磨 (siu1 mo4) — to spend (time)
消費 (siu1 fai3) — consumption
消費者委員會 (siu1 fai3 ze2 wai2 jyun4 wui2) — the Consumer Council
消閑 (siu1 haan4) — leisure; recreational
消防喉 (siu1 fong4 hau4) — fire hydrant; fire hose
消防喉轆 (siu1 fong4 hau4 luk1) — a fire hose
消防站 (siu1 fong4 zaam6) — (noun) fire stations
消防處 (siu1 fong4 cyu3) — (noun) Fire Services Department
涉外經濟 (sip3 ngoi6 ging1 zai3) — foreign related business; foreign related economics
涌出 (jung2 ceot1) — to gush out; to pour out
涔涔 (sam4 sam4) — oozes; to flow down continuously; to describe a dark; gloomy sky; to describe a…
涯際 (ngaai4 zai3) — boundary; edge
液泡 (jik6 pou5) — a vacuole (biochemistry)
液體燃料 (jik6 tai2 jin4 liu2) — liquid fuel
涸喉 (kok3 hau4) — drys the throat (verb)
涼 (loeng4) — to cool down; cold
涼果 (loeng4 gwo2) — preserved fruits
涼氣 (loeng4 hei3) — cooling
涼浸浸 (loeng4 zam3 zam3) — feels cool (temperature; spoken)
涼瓜 (loeng4 gwaa1) — bitter melon; gourd
涼茶舖 (loeng4 caa4 pou3) — herbal tea shop
涼茶鋪 (loeng4 caa4 pou2) — a herbal tea house
淆底 (ngaau4 dai2) — freaked out
淋善 (lam4 sin6) — (adjective) kind-hearted; benevolent
淋淋瀋瀋 (lam4 lam4 sam2 sam2) — all sorts of; trivial matters
淋淋聲 (lam4 lam2 seng1) — to act fast
淋瀋 (lam4 sam2) — trivialities
淋灕盡致 (lam4 lei4 zeon6 zi3) — to express fully; vividly; incisively; thoroughly
淋花 (lam4 faa1) — (verb) to water flowers
淒慘 (cai1 caam2) — (adjective) miserable; tragic
淒涼 (cai1 loeng4) — miserable
淒清 (cai1 cing1) — sorrow; desolate
淘古井 (tou4 gu2 zeng2) — marrying a rich widow (slang)
淚眼 (leoi6 ngaan5) — tearful eyes
淝低 (fe4 dai1) — (verb) shoot; gun down; take down
淡出 (daam6 ceot1) — to fade out
淡口 (daam6 hau2) — blands the mouth (taste)
淡奶 (taam5 naai5) — evaporated milk
淡市 (daam6 si5) — (noun) slow business; business is not thriving
淡月 (daam6 jyut6) — (noun) quiet and slow month in business
淡水 (taam5 seoi2) — (place of Taiwan) 1. Tamsui which is a district in New Taipei City; (place in C…
淡汗 (taam5 hon6) — abnormal sweating
淡滅滅 (taam1 mit6 mit6) — bland taste
淡茂茂 (daam6 mau6 mau6) — taste bland (spoken)
淡菜 (daam6 coi3) — mussels
淥 (luk6) — to heat up in boiling water (food)(Cantonese); clear (water); strain liquids; t…
淥親 (luk6 can1) — scald by boiling liquid (spoken)
淨係 (zing6 hai6) — only; merely
淨麵 (zing6 min6) — plain noodles
淫賊 (jam4 caak6) — a pervert
淬礪 (ceoi3 lai6) — to work hard and with stamina
淮鹽 (waai4 jim4) — (noun) five spice salt
深仇大恨 (sam1 sau4 daai6 han6) — to bear a deep grudge against somebody; profound hatred
深入研究 (sam1 jap6 jin4 gau3) — in-depth research; study
深切治療部 (sam1 cit3 zi6 liu4 bou6) — Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
深刻 (sam1 hak1) — remembered
深呼吸 (sam1 fu1 kap1) — deep breath
深圳經濟特區 (sam1 zan3 ging1 zai3 dak6 keoi1) — the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone
深居簡出 (sam1 geoi1 gaan2 ceot1) — live in seclusion; barely go out (idiom)
深有同感 (sam1 jau5 tung4 gam2) — to feel empathy for someone; to feel the same way as someone
深水埗區 (sam1 seoi2 bou2 keoi1) — Sham Shui Po District, in Hong Kong
深水 (sam1 seoi2) — deep water
深水灣 (sam1 seoi2 waan1) — (noun) Deep Water Bay, which is a place in Hong Kong Island
深 (sam1) — depth; unpredictable; deep; deeply; (of a color) dark; rich; profound; mysterio…
深灰 (sam1 fui1) — dark grey; charcoal grey
深省 (sam1 sing2) — enlighten; to reflect upon
深睛凸額 (sam1 zing1 dat6 ngaak6) — to describe someone who looks ugly
深筆字 (sam1 bat1 zi6) — traditional Chinese characters (dialect)
深紅 (sam1 hung4) — dark red; crimson
深藍色 (sam1 laam4 sik1) — dark blue; navy blue
深藏不露 (sam1 cong4 bat1 lou6) — 'to hide one's light under a bushel'
深衣 (sam1 ji1) — Shenyi, a traditional formal wear and court attire for men
淵痛 (jyun1 tung3) — painful from within
混亂 (wan6 lyun6) — mess; messy
混合器 (wan6 hap6 hei3) — (noun) mixers
混吉 (wan6 gat1) — (slang) to mess others around for no reason; to insincerely meddle in other's b…
混帳 (wan6 zoeng3) — unacceptable; jerk; shit (spoken)
混沌 (wan6 deon6) — confused (Cantonese)
混 (wan6) — to survive; to mix; to mingle; muddled; to drift along; to muddle along; to pas…
混頻器 (wan6 pan4 hei3) — a frequency mixer
混鬧 (wan6 naau6) — to create a big problem out of nothing; to be deliberately provocative
淹尖 (jim1 zim1) — (adjective) picky; fastidious
淺斟低唱 (cin2 zam1 dai1 coeng3) — to feel relaxed and be at ease
淺水灣 (cin2 seoi2 waan1) — Repulse Bay, a place located in Hong Kong
淺 (cin2) — easy; simple; shallow; light (color); superficial; straightforward; short time;…
淺窄 (cin2 zaak3) — narrow; not spacious
淺笑 (cin2 siu3) — smile
淺藍 (cin2 laam4) — light blue
淺顯易懂 (cin2 hin2 ji6 dung2) — (adjective) easy to understand; easy to follow
添枝加葉 (tim1 zi1 gaa1 jip6) — (noun) embellishment
添 (tim1) — (adverb) 1. more; (final particle); too; 2. used for emphasizing the statement;…
添補 (tim1 bou2) — to refill
添食 (tim1 sik6) — to add more; to do something again; to film further (to put on extra episodes f…
添飯 (tim1 faan6) — second serving of rice (spoken)
添馬 (tim1 maa5) — Tamar, location for the former naval base for the British Forces Overseas in Ho…
添馬艦 (tim1 maa5 laam6) — (noun) MHS Tamer
淼茫 (miu5 mong4) — far stretched
清一色 (cing1 jat1 sik1) — (noun) one kind
清么九 (cing1 mo1 gau2) — one of the method of winning in a Mahjong game
清亮 (cing1 loeng6) — clear; bright
清倉 (cing1 cong1) — stock clearance
清光 (cing1 gwong1) — all gone; a total wipe out
清冷 (cing1 laang5) — chilly; deserted; desolate
清君側 (cing1 gwan1 zak1) — to get rid of the evil ministers around the emperor
清吧 (cing1 baa1) — a pub
清平 (cing1 ping4) — Cheongpyeong, a town in South Korea; Qingping, a town in China
清心 (cing1 sam1) — to purify the heart
清數 (cing1 sou3) — to clear debts
清明上河圖 (cing1 ming4 soeng6 ho4 tou4) — (noun) the River of Wisdom, which is the national treasure of China
清明 (cing1 ming4) — tomb-sweeping (Ching Ming Festival)
清景 (cing1 ging2) — elegant; refined
清暑 (cing1 syu2) — (verb) expel internal heat; resist and beat the summer heat
清水灣 (cing1 seoi2 waan1) — Clear Water Bay, a beach situated on the south-eastern side of New Territories …
清 (cing1) — (verb) 1. to get rid of; 2. remove; (adjective) 1. clean; (noun) Qing Dynasty; …

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