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清清楚楚 (cing1 cing1 co2 co2) — to be crystal clear; to be absolutely clear; loud and clear
清清白白 (cing1 cing1 baak6 baak6) — to be innocent; pure; to be honest
清減 (cing1 gaam2) — slimmer than before (spoken)
清湯寡水 (cing1 tong1 gwaa2 seoi2) — (noun) watery tasteless soup
清漆 (cing1 cat1) — varnish
清甜 (cing1 tim4) — taste fresh and sweet
清真教 (cing1 zan1 gaau3) — Islam
清規戒律 (cing1 kwai1 gaai3 leot6) — taboo; restrictions
清談 (cing1 taam4) — empty talk; idle talk
渙渙 (wun6 wun6) — overflowing (from a flood)
減實 (gaam2 sat6) — final price after discount (spoken)
減租減息 (gaam2 zou1 gaam2 sik1) — (verb) rent reduction and interest reduction
減筆字 (gaam2 bat1 zi6) — simplified Chinese characters (dialect)
減肥 (gaam2 fei4) — on a diet
減除 (gaam2 ceoi4) — to deduct
渜 (nan1) — watery stools
渜 (nyun5) — hot water
渡海小輪 (dou6 hoi2 siu2 leon4) — (noun) ferries
渡蜜月 (dou6 mat6 jyut6) — (verb) to take a honeymoon
渡頭 (dou6 tau4) — (noun) a pier
渣斗 (zaa2 dau2) — (adjective) useless; poor performance; incompetent
渣 (zaa1) — residue; crumbs; scumbag; slag (in mining or smelting); dregs; scraps; refuse; …
渣甸山 (zaa1 din6 saan1) — Jardine's Lookout, a mountain in Hong Kong
渣都冇 (zaa1 dou1 mou5) — to have nothing left, not even dregs
渦流 (gwo1 lau4) — (noun) water swirl
渦輪機 (wo1 leon4 gei1) — a water turbine
測字 (caak1 zi6) — fortune telling through analysis of Chinese characters
港人治港 (gong2 jan4 zi6 gong2) — (political term) Hong Kong people govern Hong Kong
港大 (gong2 daai6) — The University of Hong Kong
港女 (gong2 neoi2) — (noun) typical Hong Kong Ladies
港姐 (gong2 ze2) — Miss Hong Kong, beauty pageant of Hong Kong
港安醫院 (gong2 on1 ji1 jyun2) — Hong Kong Adventist Hospital
港客 (gong2 haak3) — customers from Hong Kong
港島線 (gong2 dou2 sin3) — (noun) the Island Line, which is one of the MTR routes in Hong Kong
港式 (gong2 sik1) — (adjective) Hong Kong style
港 (gong2) — abbr. for Hong Kong; harbor; port M: 个gè [个]; small stream; bay; abbreviation f…
港漫 (gong2 maan6) — Hong Kong comics
港澳碼頭 (gong2 ou3 maa5 tau4) — Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier
港燦 (gong2 caan3) — (noun) the term that mainlanders call male Hongkongese who are working in China
港獨 (gong2 duk6) — the Hong Kong independence movement
港產片 (gong2 caan2 pin3) — Hong Kong movie
港督府 (gong2 duk1 fu2) — the Hong Kong Government House
港督 (gong2 duk1) — Governor of Hong Kong
港紙 (gong2 zi2) — (currency) Hong Kong money bill; Hong Kong dollar
港觀 (gong2 gun1) — the view from the harbour
港鐵公司 (gong2 tit3 gung1 si1) — MTR Corporation Limited
渲染 (syun3 jim5) — to spread
渳 (mai5) — to sip
渴仰 (hot3 joeng5) — to admire; to think highly of
渴市 (hot3 si5) — a situation where demand exceeds supply
渴念 (hot3 nim6) — to yearn after; to long for
游乾水 (jau4 gon1 seoi2) — playing mahjong (slang)
游水池 (jau4 seoi2 ci4) — swimming pool
游水褲 (jau4 seoi2 fu3) — swimming briefs; swimming trunks
游牧民族 (jau4 muk6 man4 zuk6) — (noun) Nomads
游興 (jau4 hing3) — to be in the mood to go travelling; on an excursion
游船 (jau4 syun4) — a cruise ship; boat rides
游行示威 (jau4 hang4 si6 wai1) — a protest; a demonstration
游説 (jau4 syut3) — to persuade; to lobby
游車河 (jau4 ce1 ho2) — to go for a drive (for pleasure)
渾厚 (wan4 hau5) — (adjective) honest and simple (adjective of sound) deep and strong
湊仔 (cau3 zai2) — child-rearing
湊仔婆 (cau3 zai2 po2) — (noun) an old nanny; mothers who take care children
湊 (cau3) — (verb) 1. to babysit; 2. Look after; to gather together, pool or collect; to ha…
湊啱 (cau3 ngaam1) — to gather the sufficient amount; coincidentally; as chance would; it just so ha…
湊埋 (cau3 maai4) — to take care of; to assemble
湊夠一個好字 (cau3 gau3 jat1 go3 hou2 zi6) — to have a boy and a girl (to make up the chinese character 'hou2' meaning 'good…
湊蹺 (cau3 kiu2) — coincidentally; as chance would; it just so happens that
湖岸 (wu4 ngon6) — lake shore
湖水藍 (wu4 seoi2 laam4) — aqua blue; lake blue
湧入 (jung2 jap6) — influx; to flood in; to pour in
湧 (jung2) — (verb) swarm;; to bubble up; to rush forth; to surge; to emerge; to swarm; wont…
湨 (gwik1) — Ju, a river name in China
湯丸 (tong1 jyun2) — (noun) (food) sticky rice ball dessert; glutinous rice ball dessert
湯寶如 (tong1 bou2 jyu4) — Karen Tong Po Yue, a Hong Kong actress and singer
湯底 (tong1 dai2) — soup base; stock
湯殼 (tong1 hok3) — a soup ladle
湯水 (tong1 seoi2) — soup
湯 (tong1) — (noun) Chinese surname; soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herb…
湯盈盈 (tong1 jing4 jing4) — Angela Tong, a Hong Kong actress
湯羹 (tong1 gang1) — a spoon for drinking soup
湯藥費 (tong1 joek6 fai3) — compensation for medical expenses
湯顯明 (tong1 hin2 ming4) — Timothy Tong, a former commissioner in Hong Kong
湯麵 (tong1 min6) — (noun) noodles in soup
滋味 (zi1 mei6) — (adjective) (of food) 1. tasty; (of feeling) taste
滋悠 (zi1 jau4) — slow
滋油淡定 (zi1 jau4 daam6 ding6) — the attitude of being relaxed and steady in doing everything
滋油 (zi1 jau4) — relax (spoken)
滋潤 (zi1 jeon6) — to be filled (by love)
溏心 (tong4 sam1) — half-cooked egg yolk
源源不絕 (jyun4 jyun4 bat1 zyut6) — an endless supply of
準備 (zeon2 bei6) — (verb) to get ready
準許 (zeon2 heoi2) — to allow; to permit; to grant
溜之大吉 (liu1 zi1 daai6 gat1) — leave for good (idiom)
溜光 (lau6 gwong1) — with nothing left; to be bare; to be very smooth; sleek
溝仔 (kau1 zai2) — woo; date a boy out (spoken)
溝女 (kau1 neoi2) — the act of wooing; pursuing a girl; to pick up girls
溝女王 (kau1 neoi2 wong4) — (noun) the master of lady-killer; tomcat master; playboys
溝 (kau1) — (slang) 1. to mingle with or cruise (for a partner); (verb) mix things together…
溝渠鴨 (kau1 keoi4 aap3) — to describe a useless person
溢美 (jat6 mei5) — compliment; undeserved praise
溦溦雨 (mei4 mei4 jyu5) — drizzle
溪水 (kai1 seoi2) — (noun) creek water
溪錢 (kai1 cin4) — paper money for the dead
溫兆倫 (wan1 siu6 leon4) — Deric Wan Siu-lun, a Hong Kong actor, singer and songwriter
溫市 (wan1 si5) — Vancouver
溫暖 (wan1 nyun5) — warming
溫書 (wan1 syu1) — studying (as in studying for exams or tests)
溶 (jung4) — (slang) kill or destroy (someone); to dissolve; soluble; to melt; to attack; to…
溶溶爛爛 (jung4 jung4 laan6 laan6) — worn out and in shambles
溺殺女嬰 (nik6 saat3 neoi5 jing1) — female infanticide
滀 (cuk1) — the accumulation of water; the flow of water; to foster; to tolerate
滄海橫流 (cong1 hoi2 waang4 lau4) — to describe political; chaos in society; stormy; turbulence in the sea
滄海 (cong1 hoi2) — the vast ocean
滅火喉 (mit6 fo2 hau4) — fire hydrant; fire hose
滅火筒 (mit6 fo2 tung2) — fire extinguisher
滅跡 (mit6 zik1) — to destroy evidence; to erase the traces of one's crime
滈 (hou6) — rainy; rippling; bubbling of water
滍 (ci5) — Zhi, the name of a river and a city in China
滑捋捋 (waat6 lyut1 lyut1) — very smooth
滑揗揗 (waat6 tan4 tan4) — (adjective) smooth and soft
滑浪風帆 (waat6 long6 fung1 faan4) — (surface water sport) Windsurfing
滑潺潺 (waat6 saan4 saan4) — (adj.) describe something that is slippery in an unpleasant way
滑牙 (waat6 ngaa4) — a phenomenon where the threads of the screws or bolts are too worn to be used w…
滑牛 (waat6 ngau4) — (noun) tender beef
滑脫脫 (waat6 tyut1 tyut1) — (adjective) too slippery
滑蛋 (waat6 daan2) — scrambled eggs
滑雪屐 (waat6 syut3 kek6) — (noun) ice-skates
滔天大罪 (tou1 tin1 daai6 zeoi6) — a heinous crime
滔天 (tou1 tin1) — (adjective) Heinous; frightful; flagrant
滘西洲 (gaau3 sai1 zau1) — Kau Sai Chau, an island in Hong Kong
滙豐 (wui6 fung1) — The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC)
滙豐銀行 (wui6 fung1 ngan4 hong4) — (Bank) The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
滮汗 (biu1 hon6) — to sweat profusely
滯口 (zai6 hau2) — (adjective) loss appetite (adjective) bloated; full; stuffed (adjective) fatty;…
滯市 (zai6 si5) — poor sales; unmarketable
滯 (zai6) — (adjective) (of food) 1. oily; 2. fatty; (of stomach) 1. too stuffed; too full;…
滯雞 (zai6 gai1) — dumb; incompetent; lack of insight
滴水成冰 (dik6 seoi2 sing4 bing1) — freezing cold weather
滴露 (dik6 lou6) — (product) Dettol, which is a brand of disinfectant.
滷水 (lou5 seoi2) — (noun) Brine
滾友 (gwan2 jau2) — (noun) a cheat; a swindler; an irresponsible person; a promiscuous male; a 'joh…
滾攪晒 (gwan2 gaau2 saai3) — the saying - 'thanks for your hospitality'
滾攪 (gwan2 gaau2) — bother
滾水淥腳 (gwan2 seoi2 luk6 goek3) — (slang) to rush off; to leave hurriedly; in a run; to go swiftly
滾水淥豬腸 (gwan2 seoi2 luk6 zyu1 coeng2) — to suffer; make a loss at both ends
滾水 (gwan2 seoi2) — (noun) boiled water
滾水蛋 (gwan2 seoi2 daan2) — (food) a boiled egg
滾 (gwan2) — (verb) 1. go away; 2. get off!; (adjective) 1. boiling; 2. hot; to boil; to rol…
滾瀉 (gwan2 se3) — over boil till spilling over the top (spoken)
滾熟 (gwan2 suk6) — to boil and cook
滾熱辣 (gwan2 jit6 laat6) — (adj.) something that is fresh, hot and new (literally or metaphorically); pipi…
滾㷫 (gwan2 hing3) — emit heat
滾紅滾綠 (gwan2 hung4 gwan2 luk6) — (slang) to describe a male slut looking for a women or prostitutes; to horsepla…
滾軸溜冰 (gwan2 zuk6 lau4 bing1) — roller-skating
滾軸溜冰鞋 (gwan2 zuk6 lau4 bing1 haai4) — roller blades
滾雪球 (gwan2 syut3 kau4) — a snowball effect
滿地可 (mun5 dei6 ho2) — (noun) Montreal
滿天神佛 (mun5 tin1 san4 fat6) — superstitious
滿州話 (mun5 zau1 waa2) — Manchu language, the native language of the Manchus in China
滿洲語 (mun5 zau1 jyu5) — Manchu language, the native language of the Manchus in China
滿 (mun5) — abbr. for Manchuria; to fill; full; filled; packed; fully; completely; quite; t…
滿瀉 (mun5 se2) — (noun) effusion (adjective) overflowing
滿目瘡痍 (mun5 muk6 cong1 ji4) — (idiom) to see a devastating scene everywhere;
滿肚密圈 (mun5 tou5 mat6 hyun1) — plotting silently in one's mind
滿腔熱情 (mun5 hong1 jit6 cing4) — enthusiastically
漁人得利 (jyu4 jan4 dak1 lei6) — 'when two sides quarrel, it is always the third party who benefits'
漁火 (jyu4 fo2) — lights from the fishing boats
漁獲 (jyu4 wok6) — the catch (from fishing)
漁產 (jyu4 caan2) — seafood
漁穫 (jyu4 wok6) — the catch (from fishing)
漁翁 (jyu4 jung1) — a fisherman
漆咸道北 (cat1 haam4 dou6 bak1) — Chatham Road North, a road in Hong Kong
漆咸道南 (cat1 haam4 dou6 naam4) — Chatham Road South, a road in Hong Kong
漆咸道 (cat1 haam4 dou6) — Chatham Road, a road in Hong Kong
漆工 (cat1 gung1) — a painter (decorator)
漆油 (cat1 jau4) — paint
漆片 (cat1 pin3) — shellac
漆皮 (cat1 pei2) — (noun) japanned leather
漏口風 (lau6 hau2 fung1) — one's word exposing secrets (spoken)
漏夜 (lau6 je6) — (verb) overnight
漏底 (lau6 dai2) — secret exposed (spoken)
漏氣 (lau6 hei3) — slow and sluggish (personality)(Cantonese)
漏網 (lau6 mong5) — to slip through the net
漏罅 (lau6 laa3) — a crack or a leak; a loophole; a flaw
漏雞 (lau6 gai1) — missed; left out; a missed opportunity
漏電 (lau6 din6) — short circuit; leakage of electricity
漏風 (lau6 fung1) — to leak out; leakage
演嘢 (jin2 je5) — showing off
演奏家 (jin2 zau3 gaa1) — a performer (musician)
演歌 (jin2 go1) — Enka (a Japanese music genre)
演説 (jin2 syut3) — to perform a speech; a speech
演講 (jin2 gong2) — to give a speech
演野 (jin2 ye5) — acting; showing off (spoken)
漚仔婆 (au1 zai2 po2) — woman showing signs of pregnancy sickness (emesis gravidarum)
漚仔 (au1 zai2) — pregnancy sickness (emesis gravidarum); to want to vomit
漚冬 (au3 dung1) — the rainy season during the Winter solstice period
漚年 (au3 nin4) — the rainy season towards the end of the year
漚雨 (au3 jyu5) — multi-day span of overcast and low-pressure weather
漢堡扒 (hon3 bou2 paa2) — a hamburger steak
漢溪長隆站 (hon6 kai1 coeng4 lung4 zaam6) — Hanxi Changlong Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
漢詩 (hon3 si1) — Chinese poetry
漫畫 (maan6 waa2) — comic
漫談 (maan6 taam4) — relax conversation
漱口水 (sau3 hau2 seoi2) — mouthwash
潑墨 (put3 mak6) — ink splashing
潔凈 (git3 zing6) — clean; to purify; to clean
潘耀焯 (pun1 jiu6 coek3) — Poon Yiu Cheuk, a retired Hong Kong professional footballer
潛水 (cim4 seoi2) — to disappear; abscond (Cantonese)
潤 (jeon6) — (Cantonese); to mock; to make fun of; to moisten; to lubricate; to embellish; g…
潭仔 (taam4 zai2) — Tan Chai; Tan Tsai, a restaurant chain selling Yunnan rice noodles in Hong Kong
潮州柑 (ciu4 zau1 gam1) — mandarin oranges from Teochew (Chaozhou), China; a pockmarked face
潮州粉果 (ciu4 zau1 fan2 gwo2) — (dim sum) a Chiu-Chow style dumpling
潮州粉粿 (ciu4 zau1 fan2 gwo2) — Teochew(Chaozhou)-style dumplings
潮州粥 (ciu4 zau1 zuk1) — (food) Chiu-Chow style congee
潮州菜 (ciu4 zau1 coi3) — Teochew (Chaozhou) cuisine
潮州話 (ciu4 zau1 waa2) — Chiuchow dialect (A Chinese dialect)
潮州话 (ciu4 zau1 waa2) — Teochew (Chaozhou) dialect
潮流興 (ciu4 lau4 hing1) — (adjective) trendy; the most recent chic things
潮 (ciu4) — trendy; topical; tide; current; damp; moist; humid; wet; flow; inferior in skil…
潮爆 (ciu4 baau3) — to be very trendy
潲水 (saau3 seoi2) — kitchen swill for pigs; the left over water from washing rice
潺 (saan4) — weak; thin; remains; flow; trickle (of water); sound of flowing water; slow flo…
潺菜 (saan4 coi3) — ceylon spinach
澇災 (lou6 zoi1) — flooding; waterlogging
澤國 (zaak6 gwok3) — flood plains; swamps
澱粉質 (din6 fan2 zat1) — (noun) starch
澳大利亞人 (ou3 daai6 lei6 aa3 jan4) — (noun) Australian
澳州 (ou3 zau1) — (country) Australia
澳洲聯邦銀行 (ou3 zau1 lyun4 bong1 ngan4 hong4) — the Commonwealth Bank of Australia
澳洲航空公司 (ou3 zau1 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1) — (Airline) Qantas
澳洲航空 (ou3 zau1 hong4 hung1) — Qantas Airways
澳 (ou3) — abbr. for Macau and Australia; deep bay; cove; harbor; inlet; dock; bank; part …
澳門元 (ou3 mun2 jyun4) — Macao; Macau; Macanese Pataca (MOP), the currency of Macau
澳門半島 (ou3 mun2 bun3 dou2) — Macau Peninsula
澳門大學 (ou3 mun2 daai6 hok6) — the University of Macau
澳門幣 (ou3 mun2 bai6) — (Currency) MOP
澳門特別行政區 (ou3 mun2 dak6 bit6 hang4 zing3 keoi1) — the Macau Special Administrative Region
澳門特區 (ou3 mun2 dak6 keoi1) — the Macau Special Administrative Region
激到甩肺 (gik1 dou3 lat1 fai3) — to be mad at something; to be in a rage about something
激化 (gik1 faa3) — (verb) Intensified
激奀 (gik1 ngan1) — to make someone angry; to send someone into a rage
激奮 (gik1 fan5) — to be motivated to do something; to be roused into action
激嬲 (gik1 nau1) — (adjective) extremely angry (verb) piss someone off
激將法 (gik1 zoeng3 faat3) — reverse psychology
激揚 (gik1 joeng4) — (verb) arouse; evoke
激死人 (gik1 sei2 jan4) — it so annoying that it's killing me (spoken)
激死 (gik1 sei2) — frustrated; annoying (spoken)
激氣 (gik1 hei3) — (verb; adjective) pissed off; angry; frustrated
激 (gik1) — (verb) 1. drive (someone crazy); 2. irritate; 3. Infuriate; to arouse; to incit…
激㷫 (gik1 hing3) — to enrage
激素 (gik1 sou3) — catalyst
激親 (gik1 can1) — (verb) being pissed off by someone; being annoyed by someone
激進派 (gik1 zeon3 paai3) — the radicals (politics)
濁親 (zuk6 can1) — choking
澀滯 (sap1 zai6) — harsh; difficult to get along; troublesome; difficult; tricky
濕地公園 (sap1 dei6 gung1 jyun2) — the Hong Kong Wetland Park
濕坺坺 (sap1 pet6 pet6) — damp; wet; humid
濕星嘢 (sap1 sing1 je5) — trivial things
濕星 (sap1 sing1) — trivial (spoken)
濕柴 (sap1 caai4) — useless; loose change of small denominations or bank notes are that worth so li…
濕水欖核 (sap1 seoi2 laam5 wat6) — (Cantonese analogy) restless or naughty children
濕水 (sap1 seoi2) — to wet; tight fisted; money
濕水炮仗 (sap1 seoi2 paau3 zoeng2) — describes a well-tempered person or a person who never gets angry (always suppr…
濕水狗上岸 (sap1 seoi2 gau2 soeng5 ngon6) — (noun) a wet dog goes on shore
濕水雞 (sap1 seoi2 gai1) — one who is wet thoroughly (slang)
濕𣲷𣲷 (sap1 nap6 nap6) — (adjective) damp, moist, wet, humid
濕淰淰 (sap1 nam6 nam6) — (adjective) wet; moist; damp
濕 (sap1) — trivial (Cantonese); moist; wet; damp; humid; humidity, a factor contributing t…
濕滯 (sap1 zai6) — gastrointestinal discomfort (adjective) (of situation) troublesome; knotty; mes…
濕濕碎 (sap1 sap1 seoi3) — an easy job; a piece of cake; trivial
濕濕碎碎 (sap1 sap1 seoi3 seoi3) — (adjective) trivial things; tiny
濕熱 (sap1 jit6) — damp heat
濕碎 (sap1 seoi3) — a small matter; easy; trivial
濕立立 (sap1 laap6 laap6) — (adjective) wet; moist; damp
濕腰 (sap1 jiu1) — wet nurse
濕貨 (sap1 fo3) — wet groceries
濕身 (sap1 san1) — to get wet
濕電 (sap1 din6) — active current battery
濟軍 (zai3 gwan1) — military
濺落 (zin3 lok6) — splashes
濾水 (leoi6 seoi2) — to filter water
瀋陽故宮 (sam2 joeng4 gu3 gung1) — Mukden Palace; Shenyang Gugong; Shenyang Imperial Palace
瀕臨絕種動物 (pan4 lam4 zyut6 zung2 dung6 mat6) — (noun) Endangered Species
瀕臨絕種生物 (pan4 lam4 zyut6 zung2 sang1 mat6) — endangered species
瀚海 (hon6 hoi2) — Hanhai, a Protectorate-General, military outpost established in ancient China
瀛寰 (jing4 waan4) — worldwide; universal
瀝水 (lik6 seoi2) — to drain (water); water-logging
瀝滘 (lek6 gaau3) — Lijiao, a village in Guangzhou, China
瀝滘站 (lek6 gaau3 zaam6) — Lijiao Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
瀟湘 (siu1 soeng1) — (adjective) (of a person) thin
瀟瀟 (siu1 siu1) — (adjective) drizzling; rustling
瀠洄 (jing4 wui4) — swirl
瀡滑梯 (seo4 waat6 tai1) — playground slides
瀨嘢 (laai2 je5) — (verb) get busted; get caught by the police
瀨尿蝦 (laai6 niu6 haa1) — mantis shrimp
瀨屎 (laai6 si2) — (verb) to poo
瀨粉 (laai6 fan2) — thick vermicelli made out of rice powder
灌湯餃 (gun3 tong1 gaau2) — soup dumpling; a dumpling filled with soup and meat as fillings
灌 (gun3) — slam dunk; to feed forcefully; to irrigate; to pour; to install (software); to …
灑淚 (saa2 leoi6) — (verb) to tear
灑落 (saa2 lok6) — to spatter; to sprinkle; to scatter; to spill; shower; to cast the blame on
灣仔區 (waan1 zai2 keoi1) — Wan Chai District, located in Hong Kong
灣仔街市 (waan1 zai2 gaai1 si5) — Wan Chai Market, located in Hong Kong
灣區捷運 (waan1 keoi1 zit6 wan6) — Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), in San Francisco
火咀 (fo2 zeoi2) — spark plug
火嘴 (fo2 zeoi2) — (noun) sparkle plugs
火尾 (fo2 mei5) — the tip of a flame
火屎 (fo2 si2) — (noun) sparkles
火急 (fo2 gap1) — urgent; pressing; hastiness; emergency
火拼 (fo2 ping3) — rush; warfare; turf war
火星 (fo2 sing1) — Mars
火柴盒 (fo2 caai4 hap2) — matchbox
火棒 (fo2 paang5) — a lighted torch
火氣 (fo2 hei3) — bad temper
火水 (fo2 seoi2) — (noun) kerosene; paraffin oil
火水燈 (fo2 seoi2 dang1) — oil lamp
火水爐 (fo2 seoi2 lou4) — kerosene cooking stove
火海 (fo2 hoi2) — (noun - figurative meaning) extreme danger
火滾 (fo2 gwan2) — (adjective) infuriating; maddening; angry; pissed off; irate
火炬計劃 (fo2 geoi6 gai3 waak6) — the China Torch Program (a plan to develop new and advanced technology)
火焰木 (fo2 jim6 muk6) — African tulip tree; fountain tree; pichkari; Nandi flame (Spathodea campanulata)
火燄 (fo2 jim6) — flame; blaze
火燒眼眉 (fo2 siu1 ngaan5 mei4) — (Cantonese analogy - figurative meaning) danger is right in front of someone
火燭 (fo2 zuk1) — (noun) catch fire
火燭車 (fo2 zuk1 ce1) — a fire engine
火燭鬼 (fo2 zuk1 gwai2) — (noun) a fireman
火爐 (fo2 lou4) — (noun) fireplace
火牛 (fo2 ngau4) — (noun) an AC adaptor; an electric transformer; an electrical ballast
火石洲 (fo2 sek6 zau1) — Basalt Island, in Hong Kong
火紅火綠 (fo2 hung4 fo2 luk6) — blazing with anger
火罐 (fo2 gun3) — fire cupping
火船 (fo2 syun4) — fire ship
火藥味 (fo2 joek6 mei6) — the smell of gunpowder; a sense of tension during a heated argument
火起 (fo2 hei2) — (verb; adjective) to get angry; to get pissed off; to get irritated; to be anno…
火路 (fo2 lou6) — (noun) fire shaft
火車未到站 (fo2 ce1 mei6 dou3 zaam6) — (noun) Train not yet arrives the station
火車站 (fo2 ce1 zaam6) — railway station
火車軌 (fo2 ce1 gwai2) — train track; railway track
火遮眼 (fo2 ze1 ngaan5) — describes a person who is blinded by their emotions (especially when angry or a…
火酒 (fo2 zau2) — isoproyl alcohol
火鉤子 (fo2 ngau1 zi2) — fire stick; fire poker
火鐮 (fo2 lim4) — a flint cutter for creating sparks
火鑽 (fo2 zyun3) — (noun) a diamond
火頭 (fo2 tau4) — (noun) a chef
火頭軍 (fo2 tau4 gwan1) — an army cook
火頸 (fo2 geng2) — (adjective) prone to anger; easily angered; hot-tempered
火麒麟 (fo2 kei4 leon4) — Sensual Unicorn Magazine, a Hong Kong adult magazine
火麻仁 (fo2 maa4 jan4) — (food) Cannabis seed herbal tea
灰匙 (fui1 ci4) — a trowel for plastering
灰士 (fiu1 si2) — (noun) fuse
灰斗 (fui1 dau3) — an ash bucket; an ash hopper; an ashtray
灰水 (fui1 seoi2) — grey paint
灰 (fui1) — sad; feeling down; hopeless; ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected; mort…
灰鼠 (fui1 syu2) — a squirrel
灶窟 (zou3 fat1) — stovetop burner
灶蝦 (cou3 haa1) — (insect) a kind of crickets
灶頭 (zou3 tau4) — (noun) Stoves; kitchen ranges
灼低 (coek3 dai1) — (verb) shoot down; bring down
灼傷 (coek3 soeng1) — injuries from burn; scorch
灼 (zoek3) — to boil; luminous; burning; to burn; to cauterize; clear; indisputable; bright;…
災瘟 (zoi1 wan1) — a plague; a pestilent
災難指令系統 (zoi1 naan6 zi2 ling6 hai6 tung2) — the Incident Command System, used in the United States
炎暑 (jim4 syu2) — hot summer
炎涼 (jim4 loeng4) — (adjective) extremely cold
炒友 (caau2 jau5) — speculator in stock market or any investments
炒埋一碟 (caau2 maai4 jat1 dip6) — gather; combine (spoken)
炒樓 (caau2 lau4) — property speculation
炒河 (caau2 ho2) — (food) stir-fried rice noodles
炒 (caau2) — (verb) 1. to argue; 2. to fight with; to sauté; to stir-fry; to speculate; to h…
炒燶 (caau2 nung1) — making a loss in the stock market or any investments
炒米粉 (caau2 mai5 fan2) — fried rice noodles
炒米餅 (caau2 mai5 beng2) — (food) stir-fried rice crackers; stir-fried rice cookies
炒粉 (caau2 fan2) — (food) stir-fried rice noodles
炒粿條 (caau2 gwo2 tiu4) — char kway teow, a noodle dish from Malaysia
炒老板魷魚 (caau2 lou5 baan2 jau4 jyu2) — to quit a job
炒老細魷魚 (caau2 lou5 sai3 jau4 jyu2) — quit from a job (slang)
炒菜鏟 (caau2 coi3 caan2) — a cooking spatula
炒蝦拆蟹 (caau2 haa1 caak3 haai5) — to swear; foul-mouthed
炒貴刁 (caau2 gwai3 diu1) — char kway teow, type of stir-fried rice noodle
炒買炒賣 (caau2 maai5 caau2 maai6) — speculation
炒賣 (caau2 maai6) — 'flipping', to buy and resell assets quickly to make profits
炒車 (caau2 ce1) — car crash (spoken)
炒金 (caau2 gam1) — (verb) to buy; sell gold
炒鑊 (caau2 wok6) — a wok; to pan fry
炒魷 (caau2 jau4) — to be dismissed or fired from work (spoken)
炒魷魚 (caau2 jau4 jyu2) — (food) stir-fried squid
炒麪 (caau2 min6) — stir-fried noodles
炒黃牛 (caau2 wong4 ngau4) — ticket touting
炕沙 (hong3 saa1) — stranded (boat)
炖冬菇 (dan6 dung1 gu1) — to be demoted; to be disciplined
炙熱 (zek3 jit6) — hot; fiery
炫示 (jyun6 si6) — to show off
炭火 (taan3 fo2) — (noun) choke fire
炭畫 (taan3 waa2) — a charcoal drawing
炭筆 (taan3 bat1) — (noun) charcoal pencil
炮仔 (paau3 zai2) — gangster's term for a gun
炮仗 (paau3 zoeng2) — firecracker(s) or firework(s)
炮仗頸 (paau3 zoeng2 geng2) — (slang) hot -tempered; irritable temper; fiery temperament
炮台山 (paau3 toi4 saan1) — Fortress Hill, a town situated in northern Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong
炮樓 (paau3 lau4) — a gun blockhouse; a firing fort; a gun tower
炮灰 (paau3 fui1) — leftovers; insignificant remains
炮 (paau3) — (verb) 1. concoct; (noun) (for police) gun; cannon M: 座zuò [座]; firecracker
炮竹 (paau3 zuk1) — fire crackers
炸傷 (zaa3 soeng1) — wounded in an explosion
炸毀 (zaa3 wai2) — to destroy with explosives; to blow up
炸 (zaa3) — (Cantonese); to deep-fry; to turn on loud volume; to scold; to bombard; to expl…
炸雞翼 (zaa3 gai1 jik6) — (noun) deep fried chicken wings
炸雲吞 (zaa3 wan4 tan1) — deep fried wonton dumplings
炸麵 (zaa3 min6) — deep fried noodles
点样 (dim2 joeng2) — how?
為 (wai6) — (conjunction) 1. As; (verb); do; (noun); behaviour; 2. Conduct; (of suffix) use…
為乜 (wai4 me1) — (interrogative adverb) what for; why
為人 (wai4 jan4) — (verb) 1. to consider and think of other's interest; (preposition) for others
為人作嫁 (wai6 jan4 zok3 gaa3) — to be busy helping others without any benefit to oneself
為人處世 (wai4 jan4 cyu2 sai3) — interaction with others in society
為兩餐 (wai4 loeng5 caan1) — (verb) to earn money for food
為口奔馳 (wai4 hau2 ban1 ci4) — busy for a living and survival
為咗 (wai4 zo2) — (preposition) for; because of; in order to; for the purpose of; so as to; so th…
為唔過 (wai4 m4 gwo3) — not worthwhile; uneconomical; it does not pay
為因 (wai4 jan1) — cause; as a result of; by reason of
為得過 (wai4 dak1 gwo3) — worth going for (spoken)
為意 (wai4 ji3) — to imply; to mind; to notice; to care
為數 (wai4 sou3) — (verb) to sum up; to count
為止 (wai4 zi2) — up to now
為民請命 (wai6 man4 cing2 ming6) — to plead on behalf of the people
為甚麼 (wai4 sam6 mo1) — why
為皮 (wai4 pei4) — the cost; expensive; to invest capital
為虎添翼 (wai6 fu2 tim1 jik6) — to support a villain doing something bad
為食 (wai4 zi6) — (adjective) gluttonous
為食貓 (wai4 zi6 maau1) — (noun) a foodie; a food lover; a glutton; a gourmand
為食鬼 (wai6 sik6 gwai2) — a gourmand
烈火見真金 (lit6 fo2 gin3 jan1 gam1) — to show one's true colors after going through difficult challenges
烏低身 (wu1 dai1 san1) — to bend down; to lean forward
烏冬 (wu1 dung1) — Udon (Japanese noodles)
烏冬麵 (wu1 dung1 min6) — Udon noodles
烏劣劣 (wu1 lyut1 lyut1) — shiny-black
烏卒卒 (wu1 zeot1 zeot1) — jet black; dirty; to be in the dark about something; unwitting; unsuspecting
烏啄啄 (wu1 doeng1 doeng1) — muddle-headed
烏喱單刀 (wu1 lei1 daan1 dou1) — (slang) in a mess; in a muddle; disorganized
烏喱馬扠 (wu1 lei1 maa5 caa1) — in a mess; messy (spoken)
烏垂垂 (wu1 seoi4 seoi4) — (adjective) muddle-headed
烏搲 (wu1 we2) — dress in a sloppy way; to look shabby
烏溪沙 (wu1 kai1 saa1) — (noun) Wu Kai Sha, which is a place in Shatin, Hong Kong
烏煙 (wu1 jin1) — black smoke
烏燈黑火 (wu1 dang1 hak1 fo2) — pitch darkness
烏眉瞌睡 (wu1 mei4 hap1 seoi6) — (adjective) sleepy; dispirited; washed out
烏蠅 (wu1 jing1) — (noun) (insect) a fly
烏蠅拍 (wu1 jing1 paak3) — a flyswatter
烏蠅摟馬尾 (wu1 jing1 lau1 maa5 mei5) — (Cantonese analogy - figurative meaning) to break a partnership; to blow up a r…
烏豆 (wu1 dau2) — black beans
烏頭 (wu1 tau4) — flathead mullet
烏鴉口 (wu1 aa1 hau2) — a jinxster
烏龍事 (wu1 lung2 si6) — stupid mistakes; silly things; muddled; confused matters
烏龍波 (wu1 lung2 bo1) — to score an own goal by mistake
烏龍王 (wu1 lung2 wong4) — a person who is often clumsy and blurred; a bungler
烘底 (hung1 dai2) — toasted; to pan fry the bottom side
烚吓烚吓 (saap6 haa5 saap6 haa5) — (adjective) foolish; asinine; daft
烚熟狗頭 (hap6 suk6 gau2 tau4) — putting up a fake laugh or smile (slang)
烚蛋 (hap6 daan2) — boiled egg
烤麪包 (haau1 min6 baau1) — toast; toasted bread
焗住 (guk6 zyu6) — stuffy; have no other options but pressing forward
焗傷風 (guk6 soeng1 fung1) — to catch a cold due to excessive sweating
焗暑 (guk6 syu2) — heatstroke; sunstroke
焗死 (guk6 sei2) — (verb) to suffocate; die from smoke inhalation
焗汗 (guk6 hon6) — (verb) to sweat
焗漆 (guk6 cat1) — (verb) to bake enamel paint
焗 (guk6) — (adjective) 1. stuffy; (verb) be coerced; (dialect) to cook in salt or sand, in…
焗熱 (guk6 jit6) — (verb) to heat up; to warm up
焗爐 (guk6 lou4) — (noun) (cooking equipment) an oven
焗盅 (guk6 zung1) — (noun) cooking pots; a tea cup with a lid
焗腳 (guk6 goek3) — (noun) a foot treatment
焗茶 (guk6 caa4) — make tea
焗薯 (guk6 syu4) — baked potatoes
焗親 (guk6 can1) — (verb) suffocated; suffered from heat
焗豬扒飯 (guk6 zyu1 paa4 faan6) — baked pork chop rice
焗雨 (guk6 jyu5) — to describe humid hot weather that looks like it is about to rain
焙火爐 (bui6 fo2 lou4) — (verb) beside a fireplace and to keep someone warm
焚化爐 (fan4 faa3 lou4) — incinerator
無上裝 (mou4 soeng6 zong1) — topless
無主孤魂 (mou4 zyu2 gu1 wan4) — a lonely soul without a master; owner
無事 (mou4 si6) — (slang) I am fine; everything is fine
無人問津 (mou4 jan4 man6 zeon1) — no one is interested; nobody cares to ask anything about; to be deserted by eve…
無他 (mou4 taa1) — (adverb) without him; or (adverb) no other
無分 (mou4 fan1) — no distinction; no differentiation; penniless; zero points
無利可圖 (mou4 lei6 ho2 tou4) — (adjective) unbeneficial; unprofitable; lossmaking
無助於 (mou4 zo6 jyu1) — does not contribute to; will not help towards; does not help towards
無千無萬 (mou4 cin1 mou4 maan6) — countless; innumerable; numerous
無印良品 (mou4 jan3 loeng4 ban2) — Muji, a Japanese brand
無厘頭 (mou4 lei4 tau4) — (adjective) 1. pointless; 2. illogical; 3. senseless
無及 (mou4 kap6) — to be too late for something; not in time for something
無可否認 (mou4 ho2 fau2 jing6) — undeniably; admittedly
無可爭辯 (mou4 ho2 zang1 bin6) — indisputable; irrefutable
無可避免 (mou4 ho2 bei6 min5) — (adjective) Inevitable
無問題 (mou4 man6 tai4) — no problem
無啦啦 (mou4 laa1 laa1) — (adverb) unreasonably; suddenly; unexpectedly
無嗱嗱 (mou4 naa1 naa1) — suddenly, without any reason
無國籍 (mou4 gwok3 zik6) — statelessness
無孔不入 (mou4 hung2 bat1 jap6) — (idiom) to grab; seize every opportunity; to be all-pervasive
無家教 (mou5 gaa1 gaau3) — not brought up properly; bad upbringing; ill-mannered; poorly disciplined

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