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無得彈 (mou5 dak1 daan2) — perfect; impeccable
無心插柳柳成蔭 (mou4 sam1 caap3 lau5 lau5 sing4 jam3) — to reap unexpected rewards from an one's unintentional actions
無心裝載 (mou4 sam1 zong1 zoi3) — unintentionally
無情白事 (mou4 cing4 baak6 si6) — for no apparent reason
無情雞 (mou4 cing4 gai1) — a pink slip (historically, at the last official dinner banquet before Chinese N…
無憑無據 (mou4 pang4 mou4 geoi3) — groundless; unsupported by evidence
無所畏懼 (mou4 so2 wai3 geoi6) — fearless
無所遁形 (mou4 so2 deon6 jing4) — (verb) have no way to flee away or no place to hide
無拘束 (mou4 keoi1 cuk1) — unconstrained; unrestrained; unfettered
無損 (mou4 syun2) — no harm done; no damage; no loss
無政府狀態 (mou4 zing3 fu2 zong6 taai3) — anarchy
無方 (mou4 fong1) — not having an effective way of doing something; not knowing how to do something
無機化合物 (mou4 gei1 faa3 hap6 mat6) — an inorganic compound
無止境 (mou4 zi2 ging2) — (verb) something is unlimited, have no limits; never end; indefinite
無比 (mou4 bei2) — very; extremely
無涯 (mou4 ngaai4) — without limits; no bounds
無無端端 (mou4 mou4 dyun1 dyun1) — (adverb) unreasonably; suddenly; unexpectedly
無無聊聊 (mou4 mou4 liu4 liu4) — (adjective) idle; bored; fed up; sluggish
無理由 (mou5 lei5 jau4) — without reason; unfounded; it cannot be possible that; how can it be?
無畏 (mou4 wai3) — (adjective) bold; absolutely fearless
無畏號 (mou4 wai3 hou6) — the USS Intrepid, a US Navy ship aircraft carrier
無癮 (mou5 jan5) — killjoy; bummed
無知 (mou4 zi1) — innocent; naïve
無神神 (mou4 san4 san4) — (adjective) silly; unprovoked; surprise with no reason
無私顯見私 (mou4 si1 hin2 gin3 si1) — (Cantonese analogy - figurative meaning) to show; unveil someone hiding intenti…
無端白事 (mou4 dyun1 baak6 si6) — (slang) for nothing; for no reason at all; totally uncalled-for
無米之炊 (mou4 mai5 zi1 ceoi1) — (idiom) saying someone must have some essentials to complete a task such as a s…
無綫 (mou4 sin3) — wireless
無線上網 (mou4 sin3 soeng5 mong5) — wireless internet
無線電傳呼機 (mou4 sin3 din6 cyun4 fu1 gei1) — a radio pager; a bleeper
無線電台 (mou4 sin3 din6 toi4) — a radio station
無線電報 (mou4 sin3 din6 bou3) — radiotelegraph; radiotelegram
無線電 (mou4 sin3 din6) — radio (as in transmission)
無線電視 (mou4 sin3 din6 si6) — (TV Channel) Television Broadcasts Limited, commonly known as TVB
無線電視翡翠台 (mou4 sin3 din6 si6 fei2 ceoi3 toi4) — TVB Jade, a television channel in Hong Kong
無聊 (mou4 liu4) — (noun) nonsense
無聊賴 (mou4 liu4 laai6) — to be utterly bored; to not have any sustenance; spiritual void
無聲狗咬死人 (mou4 seng1 gau2 ngaau5 sei2 jan4) — (Cantonese analogy- figurative meaning) a soundless dog will bite someone to de…
無聲狗 (mou4 seng1 gau2) — (noun) soundless, quiet or silent dogs
無胃口 (mou4 wai6 hau2) — (adjective) no appetite
無腰骨 (mou4 jiu1 gwat1) — to describe someone as spineless
無膽匪類 (mou4 daam2 fei2 leoi6) — gutless; a coward
無花植物 (mou4 faa1 zik6 mat6) — non-flowering plant
無補於事 (mou4 bou2 jyu1 si6) — to no avail
無賴 (mou4 laai2) — unreasonable (Cantonese)
無釐頭 (mou4 lei4 tau4) — (adjective) nonsensical; illogical
無間道 (mou4 gaan3 dou6) — (Movie) Infernal Affairs; or (noun) undercover cops
無關大局 (mou4 gwaan1 daai6 guk6) — have no bearing on the overall situation; of little account
無關大體 (mou4 gwaan1 daai6 tai2) — have no bearing on the overall situation; of little account
無限大 (mou4 haan6 daai6) — infinitely large
無限 (mou4 haan6) — infinity
無隙可乘 (mou4 gwik1 ho2 sing4) — (noun) no chance or no loophole to exploit from
無頭東宮 (mou4 tau4 dung1 gung1) — 'Love is Beautiful', a Hong Kong TVB drama
無風三尺浪 (mou4 fung1 saam1 cek3 long6) — (Cantonese analogy - figurative meaning) something happen suddenly without any …
焦心 (ziu1 sam1) — anxious
焫傷 (naat3 soeng1) — get burned; to be scalded
焫嚫 (naat3 can3) — get burned; to be scalded
焫親 (naat3 can1) — (verb) scald; burst into fire; get burned
焫雞 (naat3 gai1) — soldering iron (spoken)
然之後 (jin4 zi1 hau6) — after that; and then
煮到嚟就食 (zyu2 dou3 lai2 zau6 zi6) — accept whatever's available or given (spoken)
煮死 (zyu2 sei2) — (verb) to accuse someone
煮 (zyu2) — (slang) to maliciously talk; gossip somebody in the back; to cook; to boil; to …
煮菜 (zyu2 coi3) — to boil vegetables; to cook vegetables
煮重米 (zyu2 cung5 mai5) — (verb) prepare great meal for guests; or (verb with figurative meaning) to blam…
煮食 (zyu2 sik6) — cooking
煮食爐 (zyu2 sik6 lou4) — (noun) a stove; a burner; a cooker
煮飯仔 (zyu2 faan6 zai2) — cooking
煮飯婆 (zyu2 faan6 po4) — housewife
煮餸 (zyu2 sung3) — (verb) to cook; to make dishes
煮鬼 (zyu2 gwai2) — (verb) slander someone behind their back
煮鶴焚琴 (zyu2 hok6 fan4 kam4) — to waste valuable resources; to destroy beautiful things
煎堆 (zin1 deoi1) — (n.) Jin deui, a deep-fried Chinese pastry - glutinous rice ball coated with wh…
煎釀三寶 (zin1 joeng6 saam1 bou2) — the 'three stuffed treasures', refers to stuffed eggplant, stuffed bell pepper,…
煙三文魚 (jin1 saam1 man4 jyu2) — smoked salmon
煙仔 (jin1 zai2) — (noun) cigarette
煙友 (jin1 jau5) — smoking companion; mate (spoken)
煙士 (jin1 si6) — ace of playing cards (spoken)
煙子 (jin1 zai2) — cigarette (spoken)
煙屎 (jin1 si2) — smokers stain (spoken)
煙格 (jin1 gaak3) — a secret place to sell opium; drugs; a designated smoking area
煙灰盅 (jin1 fui1 zung1) — an ashtray
煙灰碟 (jin1 fui1 dip2) — an ashtray
煙灰罌 (jin1 fui1 aang1) — (noun) an ashtray
煙 (jin1) — (noun) ace (of cards); cigarette or pipe tobacco M: 根gēn [根]; smoke; mist; vapo…
煙絲 (jin1 si1) — cut tobacco; pipe tobacco; shredded tobacco
煙通 (jin1 tung1) — chimney
煙鏟 (jin1 caan2) — a heavy smoker; a chain smoker
煙韌 (jin1 ngan6) — intimate behavior
煙骨 (jin1 gwat1) — the tobacco leaf stem
煞尾科 (saat3 mei5 fo2) — the end; the epilogue
煞掣 (saat3 zai3) — to use the brakes; brakes (of a car)
煞攤 (saat3 taan1) — to finish; to end; to conclude; termination; closure
煞科 (saat3 fo1) — finale
煞食 (saat3 sik6) — effective; killer move (spoken)
煠熟狗頭 (zaa3 suk6 gau2 tau4) — laugh like a fool with mouth wide open and eyes closed (slang)
煠蛋 (saap6 daan2) — hard boiled egg
煣 (jau2) — to shape; bend wood over fire
煤屎 (mui4 si2) — (noun) Coal Creosote
煤氣喉 (mui4 hei3 hau4) — (noun) gas pipes
煤氣燈 (mui4 hei3 dang1) — (noun) a gas lamp; a gas light
煤氣爐 (mui4 hei3 lou4) — (noun) a gas burner
煤氣罐 (mui4 hei3 gun3) — (noun) a gas tank; gasometer
煤爐 (mui4 lou4) — a coal furnace
煤粉 (mui4 fan2) — coal dust
照X光 (ziu3 ik1 si4 gwong1) — (verb) to take an X-ray [written and colloquial]
照住 (ziu3 zyu6) — take care of (spoken)
照單執藥 (ziu3 daan1 zap1 joek6) — pack according to list
照我所知 (ziu3 ngo5 so2 zi1) — as far as I know; from what I can tell; to the best of my knowledge
照明燈 (ziu3 ming4 dang1) — headlamp; spotlight; floodlight; jacklamp
照板煮碗 (ziu3 baan2 zyu2 wun2) — copy from previous success with no originality (slang)
照殺 (ziu3 saat3) — having confidence to insist taking up something (spoken)
照 (ziu3) — (verb) 1. to light up; 2. (slang) to take care of someone; according to; in acc…
照燒 (ziu3 siu1) — teriyaki
照田雞 (ziu3 tin4 gai1) — affair exposed (slang)
照肺 (ziu3 fai3) — reprimand or scold by manager or senior (spoken)
照計 (ziu3 gai3) — supposedly…(something); normally; logically
照起 (ziu3 hei2) — to illuminate; to appear to be...(in photographs)
照鏡 (ziu3 geng3) — to look at oneself in the mirror; to go for an x-ray; endoscopic examination
照頭淋 (ziu3 tau4 lam4) — to wet oneself by pouring water over one's head
煩囂 (faan4 hiu1) — noisy and annoying
煩惱 (faan4 nou5) — stress
煩懣 (faan4 mun6) — depressed; unhappy; worried
煪 (cau1) — smoked; burn with fire
煲仔 (bou1 zi2) — clay pot
煲仔飯 (bou1 zai2 faan6) — a dish where rice is cooked in the clay pot
煲冇米粥 (bou1 mou5 mai5 zuk1) — describes the act doing something that has no positive outcome or where there i…
煲冬瓜 (bou1 dung1 gwaa1) — a pun on the word 'Putonghua' (Mandarin); literally 'to boil a winter melon'
煲劇 (bou1 kek6) — to binge watch drama
煲呔 (bou1 taai1) — bowtie (spoken)
煲水新聞 (bou1 seoi2 san1 man4) — fabricated news or news without substantial facts
煲水 (bou1 seoi2) — to boil water; fabricated (false)
煲湯 (bou1 tong1) — (Verb) cook soup
煲無米粥 (bou1 mou4 mai5 zuk1) — plans never realised or confirmed (slang)
煲煙 (bou1 jin1) — to smoke
煲 (bou1) — (noun) 1. bowtie (slang) Relationship (of dating couples); to cook slowly over …
煲燶粥 (bou1 nung1 zuk1) — to overcook and burn rice porridge
煲粥 (bou1 zuk1) — cooking congee; to have a long chat on phone
煲老藕 (bou1 lou5 ngau5) — (slang) a younger man in a relationship with older woman
煲腍 (bou1 nam4) — to boil something until it is soft
煲茶 (bou1 caa4) — (verb) make tea
煲藥 (bou1 joek6) — to boil Chinese medicine
煲蠟 (bou1 laap6) — (verb) boil wax
煲針 (bou1 zam1) — to disinfect needles for injections
煲電話粥 (bou1 din6 waa2 zuk1) — (slang) long phone chat
煲飯 (bou1 faan6) — cooking rice (spoken)
煽風點火 (sin3 fung1 dim2 fo2) — (idiom) to agitate and inflame other people; to incite; to rouse someone
熄匙 (sik1 ci4) — to turn off the engine for a car
熄機 (sik1 gei1) — (verb) (of computers, cellphones) switch off; turn off
熄 (sik1) — to switch off
熊人 (hung4 jan4) — bear (spoken)
熊仔餅 (hung4 zai2 beng2) — Koala's March, koala shaped biscuits with chocolate filling
熊貓 (hung4 maau1) — (slang) someone who has a big and dark eye bags because of lacking of sleep
蒸氣機 (zing1 hei3 gei1) — Steam engine
蒸水蛋 (zing1 seoi2 daan2) — Chinese steamed eggs
蒸汽火車 (zing1 hei3 fo2 ce1) — Steam Train
蒸汽 (zing1 hei3) — vapour
蒸汽船 (zing1 hei3 syun4) — Steamships; steamboat
蒸生瓜 (zing1 saang1 gwaa1) — (noun) a female who is not mature enough and not elegant enough; (adjective) sl…
蒸發器 (zing1 faat3 hei3) — Evaporator; vaporizer
蒸發皿 (zing1 faat3 ming5) — Evaporating instrument; evaporating dish
熟人買破鑊 (suk6 jan4 maai5 po3 wok6) — to be tricked by someone who is supposed to be a friend
熟口熟面 (suk6 hau2 suk6 min6) — a familiar face
熟口面 (suk6 hau2 min6) — face looks familiar (spoken)
熟客仔 (suk6 haak3 zai2) — loyal customers (spoken)
熟性 (suk6 sing3) — (adjective) (of person) worldly; seasoned; to know the ways of the world; to de…
熟檔 (suk6 dong3) — to know something well; to be the expert in something
熟油 (suk6 jau4) — cooked oil
熟煙 (suk6 jin1) — (food) smoking food
熟肉 (suk6 juk6) — (noun) cooked meat
熟落 (suk6 lok6) — (adjective) familiar with; to know something or someone really well
熟行 (suk6 hong4) — (adjective) experienced; adept (in a particular field); knowlegeable on a speci…
熟面口 (suk6 min6 hau2) — (adjective + noun) recognisable face; familiar face
熟食檔 (suk6 sik6 dong3) — cooked food stall
熟鹽 (suk6 jim4) — refined or cooked salt
熠熟狗頭 (saap6 suk6 gau2 tau4) — (slang) someone grins or simpers foolishly
熨衫板 (tong3 saam1 baan2) — (noun) an ironing board
熨衫 (tong3 saam1) — (verb) (of clothes) to iron
熬粥 (ngou4 zuk1) — to boil porridge; to talk for a long time on the phone
熱咖啡 (jit6 gaa3 fe1) — hot coffee
熱啤 (jit6 be1) — (noun) hot beer
熱天 (jit6 tin1) — hot day
熱巧克力 (jit6 haau2 hak1 lik6) — (noun) hot chocolate
熱帶植物 (jit6 daai3 zik6 mat6) — tropical plants
熱帶氣候 (jit6 daai3 hei3 hau6) — tropical climate
熱朱古力 (jit6 zyu1 gu1 lik1) — hot chocolate
熱核反應 (jit6 hat6 faan2 jing3) — (noun) thermonuclear reaction
熱核 (jit6 hat6) — thermonuclear
熱氣 (jit6 hei3) — (noun) (of TCM) internal heat
熱氣飯 (jit6 hei3 faan6) — (metaphor) something is not easy to handle; something will leave troubles in fu…
熱水壺 (jit6 seoi2 wu2) — (noun) a kettle
熱水爐 (jit6 seoi2 lou4) — a water heater
熱滯 (jit6 zai6) — indigestion (internal heat)
熱烈歡迎 (jit6 lit6 fun1 jing4) — to warmly welcome
熱烈 (jit6 lit6) — warmly
熱 (jit6) — (noun) 1. a hit (in market); (adjective) popular; to warm up; to heat up; hot (…
熱疿 (jit6 fai2) — heat rash
熱痱 (jit6 fai2) — (noun) (of skin) Miliaria; sweat rash; heat rash
熱癪 (jit6 zik1) — indigestion (internal heat)
熱線電話 (jit6 sin3 din6 waa2) — telephone hotline
熱腥 (jit6 seng1) — the damp and humid smell after rainfall in the summer
熱膨脹 (jit6 paang4 zoeng3) — (noun) thermal expansion
熱衷於 (jit6 cung1 jyu1) — to be passionate about something; to be keen on something; to have the enthusia…
熱賣價 (jit6 maai6 gaa3) — low price
熱身運動 (jit6 san1 wan6 dung6) — (noun) warm-up exercise; warm-up sport
熱辣辣 (jit6 laat6 laat6) — sizzling hot; burning hot
熱門話題 (jit6 mun2 waa6 tai4) — hot topics of discussion
熱頭 (jit6 tau2) — the sun
熱風 (jit6 fung1) — hot air; hot wind
熱風爐 (jit6 fung1 lou4) — hot blast stove; hot air furnace
熱騰騰 (jit6 tang4 tang4) — steaming hot; piping hot; to describe a lively and noisy atmosphere; to be emot…
㷫烚烚 (hing3 hap6 hap6) — very hot; angry
㷫過火屎 (hing3 gwo3 fo2 si2) — extremely angry
㷫過焫雞 (hing3 gwo3 naat3 gai1) — extremely angry
熹微 (hei1 mei4) — the early light
燃燒室 (jin4 siu1 sat1) — the combustion chamber
燈油火蠟 (dang1 jau4 fo2 laap6) — the cost of utilities
燈火輝煌 (dang1 fo2 fai1 wong4) — (adjective) ablaze; glorious bustling scene of society
燈盞花 (dang1 zaan2 faa1) — daisies
燈籠椒 (dang1 lung4 ziu1) — a sweet bell pepper
燈膽 (dang1 daam2) — (noun) a light bulb
燈芯拎成鐵 (dang1 sam1 ling1 sing4 tit3) — even something light will feel heavy after a long journey
燈飾 (dang1 sik1) — (noun) Lighting fixture
燉冬菇 (dan6 dung1 gu1) — job demotion (slang)
燉品 (dan6 ban2) — a nutritious tonic that has been simmered for a long time
燉奶 (dan6 naai5) — panna cotta
燉盅 (dan6 zung1) — a double boiler simmering pot
燉蛋 (dan6 daan2) — steamed egg
燒乳豬 (siu1 jyu5 zyu1) — roast suckling pig
燒乳鴿 (siu1 jyu5 gaap3) — (food) a deep-fired pigeon
燒你數簿 (siu1 nei5 sou3 bou6) — an expression to curse; swear at someone, literally 'to burn your account books'
燒冷灶 (siu1 laang5 zou3) — helping one who has potential to rise to power, seeking for future returns (sla…
燒嘢食 (siu1 je5 sik6) — barbeque (spoken)
燒壞瓦 (siu1 waai6 ngaa5) — not socialable (slang)
燒排骨 (siu1 paai4 gwat1) — roast spareribs
燒枱炮 (siu1 toi4 paau3) — to hit the table in anger
燒槍 (siu1 coeng1) — shooting (as a sport or at a shooting range)
燒毀 (siu1 wai2) — (verb) burn down; destroy
燒炮仗 (siu1 paau3 zoeng2) — to set off firecrackers
燒 (siu1) — (verb) 1.grill; 2. barbeque; to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to h…
燒燶 (siu1 nung1) — (verb) burn; or (adjective) get burned
燒肉 (siu1 juk6) — (n.) roast meat, usually referring to pork
燒腸 (siu1 coeng2) — roast sausage
燒衣 (siu1 ji1) — burning of paper clothes and offerings for ancestor
燒豬 (siu1 zyu1) — (food) Roast pigs
燒雞 (siu1 gai1) — roast chicken
燒青 (siu1 ceng1) — cloisonné
燒骨 (siu1 gwat1) — roast ribs
燒鵝 (siu1 ngo2) — roast goose
燕塘站 (jin3 tong2 zaam6) — Yantang Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
燕崗 (jin3 gong1) — Yin Kong; In Kong, a village in Hong Kong
燕巢幕上 (jin3 caau4 mok6 soeng6) — to be in a very dangerous situation
營幕 (jing4 mok6) — screen; display monitor
營業 (jing4 jip6) — operating
營火 (jing4 fo2) — (noun) camp fire
燥底 (cou3 dai2) — to have excessive inner heat
燥火 (cou3 fo2) — (noun internal heat; heat
燥熱 (cou3 jit6) — excessive internal heat
燦仔 (caan3 zai2) — new immigrants from mainland China
燦妹 (caan3 mui1) — (noun) the term that HK residents call the Mainland females
燭光晚餐 (zuk1 gwong1 maan5 caan1) — candlelit dinner
燶 (nung1) — to lose (in gambling or investment); (dialect) to burn; to scorch; burnt; charr…
燶起塊面 (nung1 hei2 faai3 min6) — to look angry; unhappy
爁 (laam4) — to roast; to burn
爆ｓｅｅｄ (baau3 sit1) — a sudden boost of energy; an outbreak of inner potential
爆倉 (baau3 cong1) — to break in and steal from a warehouse
爆呔 (baau3 taai1) — the bursting of a vehicle's tyre(s), a slang used to describe a sudden tear of …
爆坼 (baau3 caak3) — skin chapping
爆大鑊 (baau3 daai6 wok6) — to expose a big sercet
爆山 (baau3 saan1) — to blast a mountain with explosives
爆廠 (baau3 cong2) — (adjective) a factory is full of products and no more space (verb) to explore a…
爆房 (baau3 fong2) — (verb) to rent a room in an love hotel to have sex with someone
爆拆 (baau3 caak3) — chapped skin
爆格 (baau3 gaak3) — (verb) to burgle
爆棚 (baau3 paang4) — (adjective) 1. full house; (terminology of playing mahjong) "爆棚" or "Full House…
爆樽 (baau3 zeon1) — smashing bottles
爆漿 (baau3 zoeng1) — (verb) explode with pulp
爆火 (baau3 fo2) — throw a tantrum
爆煲 (baau3 bou1) — (adj.)(v.) used when a secret is exposed; used when a person cannot tolerate so…
爆燈 (baau3 dang1) — exceeding the limit; over the top (spoken)
爆 (baau3) — (verb) 1. rob; 2. disclose; 3. get full (of house) or get over (limited capacit…
爆石 (baau3 sek6) — rock blasting; take a dump
爆破音 (baau3 po3 jam1) — a plosive; a stop consonant in phonetics
爆穀 (baau3 guk1) — popcorn
爆竊 (baau3 sit3) — burglary
爆粗 (baau3 cou1) — swearing
爆線 (baau3 sin3) — the tearing of threads at the seam
爆缸 (baau3 gong1) — (verb with figurative meaning) someone being hit and bleeding
爆肚 (baau3 tou5) — to improvise (in an act or show)
爆肽 (baau3) — burst tyre
爆芽 (baau3 ngaa4) — sprouting
爆血管 (baau3 hyut3 gun2) — (Illness) attacked by a stroke; to have a stroke
爆鐘 (baau3 zung1) — (verb) to work overtime
爆開 (baau3 hoi1) — to pop open
爆響口 (baau3 hoeng2 hau2) — (verb) to divulge; to leak out or disclose to a secret
爆骨 (baau3 gwat1) — (verb) (of Knitting & Sewing) the line of junction sewed by two pieces of fabri…
爉 (laap6) — wax
爐灰 (lou4 fui1) — (noun) ashes
爔 (hei1) — sunlight
爛ｇａｇ (laan6 gek1) — a cheesy; bad joke
爛仔 (laan6 zai2) — (noun) a gangster; a goon; a thug, a hoodlum
爛佬 (laan6 lou2) — unreasonable adult male (spoken)
爛口 (laan6 hau2) — (adj.) describes someone who uses swear words and foul language a lot
爛口角 (laan6 hau2 gok3) — (illness) mouth blister
爛命 (laan6 ming6) — furious; reckless; desperate
爛咗 (laan6 zo2) — broken (spoken)
爛喊 (laan6 haam3) — cry easily (spoken)
爛喊貓 (laan6 haam3 maau1) — cry-baby (spoken)
爛巿 (laan6 si5) — unsellable goods
爛市 (laan6 si5) — poor sales figures or demand
爛打 (laan6 daa2) — love to pick fights (spoken)
爛數 (laan6 sou3) — bad debt (spoken)
爛泥扶唔上壁 (laan6 nai4 fu4 m4 soeng5 bek3) — (derogatory slang) (with figurative meaning) when someone is lacking in ability…
爛湴 (laan6 baan6) — muddy (spoken)
爛溶溶 (laan6 jung4 jung4) — worn to bits and pieces; ragged
爛 (laan6) — (adjective) 1. addicted to; (slang) drunk;; soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; …
爛牙 (laan6 ngaa4) — (noun) cavity
爛玩 (laan6 waan2) — to play; fool around
爛生 (laan6 saang1) — easy to grow; needs little attention
爛癮 (laan6 jan5) — a strong addiction
爛瞓 (laan6 fan3) — someone who sleeps a lot; someone who turns a lot or kicks off blankets when sl…
爛瞓豬 (laan6 fan3 zyu1) — describes a person who likes to sleep a lot; someone who sleeps all the time; a…
爛笪笪 (laan6 daat3 daat3) — describes a person who has no integrity and is shameless; tattered
爛船拆埋都有三斤釘 (laan6 syun4 caak3 maai4 dou1 jau5 saam1 gan1 deng1) — 'the worst of the rich is still better than that of the poor'
爛船都仲有三斤釘 (laan6 syun4 dou1 zung6 jau5 saam1 gan1 deng1) — 'the worst of the rich is still better than that of the poor'
爛船都有三斤釘 (laan6 syun4 dou1 jau5 saam1 gan1 deng1) — there must be something useful in anything broken or disused (slang)
爛茶渣 (laan6 caa4 zaa1) — (noun) things that are no use; no value or in bad conditions. Usually, this ter…
爛蓉蓉 (laan6 jung4 jung4) — tattered or ragged
爛賤 (laan6 zin6) — worthless; cheap (spoken)
爛賭二 (laan6 dou2 ji6) — gambling addict (spoken)
爛賭 (laan6 dou2) — (adjective) to describe someone with a compulsive gambling problem; to describe…
爛身爛勢 (laan6 san1 laan6 sai3) — to dress in tattered and worn out clothing
爛酒佬 (laan6 zau2 lou2) — (noun) alcoholic
爛酒 (laan6 zau2) — alcoholism
爛銅爛鐵 (laan6 tung4 laan6 tit3) — (noun) scrap metals
爛頭蟀 (laan6 tau4 seot1) — someone who fights ferociously, especially a gangster; someone who is willing t…
爛食 (laan6 sik6) — (adjective) gluttonous
爛飯 (laan6 faan6) — softened rice
爛鬥爛 (laan6 dau3 laan6) — cannot be worse than the way it is now; the worst of the worst
爛鬼 (laan6 gwai2) — broken; worthless; a hoodlum; a thug
𤓓味 (lo3 mei6) — an offensive burning; smoldering smell [colloquial]
爪哇語 (zaau2 waa1 jyu5) — the Javanese language, spoken by the natives in the Island of Java in Indonesia
爪部 (zaau2 bou6) — refers to the Kangxi (radical 87) 爪 part of a Chinese character
爬山单车 (paa4 saan1 daan1 ce1) — a mountain bike
爬山單車 (paa4 saan1 daan1 ce1) — a mountain bike
爬格仔 (paa4 gaak3 zai2) — (noun) Guitar finger exercises
爬頭 (paa4 tau4) — to overtake
爭交 (zang1 gaau1) — argue (spoken)
爭住 (zang1 zyu6) — to fight to
爭吵 (zang1 caau2) — argument
爭啲 (zang1 di1) — nearly; closely (spoken)
爭在 (zaang1 zoi6) — only when; it depends on
爭天共地 (zaang1 tin1 gung6 dei6) — (adjective) completely dissimilar or different; two different things or worlds
爭奇鬥艷 (zaang1 kei4 dau3 jim6) — to compete with each other in terms of beauty and glamour
爭奪 (zang1 dyut6) — to take over; to compete
爭崩頭 (zaang1 bang1 tau4) — (noun) a severe completion; in a fight for something
爭拗 (zang1 aau2) — argue; argument
父母官 (fu6 mou5 gun1) — a high ranking official
爹哋 (de1 di6) — daddy
爹娘 (de1 noeng4) — (noun) patents; Dad and Mom
爺娘 (je4 noeng4) — parents
爺 (je4) — grandfather (only for father's father); grandpa; old gentleman; master; sir; lo…
爺爺 (je4 je2) — (noun) grandfather
爽利 (song2 lei6) — (Cantonese); excitement; cheer up; high spirits
爽口 (song2 hau2) — crisp
爽快 (song2 faai3) — one quick with making decisions
爽手 (song2 sau2) — (adjective) fast; quick; agile; ; to describe something that feels good to the …
爽 (song2) — (Cantonese); frank and open; brittle; bright; clear; crisp; straightforward; to…
爽神 (song2 san4) — (adjective) very refreshing; consciously pleasant; great spirit
爽身 (song2 san1) — to refresh one's body
爾曹 (ji5 cou4) — you (plural)
牀下底 (cong4 haa6 dai2) — (noun) under the bed
牀位 (cong4 wai2) — a bed space
牀褥 (cong4 juk2) — a mattress
牀鋪被蓆 (cong4 pou1 pei5 zek6) — bedding sets
片場 (pin2 coeng4) — (noun) a movie studio
片 (pin3) — (noun) 1.diaper; (of gangster activity) Battle; thin piece; flake; a slice; to …
片甲不存 (pin3 gaap3 bat1 cyun4) — a total wipe out
片糖 (pin3 tong4) — slab sugar
片言隻語 (pin3 jin4 zek3 jyu5) — a few words
片酬 (pin3 cau4) — remuneration for a film actor; actress
片面之詞 (pin3 min6 zi1 ci4) — a one sided version of something
牌 (paai4) — (noun) 1. brand; trademark; mahjong tile; playing card; game pieces; signboard;…
牌館 (paai4 gun2) — a Mahjong parlor
𤗈牙罅 (sip3 ngaa4 laa3) — literally: 'to fill the gap in between the teeth, used as a metaphor to emphazi…
牙力 (ngaa4 lik6) — physical strength of teeth; ability to debate (spoken)
牙呀仔 (ngaa4 aa1 zai2) — infant (old slang)
牙尖嘴利 (ngaa4 zim1 zeoi2 lei6) — (slang) (for ability to speak, with a negative connotation) articulate; eloquen…
牙屎屎 (ngaa4 si2 si2) — (verb) to boast; to swank; to talk big; to brag
牙屎 (ngaa4 si2) — plaque on teeth; arrogant; likes to show off
牙帶 (ngaa4 daai3) — (fish) Trichiuridae
牙帶魚 (ngaa4 daai3 jyu2) — hairtail fish; belt fish
牙擦擦 (ngaa4 caat3 caat3) — someone who likes to brag; cocky
牙擦 (ngaa4 caat3) — (adjective) (of a person) cocky; arrogant; cheeky; brash; conceited; smug
牙斬斬 (ngaa4 zaam2 zaam2) — (slang) (for ability to speak, with a negative connotation) boastful; eloquent;…
牙煙 (ngaa4 jin1) — (adjective) risky; dangerous; unsafe; hazardous
牙牙學語 (ngaa4 ngaa4 hok6 jyu5) — baby babble
牙痕 (ngaa4 han4) — to have an appetite for something; chatty; rambling
牙痛咁聲 (ngaa4 tung3 gam2 seng1) — (slang) someone is moaning like having tooth pain; to complain
牙痛噉聲 (ngaa4 tung3 gam2 seng1) — to be unwilling to do something when asked; to whine and moan
牙簽 (ngaa4 cim1) — (noun) a toothpick
牙縫刷 (ngaa4 fung4 saat3) — an inter-dental brush
牙罅 (ngaa4 laa3) — gap between the teeth
牙肉 (ngaa4 juk6) — gum (in the mouth)
牙軟 (ngaa4 jyun5) — weak teeth
牙鉸 (ngaa4 gaau2) — lower jaw; chatting
牙骹 (ngaa4 gaau3) — lower jaw; chatting
牙齒印 (ngaa4 ci2 jan3) — the grudges between two parties; an old score (to be settled with someone); lit…
牙齒當金使 (ngaa4 ci2 dong3 gam1 sai2) — (slang) one will put their words into actions; one will do what as they said; i…
牙齒痕 (ngaa4 ci2 han4) — (figurative meaning) to talk endlessly; to speak nonsense
牛一 (ngau4 jat1) — (n.) Birthday (a dated term).
牛丸 (ngau4 jyun2) — beef balls
牛乳餅 (ngau4 jyu5 beng2) — (food) a milk cookie
牛乸 (ngau4 naa2) — (noun) a cow
牛什 (ngau4 zaap6) — (food) Beef offal
牛仔帽 (ngau4 zai2 mou2) — (noun) a cowboy hat
牛仔片 (ngau4 zai2 pin2) — a cowboy film
牛仔 (ngau4 zai2) — calf
牛仔骨 (ngau4 zai2 gwat1) — veal rib
牛公 (ngau4 gung1) — bull; ox
牛刀小試 (ngau4 dou1 siu2 si3) — (idiom) a master just shows off a little bit his; her great talent or skill
牛刀 (ngau4 dou1) — a butcher's knife
牛力 (ngau4 lik6) — great strength
牛唔飲水唔撳得牛頭低 (ngau4 m4 jam2 seoi2 m4 gam6 dak1 ngau4 tau4 dai1) — it's impossible to force one to do something unwillingly (slang)
牛唔飲水點撳得牛頭低 (ngau4 m4 jam2 seoi2 dim2 gam6 dak1 ngau4 tau4 dai1) — one cannot be forced to do something against their own will
牛噍牡丹 (ngau4 ziu6 maau5 daan1) — good food wasted by one who does not appreciate (spoken)
牛嚼牡丹 (ngau4 ziu6 maau5 daan1) — to not have the palate for refined food
牛奶糖 (ngau4 naai5 tong2) — a chewy milk candy
牛尾 (ngau4 mei5) — an oxtail
牛屎 (ngau4 si2) — (noun) bullshit
牛扒 (ngau4 paa2) — (noun) (food) a beefsteak
牛柏葉 (ngau4 paak3 jip6) — (food) ox tripe
牛毛 (ngau4 mou4) — tiny; minute (dialect)
牛池灣 (ngau4 ci4 waan1) — Ngau Chi Wan, a bay in Hong Kong
牛河 (ngau4 ho4) — stir-fried beef rice noodle
牛治 (ngau4 zi6) — a corned beef sandwich
牛潭尾 (ngau4 taam4 mei5) — Ngau Tam Mei; Yau Tam Mei, a location in Hong Kong
牛 (ngau4) — (adjective) (of personality) stubborn and unreasonable; ox; cow; bull M: 条tiáo …
牛牯 (ngau4 gu2) — male bull or cow
牛王妹 (ngau4 wong4 mui1) — (noun) a naughty little girl
牛王 (ngau4 wong4) — rude and unreasonable; acting in a tyrannous manner; a bully
牛王頭 (ngau4 wong4 tau4) — describes an unreasonable and; or arrogant and domineering person; someone who …
牛白腩 (ngau4 baak6 naam5) — (food) beef brisket
牛皋 (ngau4 gou1) — rough
牛皮燈籠 (ngau4 pei4 dang1 lung4) — (proverb) someone is very stubborn; Someone is unteachable
牛皮膠 (ngau4 pei4 gaau1) — (noun) superglue
牛精 (ngau4 zing1) — (adjective) mean and unreasonable; rude and bad-tempered; stubborn
牛肉乾 (ngau4 juk6 gon1) — a parking fine (slang)
牛肉湯麵 (ngau4 juk6 tong1 min6) — beef noodle soup
牛肉炒河 (ngau4 juk6 caau2 ho4) — beef kway teow; stir-fried ho-fun (rice noodles) with beef
牛肉腸 (ngau4 juk6 coeng2) — rice noodle roll with beef filling
牛肚 (ngau4 tou5) — ox tripe; cow stomach
牛脷 (ngau4 lei6) — (noun) xo's tongue; Or (food) bovine tongue
牛腱 (ngau4 gin3) — (noun) xo's shank; Or (food) beef shank
牛腸 (ngau4 coeng2) — (noun) xo's intestines; Or (food) bovine intestines or (dim sum) rice rolls wit…
牛𦟌 (ngau4 zin2) — (noun) xo's shank; Or (food) beef shank
牛草肚 (ngau4 cou2 tou5) — ox tripe; cow stomach
牛蠅 (ngau4 jing4) — horsefly; cleg
牛角尖 (ngau4 gok3 zim1) — a dead end; a blind alley
牛記 (ngau4 gei3) — no-frills (slang)
牛軋糖 (ngau4 zaat3 tong2) — nougat
牛雜 (ngau4 zaap6) — (food) stewed mixed beef organs; stewed bovine offal; stewed beef offal
牛頭唔搭馬嘴 (ngau4 tau4 m4 daap3 maa5 zeoi2) — (Metaphor) in a situation when people are talking, someone speaks; replies with…
牛頭褲 (ngau4 tau4 fu3) — shorts
牛頭角 (ngau4 tau4 gok3) — Ngau Tau Kok, a town situated in eastern Kowloon in Hong Kong
牛頸 (ngau4 geng2) — (noun) xo's neck; Or (food) bovine chuck; or (Metaphor) someone is very stubborn
牛骨 (ngau4 gwat1) — bovine bones
牛高馬大 (ngau4 gou1 maa5 daai6) — (adjective) tall and hefty; fully grown
牛鬼蛇神 (ngau4 gwai2 se4 san4) — villians; freaks; rabbles; political heretics, especially refering to anti-Maoi…
牠們 (taa1 mun4) — (pronoun of animal) they; them
牢不可破 (lou4 bat1 ho2 po3) — (proverb) something is very strong and unbreakable indissoluble; Or someone's b…
牧放 (muk6 fong3) — to herd
牧童笛 (muk6 tung4 dek2) — (musical instrument) a Recorder
牧羊狗 (muk6 joeng4 gau2) — a shepherd dog
物以罕為貴 (mat6 ji5 hon2 wai4 gwai3) — (adjective) something is limited, is expensive
物件 (mat6 gin2) — item
物似主人形 (mat6 ci5 zyu2 jan4 jing4) — (proverb) something is similar to its master
物態 (mat6 taai3) — states of matter
物換星移 (mat6 wun6 sing1 ji4) — things can change as stars move (idiom)
物有所值 (mat6 jau5 so2 zik6) — cost-effective; worth one's value (idiom)
物理 (mat6 lei5) — (noun) (of prefix) physio-
物語 (mat6 jyu5) — a story; a tale; a legend
物資 (mat6 zi1) — provisions
物質主義 (mat6 zat1 zyu2 ji6) — materialism
物質獎勵 (mat6 zat1 zoeng2 lai6) — materialistic rewards; materialistic incentives
物質生活 (mat6 zat1 sang1 wut6) — a materialistic life
物質財富 (mat6 zat1 coi4 fu3) — material wealth; material possessions
物超所值 (mat6 ciu1 so2 zik6) — value for money
物輕情義重 (mat6 hing1 cing4 ji6 zung6) — it's not the gift but the thought behind it that counts
特區護照 (dak6 keoi1 wu6 ziu3) — the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport (HKSAR passport)
特大 (dak6 daai6) — (adjective) extra big
特效藥 (dak6 haau6 joek6) — a miracle cure; an effective remedy; a powerful medicine
特此通知 (dak6 ci2 tung1 zi1) — it is hereby notified that; it is hereby announced that
特殊化 (dak6 syu4 faa3) — to become privileged
特殊性 (dak6 syu4 sing3) — particularity
特獎 (dak6 zoeng2) — a special prize
特登 (dak6 dang1) — (adverb) intentionally; deliberately; purposely
特等獎 (dak6 dang2 zoeng2) — an outstanding award
特製 (dak6 zai3) — (verb) specially make
特訓 (dak6 fan3) — special training

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