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- 留鬍鬚 (lau4 wu4 sou1) — (verb) to grow beard
- 留鬚 (lau4 sou1) — (verb) to grow beard
- 畜產 (cuk1 caan2) — (noun) poultry; livestock products
- 畢打街 (bat1 daa2 gaai1) — (road) Pedder Street in Central, Hong Kong
- 畢業相 (bat1 jip6 soeng2) — graduation photo
- 畢業禮 (bat1 jip6 lai5) — graduation ceremony
- 略同 (loek6 tung4) — similar
- 異味 (ji6 mei6) — Peculiar smell; odor
- 異樣 (ji6 joeng6) — strange; fishy
- 異相 (ji6 soeng3) — odd or strange looking; unusual; faux pas; social gaffe
- 異端邪說 (ji6 dyun1 ce4 syut3) — heretical beliefs
- 番人 (faan1 jan4) — foreigner
- 番地 (faan1 dei6) — foreigner place
- 番工 (faan1 gung1) — going to work (spoken)
- 番攤 (faan1 taan1) — 'fan-tan' (a gambling game)
- 番書仔 (faan1 syu1 zai2) — student who studied abroad (spoken)
- 番梘 (faan1 gaan2) — (noun) soap
- 番 (faan1) — points for mahjong game (Cantonese); foreign country; foreigner; foreign (non-C…
- 番禺廣場站 (faan1 jyu4 gwong2 coeng4 zaam6) — Panyu Square Station (a metro station in Guangzhou)
- 番茄炒蛋 (faan1 ke2 caau2 daan2) — scrambled eggs with tomato
- 番茜 (faan1 sai1) — parsley
- 番薯糖水 (faan1 syu2 tong4 seoi2) — sweet soup with sweet potatoes
- 番薯糖 (faan1 syu5 tong4 seoi2) — sweet potato soup
- 番話 (faan1 waa2) — (noun) a Western language
- 番鬼仔 (faan1 gwai2 zai2) — (noun) a Western boy
- 番鬼佬月餅 (faan1 gwai2 lou2 jyut6 beng2) — (homophone) boring
- 番鬼佬涼茶 (faan1 gwai2 lou2 loeng4 caa4) — (metaphor) beer
- 番鬼佬 (faan1 gwai2 lou2) — (noun) Western people; a Westerner; a foreigner
- 番鬼妹 (faan1 gwai2 mui6) — young western female (spoken)
- 番鬼婆 (faan1 gwai2 po4) — (noun) a Western lady
- 番鬼 (faan1 gwai2) — the slang for a 'white westerner'
- 番鬼荔枝 (faan1 gwai2 lai6 zi1) — sugar-apple (fruit)
- 番鬼蒲桃 (faan1 gwai2 pou4 tou2) — southern fruits; wax apple; Jambu air (a type of fruit)
- 番鴨 (faan1 aap3) — musk duck (spoken)
- 畫公仔唔使畫出腸 (waak6 gung1 zai2 m4 sai2 waak6 ceot1 coeng2) — don't have to disclose everything; there is no need to spell it out
- 畫公仔畫出腸 (waak6 gung1 zai2 waak6 ceot1 coeng4) — stating the obvious or anything unacceptable (slang)
- 畫則師 (waak6 zak1 si1) — (noun) an architect
- 畫則 (waak6 zik1) — Architect
- 畫匠 (waa2 zoeng6) — artisan-painter
- 畫家 (waa2 gaa1) — artist (painter)
- 畫屏 (waa2 ping4) — painted screen
- 畫師 (waa2 si1) — artist
- 畫畫 (waak6 waa2) — (verb) to paint a painting; to draw a picture
- 畫花口面 (waak6 faa1 hau2 min6) — (metaphor) to spread rumors changing good to bad
- 畫鬼腳 (waak6 gwai2 goek3) — ghost leg (game)
- 畫龜 (waak6 gwai1) — (verb) to sign
- 當佢冇到 (dong1 keoi4 mou5 dou3) — treat one invisible; ignoring one's presence (spoken)
- 當佢冇嚟 (dong3 keoi5 mou5 lei4) — pretend he didn't come; to ignore him; her or not take notice of him; her on pu…
- 當地人 (dong1 dei6 jan4) — locals; folks (residents)
- 當堂 (dong1 tong4) — (adverb) immediately; instantly; right there; there and then
- 當場死亡 (dong1 coeng4 sei2 mong4) — died outright; died at the scene; on the spot
- 當官 (dong1 gun1) — working in government sector; officials
- 當差 (dong1 caai1) — to be a police officer
- 當年今日 (dong1 nin4 gam1 jat6) — this day in history
- 當時 (dong1 si4) — back then
- 當時得令 (dong1 si4 dak1 ling6) — suits the timing; perfect timing (spoken)
- 當更 (dong1 gang1) — on a shift (work)
- 當災 (dong1 zoi1) — (verb) suffer from bad deeds; Bear a disaster
- 當然 (dong1 jin4) — (adverb) absolutely
- 當眼 (dong1 ngaan5) — (adjective) noticeable; Obvious
- 當票 (dong3 piu3) — (noun) a pawn-receipt
- 當紅炸子雞 (dong1 hung4 zaa3 zi2 gai1) — hottest celebrity or item recently
- 當耳邊風 (dong3 ji5 bin1 fung1) — pay no heed to; fallen on deaf ears
- 當衰 (dong1 seoi1) — to be out of luck; to have rotten luck
- 當造 (dong1 zou6) — (adjective) seasonal
- 當鋪 (dong1 pou1) — pawn shop
- 當頭 (dong1 tau4) — right overhead; at the time when
- 當頭棒喝 (dong1 tau4 paang5 hot3) — give a timely warning; wake up call
- 當食生菜 (dong1 sik6 saang1 coi3) — giving promise easily (slang)
- 當黑 (dong1 hak1) — to be out of luck; to have rotten luck
- 畸士 (kei1 si2) — case (a loanword, normally describes a police case)
- 畿內亞比紹 (gei1 noi6 aa3 bei2 siu6) — Guinea-Bissau
- 畿內亞 (gei1 noi6 aa3) — Guinea
- 疊埋心水 (dip6 maai4 sam1 seoi2) — (verb) to concentrate on; to be wholehearted and focus on;
- 疊字 (dip6 zi6) — reduplication; reiterative locution; repetition of characters
- 疊水 (daap6 seoi2) — rich
- 疊羅漢 (dip6 lo4 hon3) — a human pyramid (in gymnastics; acrobatics)
- 疊韻 (dip6 wan5) — (Grammar) two or more characters with a same vowel sounds
- 疋頭 (pat1 tau4) — (noun) fabric, nylon-cloth or other materials in a roll
- 疍家 (daan6 gaa1) — (noun) the fishermen who live in fishing boats
- 疏乎 (so1 fu4) — (adjective) enjoy; laid back; relax; comfortable
- 疏堂兄弟 (so1 tong4 hing1 dai6) — distant male cousin
- 疏堂 (so1 tong4) — distant (relative on the father's side)
- 疏堂老表 (so1 tong4 lou5 biu2) — distant relative
- 疏扶 (so1 fu4) — relax; comfortable; soft
- 疏殼 (so1 hok3) — colander; strainer; oil skimmer
- 疏爽 (so1 song2) — generous (spoken)
- 疏籬 (so1 lei1) — (adjective) alienated; wide apart; estranged
- 疑匪 (ji4 fei2) — (noun) suspects
- 疑心生暗鬼 (ji4 sam1 saang1 am3 gwai2) — suspicions bring about imaginary fears
- 疑慮 (ji4 leoi6) — skepticism
- 疤痕組織 (baa1 han4 zou2 zik1) — (noun) fibrous tissue of scar; Scar tissue
- 疥癬 (gaai3 sin2) — mange; scabies
- 疰 (zyu3) — chronic infectious disease
- 疲倦 (pei4 gyun6) — restless
- 疲憊不堪 (pei4 baai6 bat1 ham1) — very tired; exhausted
- 疼錫 (tang4 sek3) — pamper with love
- 疾言厲色 (zat6 jin4 lai6 sik1) — brusque; harsh words and stern looks
- 疾雷 (zat6 leoi4) — thunderbolt; a metaphor to describe the speed at which something has happened, …
- 痄腮 (zaa3 soi1) — mumps; epidemic parotitis
- 病人衫 (beng6 jan4 saam1) — Patient's wear; gown
- 病君 (beng6 gwan1) — a sick person (slang)
- 病咗 (beng6 zo2) — fall sick (spoken)
- 病壞 (beng6 waai2) — (verb) become weak and fragile with illnesses; (noun) infirm person;
- 病字邊 (beng6 zi6 bin1) — number 104 of Kangxi radical
- 病徵 (beng6 zing1) — (noun) symptoms
- 病歿 (beng6 mut6) — die of illness
- 病 (beng6) — (adjective) abnormal
- 病貓 (beng6 maau1) — literal meaning or translation: a sick cat; the slang for someone who is weak a…
- 病革 (beng6 gaak3) — about to die of an illness; at the critical stage of an illness
- 病鬼 (beng6 gwai2) — (noun) unwell or sick person
- 病魔纏身 (beng6 mo1 cin4 san1) — serious illness
- 痎 (gaai1) — Tertian malaria
- 痕 (han4) — (adjective) 1. Itchy; 2. tickle; scar; traces; mark; itchy
- 痕癢 (han4 joeng5) — itchy
- 痘痘 (dau4 dau2) — (noun) acnes
- 痘皮 (dau6 pei4) — scars from smallpox
- 痘紙 (dau6 zi2) — Smallpox vaccination certificate
- 痛切 (tung3 cit3) — with intense sorrow
- 痛悔 (tung3 fui3) — (verb) painfully regret; painfully repent
- 痛惡 (tung3 ok3) — abominate; to detest
- 痛 (tung3) — (adjective) painful; ache; sorrow; deeply; thoroughly; heartily
- 痛腳 (tung3 goek3) — weakness; hidden negative aspects of one (spoken)
- 痛錫 (tung3 sek3) — to love dearly; to be very fond of
- 痰上頸 (taam4 soeng5 geng2) — Sputum on throat; to describe someone who feels the impulse to go after somethi…
- 痰罐 (taam4 gun3) — a cuspidor; a spittoon
- 痲瘋 (maa4 fung1) — leprosy
- 痴綫 (ci1 sin3) — Crazy
- 痴線 (ci1 sin3) — crazy (spoken)
- 痴线 (ci1 sin3) — Crazy
- 痾蛋 (ngo1 daan2) — (soccer) (of goalie) the soccer passes through goalie's legs while the goalie i…
- 瘀 (jyu1) — (noun) 1. bruise; (slang) embarrassing; hematoma (internal blood clot); extrava…
- 瘀皮 (jyu2 pei4) — (adjective) embarrassed; ashamed
- 瘀黑 (jyu1 hak1) — bruised
- 𤷪𤺧 (mang2 zang2) — irritable; snappy; easily annoyed
- 瘋人院 (fung1 jan4 jyun2) — (noun) mental hospital; madhouse
- 瘋狗 (fung1 gau2) — mad dog
- 瘋狗症 (fung1 gau2 zing3) — (noun) Rabies
- 瘌痢 (laat3 lei1) — an illness: favus on the scalp; head bald from scabies
- 瘟病 (wan1 beng6) — seasonal febrile diseases; plague
- 瘟瘟沌沌 (wan1 wan1 deon6 deon6) — daze; not awake (spoken)
- 瘦擘擘 (sau3 maak3 maak3) — very thin; skinny (瘦蜢蜢 'sau3 maang2 maang2; sau3 maang1 maang1' is more commonl…
- 瘦瘦的 (sau3 sau3 dik1) — thin
- 瘦蜢蜢 (sau3 maang1 maang1) — (adjective) skinny; thin; undernourished
- 瘦金體 (sau3 gam1 tai2) — Skinny body, a font type; skinny golden style calligraphy
- 瘦骨仙 (sau3 gwat1 sin1) — someone who is all skin and bone
- 瘦骨如柴煲碌竹 (sau3 gwat1 jyu4 caai4 bou1 luk1 zuk1) — Extremely thin; as thin as a stick
- 瘦骨如柴 (sau3 gwat1 jyu4 caai4) — (adjective) skinny; scrawny; very thin; as thin as a stick
- 瘴氣 (zoeng3 hei3) — Miasma
- 療養院 (liu4 joeng5 jyun2) — (noun) a sanatorium; convalescent home; nursing home
- 癌病 (ngaam4 beng6) — (disease) cancer
- 癌 (ngaam4) — malignancy
- 癐到死 (gui6 dou3 sei2) — Very tired; exhausted
- 癐拉拉 (gui6 laai4 laai4) — Very tired
- 癒合 (jyu6 hap6) — to heal
- 癖性 (pik1 sing3) — Proclivity; natural inclination; habit
- 癡線 (ci1 sin3) — (adjective) mentally sick; crazy
- 癡肥 (ci1 fei4) — Obese
- 癦尿 (mak6 niu6) — freckles (癦屎 'mak6 si2' freckles)
- 癦屎 (mak6 si2) — mole (spoken)
- 癩瘡 (laai3 cong1) — impetigo
- 癩皮狗 (laai3 pei4 gau2) — (noun) mangy dog
- 癩蛤蟆想食天鵝肉 (laai3 haa1 mou1 soeng2 sik6 tin1 ngo4 juk6) — literal meaning: a toad lusting after a swan's flesh, a metaphor to describe th…
- 癩蝦蟆 (laai3 haa1 maa4) — Toad (癩蛤蟆 laai3 haa1 mou1)
- 癪滯 (zik1 zai6) — Indigestion
- 癮 (jan5) — fun; addiction; craving; habit
- 癰疽 (jung1 zeoi1) — Ulcer
- 癲佬 (din1 lou2) — (noun) (of male) a mentally ill person; a lunatic
- 癲到無倫 (din1 dou3 mou4 leon4) — very crazy; totally nuts
- 癲婆 (din1 po4) — mad woman (spoken)
- 癲狗 (din1 gau2) — mad dog (spoken)
- 癲癲廢廢 (din1 din1 fai3 fai3) — crazy; mad
- 癲雞 (din1 gai1) — (noun) ridiculous, insane or crazy woman
- 登位 (dang1 wai2) — enthrone; crown
- 登對 (dang1 deoi3) — describes a couple who is very compatible and a perfect match
- 登山寶訓 (dang1 saan1 bou2 fan3) — Sermon on the Mount
- 登打士街 (dang1 daa2 si6 gaai1) — Dundas Street
- 登登聲 (dang4 dang2 seng1) — sound of heavy or rapid footsteps
- 登臺 (dang1 toi4) — perform on stage
- 登高 (dang1 gou1) — hiking to the hilltop or mountain peak
- 發仔寒 (faat3 zai2 hon4) — longing for a son
- 發 (faat3) — rise or expand when fermented or soaked (food); to prosper or become rich; to s…
- 發吽哣 (faat3 hung1 dau6) — daydreaming (spoken)
- 發吽豆 (faat3 ngau6 dau6) — (verb) get lost in thought; to daydream
- 發啷厲 (faat3 long1 lai6) — act atrociously (spoken)
- 發喑話 (faat3 ngam6 waa6) — Somniloquy; sleep talking
- 發嗡風 (faat3 ngap1 fung1) — (verb) to speak with nonsense; to prattle
- 發噏瘋 (faat3 ngap1 fung1) — bullshit; to talk nonsense
- 發噏風 (faat3 ngap1 fung1) — to talk nonsense
- 發圍 (faat3 wai4) — expansion
- 發報機 (faat3 bou3 gei1) — Transmitter
- 發夢冇咁早 (faat3 mung6 mou5 gam2 zou2) — too early for dreams (spoken)
- 發夢 (faat3 mung6) — (verb) to dream
- 發大水 (faat3 daai6 seoi2) — Flood
- 發姣 (faat3 haau4) — a series of actions to seduce, flirt and attract; libidinous
- 發嬲 (faat3 nau1) — getting furious
- 發市 (faat3 si5) — open for business
- 發惡 (faat3 ngok3) — getting angry
- 發懵 (faat3 mung2) — (verb) to daydream; to be dumbfounded
- 發抆憎 (faat3 mang2 zang2) — (verb) get cranky; grumpy; complaining,
- 發晦氣 (faat3 fui3 hei3) — (verb) to throw a tantrum because someone is upset of something
- 發木獨 (faat3 muk6 duk6) — distracted; dazed; absent-minded (spoken)
- 發水 (faat3 seoi2) — (verb) flood
- 發水樓 (faat3 seoi2 lau4) — (noun) an inflated building; an inflated apartment
- 發泡膠盒 (faat3 bou2 gaau1 hap2) — Styrofoam box
- 發熱絲 (faat3 jit6 si1) — heating element
- 發燒友 (faat3 siu1 jau5) — (noun) 1. addict; 2. (of suffix) –holic (of an interest or hobby)
- 發爛渣 (faat3 laan6 zaa2) — to throw a tantrum
- 發爛苲 (faat3 laan6 zaa2) — to make trouble without reason; to throw a tantrum
- 發牙痕 (faat3 ngaa4 han4) — craving for snacks or junk food; infants love to bite (spoken)
- 發狼戾 (faat3 long1 lai2) — (verb) get outrageous; get angry
- 發生器 (faat3 sang1 hei3) — a generator
- 發瘟 (faat3 wan1) — (verb) to go crazy; to go wild
- 發瘟雞 (faat3 wan1 gai1) — Chicken with sickness; gone nuts; gone mental; gone insane
- 發癲 (faat3 din1) — (verb) to go crazy
- 發白日夢 (faat3 baak6 jat6 mung6) — daydreaming (spoken)
- 發矛 (faat3 maau4) — panic; act atrociously
- 發窮惡 (faat3 kung4 ok3) — unreasonable behaviors thrust upon others by someone who is venting out their s…
- 發糕 (faat3 gou1) — (food) steamed sponge cake
- 發羊吊 (faat3 joeng4 diu3) — epilepsy
- 發老脾 (faat3 lou5 pei4) — throw a tantrum (spoken)
- 發腳 (faat3 goek3) — (verb) start off; start running
- 發茅 (faat3 maau4) — panic; act atrociously
- 發表 (faat3 biu2) — to announce
- 發表聲明 (faat3 biu2 sing1 ming4) — issue a statement
- 發身 (faat3 san1) — puberty; growth; development
- 發軟蹄 (faat3 jyun5 tai4) — legs feeling weak (slang)
- 發達 (faat3 daat6) — (verb) 1. to be rich; 2. to have fortunes
- 發酒寒 (faat3 zau2 hon4) — cold shivers after drinking alcohol
- 發酒癲 (faat3 zau2 din1) — to act silly; stupid after getting drunk
- 發錢寒 (faat3 cin2 hon4) — (slang) to go crazy about money; to be preoccupied or obsessed with money
- 發開口夢 (faat3 hoi1 hau2 mung6) — (verb) to sleep-talk; to talk nonsense
- 發雞瘟 (faat3 gai1 wan1) — sick chicken; one with tantrum attack (spoken)
- 發雞盲 (faat3 gai1 maang4) — (verb) to have night blindness; (slang) to describe someone who has failed to s…
- 發青光 (faat3 ceng1 gwong1) — an illness of eye(s) – glaucoma; a way of scolding others with a similar meanin…
- 發風 (faat3 fung1) — (verb) go insane or crazy
- 發風發出面 (faat3 fung1 faat3 ceot1 min2) — not try to hide something; the exposure of scandals
- 白做 (baak6 zou6) — (noun) the work someone has done come in vain
- 白光 (baak6 gwong1) — (noun) white light
- 白刃戰 (baak6 jan6 zin3) — hand-to-hand combat
- 白化 (baak6 faa3) — albefaction; whitening (白化症 Albino)
- 白地 (baak6 dei6) — bare land
- 白小姐 (baak6 siu2 ze2) — (appellation) Ms Peck
- 白手 (baak6 sau2) — empty-handed; start with nothing (spoken)
- 白手興家 (baak6 sau2 hing1 gaa1) — rags-to-riches
- 白撞 (baak6 zong6) — wasting sb's time due to one's carelessness (Cantonese)
- 白撞雨 (baak6 zong6 jyu5) — sunshower
- 白晒晒 (baak6 saai4 saai4) — too white (i.e. a colourless white colour that is not very pleasing to the eye)
- 白椰菜花 (baak6 je4 coi3 faa1) — White cauliflower; gonorrhea
- 白欖 (baak6 laam5) — olive
- 白沙灣 (baak6 saa1 waan1) — Pak Sha Wan, place in Hong Kong
- 白油 (baak6 jau2) — light soy sauce, a common Chinese seasoning for dishes; correction fluid (tippe…
- 白滾水 (baak6 gwan2 seoi2) — (noun) water
- 白灼 (baak6 coek3) — water-boiled
- 白灼蝦 (baak6 coek3 haa1) — water-boiled shrimps
- 白焯 (baak6 coek3) — boiled with water; blanching
- 白瓜子 (baak6 gwaa1 zi2) — (food) pumpkin seed kernels
- 白瓜 (baak6 gwaa1) — white cucumber
- 白田邨 (baak6 tin4 cyun1) — Pak Tin Estate, place in Hong Kong
- 白痴仔 (baak6 ci1 zai2) — (noun) idiot; fool
- 白痴佬 (baak6 ci1 lou2) — mentally retarded; a stupid and crazy guy
- 白癡 (baak6 ci1) — (adjective) retarded; idiot
- 白石 (baak6 sek6) — Pak Shek, place in Hong Kong; lapis albus
- 白種人 (baak6 zung2 jan4) — (noun) Caucasian
- 白糖糕 (baak6 tong4 gou1) — (food) Chinese Style white sugar steamed cake
- 白紙 (baak6 zi2) — blank paper
- 白色污染 (baak6 sik1 wu1 jim5) — White pollution (plastic pollution)
- 白花油 (baak6 faa1 jau4) — White Flower Embrocation
- 白茶 (baak6 caa4) — (tea) white tea
- 白菜仔 (baak6 coi3 zai2) — (vegetable) baby bok choy
- 白蒙蒙 (baak6 mung4 mung4) — white; hazy
- 白藥 (baak6 joek6) — a white Chinese medicine powder used to treat bleeding wounds
- 白蘭 (baak6 laan4) — michelia
- 白蘭花 (baak6 laan2 faa1) — White Jade Orchid
- 白蚱 (baak6 zaa3) — (noun) jelly fish
- 白蝕 (baak6 sik6) — tinea versicolor
- 白話字 (baak6 waa2 zi6) — Vernacular Chinese
- 白豆 (baak6 dau2) — (food) a black-eyed bean
- 白豆角 (baak6 dau6 gok3) — Asparagus Beans; white long bean; white yard-long bean
- 白貓 (baak6 maau1) — White Cat
- 白費力氣 (baak6 fai3 lik6 hei3) — (proverb) to waste someone's energy; all the labor or manpower's work is in vain
- 白費心機 (baak6 fai3 sam1 gei1) — waste of effort or hardship (idiom)
- 白雪雪 (baak6 syut1 syut1) — (adjective) (of object) pure white; a perfect white; as white as snow
- 白雲公園站 (baak6 wan4 gung1 jyun2 zaam6) — Baiyun Park Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
- 白雲大道北站 (baak6 wan4 daai6 dou6 bak1 zaam6) — Baiyun Avenue North Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
- 白雲山 (baak6 wan4 saan1) — (mountain) Baiyun Mountain, which is the sightseeing location in Guangzhou, Chi…
- 白雲文化廣場站 (baak6 wan4 man4 faa3 gwong2 coeng4 zaam6) — Baiyun Cultural Square Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
- 白雲湖 (baak6 wan4 wu4) — Baiyun Lake, place in China
- 白霍 (baak6 fok3) — frivolous (spoken)
- 白領一族 (baak6 leng5 jat1 zuk6) — White-collar worker, which mean people working in office
- 白領友 (baak6 leng5 jau2) — White-collar worker, which mean people working in office
- 白食 (baak6 sik6) — (someone who) makes no contribution; to eat without paying
- 白飯魚 (baak6 faan6 jyu4) — Chinese noodlefish; plain white canvas shoes (spoken)
- 白首 (baak6 sau2) — white-haired; old age
- 白骨精 (baak6 gwat1 zing1) — White-Boned Demon
- 白鬚公 (baak6 sou1 gung1) — old people; white beard elderly
- 白鮓 (baak6 zaa2) — jellyfish
- 白鯧 (baak6 coeng1) — White Pomfret
- 白䱽 (baak6 coeng1) — a white pomret [written and colloquial]
- 白鱔 (baak6 sin5) — (fish) Japanese eel
- 白鴿 (baak6 gaap2) — pigeons; doves
- 白鴿眼 (baak6 gap3 ngaan5) — (noun) condescension; snobbishness; the look of disdain; the look of arrogance;
- 白鴿籠 (baak6 gaap3 lung4) — pigeon's cage
- 白鼻哥 (baak6 bei6 go1) — (noun) candidates who have failed in an exam; an idle loser who does nothing bu…
- 百上加斤 (baak3 soeng6 gaa1 gan1) — add fuel to the fire; to worsen a situation
- 百事 (baak3 si6) — Pepsi
- 百佳 (baak3 gaai1) — PARKnSHOP, a supermarket chains in Hong Kong
- 百億 (baak3 jik1) — Ten billion
- 百力滋 (baak3 lik6 zi1) — Pretz; Pocky (a snack)
- 百厭仔 (baak3 jim3 zai2) — Naughty kid
- 百厭星 (baak3 jim3 sing1) — naughty kid; naughty person (slang)
- 百厭 (baak3 jim3) — (adjective) mischievous, naughty; wayward;
- 百合匙 (baak3 hap6 si4) — Master Key
- 百密一疏 (baak3 mat6 jat1 so1) — (idiom) someone is very detailed and meticulous but overlook on one tiny detail
- 百年歸老 (baak3 nin4 gwai1 lou5) — (proverb) in old age; (Figurative meaning) after a senior passes away
- 百忍成金 (baak3 jan2 sing4 gam1) — (idiom with figurative meaning) patience is valuable quality of people
- 百搭 (baak3 daap3) — compatible with anything
- 百萬雄師 (baak3 maan6 hung4 si1) — A powerful army with many soldiers
- 百米 (baak3 mai5) — hundred meters
- 百衲衣 (baak3 naap6 ji1) — monk's ragged robe, made of patch
- 百貨商場 (baak3 fo3 soeng1 coeng4) — Department stores
- 百貨 (baak3 fo3) — department store
- 百足咁多爪 (baak3 zuk1 gam2 do1 zaau2) — one with good networking; one with multiple abilities (slang)
- 百足 (baak3 zuk1) — (n.) a centipede.
- 皂白 (zou6 baak6) — right and wrong
- 皂隸 (zou6 dai6) — civil servant
- 的士佬 (dik1 si2 lou2) — (noun) a taxi driver
- 的士司機 (dik1 si2 si1 gei1) — Taxi drivers
- 的士夠格 (dik1 si6 gau3 gaak3) — disco
- 的士站 (dik1 si2 zaam6) — Taxi stands
- 的式 (dik1 sik1) — (adj.) petite; diminutive; cute and small.
- 的當 (dik1 dong3) — (adverb) Indeed; Certainly; or (adjective) real; proper, accurate
- 的 (dik1) — (noun) 1. target; (adjective); tiny and small; (slang) heave up; of; ~'s (posse…
- 的的骰骰 (dik1 dik1 sik1 sik1) — fine; small; tiny
- 的確涼 (dik1 kok3 loeng4) — (fabric) Dacron; Terylene
- 的而且確 (dik1 ji4 ce2 kok3) — actually
- 的色 (dik1 sik1) — fine; small; tiny
- 的起心肝 (dik1 hei2 sam1 gon1) — (slang) to be determined or strong-minded to do something; to put in a huge eff…
- 的骰 (dik1 sik1) — (adjective) tiny; mini
- 皆知 (gaai1 zi1) — all known
- 皇后像廣場 (wong4 hau6 zoeng6 gwong2 coeng4) — Statue Square, a public pedestrian square in Hong Kong central
- 皇后大道中 (wong4 hau6 daai6 dou6 zung1) — (road) Queen's Road Central in Hong Kong Island
- 皇后大道東 (wong4 hau6 daai6 dou6 dung1) — Queen's Road East, a road in Hong Kong
- 皇后大道 (wong4 hau6 daai6 dou6) — (road) Oueen's Road in Hong Kong Island
- 皇后大道西 (wong4 hau6 daai6 dou6 sai1) — Queen's Road West, a road in Hong Kong
- 皇后 (wong4 hau6) — (noun) Queen
- 皇后碼頭 (wong4 hau6 maa5 tau4) — Queen's Pier, located in Hong Kong
- 皇天 (wong4 tin1) — Heaven
- 皇家飯店 (wong4 gaa1 faan6 dim3) — the nickname for Prison
- 皇帝唔急太監急 (wong4 dai3 m4 gap1 taai3 gaam3 gap1) — the one in-charge is not in panic, while all other subordinates are (slang)
- 皇帝女唔憂嫁 (wong4 dai3 neoi2 m4 jau1 gaa3) — (proverb) the girls from a rich family is carefree (usually it has negative mea…
- 皇帝 (wong4 dai3) — (noun) King
- 皇氣 (wong4 hei3) — an old way of saying "the police force are coming or around"; the police
- 皓皓 (hou6 hou6) — white and glistening
- 皮光肉滑 (pei4 gwong1 juk6 waat6) — young and smooth skin
- 皮包骨 (pei4 baau1 gwat1) — (adjective) too skinny; scrawny, extremely scraggy; emaciated
- 皮喼 (pei4 gip1) — a suitcase
- 皮嘢 (pei4 je5) — (noun) X tens of thousands of dollars (usually prefixed by a number)
- 皮板 (pei4 baan2) — dermatome
- 皮 (pei4) — (food) 1. wrapper (dumping); (slang) (of money) dollar; (noun) cost; leather; s…
- 皮相 (pei4 soeng3) — (adjective) superficial
- 皮笑肉不笑 (pei4 siu3 juk6 bat1 siu3) — foxy smile; cold smile; false smile (slang)
- 皮蛋瘦肉粥 (pei4 daan2 sau3 juk6 zuk1) — Congee with Minced Pork and Preserved Egg
- 皮衣 (pei2 ji1) — (noun) fur coat; leather jacket
- 皮袍 (pei4 pou4) — fur jacket
- 皮褸 (pei4 lau1) — leather jacket
- 皮費 (pei4 fai3) — expenditures
- 皮部 (pei4 bou6) — cutaneous regions; number 107 of Kangxi radical
- 皺掹掹 (zau3 maang1 maang1) — Wrinkled; creased; crumpled
- 皺皮 (caau4 pei4) — Wrinkle
- 皺紙 (zau3 zi2) — (noun) crepe paper
- 盂蘭節 (jyu4 laan4 zit3) — Yu Lan Festival; The Hungry Ghost Festival
- 盅仔飯 (zung1 zai2 faan6) — steamed rice in a pot with vegetable and meat
- 盅頭飯 (zung1 tau4 faan6) — thermos-potted rice (eaten by workers in early 20th centery)
- 盆栽 (pun4 zoi1) — pot plants
- 盆菜 (pun4 coi3) — Poon choi, cuisine served in a large basin for sharing typically during festiva…
- 盈盈 (jing4 jing4) — (adjective) (of water) clean; (of person) good manners; great demeanour; (of pe…
- 盉 (wo4) — a type of container used for warming up wine
- 益力多 (jik1 lik6 do1) — (Beverage) Yakult, which is a probiotic drink
- 益壽延年 (jik1 sau6 jin4 nin4) — to promote longevity
- 益 (jik1) — (verb) to benefit; profit; advantage; beneficial; to increase; to add; all the …
- 盒仔飯 (hap6 zai2 faan6) — boxed rice
- 盛惠 (sing6 wai6) — thank you (slang)
- 盛智文 (sing6 zi3 man4) — (famous business magnate) Allan Zeman, who is known as the Father of Lan Kwai F…
- 盛 (sing4) — to carry or contain; mature; ripe; to fill; to put in a container; to accommoda…
- 盛載 (sing4 zoi3) — store; to be loaded with
- 盛飯 (sing4 faan6) — (Mandarin) fill a bowl with rice
- 盜亦有道 (dou6 jik6 jau5 dou6) — righteous thieves
- 盞嘢 (zaan2 je5) — good stuff'
- 盞搞 (zaan2 gaau2) — (verb) to do something or work for almost nil; to do something but all to no av…
- 盞攪 (zaan2 gaau2) — to do something to no avail
- 盞 (zaan2) — bargain; great value (Cantonese); a small cup; classifier for lamps; would mere…
- 盞衰 (zaan2 seoi1) — to do something that will only lead to trouble
- 盞鬼 (zaan2 gwai2) — chic; interesting; funny
- 盟主 (mang4 zyu2) — (noun) the leader of an alliance
- 盟塞 (mang4 sak1) — (adjective) dogged; stubborn; obstinate
- 盟籠 (mang4 lung4) — sealed
- 盟鼻 (mang4 bei6) — (noun) stuff nose
- 盡人事 (zeon6 jan4 si6) — try my best (spoken)
- 盡可能 (zeon6 ho2 nang4) — try all possibilities (spoken)
- 盡地一煲 (zeon6 dei6 jat1 bou1) — final attempt for success; place all eggs in one basket (slang)
- 盡忠職守 (zeon6 zung1 zik1 sau2) — Dedicated and devoted to one's duty
- 盡管 (zeon6 gun2) — In spite of
- 監人乃後 (gaam1 jan4 naai5 hau5) — (slang) force someone to accept
- 監人賴厚 (gaam1 jan4 laai5 hau6) — shamelessly insist another person is one's friend
- 監人食死貓 (gaam1 jan4 sik6 sei2 maau1) — forcing someone to be a scapegoat
- 監倉 (gaam1 cong1) — a prison cell
- 監房 (gaam1 fong4) — (noun) a prison cell; jail
- 監熱食 (gaam3 jit6 sik6) — eat when the dishes are still hot
- 監犯 (gaam1 faan2) — (noun) a prisoner; an inmate
- 監生 (gaam1 sang1) — alive
- 監 (gaam1) — (verb) 1. To force; 2. To compel; (verb) to take into custody; (noun) The super…
- 監硬 (gaam1 ngaang6) — forcefully; without consent (spoken)
- 監粗來 (gaam3 cou1 lei4) — to achieve something by force; to force one's way to something
- 監粗嚟 (gaam1 cou1 lai2) — act with rash and force (spoken)
- 監護病房 (gaam1 wu6 beng6 fong2) — Intensive Care Unit
- 監頭 (gaam1 tau4) — head of prison officer (spoken)
- 盤口 (pun4 hau2) — the buying and selling price of illegal betting or gambling (spoken)
- 盤滿缽滿 (pun4 mun5 but3 mun5) — great harvest; lots of riches
- 盤 (pun4) — (noun) 1. territory; (of construction); site; (verb) to interrogate; board; har…
- 盤結 (pun4 git3) — to collude with; to gang up with; to be in a knot
- 盤錢 (pun4 cin2) — to examine thoroughly, luggage at customs
- 盥洗盆 (gun3 sai2 pun4) — Washbasin
- 目前為止 (muk6 cin4 wai4 zi2) — So far; up to the present point
- 目前 (muk6 cin4) — now; in front; facing
- 目及 (muk6 gap6) — (verb) see; can see
- 目定口呆 (muk6 ding6 hau2 ngoi4) — stunned and speechless
- 目標管理 (muk6 biu1 gun2 lei5) — Management by Objectives (MBO)
- 目見 (muk6 gin3) — to witness; to see for oneself
- 盲人瞎馬 (maang4 jan4 hat6 maa5) — rush headlong into disaster
- 盲公 (maang4 gung1) — a blind man (normally refers to an elderly blind man)
- 盲公竹 (maang4 gung1 zuk1) — (noun) a blind person's cane; a guide cane; (of metaphor) a guide who gives dir…
- 盲公繩 (maang4 gung1 sing2) — treasury tag
- 盲公鏡 (maang4 gung1 geng3) — Dark glasses (referred to as 'Blind glasses' as typically used by the blind)
- 盲公餅 (maang4 gung1 beng2) — "blind-men" cookies, local delicacy of Foshan in Guangdong of China
- 盲動 (maang4 dung6) — Recklessness
- 盲妹 (maang4 mui6) — blind girl
- 盲婆 (maang4 po4) — blind woman
- 盲婚啞嫁 (maang4 fan1 aa2 gaa3) — (old custom) an arranged marriage
- 盲婚 (maang4 fan1) — Arranged marriage
- 盲年 (maang4 nin4) — Blind year, a year without Lichun (start of spring, when the sun is exactly at …
- 盲摸摸 (maang4 mo2 mo2) — (adjective) to have bad eyesight; blurred; (of a situation or something) unclea…
- 盲棋 (maang4 kei4) — blind chess
- 盲毛 (maang4 mou4) — (noun) someone not sees things carelessly; someone cannot see
- 盲眼 (maang4 ngaan5) — (adjective) blind; unseeing
- 盲頭烏蠅 (maang4 tau4 wu1 jing1) — (act like) a headless chicken
- 盲鰽 (maang4 cou4) — Barramundi (fish) (Lates calcarifer)
- 直上 (zik6 soeng5) — straight up; straight on
- 直呼 (zik6 fu1) — call directly; directly say; directly remark
- 直情 (zik6 cing4) — it's; really (spoken)
- 直接影響 (zik6 zip3 jing2 hoeng2) — Direct influence
- 直接貿易 (zik6 zip3 mau6 jik6) — Direct trade
- 直昇機 (zik6 sing1 gei1) — (noun) a helicopter
- 直板 (zik6 baan2) — Perfectly straight; bolt upright
- 直 (zik6) — (slang) (figurative) dead; straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank;…
- 直程 (zik6 cing4) — (adverb) definitely; absolutely; totally; completely; directly; undoubtedly; un…
- 直笛 (zik6 dek2) — Recorder
- 直筆甩 (zik6 bat1 lat1) — being straight to the point; perfectly straight; bolt upright
- 直落 (zik6 lok6) — going straight down; moving on
- 直覺 (zik6 gok3) — sixth sense; instincts
- 直資 (zik6 zi1) — Direct Subsidy Scheme
- 直身裙 (zik6 san1 kwan4) — (noun) a straight skirt
- 直通巴士 (zik6 tung1 baa1 si2) — shuttle express bus or coach
- 直通車 (zik6 tung1 ce1) — through train between Hong Kong and Guangzhou
- 直音 (zik6 jam1) — traditional method of indicating the pronunciation of a Chinese character by ci…
- 直頭 (zik6 tau4) — (adv.) altogether (to do something outright), (e.g. 佢唔單止訓得少, 有時直頭唔訓 He doesn't …
- 相信 (soeng1 seon3) — (verb) trust
- 相切 (soeng1 cit3) — Tangent
- 相加 (soeng1 gaa1) — Adding; sum
- 相去無幾 (soeng1 heoi3 mou4 gei2) — little difference
- 相同 (soeng1 tung4) — similar
- 相商 (soeng1 soeng1) — consult with; talk over; discussion
- 相好 (soeng1 hou2) — (verb) to like each other
- 相宜 (soeng1 ji4) — cheap; inexpensive
- 相對性 (soeng1 deoi3 sing3) — Relativity
- 相對 (soeng1 deoi3) — comparative
- 相對誤差 (soeng1 deoi3 ng6 caa1) — Relative error
- 相對速度 (soeng1 deoi3 cuk1 dou6) — Relative velocity
- 相就 (soeng1 zau6) — (verb) to compromise; to tolerant
- 相底 (soeng3 dai2) — photo negatives
- 相思子 (soeng1 si1 zi2) — Abrus; Jequirity
- 相思 (soeng1 si1) — (bird) 1. Acacia sparrow; 2. lovesickness
- 相思豆 (soeng1 si1 dau2) — (plant) Red beans which is Adenanthera pavonina
- 相擁 (soeng1 jung2) — cuddling; embracing; hugging
- 相映 (soeng1 jing2) — (verb) to form; to reflect
- 相比 (soeng1 bei2) — incomparison
- 相熟 (soeng1 suk6) — Familiar; Acquainted
- 相 (soeng1) — (noun) 1. photo; (of countenance); Look; 2.appearance; (noun) 1. Premier; 2. Pr…
- 相睇 (soeng1 tai2) — (noun) a blind date (usually arranged by a third party) to allow individuals to…
- 相知 (soeng1 zi1) — a great friend; to know each other well
- 相簿 (soeng3 bou2) — photo album
- 相與 (soeng1 jyu5) — (v.)(adv.) together; get along with; deal with
- 相見好,同住難 (soeng1 gin3 hou2 tung4 zyu6 naan4) — (proverb) people are nice when they meet; but it is difficult to get along with…
- 相談 (soeng1 taam4) — Counseling; to discuss
- 相請不如偶遇 (soeng1 cing2 bat1 jyu4 ngau5 jyu6) — (proverb) when two people meet by chance or bump into each other, they do somet…
- 相讓 (soeng1 joeng6) — (verb) to give way; yield to others
- 相送 (soeng1 sung3) — farewell
- 相逢恨晚 (soeng1 fung4 han6 maan5) — regret we didn't meet sooner
- 相隨 (soeng1 ceoi4) — adjoining; to go with; to go hand in hand with
- 相離 (soeng1 lei4) — separate from each other
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