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• 粗生粗養 (cou1 saang1 cou1 joeng5) — no need to pay much attention during the growing period
• 粗線條 (cou1 sin3 tiu4) — Broad-brush; thick lines; rough outline; rough-and-ready; having little regard …
• 粗聲粗氣 (cou1 seng1 cou1 hei3) — Gruff
• 粗著 (cou1 zoek6) — casual wear
• 粗身大勢 (cou1 san1 daai6 sai3) — describes someone who is pregnant and should be careful in doing everything
• 粗重嘢 (cou1 cung5 je5) — hard work; heavy labour
• 粗重工夫 (cou1 cung5 gung1 fu1) — hard work; heavy labour
• 粗重 (cou1 cung5) — Heavy and big; bulky; rough
• 粟米油 (suk1 mai5 jau4) — (noun) corn oil
• 粟米片 (suk1 mai5 pin3) — corn flakes
• 粟米羹 (suk1 mai5 gang1) — Corn soup
• 粟粉 (suk1 fan2) — (ingredient) corn starch
• 粢飯 (ci1 faan6) — (food) Shanghainese sticky rice roll
• 粤文 (jyut6 man4) — Guangdong language; written Cantonese
• 粤西 (jyut6 sai1) — western part of Guangdong Province
• 粵人 (jyut6 jan4) — Guangdong people; Cantonese people
• 粵文 (jyut6 man4) — Guangdong language; written Cantonese
• 粵曲 (jyut6 kuk1) — (noun) Chinese opera
• 粵東 (jyut6 dung1) — eastern part of Guangdong Province
• 粵省 (jyut6 saang2) — Guangdong Province
• 粵西 (jyut6 sai1) — (noun) the Guangxi Province of China
• 粵語正音運動 (jyut6 jyu5 zing3 jam1 wan6 dung6) — Cantonese Correct Pronunciation Action
• 粵語殘片 (jyut6 jyu5 caan4 pin3) — black-and-white Chinese films (spoken)
• 粵語流行曲 (jyut6 jyu5 lau4 hang4 kuk1) — Cantopop
• 粵語片 (jyut6 jyu5 pin2) — Cantonese films
• 粵語白話文 (jyut6 jyu5 baak6 waa2 man4) — written Cantonese
• 粵語長片 (jyut6 jyu5 coeng4 pin2) — old Cantonese films
• 精乖伶俐 (zeng1 gwaai1 ling4 lei6) — Clever and obedient
• 精乖 (zeng1 gwaai1) — clever and obedient
• 精乖靈利 (zeng1 gwaai1 ling4 lei6) — Clever and obedient
• 精人出口，笨人出手 (zeng1 jan4 ceot1 hau2 ban6 jan4 ceot1 sau2) — The wise just need to speak, the dumb will do it
• 精仔 (zing1 zai2) — smart person (spoken)
• 精伶 (zing1 ling1) — Clever
• 精出骨 (zing1 ceot1 gwat1) — selfish; cunning (spoken)
• 精叻 (zeng1 lek1) — (slang) clever; smart; astute
• 精品店 (zing1 ban2 dim3) — Boutiques
• 精埋一便 (zing1 maai4 jat1 bin6) — one who is smart but place his efforts on wrong-doings (spoken)
• 精悍 (zing1 hon5) — Capable and vigorous
• 精武門 (zing1 mou5 mun4) — Fist of Fury
• 精歸左 (zeng1 gwai1 zo2) — a mind that has been corrupted
• 精神分裂 (zing1 san4 fan1 lit6) — Schizophrenia
• 精神爽利 (zing1 san4 song2 lei6) — refreshed and energetic; full of spirit
• 精神病院 (zing1 san4 beng6 jyun2) — Mental hospital
• 精簡機構 (zing1 gaan2 gei1 kau3) — Streamlining administration structure
• 精英大師 (zing1 jing1 daai6 si1) — Elite; Silent Witness, the name of an outstanding thoroughbred racehorse
• 精過冇尾蛇 (zeng1 gwo3 mou5 mei5 se4) — (slang) someone is cunning, sneaky, crafty, etc.
• 精選輯 (zing1 syun2 cap1) — Greatest Hits; compilation
• 精采 (zing1 coi2) — Brilliant; exciting
• 精銳部隊 (zing1 jeoi6 bou6 deoi2) — Elite Forces; special forces
• 精靈 (zing1 ling4) — smart; clever
• 粿條 (gwo2 tiu4) — Kway Teow, a type of rice noodle
• 糊仔 (wu2 zai2) — (food) baby oatmeal; baby cereal
• 糕盤 (gou1 pun2) — Cake mould; cake tin
• 糖不甩 (tong4 bat1 lat1) — glutinous rice balls with peanuts and sesame
• 糖冬瓜 (tong4 dung1 gwaa1) — Sweetened winter melon
• 糖果 (tong4 gwo2) — (noun) sweets
• 糖水 (tong4 seoi2) — (noun) dessert
• 糖水舖 (tong4 seoi2 pou2) — (noun) a shop or a restaurant that sells desserts
• 糖環 (tong4 waan4) — (food) a fried Chinese rosette
• 糖膠樹 (tong4 gaau1 syu6) — Alstonia scholaris, the devil tree
• 糖衣炮彈 (tong4 ji1 paau3 daan2) — something that seems nice in appearance, but is bad or harmful inside
• 糖黐豆 (tong4 ci1 dau2) — (noun) (adjective) (of good friend or a couple) undividable; inseparable; conjo…
• 糟質 (zou1 zat1) — (verb) to mock; to deride; to taunt; to treat someone harshly; to be mean to so…
• 糠耳 (hong1 ji5) — dry ear
• 糧單 (loeng4 daan1) — salary statement; pay slip
• 糧 (loeng4) — (noun) salary; grain; food; provisions; agricultural tax paid in grain
• 糧食 (loeng4 sik6) — food provisions
• 糯米屎忽 (no6 mai5 si2 fat1) — refuse to leave (slang)
• 糯米屎窟 (no6 mai5 si2 fat1) — (slang) someone is overstay in a party and never want to leaves.
• 糯米 (no6 mai5) — (noun) sticky rice
• 糯米酒 (no6 mai5 zau2) — Glutinous rice wine
• 糯米雞 (no6 mai5 gai1) — a common Chinese dim sum dish made from sticky rice, Chinese mushrooms, chicken…
• 糴米 (dek6 mai5) — to buy rice
• 系列 (hai6 lit6) — range
• 系統 (hai6 tung2) — systematic
• 紀元後 (gei2 jyun4 hau6) — A.D (anno Domini)
• 紀律處分 (gei2 leot6 cyu2 fan1) — Disciplinary measures
• 紀律部隊 (gei2 leot6 bou6 deoi2) — Disciplinary Forces
• 紀念堂站 (gei2 nim6 tong4 zaam6) — Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station, a metro station in Guangzhou
• 紀念 (gei2 nim6) — (noun) anniversary; (adjective) memorial
• 約好 (joek3 hou2) — (verb) agree; arrange
• 約束 (joek3 cuk1) — restriction; limit
• 約翰尼斯堡 (joek3 hon6 noi6 si1 bou2) — Johannesburg
• 紅三 (hung4 saam1) — Threadfin; Hong Kong 100 Dollars Note
• 紅三魚 (hung4 saam1 jyu2) — Threadfin; Hong Kong 100 Dollars Note
• 紅光滿面 (hung4 gwong1 mun5 min6) — face glowing
• 紅十字會 (hung4 sap6 zi6 wui2) — the Red Cross
• 紅十字車 (hung4 sap6 zi6 ce1) — an ambulance
• 紅卜卜 (hung4 buk1 buk1) — red cheeks caused by dry weather (spoken)
• 紅噹噹 (hung4 dong1 dong6) — very red
• 紅封包 (hung4 baau1 fung1) — red packet (dialect)
• 紅底 (hung4 dai2) — a Hong Kong HKD $100 banknote; red color background
• 紅會 (hung4 wui2) — the Red Cross society
• 紅棍 (hung4 gwan3) — (noun) a senior position in a triad
• 紅極一時 (hung4 gik6 jat1 si4) — a smash hit; to be well-known for a period of time
• 紅毛墳場 (hung4 mou4 fan4 coeng4) — the Hong Kong Cemetery, formerly known as the Hong Kong Colonial Cemetery as it…
• 紅毛泥 (hung4 mou4 nai4) — (noun) cement
• 紅毛猩猩 (hung4 mou4 sing1 sing1) — Orangutans
• 紅毛 (hung4 mou4) — a foreigner
• 紅汞水 (hung4 hung3 seoi2) — Mercurochrome, a topical antiseptic
• 紅汞 (hung4 hung3) — Mercurochrome, a topical antiseptic
• 紅牌阿姑 (hung4 paai2 aa3 gu1) — (noun) a famous prostitutes in former a brothel
• 紅番 (hung4 faan1) — barbarian
• 紅當當 (hung4 dong1 dong6) — Very Red
• 紅當蕩 (hung4 dong1 dong6) — too much red; over usage of red (spoken)
• 紅白事 (hung4 baak6 si6) — (noun) double happiness and funeral arrangement; funerals and weddings;
• 紅白機 (hung4 baak6 gei1) — Nintendo Entertainment System
• 紅眼症 (hung4 ngaan5 zing3) — (disease) a red-eye syndrome; conjunctivitis; pink-eye
• 紅眼鱒 (hung4 ngaan5 zyun1) — a trout
• 紅磚 (hung4 zyun1) — Red Brick
• 紅磡海底隧道 (hung4 ham3 hoi2 dai2 seoi6 dou6) — Hung Hom Cross Harbour Tunnel
• 紅磡碼頭 (hung4 ham3 maa5 tau4) — Hung Hom Ferry Pier
• 紅筋 (hung4 gan1) — bloodshot (eyes)
• 紅簿仔 (hung4 bou2 zai2) — a bankbook; a saving account passbook
• 紅米 (hung4 mai5) — Red Rice
• 紅粉緋緋 (hung4 fan2 fei1 fei1) — (adjective) cheeks with a rosy glow; a ruddy cheek
• 紅粉花緋 (hung4 fan2 faa1 fei1) — look pretty and bright; ruddy face; rosy cheeks
• 紅 (hung4) — (figurative noun) blood (usually it refers to bleeding); red; popular; revoluti…
• 紅肉 (hung4 juk6) — red meat
• 紅色炸彈 (hung4 sik1 zaa3 daan2) — wedding invitation (slang)
• 紅茶菌 (hung4 caa4 kwan2) — Kombucha
• 紅莓 (hung4 mui2) — Cranberries
• 紅菜頭 (hung4 coi3 tau4) — Beetroot
• 紅葡萄酒 (hung4 pou4 tou4 zau2) — red wine
• 紅藥水 (hung4 joek6 seoi2) — Mercurochrome, a topical antiseptic
• 紅蟲 (hung4 cung4) — (noun) tubifex worms
• 紅蟹 (hung4 haai5) — coral crab
• 紅衫 (hung4 saam1) — red clothes
• 紅衫魚 (hung4 saam1 jyu2) — (noun) (fish) golden threadfin bream (Nemipterus virgatus); (slang) a $100 Hong…
• 紅裝 (hung4 zong1) — a lady's Sunday best (clothes); a young woman
• 紅豆冰 (hung4 dau6 bing1) — (drink) red bean iced drink
• 紅豆沙 (hung4 dau2 saa1) — red bean sweet soup (dessert)
• 紅豆相思 (hung4 dau6 soeng1 si1) — lovesickness; red beans that inspire the memory of one's love
• 紅酒 (hung4 zau2) — red wine
• 紅隧 (hung4 seoi6) — Hung Hom Cross Harbour Tunnel
• 紅面關公 (hung4 min6 gwaan1 gung1) — Red-faced Guan Gong; someone with a red face
• 紅館 (hung4 gun2) — Hong Kong Coliseum; Hung Hom Coliseum
• 紅鬚綠眼 (hung4 sou1 luk6 ngaan5) — foreigner (slang)
• 紅鬚軍師 (hung4 sou1 gwan1 si1) — an incapable person who always gives useless advice (slang)
• 紅鶴 (hung4 hok2) — Flamingo
• 紅鸛 (hung4 gun3) — Flamingo
• 紐門 (nau2 mun4) — (noun) a buttonhole;
• 純粹 (seon4 seoi6) — just for
• 純量 (seon4 loeng6) — Scalar
• 紗燈 (saa1 dang1) — gauze lantern
• 紗籠 (saa1 lung4) — Sarong
• 紗紙 (saa1 zi2) — tissue paper
• 紗罩 (saa1 zaau3) — Mantles; gauze or screen covering
• 紗錠 (saa1 ding3) — Spindles
• 紙包唔住火 (zi2 baau1 m4 zyu6 fo2) — one cannot wrap fire in paper', a metaphor to say that the truth cannot be conc…
• 紙屑 (zi2 sit3) — (noun) paper scraps;
• 紙杯蛋糕 (zi2 bui1 daan6 gou1) — (food) a cupcake
• 紙皮石 (zi2 pei4 sek6) — mosaic tiles
• 紙皮箱 (zi2 pei4 soeng1) — cardboard box
• 紙皮 (zi2 pei4) — (noun) paperboard; cardboard; leatheroid
• 紙盒 (zi2 hap2) — (noun) a paper box; a carton
• 紙紮下扒 (zi2 zaat3 haa6 paa4) — not reliable
• 紙紮公仔 (zi2 zaat3 gung1 zai2) — a paper doll; a piñata; a metaphor to describe useless people
• 紙紮 (zi2 zaat3) — paper-mache
• 紙袋 (zi2 doi6) — paper bag
• 紙鎮 (zi2 zan3) — Paperweight
• 素月 (sou3 jyut2) — a bright and clear moon
• 素淡 (sou3 daam6) — plain (color)
• 素餐 (sou3 caan1) — Vegetarian meals
• 素馨 (sou3 hing1) — (flower) Jasminum grandiflorum
• 索女 (sok3 neoi2) — (noun) a hot lady; a pretty girl
• 索氣 (sok3 hei3) — breath catching
• 索油 (sok3 jau4) — (slang) sexually-harassing someone by touching them physically; to make a pass …
• 索 (saak3) — (Cantonese); looking good or sharp; pretty; to seek; to smell; to search; to de…
• 索罟灣 (sok3 gu2 waan1) — (place) Sok Kwu Wan, which is a bay in the Middle East coast of Lamma Island, H…
• 紥炮 (zaat3 paau3) — to starve; to tighten the belt to reduce spending
• 紥腳 (zaat3 goek3) — Foot binding
• 紫河車 (zi2 ho4 ce1) — Placenta
• 紫米 (zi2 mai5) — black glutinous rice
• 紫紅 (zi2 hung4) — Purplish red
• 紫荊花 (zi2 ging1 faa1) — (flower) Cercis chinensis
• 紮晒馬 (zaat3 saai3 maa5) — (verb) get in a position or a state to engage in a gang fight; get ready to att…
• 紮炮 (zaat3 paau3) — hunger; tighten up waist belt (spoken)
• 紮紮跳 (zaat3 zaat3 tiu3) — jumping around madly (spoken)
• 紮職 (zaat3 zik1) — promotion (career; spoken)
• 紮腳 (zaat3 goek3) — Foot binding
• 紮鐵 (zaat3 tit3) — bar bending
• 紮馬 (zaat3 maa5) — (verb) the horse stance, which is the leg foundation of Kung Fu
• 累世 (leoi5 sai3) — few generations
• 累人累物 (leoi6 jan4 leoi6 mat6) — to be a burden on others; to drag down others
• 累卵 (leoi5 leon2) — precarious
• 累死 (leoi6 sei2) — Exhausted; to drag someone down into a bad situation
• 累積 (leoi5 zik1) — accumulation
• 累 (leoi6) — to bring trouble; tired; weary; to strain; to wear out; to work hard; to involv…
• 細佬哥 (sai3 lou2 go1) — (n.) children; child.
• 細佬 (sai3 lou2) — (noun of sibling) younger brother; slang for penis
• 細個仔 (sai3 go3 zai2) — kids (spoken)
• 細個 (sai3 go3) — (adjective; adverb) young; small
• 細半 (sai3 bun3) — The smaller half
• 細妹 (sai3 mui2) — a younger sister
• 細姐 (sai3 ze2) — one addressing father's concubines
• 細婆 (sai3 po2) — Concubine; mistress
• 細嬸 (sai3 sam2) — the wife of husband's younger brother
• 細工 (sai3 gung1) — general labourer
• 細故 (sai3 gu3) — trivial matters that are not worth fussing over
• 細時 (sai3 si4) — in childhood; when one was a small child
• 細碼 (sai3 maa5) — small size (clothes)
• 細節 (sai3 zit3) — fine print
• 細紗 (sai3 saa1) — Spun yarn
• 細細個 (sai3 sai3 go3) — a very young age
• 細細 (sai3 sai3) — (adjective) small; tiny
• 細 (sai3) — (adjective) 1. small; 2. tiny; thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and so…
• 細聲 (sai3 seng1) — a soft voice
• 細膽 (sai3 daam2) — (adjective) cowardly; timid
• 細菌學 (sai3 kwan2 hok6) — Bacteriology
• 細葉榕 (sai3 jip6 jung4) — Chinese Banyan
• 細藝 (sai3 ngai6) — activity; skills; an activity to occupy oneself with
• 細蚊仔 (sai3 man1 zai2) — (slang) kids; children; child; a little boy
• 細路仔 (sai3 lou6 zai2) — (slang) kids, children; child; a little boy
• 細路哥 (sai3 lou2 go1) — kid
• 細路女 (sai3 lou6 neoi2) — (n.) a little girl
• 細路 (sai3 lou6) — (slang) kids, children; child; kid
• 細隻 (sai3 zek3) — small
• 細食 (sai3 sik6) — a small appetite
• 細餸 (sai3 sung3) — to have; eat a small quantity of the accompanying dishes (food such as the meat…
• 細髀 (sai3 bei2) — leg calf
• 細鬼 (sai3 gwai2) — kid; the smaller of the two jokers in a pack of cards (the black and white one …
• 紹菜 (siu6 coi3) — (vegetable) Chinese cabbage; celery cabbage
• 紹酒 (siu6 zau2) — shaoxing wine
• 終久 (zung1 gau2) — eventually; in the end; after all
• 終之 (zung1 zi1) — after all; in the end; at last; finally; at the end of the day
• 終歸 (zung1 gwai1) — finally
• 終須有日龍穿鳳 (zung1 seoi1 jau5 jat6 lung4 cyun1 fung6) — one will become successful one day
• 終須 (zung1 seoi1) — (adverb) need to do in the end; have to deal with in the end; unavoidable in th…
• 絃外之音 (jin4 ngoi6 zi1 jam1) — Implication; implied meaning; read between the lines
• 絃索 (jin4 sok3) — Chords of a musical instrument; string instruments
• 組別 (zou2 bit6) — (noun) groups
• 組合櫃 (zou2 hap6 gwai6) — wall unit shelf
• 組合 (zou2 hap6) — a group
• 組員 (zou2 jyun4) — Crew
• 組團 (zou2 tyun4) — Groups
• 組織液 (zou2 zik1 jik6) — Tissue fluid
• 組織生活 (zou2 zik1 sang1 wut6) — Organizational life
• 組織路線 (zou2 zik1 lou6 sin3) — Organizational line
• 組織部 (zou2 zik1 bou6) — Organization Department
• 組織領導 (zou2 zik1 ling5 dou6) — Organizational leadership
• 組黨 (zou2 dong2) — to form a political party
• 結他手 (git3 taa1 sau2) — a guitarist
• 結他 (git3 taa1) — (music instrument) a guitar
• 結塊 (git3 faai3) — Agglomeration; caking
• 結婚典禮 (git3 fan1 din2 lai5) — Wedding ceremony
• 結婚證書 (git3 fan1 zing3 syu1) — Marriage certificate
• 結恭 (git3 gung1) — constipation
• 結拜兄弟 (git3 baai3 hing1 dai6) — (noun) sworn sisters or brothers
• 結晶器 (git3 zing1 hei3) — casting mold; a crystallizer
• 結果 (git3 gwo2) — (noun) 1. consequence; 2. result
• 結業證書 (git3 jip6 zing3 syu1) — Certificate of Completion; graduation certificate
• 結繩 (git3 sing4) — to tie the Rope; to tie a knot
• 結 (git3) — to end or conclude; knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hot…
• 結腸癌 (git3 coeng2 ngaam4) — Colon Cancer
• 結集 (git3 zaap6) — (verb) collect; or (verb) assemble; gather
• 絕口 (zyut6 hau2) — (verb) to keep lauding for something; to speak something endlessly
• 絕學 (zyut6 hok6) — (adjective) profound knowledge; or (verb) drop out from a school
• 絕對溫標 (zyut6 deoi3 wan1 biu1) — Absolute temperature; Kelvin
• 絕對誤差 (zyut6 deoi3 ng6 caa1) — Absolute error
• 絕後 (zyut6 hau6) — (Pro + noun) without offspring; without posterity; (very) never to be seen again
• 絕橋 (zyut6 kiu4) — unchallengable idea (spoken)
• 絕緣材料 (zyut6 jyun4 coi4 liu2) — Insulation Materials
• 絕色 (zyut6 sik1) — (adjective of a woman) exceedingly pretty; unrivalled beauty
• 絕藝 (zyut6 ngai6) — master skill
• 絕路 (zyut6 lou6) — (noun) a hopeless path; an impasse
• 絕響 (zyut6 hoeng2) — Vanished music; extinct art
• 絕頂 (zyut6 ding2) — (adverb) extremely; eminently; exceedingly; extraordinarily
• 絞殺 (gaau2 saat3) — Strangle; hang; garrotte
• 絞纜 (gaau2 laam6) — stranded cable
• 絞腸痧 (gaau2 coeng4 saa1) — (disease) a cholera
• 給養 (kap1 joeng5) — provisions; victuals; rations
• 絨衫 (jung2 saam1) — (noun) a fleece sweater
• 絨褲 (jung2 fu3) — sweat pants
• 統籌安排 (tung2 cau4 on1 paai4) — Co-ordinate arrangements; overall arrangement
• 絲光 (si1 gwong1) — (textiles) mercerized cotton
• 絲母 (si1 mou5) — bolts; nuts
• 絲瓜刨 (si1 gwaa1 paau2) — a vegetable peeler
• 絲瓜絡 (si1 gwaa1 lok2) — Loofah
• 絲發 (si1 faat3) — Silky hair
• 絲米 (si1 mai5) — decimillimetre
• 絲絲入扣 (si1 si1 jap6 kau3) — (idiom) done something with meticulous care and flawless artistry. It also impl…
• 絲苗 (si1 miu4) — a premium quality rice
• 絲髮 (si1 faat3) — (noun) hair
• 絹花 (gyun3 faa1) — Silk flower
• 綁鞋帶 (bong2 haai4 daai2) — Tie shoelaces
• 經典力學 (ging1 din2 lik6 hok6) — Classical Mechanics
• 經已 (ging1 ji5) — (verb) have had; (adverb) already;
• 經心 (ging1 sam1) — careful; mindful; conscientious
• 經濟全球化 (ging1 zai3 cyun4 kau4 faa3) — Economic Globalization
• 經濟客位 (ging1 zai3 haak3 wai2) — (noun) an economic seat
• 經濟效益 (ging1 zai3 haau6 jik1) — (noun) economic efficiency
• 經濟日報 (ging1 zai3 jat6 bou3) — Economic Daily
• 經濟林 (ging1 zai3 lam4) — cash trees
• 經理人 (ging1 lei5 jan4) — (noun) agent; or a manager
• 經紀 (ging1 gei2) — agent (sales)
• 經綸 (ging1 leon4) — (religion) oikonomia
• 經緯度 (ging1 wai5 dou6) — Latitude and longitude
• 經費 (ging1 fai3) — operating expenditure
• 經過 (ging1 gwo3) — (verb) pass by
• 綜合利用 (zung3 hap6 lei6 jung6) — Comprehensive Utilization
• 綜合國力 (zung3 hap6 gwok3 lik6) — Comprehensive National Power (CNP)
• 綜合大學 (zung3 hap6 daai6 hok6) — (noun) a comprehensive university
• 綜合治理 (zung3 hap6 zi6 lei5) — Comprehensive Management
• 綜援 (zung1 wun4) — (noun) the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance
• 綠印 (luk6 jan3) — green-stamp (non-permanent resident status in Hong Kong)
• 綠色小巴 (luk6 sik1 siu2 baa1) — Green Minibus
• 綠色的士 (luk6 sik1 dik1 si2) — Green Taxi (taxis that operates in the New Territories in Hong Kong are all gre…
• 綠衣 (luk6 ji1) — Hong Kong Chinese police officer in early 20th century (spoken)
• 綠豆公 (luk6 dau6 gung1) — hard green bean in the green bean soup
• 綠豆沙 (luk6 dau6 saa1) — green bean dessert soup
• 綢仔 (cau4 zai2) — silk (spoken)
• 維也納航空公司 (wai4 jaa5 naap6 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1) — Lauda Air
• 維他奶 (wai4 taa1 naai5) — Vitasoy, is a brand of beverages and desserts in Hong Kong
• 維園 (wai4 jyun2) — Victoria Park
• 維持秩序 (wai4 ci4 dit6 zeoi6) — To maintain order
• 維港渡海泳 (wai4 gong2 dou6 hoi2 wing6) — Cross-harbor swimming
• 網 (mong5) — (noun) The Internet; network; web; arms of the law; to bring together
• 綵排 (coi2 paai4) — rehearsal
• 綵燈 (coi2 dang1) — Festive lantern
• 綽頭 (coek3 tau4) — a gimmick
• 綾羅綢緞 (ling4 lo4 cau4 dyun6) — Silk and satin; silk and brocades
• 綿羊仔 (min4 joeng2 zai2) — the slang for a scooter or moped; literal meaning 'sheep'
• 緊張大師 (gan2 zoeng1 daai6 si1) — (noun) nervous, strained or stressed person
• 緊張 (gan2 zoeng1) — (adjective) (of feeling) excited
• 緊要事 (gan2 jiu3 si6) — Urgent matter
• 緊鑼密鼓 (gan2 lo4 mat6 gu2) — busy for preparation; great fanfare; wildly beating gongs and drums; intense pu…
• 緋聞 (fei1 man4) — rumour of intimate affair or relationship
• 緘口 (gaam1 hau2) — keep secret; to keep one's mouth shut; to hold one's tongue; to say nothing
• 緙絲 (hak1 si1) — silk
• 線材 (sin3 coi4) — wire stock; wire rod
• 線步 (sin3 bou6) — stitch
• 線民 (sin3 man4) — people who provide clue; informant
• 線眼 (sin3 ngaan5) — informer
• 線絡 (sin3 lok3) — (noun) line; circuit; wire; road; railway track; but ruote
• 線 (sin3) — (noun) 1. clue; 2. lane (on road); 3. boundary line; thread; string; wire; line…
• 線膨脹 (sin3 paang4 zoeng3) — Linear expansion
• 線衫 (sin3 saam1) — undershirt
• 線裝 (sin3 zong1) — traditional thread binding
• 線路板 (sin3 lou6 baan2) — circuit board
• 線轆 (sin3 luk1) — spool of thread
• 線鉗 (sin3 kim4) — Strippers; wire pliers
• 線香 (sin3 hoeng1) — Incense sticks
• 緣份 (jyun4 fan6) — (noun) fate; karma
• 編訂 (pin1 deng6) — Compiled
• 編輯部 (pin1 cap1 bou6) — Editorial board
• 編配 (pin1 pui3) — Allocation
• 緩步跑 (wun6 bou6 paau2) — jogging
• 緬甸蟒蛇 (min5 din6 mong5 se4) — Burmese pythons
• 練精學懶 (lin6 zeng1 hok6 laan5) — learn how to be lazy; always trying to be clever and shirk responsibilities
• 練習生 (lin6 zaap6 sang1) — Trainee
• 練習簿 (lin6 zaap6 bou6) — exercise book
• 練馬師 (lin6 maa5 si1) — horse trainers
• 縈懷 (jing4 waai4) — (verb) to occupy someone's mind; to concern heartedly
• 縉紳 (zeon3 san1) — government official; retired official
• 縣份 (jyun6 fan6) — County
• 縣市 (jyun6 si5) — Counties
• 縮入 (suk1 jap6) — Retracted
• 縮埋一二角 (suk1 maai4 jat1 ji6 gok3) — hide in the corner
• 縮埋一嚿 (suk1 maai4 jat1 gau6) — curl up (spoken)
• 縮埋一字角 (suk1 maai4 jat1 zi6 gok3) — hide in the corner
• 縮數 (suk1 sou3) — stingy and scheming selfishly; petty shrewdness; bean counter
• 縮沙 (suk1 saa1) — (slang) to get cold feet; to renege; (of something) to chicken out; to give up
• 縮皮 (suk1 pei4) — reduce on costs or expenditure (spoken)
• 縮細 (suk1 sai3) — Narrowing; to shrink; to reduce
• 縮編 (suk1 pin1) — shorten; downsizing
• 縮聚 (suk1 zeoi6) — condensation polymerization; polycondensation
• 縮開 (suk1 hoi1) — (verb) dodge; sidestep; to avoid; to evade; to keep away from
• 縮頭縮腦 (suk1 tau4 suk1 nou5) — coward; timid; fainthearted; recoil in fear; shrink from responsibility
• 縮頭龜 (suk1 tau4 gwai1) — (noun) a chicken (coward); a coward; a quitter; to describe someone who shies a…
• 縮骨 (suk1 gwat1) — (slang) (of people) selfish; stingy; scheming selfishly; petty shrewdness; bean…
• 縮骨遮 (suk1 gwat1 ze1) — (noun) a folding umbrella
• 縱壞 (zung3 waai6) — (verb) spoil; overindulge
• 縱情聲色 (zung3 cing4 sing1 sik1) — addicted to sex and play
• 縱橫捭闔 (zung1 waang4 baai2 hap6) — to manoeuvre among various states or political groupings
• 縱橫 (zung1 waang4) — to travel across in depth
• 縷縷 (leoi5 leoi5) — Continuously
• 總係 (zung2 hai6) — (adverb) always; all the time
• 總匯 (zung2 wui6) — (noun of water) to flow together; (noun of things) concourse; aggregate
• 總工程師 (zung2 gung1 cing4 si1) — Chief Engineer
• 總帳 (zung2 zoeng3) — Ledger; general ledger
• 總廚 (zung2 cyu4) — Head chef
• 總指揮 (zung2 zi2 fai1) — Commander in chief
• 總政 (zung2 zing3) — General Political Department
• 總教練 (zung2 gaau3 lin6) — Head Coach
• 總督府 (zung2 duk1 fu2) — Government House
• 總管 (zung2 gun2) — (verb) manager
• 總綱 (zung2 gong1) — superclass; general program; general principles
• 總行 (zung2 hong2) — Head Office; Headquarters
• 總言之 (zung2 jin4 zi1) — in conclusion; finally (spoken)
• 總論 (zung2 leon6) — Summary
• 總路線 (zung2 lou6 sin3) — general line
• 總預算 (zung2 jyu6 syun3) — Total budget
• 繁忙時間 (faan4 mong4 si4 gaan3) — rush hour
• 繁榮富強 (faan4 wing4 fu3 koeng4) — Prosperous and rich
• 繁殖力 (faan4 zik6 lik6) — Fertility
• 繁碎 (faan4 seoi3) — Loaded with trivial matters
• 繁難 (faan4 naan4) — troublesome; hard to tackle; complicated
• 繁體中文 (faan4 tai2 zung1 man2) — (language) Traditional Chinese
• 繑口 (kiu2 hau2) — hard to pronounce; difficult to say
• 繑絲邊 (hiu1 si1 bin1) — Chinese radical of "糸"
• 繑 (hiu1) — sew; to entwine; to cross one's arms or legs; to loop one's arm into the crook …
• 繑脷 (kiu5 lei6) — cannot speak smoothly; hard to pronounce; difficult to say
• 繑起 (kiu5 hei2) — obstacle; to put someone in a difficult position
• 織冷衫 (zik1 laang1 saam1) — to knit a sweater
• 織卒 (zik1 zeot1) — cricket
• 織蟀 (zik1 seot1) — woven cricket
• 織針 (zik1 zam1) — knitting Needles
• 繡球 (sau3 kau4) — embroidered ball; Hydrangea
• 繡花枕頭 (sau3 faa1 zam2 tau4) — Embroidered pillow; a metaphor to describe someone who is just all looks on the…
• 繫念 (hai6 nim6) — anxious about; worry about; feel concerned about
• 纍贅 (leoi6 zeoi6) — burdensome (describes something); cumbersome
• 纏住 (cin4 zyu6) — (verb) entangle; or (verb) being obsessed by something
• 纏腳娘 (cin4 goek3 noeng4) — women who bind their feet
• 纏腳帶 (cin4 goek3 daai2) — footbinding band
• 纏腳 (cin4 goek3) — binding of women's feet
• 纖維板 (cim1 wai4 baan2) — (noun) fiber panel; fibreboard
• 纜車 (laam6 ce1) — (transportation in Hong Kong) The Peak Tram
• 缸瓦 (gong1 ngaa5) — earthware
• 缺損 (kyut3 syun2) — Defects; damaged; to be physiologically deficient
• 缺課 (kyut3 fo3) — Absent; to miss a class
• 缽仔糕 (but3 zai2 gou1) — a type of Chinese steamed rice cupcake which is in the shape of a small bowl
• 缽櫃 (but3 gwai6) — cabinet
• 缽酒 (but3 zau2) — port (wine)
• 罅 (laa3) — gap
• 罐頭刀 (gun3 tau2 dou1) — can opener
• 罨汁 (ap1 jap1) — describes a small, narrow and untidy place; damp and unventilated; shabby
• 罨爛 (ngap1 laan6) — leave something covered up too long to be rotten
• 罨耷 (jim2 daap3) — old; rotten; run-down (spoken)
• 罩籬 (zaau3 lei1) — a strainer made out of bamboo; wicker; wire
• 罩袍 (zaau3 pou4) — a burqa
• 罪不容誅 (zeoi6 bat1 jung4 zyu1) — (idiom) nothing can atone for crimes; someone's guilty of crimes has no insuffi…
• 罪孽深重 (zeoi6 jip6 sam1 zung6) — Sinful
• 罪證 (zeoi6 zing3) — (noun) evidence of crime
• 置備 (zi3 bei6) — Provisioning
• 置地 (zi3 dei6) — Landmark
• 置業公司 (zi3 jip6 gung1 si1) — Real Estate Company
• 置諸不理 (zi3 zyu1 bat1 lei5) — to ignore it; to turn a blind eye
• 置諸度外 (zi3 zyu1 dou6 ngoi6) — ignore it; to not care or pay attention to something; to not take something to …
• 署理 (cyu5 lei5) — Acting; administer in an acting capacity;act as deputy;handle by proxy
• 罰企 (fat6 kei5) — (noun) a punishment a student standing outside a classroom and is not allowed t…
• 罰出場 (fat6 ceot1 coeng4) — Sent off the field due to a foul
• 罰 (fat6) — punishment; to punish; to penalize; penalty; fine
• 罷啦 (baa6 laa1) — (adverb) whatsoever; whatever
• 罷喇 (baa6 laa1) — forget about it
• 罷就 (baa6 zau6) — a way of saying: "so be it"
• 羅先 (lo4 sin1) — Rason, a city in North Korea
• 羅士敏 (lo4 si6 man5) — Baron Rosmead
• 羅屋民俗館 (lo4 uk1 man4 zuk6 gun2) — Law Uk Folk Museum
• 羅斗 (lo4 dau2) — a flour sieve
• 羅津 (lo4 zeon1) — Rajin, place in North Korea
• 羅漢松 (lo4 hon3 cung4) — (plant) Podocarpus Macrophyllus
• 羅漢齋 (lo4 hon3 zaai1) — stewed mixed vegetables
• 羅省 (lo4 saang2) — (city) Los Angeles
• 羅范椒芬 (lo4 faan6 ziu1 fan1) — Fanny Law, name of government officer
• 羅馬生菜 (lo4 maa5 saang1 coi3) — Romaine lettuce
• 羅馬鬥獸場 (lo4 maa5 dau3 sau3 coeng4) — Roman Colosseum
• 羈留病房 (gei1 lau4 beng6 fong2) — Custodial ward
• 羊乸 (joeng4 naa2) — (noun) female goat
• 羊公 (joeng4 gung1) — A ram
• 羊吊 (joeng4 diu3) — Epilepsy
• 羊咩屎 (joeng4 me1 si2) — (slang) shit; constipation; feces
• 羊咩 (joeng4 me1) — (noun) a sheep; a goat
• 羊咩鬚 (joeng4 me1 sou1) — (noun) beard; goatee
• 羊扒 (joeng4 paa2) — Lamb chop
• 羊毛衫 (joeng4 mou4 saam1) — woollen clothing
• 羊牯 (joeng4 gu2) — (n.) an innocent fool; someone who is easily duped; a patsy; a pushover; someon…
• 羊絨 (joeng4 jung2) — wool; cashmere
• 羊 (joeng4) — (Cantonese); victim of cheat; one who has been fooled; weak; incapable; sheep; …
• 羊群心態 (joeng4 kwan4 sam1 taai3) — The Effect of Sheep Flock
• 羊群心理 (joeng4 kwan4 sam1 lei5) — The Effect of Sheep Flock
• 美侖美奐 (mei5 leon4 mei5 wun6) — (adjective) fantastic; spectacular; magnificent
• 美利堅合衆國 (mei5 lei6 gin1 hap6 zung3 gwok3) — United States of America
• 美利樓 (mei5 lei6 lau4) — Murray House
• 美利濱 (mei5 lei6 ban1) — Melbourne, 墨爾本 is more commonly used
• 美勞 (mei5 lou4) — Arts and Craft
• 美國太空總署 (mei5 gwok3 taai3 hung1 zung2 cyu5) — NASA
• 美國海軍 (mei5 gwok3 hoi2 gwan1) — US Navy
• 美國總統 (mei5 gwok3 zung2 tung2) — US President
• 美國銀行 (mei5 gwok3 ngan4 hong4) — Bank of America
• 美夢 (mei5 mung6) — (noun) sweet dream; or (noun with figurative meaning) a loving and fond dream
• 美孚新邨 (mei5 fu1 san1 cyun1) — Mei Foo Sun Chuen, a private housing estate in Hong Kong
• 美孚 (mei5 fu1) — Meifoo, a residential estate situated in north-western Kowloon in Hong Kong
• 美容業 (mei5 jung4 jip6) — Beauty Industry
• 美心快餐 (mei5 sam1 faai3 caan1) — Maxim's Fast Food
• 美心 (mei5 sam1) — Maxim's, a restaurant group based in Hong Kong
• 美心西餅 (mei5 sam1 sai1 beng2) — Maxim's Cakes
• 美籍華人 (mei5 zik6 waa4 jan4) — American Chinese
• 美育 (mei5 juk6) — Aesthetic education; art education
• 美言 (mei5 jin4) — (noun) sweet talk; words of compliment; good words
• 美麗華酒店 (mei5 lai6 waa4 zau2 dim3) — Miramar Hotel
• 羕 (joeng6) — flowing water
• 羞人 (sau1 jan4) — disgraced; to make a fool of oneself
• 羞家 (sau1 gaa1) — (adj.) describes someone who did something that embarrasses his family; shamefu…
• 羣埋 (kwan4 maai4) — To hang around with; to make friends with
• 羣島 (kwan4 dou2) — (noun) archipelago
• 羣眾 (kwan4 zung3) — The masses
• 羣雄 (kwan4 hung4) — group of heroes
• 羣體 (kwan4 tai2) — Group
• 群埋 (kwan4 maai4) — mixing with or making friends with (someone); to assemble (to gather people); t…

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