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• 臘味 (laap6 mei2) — cured meat or fish or other cured products
• 臘肉 (laap6 juk6) — preserved meat
• 臘腸卷 (laap6 coeng2 gyun2) — Chinese pork sausage roll
• 臘腸 (laap6 coeng2) — (food) Hong Kong style sausage
• 臘腸褲 (laap6 coeng2 fu3) — slim fitting pants
• 臘起 (laap6 hei2) — to be put into a situation where there is no way out
• 臘鴨 (laap6 aap2) — cured duck; pressed dried salted duck
• 臚列 (lou4 lit6) — Set out; to list; to enumerate
• 𦣇噼 (lo1 pek1) — ass;butt
• 臥薪嘗膽 (ngo6 san1 soeng4 daam2) — endure hardship to accomplish an ambition
• 臨危不亂 (lam4 ngai4 bat1 lyun6) — Unruffled in the face of danger
• 臨天光瀨尿 (lam4 tin1 gwong1 laai6 niu6) — wetting the bed close to sunrise; cannot persist till the end (slang)
• 臨天光賴尿 (lam4 tin1 gwong1 laai6 niu6) — last-minute failure (slang)
• 臨尾 (lam4 mei1) — near the end; towards the end
• 臨尾香 (lam4 mei5 hoeng1) — issues arise close to end or completion (slang)
• 臨屋 (lam4 uk1) — temporary house
• 臨急抱佛腳 (lam4 gap1 pou5 fat6 goek3) — to describe the attitude of doing thing(s) at the very last minute; to cram for…
• 臨急臨忙 (lam4 gap1 lam4 mong4) — hurrying last-minute (spoken)
• 臨時臨急 (lam4 si4 lam4 gap1) — at the last minute; in a rush
• 臨深履薄 (lam4 sam1 lei5 bok6) — always anxious and fearful; wading in deep water and treading on thin ice; to p…
• 臨牀 (lam4 cong4) — Clinical
• 臨界溫度 (lam4 gaai3 wan1 dou6) — Critical temperature
• 臨老學吹打 (lam4 lou5 hok6 ceoi1 daa2) — useless to learn anything at an old age (slang)
• 臨記 (lam4 gei3) — (n.) an extra (acting), someone who has a very small part in a film or a show, …
• 臨陣磨槍 (lam4 zan6 mo4 coeng1) — last-minute preparation (slang)
• 臨陣脫逃 (lam4 zan6 tyut3 tou4) — Cold Feet or Chicken Out last minute or at a critical moment
• 自不然 (zi6 bat1 jin4) — will (spoken)
• 自作孽 (zi6 zok3 jit6) — to have only oneself to blame; to sow the seeds of one's own ruin; to bring dis…
• 自供 (zi6 gung1) — Confess
• 自便 (zi6 bin6) — do as one pleases; at one's convenience
• 自動步槍 (zi6 dung6 bou6 coeng1) — Automatic Rifle
• 自動波 (zi6 dung6 bo1) — automatic transmission
• 自卑感 (zi6 bei1 gam2) — feeling of inferiority
• 自卑 (zi6 bei1) — low in self-esteem
• 自咎 (zi6 gau3) — to blame oneself; to rebuke oneself
• 自圓其說 (zi6 jyun4 kei4 syut3) — to justify one's own argument; to make one's statement consistent; to make out …
• 自奉 (zi6 fung6) — to provide for all the living necessities for oneself
• 自封 (zi6 fung1) — to proclaim oneself; to confine oneself
• 自小 (zi6 siu2) — since young
• 自己最知自己事 (zi6 gei2 zeoi3 zi1 zi6 gei2 si6) — one knows his; her own business the best
• 自己友 (zi6 gei2 jau2) — (noun) fellower of an in-group; companion in a clan; member of one's inner circ…
• 自己工 (zi6 gei2 gung1) — self-employed business; work
• 自己攞嚟衰 (zi6 gei2 lo2 lei4 seoi1) — to get oneself into trouble; to have brought it upon oneself
• 自己身有屎 (zi6 gei2 san1 jau5 si2) — cover up something bad and don't want to disclose it
• 自憐 (zi6 lin4) — self-pity
• 自我中心 (zi6 ngo5 zung1 sam1) — Self-centeredness
• 自我作古 (zi6 ngo5 zok3 gu2) — to be a pioneer in something that others have not done before; to be the founde…
• 自我價值 (zi6 ngo5 gaa3 zik6) — intrinsic value; self worth
• 自打嘴巴 (zi6 daa2 zeoi2 baa1) — literally: to slap one's own face; to contradict oneself
• 自把自為 (zi6 baa2 zi6 wai4) — to decide all by oneself without consulting or listening to the advice of others
• 自持 (zi6 ci4) — to control oneself; to restrain oneself
• 自救 (zi6 gau3) — to save oneself
• 自斟自酌 (zi6 zam1 zi6 zoek3) — drink wine alone; to have one's own opinion
• 自新 (zi6 san1) — oneself (spoken)
• 自梳女 (zi6 so1 neoi5) — female who declared they are and will stay single; female servants (spoken)
• 自梳 (zi6 so1) — female who declares she will not get married
• 自殘 (zi6 caan4) — to harm oneself; to mutilate oneself; self harm
• 自決權 (zi6 kyut3 kyun4) — Self-determination
• 自決 (zi6 kyut3) — self-decision
• 自流 (zi6 lau4) — flow automatically; to flow by itself; to take its natural course; to do as one…
• 自然力 (zi6 jin4 lik6) — Natural forces
• 自然環境 (zi6 jin4 waan4 ging2) — Natural Environment
• 自用 (zi6 jung6) — Personal use
• 自由搏擊 (zi6 jau4 bok3 gik1) — free sparring; free combat; free fight
• 自由球 (zi6 jau4 kau4) — free kick; free throw (sports)
• 自由競爭 (zi6 jau4 ging6 zang1) — Free competition; free market
• 自發 (zi6 faat3) — proactive
• 自知 (zi6 zi1) — to know oneself; self awareness
• 自細 (zi6 sai3) — (phrase)(adv.) from childhood; since one was a child
• 自衞 (zi6 wai6) — Self-defense
• 自覺自願 (zi6 gok3 zi6 jyun6) — on one's own initiative; voluntarily
• 自量 (zi6 loeng6) — estimate one's own ability; to know one's own capabilities and limit
• 自閉 (zi6 bai3) — autism
• 臭丸 (cau3 jyun2) — camphor balls; moth balls
• 臭亨亨 (cau3 hang1 hang1) — to smell terrible
• 臭八公 (cau3 baat3 gung1) — an unpleasant guy who likes to gossip
• 臭八 (cau3 baat3) — a nasty or unpleasant person
• 臭口 (cau3 hau2) — stinky mouth (spoken)
• 臭品 (cau3 ban2) — bad temper; disreputable; to describe someone who deliberately ignores someone …
• 臭四 (cau3 sei3) — grumpy person; foul language to refer to someone who betrays their friend; a fo…
• 臭屁醋 (cau3 pei3 cou3) — smelly vinegar
• 臭屎密冚 (cau3 si2 mat6 gam2) — hiding of family scandal (slang)
• 臭崩天 (cau3 bang1 tin1) — very smelly
• 臭崩崩 (cau3 bang1 bang1) — very stinky (spoken)
• 臭檔 (cau3 dong3) — cocky; arrogant (slang)
• 臭水 (cau3 seoi2) — Lysol (a type of disinfectant)
• 臭油膉 (cau3 jau4 jik1) — smelly oily smell; rancid smell
• 臭烹烹 (cau3 bang1 bang1) — with stinky smell; very smelly
• 臭狐 (cau3 wu4) — hircismus; stinky armpits; Bromhidrosis; excessive body odor
• 臭男人 (cau3 naam4 jan4) — a man of bad character
• 臭脾氣 (cau3 pei4 hei3) — short temper; bad temper
• 臭腥 (cau3 seng1) — smelly; rank (smell)
• 臭花 (cau3 faa1) — Lantana camara; big sage; wild sage; red sage; white sage; tickberry
• 臭草 (cau3 cou2) — rue (Ruta graveolens)
• 臭青 (cau3 ceng1) — strong smell of raw vegetables or grass
• 臭飛 (cau3 fei1) — hooligan; ruffian (spoken)
• 至到 (zi3 dou3) — till (spoken)
• 至啱 (zi3 ngaam1) — most suitable; most appropriate; the right way
• 至多唔係 (zi3 do1 m4 hai6) — at worst (spoken)
• 至尊 (zi3 zyun1) — supreme
• 至得 (zi3 dak1) — "can be made to work only if"; "only after"
• 至死 (zi3 sei2) — to death; till death; unto death
• 至緊 (zi3 gan2) — urgent; most important; most critical; must
• 至聖先師 (zi3 sing3 sin1 si1) — greatest sage and teacher (Confucius)
• 至話 (zi3 waa6) — only just mentioned; just now; only just; have just; just a moment ago
• 致敬 (zi3 ging3) — to salute
• 臺山話 (toi4 saan1 waa2) — Taishan dialect; Taishanese; Toishanese
• 臺柱 (toi4 cyu5) — column; the main actors in a troupe; the backbone (important people) of an orga…
• 臺柱子 (toi4 cyu5 zi2) — key actors; actresses in a drama; theatre group
• 臺灣人 (toi4 waan1 jan4) — Taiwanese people
• 臺灣高速鐵路 (toi4 waan1 gou1 cuk1 tit3 lou6) — Taiwan High Speed ​​Rail
• 舂個頭埋去 (zung1 go3 tau4 maai4 heoi3) — get involved; rush headlong into
• 舂杵 (zung1 cyu2) — A wooden mallet used for pounding rice
• 舂牆 (zung1 coeng4) — to bang head against the wall; to strengthen a construction wall with red clay …
• 舂瘟雞 (zung1 wan1 gai1) — (n.) a clumsy person who goes about in a haphazard manner, bumping into people …
• 舂米公 (zung1 mai5 gung1) — Evaniidae; ensign wasps
• 舂 (zung1) — fall over or into (Cantonese); to pound (grain); beat; to grind in mortar; to p…
• 舅仔 (kau5 zai2) — (noun) (relatives) wife's younger brother
• 舅仔鞋 (kau5 zai2 haai4) — the shoes given to the wife's brothers when a man marries his wife
• 舅公 (kau5 gung1) — grandmother's brother
• 舅奶奶 (kau5 naai4 naai2) — husband's maternal uncle's wife
• 舅婆 (kau5 po4) — wife of maternal grandmother's brother
• 舅老爺 (kau5 lou5 je4) — husband's maternal uncle
• 與共 (jyu5 gung6) — together
• 與別不同 (jyu5 bit6 bat1 tung4) — With a difference; to stand out from the masses
• 與及 (jyu5 kap6) — and
• 與會者 (jyu6 wui2 ze2) — Participants
• 與虎謀皮 (jyu5 fu2 mau4 pei4) — to make an unrealistic request; to attempt the impossible and courting disaster
• 興修 (hing1 sau1) — to start construction
• 興 (hing1) — popular; fashionable; trendy; to get up; to rise; to prosper; to prevail; to be…
• 興革 (hing1 gaak3) — the initiation of the new and abolition of the old
• 舉中指 (geoi2 zung1 zi2) — sticking up the middle finger
• 舉腳贊成 (geoi2 goek3 zaan3 sing4) — total support; complete agreement
• 舉行 (geoi2 hang4) — to host
• 舊城區 (gau6 sing4 keoi1) — Old Town District
• 舊大埔墟站 (gau6 daai6 bou3 heoi1 zaam6) — Old Tai Po Market Station, a railway station in Hong Kong
• 舊底 (gau6 dai2) — (noun; adverb) long ago; in the past; in the old days
• 舊招牌 (gau6 ziu1 paai4) — an old established business
• 舊 (gau6) — (adjective) 1. ex-; (adjective) general term of something that is solid "一舊"; o…
• 舊時 (gau6 si4) — (adverb) In the past, …
• 舊樓 (gau6 lau2) — Old buildings
• 舊款 (gau6 fun2) — Old style; outdated style; fashion
• 舊歷年 (gau6 lik6 nin4) — Chinese new year
• 舊歷 (gau6 lik6) — Lunar calendar
• 舊生 (gau6 sang1) — alumni; a student who has been in the school for some time (as opposed to new s…
• 舊陣時 (gau6 zan6 si4) — (noun; adverb) long ago; in the past; in the old days
• 舊體字 (gau6 tai2 zi6) — traditional Chinese characters
• 舌尖上的粵語 (sit3 zim1 soeng6 dik1 jyut6 jyu5) — 'An introduction to the Cantonese language', the name of a online program
• 舌苔 (sit6 toi1) — coating on tongue
• 舍監 (se3 gaam1) — Warden
• 舐犢 (saai5 duk6) — parently love
• 舒伯特 (syu1 baak3 dak6) — Schubert
• 舒利亞 (syu1 lei6 aa3) — Alan Shearer, a professional footballer
• 舒夫真高 (syu1 fu1 zan1 gou1) — Andriy Shevchenko, a professional footballer
• 舒展 (syu1 zin2) — to stretch (muscles)
• 舒適 (syu1 sik1) — comfortable
• 舖位 (pou3 wai2) — shop space
• 舖租 (pou3 zou1) — the shop rent
• 舖頭 (pou3 tau2) — (noun) a shop; a store
• 𦧲飯應 (loe1 faan6 jing3) — to agree or to say yes immediately without any hestitation; to leap at the chan…
• 舞台劇 (mou5 toi4 kek6) — stage play; stage drama
• 舞女 (mou5 neoi2) — a dance hostess; a nightclub hostess
• 舞小姐 (mou5 siu2 ze2) — bar-girl (spoken)
• 舞文弄墨 (mou5 man4 lung6 mak6) — show off literary skill; to play with words
• 舞男 (mou5 naam4) — a gigolo, a man who is hired as an escort or a dancing partner for a woman
• 舞臺劇 (mou5 toi4 kek6) — Theatre; stage play
• 舞 (mou5) — (noun) 1. dance; (verb) play; to dance; to wield; to brandish; posture; to pran…
• 舞蹈 (mou5 dou6) — choreography
• 舞麒麟 (mou5 kei4 leon4) — Unicorn dance
• 舟楫 (zau1 zip3) — Vessels; ships
• 舟車 (zau1 geoi1) — Journey; vessel and vehicle
• 舢舨充炮艇 (saan1 baan2 cung1 paau3 teng5) — (a sampan pretending to be a warship); to bluff; to pose as a big shot; pirated…
• 航機 (hong4 gei1) — Aircraft; flight
• 般尼 (bun1 nei4) — Burnley, a place in England
• 舵工 (to4 gung1) — Helmsman; quartermaster
• 船灣海 (syun4 waan1 hoi2) — Plover Cove, a place in Hong Kong
• 船灣淡水湖 (syun4 waan1 taam2 seoi2 wu4) — Plover Cove Reservoir, a place in Hong Kong
• 船灣 (syun4 waan1) — Plover Cove, a place in Hong Kong
• 船頭尺 (syun4 tau4 cek3) — person who always ask for money (slang)
• 艇仔粥 (teng5 zai2 zuk1) — sampan rice porridge
• 艇仔 (teng5 zai2) — describes someone who is working for an illegal gambling boss or someone who ac…
• 艇家 (teng5 gaa1) — sampan or boat owner
• 艇屋 (teng5 uk1) — Boat House
• 艇 (teng5) — (noun) boat; vessel; small boat; punt
• 良口 (loeng4 hau2) — Liangkou, a place in China
• 良民證 (loeng4 man4 zing3) — police clearance certificate; certificate showing no criminal records
• 良駒 (loeng4 keoi1) — a good horse; a fine horse
• 色仔 (sik1 zai2) — a dice (more commonly written as 骰仔)
• 色士風 (sik1 si6 fung1) — (noun) (music instrument) a saxophone
• 色情影片 (sik1 cing4 jing2 pin2) — Porn movie
• 色情電影 (sik1 cing4 din6 jing2) — pornographic movie
• 色水 (sik1 seoi2) — (noun) colour (of clothing; textiles); the way or manner of dressing: the look;…
• 色狼 (sik1 long4) — (non) rapist
• 色目人 (sik1 muk6 jan4) — Semu; the name of a caste during the Yuan dynasty in China
• 色 (sik1) — lust; color M: 种zhǒng [种]; look; appearance; sex; tint; hue; shade; form; beaut…
• 艷陽天 (jim6 joeng4 tin1) — bright sunny day; sunny skies
• 艷陽 (jim6 joeng4) — bright sun
• 芋角 (wu6 gok3) — taro puff dumpling
• 芋頭糕 (wu6 tau2 gou1) — Taro cake
• 芒果布甸 (mong1 gwo2 bou3 din6) — mango pudding
• 芙翅 (fu4 ci3) — the gizzards and livers of poultry
• 芙蓉蛋 (fu4 jung4 daan2) — egg foo yung; Chinese style egg omelette
• 芝士漢堡包 (zi1 si6 hon3 bou2 baau1) — cheeseburger
• 芝士漢堡 (zi1 si2 hon3 bou2) — a cheeseburger
• 芝娃娃 (zi1 waa1 waa1) — a chihuahua
• 芝麻卷 (zi1 maa4 gyun2) — Sesame roll
• 芝麻灣 (zi1 maa4 waan1) — Chi Ma Wan, a place in Hong Kong
• 芝麻糊 (zi1 maa4 wu2) — sesame paste
• 芝麻 (zi1 maa4) — trivial; small matter
• 芥菜仔 (gaai3 coi3 zai2) — Brassica juncea; small mustard greens
• 芥蘭頭 (gaai3 laan2 tau4) — Kohlrabi; turnip cabbage
• 芥辣 (gaai3 laat6) — (n.) wasabi; mustard.
• 芥醬 (gaai3 zoeng3) — mustard (condiment)
• 芫茜 (jyun4 sai1) — (noun) cilantro; coriander; Chinese parsley; dhania
• 芬達 (fan1 daat6) — Fanta (brand of fruit-flavoured carbonated soft drinks)
• 花么 (faa1 jiu1) — A term in Mahjong 'all terminals and honours hand'
• 花仔 (faa1 zai2) — page boy
• 花令紙 (faa1 ling6 zi2) — an arrest warrant
• 花假 (faa1 gaa2) — bogus; false; fake; sham
• 花冧 (faa1 lam1) — flower bud (spoken)
• 花利 (faa1 lei6) — interest and revenue from farm and land
• 花卉 (faa1 wai2) — floral
• 花呢碌 (faa1 li1 luk1) — gaudy; showy
• 花哩碌 (faa1 li1 luk1) — gaudy; a mess of colours or patterns; scribbles
• 花哩花碌 (faa1 li1 faa1 luk1) — gaudy; showy
• 花𡃁 (faa1 leng1) — youngsters; an idle young man [colloquial]
• 花園 (faa1 jyun2) — (noun) 1. park; 2. yard
• 花園街 (faa1 jyun4 gaai1) — Fa Yuen Street, a street in Hong Kong
• 花園道 (faa1 jyun4 dou6) — Garden Road, a road in Hong Kong
• 花城大道 (faa1 sing4 daai6 dou6) — Huacheng Road, a road in Guangzhou, China
• 花城 (faa1 sing4) — flower city; another name for Guangzhou
• 花基 (faa1 gei1) — a plant platform made from bricks
• 花士令 (faa1 si6 ling2) — Vaseline
• 花多眼亂 (faa1 do1 ngaan5 lyun6) — too many options or choices (spoken)
• 花女 (faa1 neoi2) — flower girl
• 花奶 (faa1 naai5) — evaporated milk
• 花尾渡 (faa1 mei5 dou6) — a type of barge which has a flowery stern
• 花市 (faa1 si5) — Lunar New Year flower market
• 花弗 (faa1 fit1) — flirtatious; a fickle lover; to describe someone who likes to dress in fancy cl…
• 花心大少 (faa1 sam1 daai6 siu2) — a young male who is rich and lustful (slang)
• 花心蘿蔔 (faa1 sam1 lo4 baak6) — (noun) a carrot with a hollow centre; a carrot that has wilted; (slang) a playb…
• 花手巾 (faa1 sau2 gan1) — the paradise fish
• 花柳 (faa1 lau5) — syphilis (spoken)
• 花樣百出 (faa1 joeng2 baak3 ceot1) — A dazzling variety; full of tricks
• 花樽 (faa1 zeon1) — (noun) a vase
• 花款 (faa1 fun2) — (noun) style; design
• 花牌 (faa1 paai2) — a Chinese type of floral wreath (can be very large in size), usually presented …
• 花王 (faa1 wong4) — (noun) gardener (usually it refers to a gardenerhired by rich people); the king…
• 花生油 (faa1 sang1 jau4) — peanut oil; groundnut oil
• 花生糊 (faa1 sang1 wu2) — Peanut sweet soup; peanut paste
• 花生糖 (faa1 sang1 tong2) — Peanut brittle
• 花生肉 (faa1 sang1 juk6) — Shelled peanut
• 花生腳 (faa1 sang1 goek3) — shrivelled peanuts with shell; embarrassed
• 花碼 (faa1 maa5) — Suzhou numerals; huama, a numeral system used in China before the introduction …
• 花筒 (faa1 tung4) — Tube-shaped fireworks
• 花腔女高音 (faa1 hong1 neoi5 gou1 jam1) — Coloratura Soprano
• 花膠 (faa1 gaau1) — dried fish maw
• 花臣 (faa1 san2) — tricks; gimmicks; fashion (a loanword)
• 花 (faa1) — (noun) 1. female; (adjective);; too many patterns or varicolored (usually it is…
• 花菇 (faa1 gu1) — Chinese mushrooms; shiitake
• 花螺 (faa1 lo2) — Sea snails
• 花蟹 (faa1 haai5) — the old HK$10 note (slang)
• 花貓 (faa1 maau1) — A multi-coloured cat
• 花階磚 (faa1 gaai1 zyun1) — tiles with pattern
• 花靚仔 (faa1 leng3 zai2) — a young good-looking male with no talents or abilities (slang)
• 花靚 (faa1 leng1) — an ignorant youngster
• 花面貓 (faa1 min6 maau1) — describes someone who has dirt on his; her face
• 花鳥蟲魚 (faa1 niu5 cung4 jyu4) — Flowers and birds; the world of nature
• 芳名 (fong1 ming4) — name or reputation of a young woman
• 芳村 (fong1 cyun1) — Fangcun, a place in China
• 芳澤 (fong1 zaak6) — Kiss; scented hair oil used by woman in old times; fragrance; woman's looks
• 芳草 (fong1 cou2) — literally: fragrant grass; a generic term to refer to gentlemen or ladies that …
• 芶 (gau1) — a surname
• 芽菜 (ngaa4 coi3) — (noun) (food) beansprouts
• 芽豆 (ngaa4 dau2) — sprouted broad bean
• 苔衣 (toi4 ji1) — moss; a spread of lichens; a priest's robe
• 苟活 (gau2 wut6) — live on in degradation
• 若果 (joek6 gwo2) — (conjunction) if; in the event; just in case
• 若然之 (joek6 jin4 zi1) — if… and so (spoken)
• 苦不堪言 (fu2 bat1 ham1 jin4) — to suffer unspeakable misery
• 苦刁刁 (fu2 diu1 diu1) — very bitter; a bitter taste
• 苦口苦面 (fu2 hau2 fu2 min6) — to pull a long face; to look miserable
• 苦口苦麵 (fu2 hau2 fu2 min6) — With a sad look
• 苦於 (fu2 jyu1) — To suffer from; trouble; (of life, etc.) be more bitter than
• 苦瓜乾噉口面 (fu2 gwaa1 gon1 gam2 hau2 min6) — sad face; to look miserable
• 苦瓜乾 (fu2 gwaa1 gon1) — dried bitter melon; a miserable look on one's face
• 苦瓜噉口面 (fu2 gwaa1 gam2 hau2 min6) — sad face; to look miserable
• 苦瓜噉嘅面 (fu2 gwaa1 gam2 ge3 min6) — (with a face that looks like bitter melon); to pull a long face; with a miserab…
• 苦瓜噉面 (fu2 gwaa1 gam2 min6) — sad face; to look miserable
• 苦瓜 (fu2 gwaa1) — (noun) someone who is miserable
• 苦茶 (fu2 caa4) — Chinese herbal tea
• 苦過弟弟 (fu2 gwo3 di4 di2) — (slang)destitute; indigent; suffering extreme hardship
• 英倫 (jing1 leon4) — British; England
• 英偉 (jing1 wai5) — great; powerful
• 英國佬 (jing1 gwok3 lou2) — Brits; limeys
• 英國航空 (jing1 gwok3 hong4 hung1) — British Airways
• 英女皇 (jing1 neoi5 wong4) — the Queen of the United Kingdom
• 英姿 (jing1 zi1) — heroic; brave
• 英式鬆餅 (jing1 sik1 sung1 beng2) — English scone
• 英才 (jing1 coi4) — talented people
• 英文堂 (jing1 man2 tong4) — English lesson
• 英格蘭超級聯賽 (jing1 gaak3 laan4 ciu1 kap1 lyun4 coi3) — English Premier League
• 英武 (jing1 mou5) — valiant
• 英泥 (jing1 nai4) — cement
• 英烈 (jing1 lit6) — Heroic; brave; valiant; heroic martyr
• 英皇道 (jing1 wong4 dou6) — King's Road, a main road along the northern coast of Hong Kong Island
• 英磅 (jing1 bong2) — Great British Pound; Pound Sterling
• 英聯邦運動會 (jing1 lyun4 bong1 wan6 dung6 wui2) — the Commonwealth Games
• 英 (jing1) — gallant; hero; outstanding; excellent; (literary) flower; blossom; brave; petal…
• 英豪 (jing1 hou4) — a hero
• 英雄輩出 (jing1 hung4 bui3 ceot1) — Heroes come forth in large numbers
• 英魂 (jing1 wan4) — spirit of a martyr; person of outstanding talent
• 茂利 (mau6 lei2) — a fool; an idiot
• 范曉萱 (faan6 hiu2 hyun1) — Mavis Fan, name of a Taiwanese singer
• 茄哩啡 (ke1 le1 fe1) — someone who plays a minor role; someone unimportant
• 茄喱啡 (ke1 le1 fe1) — someone who plays a minor role; someone unimportant
• 茄士咩 (ke1 si6 me1) — Cashmere (from loanword)
• 茄汁 (ke4 zap1) — tomato sauce
• 茄瓜 (ke2 gwaa1) — eggplant
• 茄 (ke2) — eggplant; tomato; aubergine
• 茅柴 (maau4 caai4) — bad wine
• 茨實 (ci4 sat6) — gordon euryale seed; dried fox nut
• 茭筍 (gaau1 seon2) — water bamboo; wild rice shoots
• 茶園 (caa4 jyun4) — Tea plantation
• 茶寮 (caa4 liu4) — tea house
• 茶居 (caa4 geoi1) — tea house
• 茶杯碟 (caa4 bui1 dip2) — a saucer
• 茶果嶺 (caa4 gwo2 leng5) — Cha Kwo Ling, a place in Hong Kong
• 茶果 (caa4 gwo2) — steamed glutinous rice dumpling
• 茶水房 (caa4 seoi2 fong2) — Pantry
• 茶水 (caa4 seoi2) — Tea and water
• 茶水間 (caa4 seoi2 gaan1) — Pantry
• 茶油 (caa4 jau4) — Tea oil; tea seed oil
• 茶煲 (caa4 bou1) — (n.) a tea pot; a tea kettle; (slang) a way to refer to someone who is troubles…
• 茶瓜 (caa4 gwaa1) — gherkin
• 茶盅 (caa4 zung1) — a gaiwan, a Chinese tea bowl which comes in a set complete with a lid and sauce…
• 茶磚 (caa4 zyun1) — Tea brick
• 茶粿 (caa4 gwo2) — Tea cake; Char-Guo, a Haka style steamed buns
• 茶羹 (caa4 gang1) — teaspoon
• 茶腳 (caa4 goek3) — left over tea
• 茶芥 (caa4 gaai3) — tea and wasabi, a term to refer to sauces, tea, pickles and wet wipes etc. prov…
• 茶隔 (caa4 gaak3) — infiltrator of tea leaves; tea strainer
• 茶餐廳 (caa4 caan1 teng1) — a café which serves food
• 茸茸爛爛 (jung4 jung4 laan6 laan6) — rotten; falling apart; broken
• 茸茸 (jung4 jung4) — Downy; fine, soft and thick
• 茺 (cung1) — motherwort; Leonurus japonicus
• 荃灣區 (cyun4 waan1 keoi1) — Tsuen Wan District, a district in Hong Kong
• 荃灣線 (cyun4 waan1 sin3) — Tsuen Wan Line; one of the lines of the metro network in Hong Kong
• 荃灣西 (cyun4 waan1 sai1) — Tsuen Wan West, a place in Hong Kong
• 荃錦公路 (cyun4 gam2 gung1 lou6) — Tsuen Kam Road; Route Twisk in Hong Kong
• 草創 (cou2 cong3) — an initial stage; to start to establish or to found
• 草地滾球 (cou2 dei6 gwan2 kau4) — Lawn Bowls
• 草席 (cou2 zek6) — Straw mat
• 草披 (cou2 pei1) — lawn
• 草根階層 (cou2 gan1 gaai1 cang4) — grassroots (caste); poverty class
• 草簽 (cou2 cim1) — to initial something
• 草羊 (cou2 joeng4) — a goat
• 草芥 (cou2 gaai3) — worthless as dirt
• 草花頭 (cou2 faa1 tau2) — the Kangxi radical 140 in Chinese writing, visibly similar to two crosses linin…
• 草 (cou2) — (noun) boy or male; (Chinese radical) in a component form "艹"; grass; straw; ma…
• 草蜢 (cou2 maang5) — (celebrity) The Grasshopper, a former bang in Hong Kong
• 草頭王 (cou2 tau4 wong4) — bandit chief;
• 草龍 (cou2 lung4) — grass lizard; a cigarette spiked with heroin
• 荏苒 (jam5 jim5) — time flies
• 荒年 (fong1 nin4) — Famine year
• 荒腔走板 (fong1 hong1 zau2 baan2) — out of tune; to describe something that has deviated very far from what is appr…
• 荔園 (lai6 jyun4) — Lai Chi Kok Amusement Park
• 荔景 (lai6 ging2) — Lai King, a town situated in southern New Territories in Hong Kong
• 荔枝菌 (lai6 zi1 kwan2) — edible fungus that grows on lychee trees (Macrolepiota albuminosa)
• 荔枝角 (lai6 zi1 gok3) — Lai Chi Kok; a neighbourhood in New Kowloon, Hong Kong
• 荷倌 (ho4 gun1) — casino dealer
• 荷包亂揈 (ho4 baau1 lyun2 fang6) — to splash money around; extravagance; splurge
• 荷包仔 (ho4 baau1 zai2) — pickpocket; small purse (slang)
• 荷包倒吊 (ho4 baau1 dou3 diu3) — to splash money around; extravagance; splurge
• 荷包友 (ho4 baau1 jau5) — pickpocket (slang)
• 荷塘 (ho4 tong4) — lotus pond
• 荷官 (ho4 gun1) — casino dealer
• 荷李活 (ho4 lei5 wut6) — Hollywood
• 荷李活道 (ho4 lei5 wut6 dou6) — Hollywood Road, a road situated in Central in Hong Kong
• 荷葉 (ho4 jip6) — lotus leaf
• 荷葉飯 (ho4 jip6 faan6) — steamed fried rice wrapped in lotus leaf
• 荷蘭文 (ho4 laan1 man2) — Dutch
• 荷蘭水 (ho4 laan1 seoi2) — a dated term for 'soft drink(s); soda' in Cantonese slang
• 荷蘭水蓋 (ho4 laan1 seoi2 goi3) — (n.) a metal bottle soda cap (from the 60s); a humourous way to refer to a meda…
• 荷蘭牛 (ho4 laan1 ngau4) — Dutch cow; Holstein cattle
• 荷蘭航空公司 (ho4 laan1 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1) — KLM, Royal Dutch Airlines
• 荷蘭薯 (ho4 laan1 syu4) — potato
• 荷蘭話 (ho4 laan1 waa2) — Dutch
• 荷載 (ho6 zoi3) — load; the amount of weight that is pressing down (on something)
• 荷里活 (ho4 lei5 wut6) — Hollywood
• 荼蘼 (tou4 mei4) — Rubus rosifolius
• 莫文蔚 (mok6 man4 wai3) — Karen Mok, name of a Hong Kong actress and singer
• 菂 (dik1) — lotus seed; tiny round-shaped thing; to lift something up abovce ground
• 菜乾 (coi3 gon1) — dried vegetables
• 菜子 (coi3 zi2) — vegetable seed; rapeseed
• 菜心樖 (coi3 sam1 po1) — the tender flower stalk of vegetables harvested being maturing
• 菜欄 (coi3 laan1) — wholesale vegetable market
• 菜汁 (coi3 zap1) — food sauce remaining on a finished dish (spoken)
• 菜牌 (coi3 paai4) — menu
• 菜田 (coi3 tin4) — Vegetable fields
• 菜腳 (coi3 goek3) — remaining vegetable; leftovers
• 菜膽 (coi3 daam2) — stalk of vegetable
• 菜 (coi3) — (slang) symbolic character of lazy or girl; dish (type of food); vegetable; cui…
• 菜薳 (coi3 jyun5) — vegetable leaf
• 菜薹 (coi3 toi4) — the tender flower stalk of vegetables
• 菠菜豆腐 (bo1 coi3 dau6 fu6) — Spinach and Tofu; an emergency or crisis such as death
• 菠萝包 (bo1 lo4 baau1) — Pineapple buns
• 菠蘿包 (bo1 lo4 baau1) — a pineapple bun, where the top of it is made to resemble a pineapple
• 菠蘿彈 (bo1 lo4 daan2) — a hand grenade
• 菠蘿汁 (bo1 lo4 zap1) — Pineapple juice
• 菠蘿油 (bo1 lo4 jau4) — pineapple bun with butter
• 菠蘿蓋 (bo1 lo4 goi3) — (human body part) patella; kneecap or kneepan
• 菠蘿釘 (bo1 lo4 deng1) — spikes on a pineapple
• 菠蘿雞 (bo1 lo4 gai1) — (literally: pineapple chicken); someone who is keen on clinging on to others in…
• 菠蘿麻 (bo1 lo4 maa4) — a type of Burlap or Hessian fabric
• 菡萏 (haam5 daam6) — lotus flower
• 菢竇 (bou6 dau3) — to hatch eggs
• 菩提子 (pou4 tai4 zi2) — grapes
• 菩薘 (pou4 daat6) — bitter melon
• 菩薩心腸 (pou4 saat3 sam1 coeng4) — Kind-heartedness
• 菩薩 (pou4 saat3) — one who is kind-hearted
• 華北地區 (waa4 bak1 dei6 keoi1) — North China
• 華南地區 (waa4 naam4 dei6 keoi1) — South China
• 華南農業大學 (waa4 naam4 nung4 jip6 daai6 hok6) — South China Agricultural University
• 華師 (waa4 si1) — South China Normal University
• 華師站 (waa4 si1 zaam6) — South China Normal University Station
• 華懋 (waa4 mau6) — Chinachem
• 華懋集團 (waa4 mau6 zaap6 tyun4) — Chinachem Group
• 華服 (waa4 fuk6) — Costumes; finery
• 華林寺 (waa4 lam4 zi2) — Hualin Temple, a temple in Guangxhou in China
• 華格納 (waa4 gaak3 naap6) — Warner, a composer
• 華比銀行 (waa4 bei2 ngan4 hong4) — Belgian Bank
• 華爾滋 (waa4 ji5 zi1) — Waltz
• 華盛頓大學 (waa4 sing6 deon6 daai6 hok6) — University of Washington
• 華秀 (waa4 sau3) — name of the character in a tale who keeps a ferocious dog
• 華翰 (waa4 hon6) — a polite way to say 'your letter'
• 菲薄 (fei2 bok6) — meager; belittle
• 菸草 (jin1 cou2) — tobacco
• 菸鹼醯胺腺嘌呤二核苷酸 (jin1 gaan2 hei1 on1 sin3 piu1 ling4 ji6 hat6 gam1 syun1) — Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
• 萌塞 (mang4 sak1) — stubborn; narrow-minded; reluctant to take advice of others
• 萍蹤 (ping4 zung1) — Track of a wanderer
• 著數 (zoek6 sou3) — (noun) good deal; benefits; rewards (Cantonese)
• 著燈 (zoek6 dang1) — turning the lights on (spoken)
• 著 (zoek3) — (verb) 1. wear (clothes, shoes, etc.); (verb); write or compose (book, etc.); (…
• 著草 (zoek3 cou2) — to abscond
• 著衫 (zoek6 saam1) — wearing clothes (spoken)
• 落Ｄ (lok6 di1) — to go to a disco
• 落仔 (lok6 zai2) — to have an abortion
• 落剩 (lok6 sing6) — left over
• 落力 (lok6 lik6) — (verb) to put a lot of effort in; to work hard at
• 落去 (lok6 heoi3) — go down (spoken)
• 落口供 (lok6 hau2 gung1) — recording of statement (police)
• 落吧 (lok6 baa1) — to go to a bar
• 落單 (lok6 daan1) — to place an order
• 落嘴頭 (lok6 zeoi2 tau4) — persuading hard (spoken)
• 落嚟 (lok6 lai4) — come down (spoken)
• 落堂 (lok6 tong4) — (verb) to be dismissed from class (at the end of the lesson); to finish school
• 落場 (lok6 coeng4) — off duty; to leave; to end; to conclude
• 落大雨 (lok6 daai6 jyu5) — pouring rain
• 落妝 (lok6 zong1) — removing make-up (spoken)
• 落定 (lok6 deng6) — (verb) to pay a deposit
• 落客 (lok6 haak3) — To drop-off passengers
• 落形 (lok6 jing4) — facial changes due to excessive slimming or sickness
• 落後 (lok6 hau6) — out-date
• 落手打三更 (lok6 sau2 daa2 saam1 gaang1) — to do something wrongly since the very beginning
• 落手 (lok6 sau2) — to take action; to carry out a certain action; to set about
• 落手落腳 (lok6 sau2 lok6 goek3) — (slang) someone is doing work by herself or himself physically; to get one's ha…
• 落晒形 (lok6 saai3 jing4) — look sad or tired (spoken)
• 落更 (lok6 gaang1) — to get off work; to finish a shift
• 落本 (lok6 bun2) — to have to spend a lot of money (capital) on
• 落格 (lok6 gaak3) — to take possession of something illegally; (food) being digested
• 落案 (lok6 ngon3) — press charges
• 落樓下 (lok6 lau4 haa6) — to go downstairs
• 落樓 (lok6 lau2) — to go downstairs
• 落機 (lok6 gei1) — landing; to disembark a plane
• 落水狗 (lok6 seoi2 gau2) — bad guy who doesn't get power anymore
• 落狗屎 (lok6 gau2 si2) — raining cats and dogs
• 落班 (lok6 baan1) — off work; finish work (spoken)
• 落畫 (lok6 waa2) — screening finishes for a movie (spoken)
• 落紅 (lok6 hung4) — lost virginity; the show (during pregnancy when the plug of mucus from the cerv…
• 落肥 (lok6 fei4) — fertilize
• 落膈 (lok6 gaak3) — allow food to digest properly after meals (spoken)
• 落臺 (lok6 toi4) — To leave the stage; to step down; to resign
• 落船 (lok6 syun4) — to board a boat (in the past when the pier is usually at a higher level compare…
• 落花 (lok6 faa1) — fallen flowers
• 落草為寇 (lok6 cou2 wai4 kau3) — To escape into the forest and becomes an outlaw; bandit
• 落荒而逃 (lok6 fong1 ji4 tou4) — run away after being defeated
• 落 (lok6) — (verb) to climb down (stairs); to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide…
• 落街 (lok6 gaai1) — go down to the street (spoken)
• 落袋 (lok6 doi2) — to put in the pocket; to pocket
• 落訂 (lok6 deng6) — to pay the deposit
• 落足 (lok6 zuk1) — put sufficient; to put in a lot of ….
• 落車 (lok6 ce1) — (verb) to get off a vehicle; to get out (of a vehicle)
• 落鄉 (lok6 hoeng1) — go to hometown; to go to the countryside
• 落閘放狗 (lok6 zaap6 fong3 gau2) — (to close the gate and unleash the dogs to ward off burglars); to express that …
• 落降頭 (lok6 gong3 tau4) — cast a voodoo curse
• 落雨收柴 (lok6 jyu5 sau1 caai4) — tasks left unfinished (slang)
• 落雨溦 (lok6 jyu5 mei4) — drizzle
• 落雨濕濕 (lok6 jyu5 sap1 sap1) — getting wet from the rain (spoken)
• 落雨絲濕 (lok6 jyu5 si1 sap1) — a situation where the road is slippery when raining; damp and wet everywhere du…

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