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起菜 (hei2 coi3) — to start serving dishes (in a Chinese-style restaurant)
起行 (hei2 hang4) — let's go (spoken)
起褶 (hei2 zaap6) — frilling; wrinkled; ruck up; to crease
起貨 (hei2 fo3) — completion of task (manufacturing, building, designing etc.)
起踭 (hei2 zaang1) — to elbow someone
起轎 (hei2 giu2) — to lift up a sedan chair when setting off to go somewhere (such as to carry a b…
起釘 (hei2 deng1) — to calculate and add the compound interest on to a loan, especially those pract…
起鑊 (hei2 wok6) — food is cooked, and ready for serving
起雞皮 (hei2 gai1 pei4) — getting goose bumps
起飛腳 (hei2 fei1 goek3) — sudden tantrum or attack (spoken); betray (spoken)
起首 (hei2 sau2) — starting from (spoken)
起駕 (hei2 gaa3) — the act of an imperial highness (emperor or empress etc.) setting off to go som…
起骨 (hei2 gwat1) — extracting bones from meat (spoken)
起點 (hei2 dim2) — origin
趁住 (can3 zyu6) — while; avail oneself of;taking advantage of
趁地腍 (can3 dei6 nam4) — literally: 'to take advantage of the opportunity when the ground is soft enough…
趁墟打市 (can3 heoi1 daa2 si5) — to go to market
趁墟 (can3 heoi1) — (slang) to go to a flea market; to visit a street market; (phrasal verb) to joi…
趁手 (can3 sau2) — (adverb) conveniently; on the way; on one's way; at one's convenience; in passi…
趁熱食 (can3 jit6 sik6) — to eat the food while it's still hot
趁熱鬧 (can3 jit6 naau6) — going somewhere popular nowadays (spoken)
趁 (can3) — while; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to attend; to take a boat; to…
趁風使𢃇 (can3 fung1 sai2 lei5) — to exploit an opportunity [colloquial]
趁高興 (can3 gou1 hing3) — to join in the fun; while one is in high spirits
超人一等 (ciu1 jan4 jat1 dang2) — to consider oneself's above the others; to be better at something compared to o…
超任 (ciu1 jam6) — Super Famicom; Super Nintendo Entertainment System
超小型 (ciu1 siu2 jing4) — subminiature; micro-mini
超然 (ciu1 jin4) — aloof; transcendent;
超筍價 (ciu1 seon2 gaa3) — super cheap price; bargain price
超級電腦 (ciu1 kap1 din6 nou5) — a super computer
超能膠 (ciu1 nang4 gaau1) — superglue
超 (ciu1) — very; to stare (Cantonese); glasses; spectacles (Cantonese); to exceed; to over…
超額完成 (ciu1 ngaak6 jyun4 sing4) — over-fulfill; to exceed the target; to outperform
超高頻 (ciu1 gou1 pan4) — ultrahigh frequency
越來越多 (jyut6 lai4 jyut6 do1) — more and more; increasingly; a growing number
越南人 (jyut6 naam4 jan4) — Vietnamese (people)
越南共和國 (jyut6 naam4 gung6 wo4 gwok3) — Republic Of Vietnam
越南國家航空 (jyut6 naam4 gwok3 gaa1 hong4 hung1) — Vietnam Airlines
越南航空 (jyut6 naam4 hong4 hung1) — Vietnam Airlines
越南話 (jyut6 naam4 waa2) — Vietnamese (the language)
越秀公園站 (jyut6 sau3 gung1 jyun4 zaam6) — Yuexiu Park Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
越秀公園 (jyut6 sau3 gung1 jyun2) — Yuexiu Park; a popular park in Guangzhou, China
越秀山 (jyut6 sau3 saan1) — Yuexiu Hill, a place in Guangzhou, China
越語 (jyut6 jyu5) — Vietnamese (the language)
越 (jyut6) — abbr. for Vietnam; to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more; …
趌腳 (gat6 goek3) — to be on tiptoes
趍 (ceoi1) — hasten
趑車轉 (ci1 ce1 zyun3) — round and round; round in circles; to run round in circles; to go back and forth
趑車轉 (zi1 ce1 zyun2) — spinning around
趕住去投胎咩 (gon2 zyu6 heoi3 tau4 toi1 me1) — what's the hurry?
趕住去投胎 (gon2 zyu6 heoi3 tau4 toi1) — dashing off to (with a negative connotation)
趕住 (gon2 zyu6) — in a hurry to
趕唔切 (gon2 m4 cit3) — (slang) unable to catch something; to be too late for something; cannot make it…
趕唔得切 (gon2 m4 dak1 cit3) — to not be able to finish something in time; to not have enough time to do somet…
趕喉趕命 (gon2 hau4 gon2 meng6) — rushing through everything; to do something in a rush
趕客 (gon2 haak3) — to rush someone off; to describe something that is so repulsive; disgusting; un…
趕得切 (gon2 dak1 cit3) — made it just in time (spoken)
趕急 (gon2 gap1) — to hurry up; to make haste; to nip along
趕時間 (gon2 si4 gaan3) — in a hurry (spoken)
趕狗入窮巷 (gon2 gau2 jap6 kung4 hong6) — forcing one to a dead end (slang)
趕頭趕命 (gon2 tau4 gon2 meng6) — to be in a great hurry
趕鴨仔 (gon2 aap3 zai2) — travelling in a tour group (slang)
趖 (so1) — to walk briskly; to move
趙學而 (ziu6 hok6 ji4) — Bondy, Chiu Hok-yee, a Hong Kong singer and actress
趟櫳 (tong3 lung4) — a whoose cage sliding door (a Chinese style sliding door used in the olden days…
趟門 (tong3 mun4) — a sliding door
趣怪 (ceoi3 gwaai3) — interesting; fascinating; amusing
趣緻 (ceoi3 zi3) — fun
趣致 (ceoi3 zi3) — fun
趣趣地 (ceoi3 ceoi3 dei2) — slightly; a small token of; mere trifle
趯更 (dek1 gaang1) — to sneak off from a shift or work; to desert one's post
趯 (dek3) — to expel; to run away; to flee; to rush; hurry; to drive (someone; something) a…
趯路 (dek3 lou2) — to run away
足水 (zuk1 seoi2) — to be satisfied and content; complacent
足球員 (zuk1 kau4 jyun4) — a football player; a footballer (soccer player)
足部 (zuk1 bou6) — foot
趵突泉 (paau3 dat6 cyun4) — Spouting Spring; Baotu Spring , a famous spring in Jinan, Guangzhou, China
趷腳 (gat6 goek3) — crippled leg (spoken)
趷起身 (gat6 hei2 san1) — to raise oneself up
趷跛跛 (gat6 bai1 bai1) — to jump using one foot
趷路 (gat6 lou6) — go away; get lost (spoken)
趾骨 (zi2 gwat1) — phalanges (bones)
跈 (nin2) — to tread on; to trample; to struggle; to tumble
跌低 (dit3 dai1) — to fall over; to fall down
跌倒揦番揸沙 (dit3 dou2 laa3 faan1 zaa4 saa1) — to cover up one's faults; mistakes; failure inorder to save one's face
跌入 (dit3 jap6) — to fall into
跌咗 (dit3 zo2) — dropped; lost (spoken)
跌嚫 (dit3 can1) — get injured in a fall
跌打 (dit3 daa2) — bone-setter; Chinese medical practitioning on bones and muscles
跌打酒 (dit3 daa2 zau2) — a liniment for traumatic injuries
跌眼鏡 (dit3 ngaan5 geng2) — (slang) someone gets disappointed because makes wrong expectation and predictio…
跌親 (dit3 can1) — to tumble; to fall over; to fall down; to fall on one's face
跑街 (paau2 gaai1) — delivery person (spoken)
跑 (paau2) — (verb) Jog; to run; to run away; to escape; to run around (on errands etc); (of…
跛手 (bai1 sau2) — disability of the arm; hand
跛腳了哥 (bai1 goek3 liu5 go1) — an incompetent person
跛腳佬 (bai1 goek3 lou2) — a lame man
跛腳女 (bai1 goek3 neoi2) — a cripple; limp girl
跛腳婆 (bai1 goek3 po4) — a cripple; limp woman
跛腳鴨 (bai1 goek3 aap3) — failed investor (spoken)
跟住落嚟 (gan1 zyu6 lok6 lei4) — next
跟住 (gan1 zyu6) — and then; and after
跟大隊 (gan1 daai6 deoi2) — to go with the crowd
跟尾狗 (gan1 mei5 gau2) — (n.) a person who copies other people's work or behaviour (with a negative conn…
跟尾 (gan1 mei5) — following (spoken)
跟手尾 (gan1 sau2 mei5) — to clean up someone else's mess; to finish off somebody's incomplete work
跟斗 (gan1 dau2) — a somersault;
跟紅頂白 (gan1 hung4 ding2 baak6) — to be snobbish
跣咗一跤 (sin3 zo2 jat1 gaau1) — slip and fall
跣腳 (sin3 goek3) — slip; slip and fall; slippery
跣親 (sin3 can1) — to slip and fall
跣足 (sin2 zuk1) — to go bare foot
跣 (sin2) — to slip or slide; to tease or make fool of; barefooted
跨年度 (kwaa1 nin4 dou6) — to go beyond the year; to carry over to the next year
跪低 (gwai6 dai1) — surrender; kneel down
跪地餵豬乸 (gwai6 dei6 wai3 zyu1 naa2) — literally: 'to kneel on the ground to feed a sow' describes someone who is will…
跪薦 (gwai6 zin3) — one pleading for recommendation
跪 (gwai6) — surrender; give up; to kneel
路基 (lou6 gei1) — roadbed; subgrade
路姆西 (lou6 mou5 sai1) — the translated name for the Ikea toy – Lufsig, homophone of 'mother fucker' in …
路數 (lou6 sou3) — (n.) ideas, solutions; opportunities that lead people to success
路易十四 (lou6 jik6 sap6 sei3) — Louis XIV
路氹城 (lou6 tam5 sing4) — Cotai, a place in Macau, China
路牌 (lou6 paai4) — a guideboard; a street nameplate; a road sign; a street sign
路祭 (lou6 zai3) — to offer sacrifices on the route of a funeral procession
路軌 (lou6 gwai2) — rail tracks
路途 (lou6 tou4) — journey
路遙知馬力 (lou6 jiu4 zi1 maa5 lik6) — literally: 'distance tests a horse's stamina' (you can never know what someone …
跳入 (tiu3 jap6) — to jump into
跳槽 (tiu3 cou4) — to switch employer within same industry or amongst competitors
跳樓價 (tiu3 lau4 gaa3) — huge drop in prices (spoken)
跳樓貨 (tiu3 lau2 fo3) — a business strategy to sell inventory at a relatively low price to attract cust…
跳欄 (tiu3 laan4) — hurdles
跳灰 (tiu3 fui1) — Jumping Ash, a Hong Kong movie in 1976
跳皮 (tiu3 pei4) — naughty (spoken)
跳蝨市場 (tiu3 sat1 si5 coeng4) — a flea-market
跳蝨 (tiu3 sat1) — a flea
跳跳紮 (tiu3 tiu3 zaat3) — jumping around; lively and animated
跳跳貢 (tiu3 tiu3 gung3) — jumping around
跳過 (tiu3 gwo3) — to pass over; to skip; to jump through
跳飛機 (tiu3 fei1 gei1) — hopscotch
踎低 (mau1 dai1) — kneel down (spoken)
踎塔 (mau1 taap3) — excreting (spoken)
踎墩 (mau1 dan1) — unemployed
踎廁 (mau1 ci3) — squating toilet; squatter
踎監 (mau1 gaam1) — to be jailed (spoken)
踎街 (mau1 gaai1) — squatting on the street (spoken)
踎躉 (mau1 dan1) — unemployed
䟴䟴腳 (ngan3 ngan3 goek3) — to be in a position to be able to be relaxed and chilled to enjoy life as there…
䟴高 (ngan3 gou1) — to stand on tiptoe
踏兩頭船 (daap6 loeng5 tau4 syun4) — literally: 'stepping on two ships with one foot', to date two people at the sam…
踏單車 (daap6 daan1 ce1) — to ride a bike
踏實 (daap6 sat6) — down-to-earth; good foundation
踏正 (daap6 zing3) — on the spot (timing; spoken)
踏破鐵鞋無覓處 (daap6 po3 tit3 haai4 mou4 mik6 cyu3) — to describe something that is nowhere to be found even after painstakingly exha…
踏腳石 (daap6 goek3 sek6) — a stepping stone (a metaphor for someone who is being used as a stepping stone …
踢出局 (tek3 ceot1 guk6) — to kick out
踢拖 (tek3 to1) — wearing slippers
踢晒腳 (tek3 saai3 goek3) — very busy
踢曬腳 (tek3 saai3 goek3) — very busy
踢毽 (tek3 jin2) — jianzi (a weighted shuttlecock) kicking (in Mandarin)
踢波 (tek3 bo1) — (verb) to play soccer; to play football
踢燕 (tek3 jin2) — jianzi (a weighted shuttlecock) kicking
踢皮球 (tek3 pei4 kau4) — literally ' to kick a ball around', to shift responsibility onto others; to pas…
踢着腳 (tek3 zoek6 goek3) — kicking
踢竇 (tek3 dau3) — the act of breaking into someone's place and making a mess there, normally refe…
踢腳 (tek3 goek3) — kicks; (adj.) tough (to be met with difficulties in a situation or to be in a d…
踢開 (tek3 hoi1) — to kick out; to knock off
踩低 (caai2 dai1) — step-over; bad-month
踩住人膊頭 (caai2 zyu6 jan4 bok3 tau4) — to advance or gain advantage over others (slang)
踩冰 (caai2 bing1) — to step on ice; to go ice skating
踩单车 (caai2 daan1 ce1) — to ride a bike
踩台 (caai2 toi4) — stage rehearsal
踩單車 (caai2 daan1 ce1) — bicycle riding; cycling
踩嚫條尾 (caai2 can3 tiu4 mei5) — to offend someone; to tread on someone's toes
踩地盤 (caai2 dei6 pun4) — to step into one's sphere of influence and to be of a threat to their benefits …
踩場 (caai2 coeng4) — provoking by entering enemy's turf or area of control (spoken)
踩死蟻 (caai2 sei2 ngai5) — walking slowly (slang)
踩水影 (caai2 seoi2 jing2) — to tread water
踩波車 (caai2 bo1 ce1) — to lose balance after stepping on the ball (football jargon)
踩界 (caai2 gaai3) — to step on the boundary line; to step into someone else's territory
踩親條尾 (caai2 can1 tiu4 mei5) — (literally: to step on someone's tail); to offend someone
踩 (caai2) — (verb) 1. demean; (slang) to visit (e.g. a party, bar, shop, etc.); to step on;…
踩車 (caai2 ce1) — to ride a bike
踩過界 (caai2 gwo3 gaai3) — stepping over the boundary; taking things too far (spoken)
踩鋼線 (caai2 gong3 sin3) — to do dangerous things; to walk a tighwire
踩錯腳 (caai2 co3 goek3) — to stumble; to lose one's footing
踩雪屐 (caai2 syut3 kek6) — roller-skating
踳 (cyun2) — error; mishap
踹雪屐 (caai2 syut3 kek6) — roller skating
𨂾光黑 (naam3 gwong1 haak1) — evening; dusk
蹉跎歲月 (co1 to4 seoi3 jyut6) — to let years and months slip by – to waste one's time; to allow time to slip aw…
𨃩西瓜皮 (sin3 sai1 gwaa1 pei4) — to step on a peel and fall down; to be tricked by someone or to walk into a trap
躀低 (gwaan3 dai1) — defeat; slipped over (spoken)
躀直 (gwaan3 zik6) — total failure; a complete failure
蹺妙 (kiu2 miu6) — (adjective) ingenious [colloquial]; nifty (noun) ingenuity; cleverness
蹺 (hiu1) — to skip one's classes; arm-crossing; to raise one's foot; to stand on tiptoe; s…
蹺蹊 (kiu1 kei1) — fishy; dubious (spoken)
躁暴 (cou3 bou6) — grumpiness;termagancy
躁火 (cou3 fo2) — raging with anger; angry
躉 (dan2) — (Cantonese); giant grouper (fish); barge; buttock; classifier for buildings; wh…
躍起 (joek3 hei2) — jump; capriole;upspring
躝屍趷路 (laan1 si1 gat6 lou6) — piss off
躝屍 (laan1 si1) — rough way of telling others to go away; "get out"
躝癱 (laan1 taan1) — cursing one to be crippled (derogatory)
躝街 (laan1 gaai1) — roaming the streets aimlessly; going out for fun (spoken)
躝 (laan1) — to crawl; get out; to pass; to step over; to creep; to twine round; to slither;…
躝開 (laan1 hoi1) — get out of the way; get lost (spoken)
身先士卒 (san1 sin1 si6 zeot1) — to lead by example; to be ahead of one's charges; to take the lead
身光頸靚 (san1 gwong1 geng2 leng3) — well dressed (spoken)
身兼數職 (san1 gim1 sou3 zik1) — to wear many hats (to have many roles)
身受 (san1 sau6) — to experience (personally)
身壯力健 (san1 zong3 lik6 gin6) — to be healthy and strong (usually used as a festive greeting during Chinese New…
身嬌肉貴 (san1 giu1 juk6 gwai3) — describes a person's body and life as being more precious and valuable than oth…
身家性命 (san1 gaa1 sing3 ming6) — a man's life and family possessions
身家清白 (san1 gaa1 cing1 baak6) — from a decent family
身家 (san1 gaa1) — (noun) one's total personal assets; one's total wealth; family origin; family b…
身旁 (san1 pong4) — beside;next to
身有屎 (san1 jau5 si2) — (literally: with faeces on the body); to describe someone who has done somethin…
身歷聲 (san1 lik6 seng1) — stereophonic sound
身毒 (san1 duk6) — Sindhu, an ancient name for India
身水身汗 (san1 seoi2 san1 hon6) — sweating profusely
身無長物 (san1 mou4 coeng4 mat6) — to have nothing; to have no valuable things asides from the necessities
身㷫 (san1 hing3) — fever
身當命抵 (san1 dong1 meng6 dai2) — to have only oneself to blame
身痕 (san1 han4) — itchy; crave for (spoken)
身紀 (san1 gei2) — pregnant; pregnancy
身體健康 (san1 tai2 gin6 hong1) — to be in good health (usually used in greetings such as during Chinese new year…
身體素質 (san1 tai2 sou3 zat1) — physical constitution; physique
身體 (san1 tai2) — (noun) (of health) constitution;
躺倒 (tong2 dou2) — lie down
車仔 (ce1 zai2) — (noun) rickshaw or cart (most often used to refer to street cart noodles); slan…
車仔麪 (ce1 zai2 min6) — 'cart noodle' (used to be sold in carts by street vendors), a type of noodles i…
車仔麵 (ce1 zai2 min6) — cart noodle, traditional soup noodles in a bowl filled with mixture of meat and…
車公廟站 (ce1 gung1 miu6 zaam6) — Che Kung Temple Station, a MTR station in Hong Kong, China
車公廟 (ce1 gung1 miu6) — Che Kung Temple
車刀 (ce1 dou1) — a turning tool bit (a non-rotary cutting tool)
車匙 (ce1 si4) — car key
車卡 (ce1 kaa1) — (of a train) compartment; (of a train) carriage
車厘茄 (ce1 lei4 ke2) — cherry tomato; small tomato
車呔 (ce1 taai1) — (noun) tyre (car)1.
車大炮 (ce1 daai6 paau3) — (v.) to brag about something that may not be true; to lie about something, usua…
車大砲 (ce1 daai6 paau3) — to brag about something that may not be true; to lie about something, usually b…
車天車地 (ce1 tin1 ce1 dei6) — (v.) to brag about something that may not be true; (adj.) to describe someone w…
車尾箱 (ce1 mei5 soeng1) — boot of a car
車尾 (ce1 mei5) — the trunk; boot of a car
車房仔 (ce1 fong4 zai2) — an apprentice in a garage
車手 (ce1 sau2) — a driver; a rider(racing) driver;a racer
車次 (ce1 ci3) — train number; motorcoach number
車款 (ce1 fun2) — model of car; style of car
車死 (ce1 sei2) — to be run over and killed by a car
車燈 (ce1 dang1) — vehicle headlight;car light
車牌 (ce1 paai4) — car license plate; driver's license
車腳 (ce1 goek3) — transport fee
車葉 (ce1 jip6) — a propeller blade
車蓋 (ce1 goi3) — a car bonnet; the front hood of vehicle
車衣 (ce1 ji1) — to sew with a sewing machine
車衫 (ce1 saam1) — to sew with a sewing machine
車路 (ce1 lou6) — roads for cars
車軌 (ce1 gwai2) — track; car track;train track
車軚 (ce1 taai5) — steering wheel; aiming circle
車輪戰 (ce1 leon4 zin3) — a wheel war
車轆 (ce1 luk1) — the wheel (of a vehicle)
車 (ce1) — (verb) 1. to carry (in a vehicle); (slang) (of the expression, "車!") it is a re…
車長 (ce1 zoeng2) — vehicle length;conductor;bus; train commander
車陂南站 (ce1 bei1 naam4 zaam6) — Chebeinan Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
車陂 (ce1 bei1) — Chebei, a place in Guangzhou, China
車頭冚 (ce1 tau4 kam2) — front hood of vehicle
車頭燈 (ce1 tau4 dang1) — the headlights
車頭 (ce1 tau4) — front of a car
車馬費 (geoi1 maa5 fai3) — transport allowance (e.g. for expense reporting in the workplace)
車龍 (ce1 lung4) — tailback (traffic jam)
軍事素質 (gwan1 si6 sou3 zat1) — military qualities
軍事顧問 (gwan1 si6 gu3 man6) — Military Advisor; military counsellor
軍令 (gwan1 ling6) — military orders or command
軍功 (gwan1 gung1) — military exploit; military merit
軍威 (gwan1 wai1) — military prowess; military prestige
軍帽 (gwan1 mou6) — an army cap; a shako
軍心 (gwan1 sam1) — morale of the army or troops
軍旗 (gwan1 kei4) — an army flag; a military flag
軍服 (gwan1 fuk6) — military uniform
軍樂 (gwan1 ngok6) — military music
軍法審判 (gwan1 faat3 sam2 pun3) — to court-martial
軍火商 (gwan1 fo2 soeng1) — arms dealers; arm merchants
軍用品 (gwan1 jung6 ban2) — military supplies
軍用物資 (gwan1 jung6 mat6 zi1) — military supplies
軍用飛機 (gwan1 jung6 fei1 gei1) — warcraft; military aircraft
軍種 (gwan1 zung2) — services (army , navy , air force , etc.)
軍紀 (gwan1 gei2) — military discipline
軍裝警員 (gwan1 zong1 ging2 jyun4) — uniformed officers (police)
軍警 (gwan1 ging2) — military police; MP
軍長 (gwan1 zoeng2) — army commander
軑 (daai6) — wheel; the hood cover of the front axle
軒尼詩道 (hin1 nei4 si1 dou6) — Hennessy Road, a thoroughfare in Hong Kong
軚盤 (taai3 pun4) — steering wheel
軟弱無能 (jyun5 joek6 mou4 nang4) — weak and incompetent
軟性毒品 (jyun5 sing3 duk6 ban2) — soft drugs
軟𢴈𢴈 (jyun5 daat3 daat3) — soft; pulpy; tender
軟熟 (jyun5 suk6) — soft and fluffy (spoken)
軟皮蛇 (jyun5 pei4 se4) — (slang) someone who is apathetic and slack, who gives no regards to the critici…
軟硬天師 (jyun5 ngaang6 tin1 si1) — 'Softhard', a rap duo in Hong Kong
軟笪笪 (jyun5 daat3 daat3) — soft; pulpy; tender
軟腍腍 (jyun5 nam4 nam4) — soft (can be used to describe a person's character as well as objects)
軟荏荏 (jyun5 jam4 jam4) — soft and tender
軟飯 (jyun5 faan6) — sponge off from a woman (spoken)
軫宿 (zan2 suk1) — Chariot mansion of the Chinese constellations
軫懷 (zan2 waai4) — sorrowfully cherish the memory of somebody
軸對稱 (zuk6 deoi3 cing3) — axial symmetry; rotational symmetry
軸心 (zuk6 sam1) — axis; shaft
軸瓦 (zuk6 ngaa5) — bearing bush
較剪 (gaau3 zin2) — scissors
較早時 (gaau3 zou2 si4) — earlier on (spoken)
較腳 (gaau3 goek3) — escape; leave (slang)
較 (gaau3) — (verb) 1. leave in rush; 2. flee; comparatively; more (preposition comparing di…
較飛 (gaau3 fei1) — an innocent victim or a scapegoat; to be a scapegoat for someone; to be a victi…
載入史冊 (zoi3 jap6 si2 caak3) — be written into the annals of history
載淳 (zoi3 seon4) — the Tongzhi Emperor, the tenth Emperor of Qing dynasty
載譽 (zoi3 jyu6) — come with the honor;be highly acclaimed; victorious
載 (zoi3) — years; contain; to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also; a…
輓聯 (waan5 lyun4) — elegiac couplet
輔警 (fu6 ging2) — an auxiliary police officer; a special constable; a special police
輔車相依 (fu6 geoi1 soeng1 ji1) — rely on one another as cheek and jowl; as dependent on each other as the jowls …
輕寥寥 (heng1 liu1 liu1) — light; imponderable
輕心 (hing1 sam1) — heedlessness
輕枷重罪 (hing1 gaa1 cung5 zeoi6) — someone has done something terrible and created a serious consequence, however,…
輕歌劇 (hing1 go1 kek6) — light opera; operetta
輕秤 (heng1 cing3) — low density
輕裝上陣 (hing1 zong1 soeng5 zan6) — go into battle with a light pack; to move forward with one's burdens discarded
輕言 (hing1 jin4) — (give up) easily; to say something lightly; to say something casually
輕諾寡信 (hing1 nok6 gwaa2 seon3) — those who make promises easily seldoms keep them
輕身 (hing1 san1) — light-weighted
輕 (hing1) — (adjective) 1. carefully; 2. gently; light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimp…
輕鐵 (hing1 tit3) — Light Rail (specifically the MTR Light Rail; LRT)
輕飄 (heng1 piu1) — feeling light, relaxed; light; frivolous; buoyant
輜重 (zi1 cung5) — impedimenta; the baggage and equipment carried by an army
輩份 (bui3 fan6) — seniority
輪住嚟 (leon4 zyu6 lai4) — to take turns
輪呔 (leon4 taai1) — car tyre
輪大米 (leon4 daai6 mai5) — gang rape
輪更 (leon4 gaang1) — to take shift
輪流 (leon4 lau4) — to rotate between people
輪籌 (leon4 cau4) — to line up for a queue ticket
輪軚 (leon4 taai1) — car tyre
輪 (leon4) — (verb) 1. to line up; 2. to get in (a line); wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to t…
輸到貼地 (syu1 dou3 tip3 dei2) — to suffer a devastating defeat; to suffer a terrible lost
輸氧 (syu1 joeng5) — oxygen therapy
輸硬 (syu1 ngaang6) — sure loss; destined to lose; destined to make a loss; no chance of winning
輸蝕 (syu1 sit6) — (verb) to suffer loss; to lose out; to be overtopped by others(unable to compet…
輸賭 (syu1 dou2) — to make a bet
輸錢 (syu1 cin2) — to lose money
輻射熱 (fuk1 se6 jit6) — radiant heat
輻射體 (fuk1 se6 tai2) — radiator; radiating body; emitter
輿論 (jyu4 leon6) — public discussion
轄下 (hat6 haa6) — to have jurisdiction over
轆卡 (luk1 kaat1) — use credit card; to pay with a credit card
轆轆 (luk1 luk1) — onomatopoeia for the sound of a car driving; the rumbling sound inside the tumm…
轆 (luk1) — (noun) 1. wheel; (verb) to roll over (with wheels); windlass; pulley; capstan; …
轇轕 (gaau1 got3) — dispute
轉下眼 (zyun2 haa6 ngaan5) — in the twinkling of an eye
轉介 (zyun2 gaai3) — referral; to refer (someone) to
轉右 (zyun3 jau6) — turn right
轉堂 (zyun3 tong4) — to switch class
轉工 (zyun2 gung1) — changing jobs; changing to another job
轉左 (zyun3 zo2) — turn left
轉帳 (zyun2 zoeng3) — money transfer
轉彎 (zyun2 waan1) — (adverb) (of situation) negotiate for a solution
轉性 (zyun2 sing3) — one's disposition changed
轉眼間 (zyun2 ngaan5 gaan1) — a moment later; in the blink of an eye
轉瞬 (zyun2 seon3) — in a blitz of a second
轉瞬間 (zyun2 seon3 gaan1) — a moment later; in the blink of an eye
轉膊 (zyun2 bok3) — swapping shoulders when carrying a heavy load; transferring one's responsibilit…
轉軚 (zyun2 taai5) — to change one's standpoint; changing of mind or decision (normally regarding to…
轉 (zyun2) — (verb) 1. spin; 2. rotate; to turn; to change direction; to transfer; to forwar…
轉頭 (zyun2 tau4) — in a second; in a moment (Cantonese)
轟 (gwang1) — to bombard; explosion; bang; boom; rumble; to attack; to shoo away; to expel; b…
辛苦搵嚟自在食 (san1 fu2 wan3 lai4 zi6 zoi6 sik6) — working hard for survival (slang)
辟暑 (pik1 syu2) — to avoid summer heat; to go to a summer resort; to prevent sunstroke; to beat t…
辟腥 (pik1 seng1) — to get rid of a fishy; unpleasant smell
辣味 (laat6 mei6) — spicy
辣嘢 (laat6 je5) — spicy; hot food
辣手 (laat6 sau2) — hot (burning to the touch); difficult; tricky
辣撻 (laat6 taat3) — dirty; filthy (spoken)
辣椒油 (laat6 ziu1 jau4) — capsicol; spicy chili oil
辣椒粉 (laat6 ziu1 fan2) — paprika; chili powder
辣油 (laat6 jau4) — capsicol; spicy chili oil
辣親 (laat6 can1) — to be burned or scalded
辣辣哋 (laat6 laat6 dei2) — medium-hot; spicy
辣醬 (laat6 zoeng3) — a spicy sauce
辦事機構 (baan6 si6 gei1 kau3) — administrative office; agency; administrative body
辦公桌 (baan6 gung1 coek3) — office table; office desk
辦公設備 (baan6 gung1 cit3 bei6) — office equipment; office facilities
辦法 (baan6 faat3) — solution
辦館 (baan6 gun2) — a sundries store
辨別 (bin6 bit6) — to identify
辭典機 (ci4 din2 gei1) — electronic dictionaries
辭工 (ci4 gung1) — to resign; to quit a job
辭源 (ci4 jyun4) — etymology; the origin of words and phrases; origin of phraseology
辭職 (ci4 zik1) — to quit (from a job)
辭讓 (ci4 joeng6) — to decline politely
辮仔 (bin1 zai2) — a braid (hairstyle)
辮髻 (bin1 gai3) — a braided bun (hairstyle)
辯方 (bin6 fong1) — the defence
辯護律師 (bin6 wu6 leot6 si1) — defense lawyer; defense counsel
辯駁 (bin6 bok3) — to speak back; rebuttal
辰時卯時 (san4 si4 maau5 si4) — to have all the times mixed up; at any time
農務 (nung4 mou6) — farming; agricultural vocations; agriculture
農業技術 (nung4 jip6 gei6 seot6) — agricultural technology
農業銀行 (nung4 jip6 ngan4 hong4) — agricultural bank
農講所 (nung4 gong2 so2) — Peasant Movement Institute, a place in Guangzhou, China
邊个 (bin1 go3) — who; which
邊度 (bin1 dou6) — where; (pronoun) where
巡更 (ceon4 gaang1) — Patrol
巡禮 (ceon4 lai5) — parade; tour; presentation, exhibition
巡行 (ceon4 hang4) — Circumambulation; perambulate; parade
巡警 (ceon4 ging2) — patrol officer
迅雷不及掩耳 (seon3 leoi4 bat1 kap6 jim2 ji5) — (a swift clap of thunder leaves no time for one to cover the ears); to be extre…
迎候 (jing4 hau6) — to greet; to await the arrival of
迎合 (jing4 hap6) — to please sb
迎春 (jing4 ceon1) — welcoming arrival of spring or lunar new year
迎賓館 (jing4 ban1 gun2) — a guest hotel; a guest house
迎迓 (jing4 ngaa6) — to welcome
近住 (gan6 zyu6) — (adjective) close to; near
近因 (gan6 jan1) — a proximate cause
近官得力 (gan6 gun1 dak1 lik6) — a friend in court makes the process short, meaning if you know someone who is i…
近廚得食 (gan6 ceoi4 dak1 sik6) — (those who close to the chef get foods); those in a favourable position gain sp…
近排 (gan6 paai4) — recently (spoken)
近水樓台 (gan6 seoi2 lau4 toi4) — terrace and pavilion near the water -- convenient access; to be in a favourable…
近體詩 (gan6 tai2 si1) — "modern style poetry"; regulated verse innovated in classical poetry during the…
迒 (hong4) — tracks (animal); a path; a road
返來 (faan1 lai4) — to come back; to return
返去舊時嗰度 (faan1 heoi3 gau6 si4 go2 dou6) — to go back to the old place; to go back to the old times
返去 (faan2 heoi3) — going back (spoken)
返嚟 (faan2 lai2) — come back here (spoken)
返夜 (faan1 je6) — to work on the night shift
返學 (faan1 hok6) — (verb) to go to school
返屋企 (faan1 uk1 kei2) — to go back home
返工 (faan1 gung1) — to go to work
返歸 (faan2 gwai1) — going home (spoken)
返生 (faan1 saang1) — to revive
返畀 (faan1 bei2) — to give back
返轉頭 (faan1 zyun3 tau4) — to turn back
返頭婆 (faan1 tau4 po2) — a remarried women
返頭嫁 (faan1 tau4 gaa3) — (of a woman) to remarry
迢迢 (tiu4 tiu4) — remote;far away
迫人 (bik1 jan4) — stressful
迫紐 (baak1 nau2) — a snap button;a snap fastener; a press stud; a popper
迫車 (bik1 ce1) — to squeeze oneself into a crowded bus; to suffer in the crowded bus
迫鈕 (baak1 nau2) — a snap button;a snap fastener; a press stud; a popper
述職 (seot6 zik1) — report to senior on one's work or progress
述評 (seot6 ping4) — commentary
迴旋處 (wui4 syun4 cyu3) — roundabout
迷你倉 (mai4 nei5 cong1) — mini warehouse; mini-storage
迷惑 (mai4 waak6) — to seduce
迷迷懵懵 (mai4 mai4 mung2 mung2) — muddled; in a daze; confused; blurred
迷迷懵 (mai4 mai4 mung2) — in a daze
迷頭迷腦 (mai4 tau4 mai4 nou5) — to immerse oneself in doing something and neglect all other things
追兵 (zeoi1 bing1) — pursuing troops
追到瘦 (zeoi1 dou3 sau3) — (to chase someone until one becomes thin); to put pressure on someone for somet…
追問 (zeoi1 man6) — to probe
追女仔 (zeoi1 neoi5 zai2) — dating girls (spoken)
追數 (zeoi1 sou3) — debt collection (spoken)
追月 (zeoi1 jyut6) — literally: chasing the moon; the day after the full moon at mid-autumn festival
追究責任 (zeoi1 gau3 zaak3 jam6) — to call to account; to investigate and affix the responsibility for; to trace a…
追究 (zeoi1 gau3) — to pursue one's responsibility
追龍 (zeoi1 lung4) — to take drugs
退兵 (teoi3 bing1) — to retreat; to withdraw
退後 (teoi3 hau6) — back off; step back
退㷫 (teoi3 hing3) — to bring down a fever
退租 (teoi3 zou1) — to terminate a tenancy; to cancel a lease
退職 (teoi3 zik1) — to resign from office; to quit working
退賠 (teoi3 pui4) — to restitute; to compensate for; return what one has unlawfully taken
退選 (teoi3 syun2) — to withdraw; pull out from an election
退隱 (teoi3 jan2) — to retire from public life
送人情 (sung3 jan4 cing4) — to do favours at no great cost to oneself
送佛送到西 (sung3 fat6 sung3 dou3 sai1) — (to accompany Buddha all the way to the west); to help someone as long as help …
送口果 (sung3 hau2 gwo2) — dried fruits taken with Chinese medicine
送審 (sung3 sam2) — to submit to a higher level for approval or review
送往 (sung3 wong5) — send to
送機 (sung3 gei1) — to send someone to airport; to see someone off at an airport; airport drop-off
送死 (sung3 sei2) — looking for trouble (spoken)
送殯 (sung3 ban3) — to attend a funeral; to take part in a funeral procession
送羊入虎口 (sung3 joeng4 jap6 fu2 hau2) — sending someone to danger (idiom)
送貨上門 (sung3 fo3 soeng5 mun4) — home delivery service; to deliver to one's door
送車尾 (sung3 ce1 mei5) — to miss a bus; train, literally: to watch the back of the bus as it drives away…
送院 (sung3 jyun2) — hospitalize; to send someone to hospital
逃出 (tou4 ceot1) — to escape from
逃學威龍 (tou4 hok6 wai1 lung4) — Fight Back To School, a Hong Kong comedy movie
逃罪 (tou4 zeoi6) — to escape responsibility for a crime; to get away with a crime
逃避現實 (tou4 bei6 jin6 sat6) — escapism; to escape from reality
逃避 (tou4 bei6) — to procrastinate
逆意 (ngaak6 ji3) — to go against one's will
逆數 (jik6 sou3) — prediction; forecasting; in reverse order; abnormalities (of phenomenon); haple…
逆次次 (ngaak6 ci3 ci3) — going against one's will; to feel uneasy as a result of not following the inten…
透唔到氣 (tau3 m4 dou3 hei3) — can not breathe; breathless; suffocating
透啖氣 (tau3 daam6 hei3) — to take a breather; to take a short break from something
透大氣 (tau3 daai6 hei3) — deep breath (spoken)
透心涼 (tau3 sam1 loeng4) — feeling cool from inside
透明 (tau3 ming4) — to ignore
透火 (tau3 fo2) — igniting a fire (spoken)
透爐 (tau3 lou4) — igniting a cooking stove (spoken)

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