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• 釘牌 (deng1 paai4) — license cancelled (spoken)
• 釘蓋 (deng1 goi3) — dead; passed away; literally 'to nail down the lid'
• 釘 (deng1) — (verb) 1. to sew; stitch (a button on a shirt) to drive (a nail); to follow clo…
• 針冇兩頭利 (zam1 mou5 loeng5 tau4 lei6) — you can't have your cake and eat it too; you can't have it both ways
• 針唔拮到肉唔知痛 (zam1 m4 gat1 dou3 juk6 m4 zi1 tung3) — one never feels pain unless he is the one who experiences it (slang)
• 針嘜 (zam1 mak1) — RYO tobacco (roll-your-own cigarette)
• 針對 (zam1 deoi3) — to target; to pick on; re-order
• 針山 (zam1 saan1) — Needle Hill, a place in Hong Kong, China
• 針波 (zam1 bo1) — jump ball
• 針筒 (zam1 tung2) — syringe
• 針紙 (zam1 zi2) — proof of vaccination certificate (針黹: needlework)
• 針腳 (zam1 goek3) — stitching
• 針 (zam1) — (verb) 1. to oppose with; 2. get sting (by bee); needle; pin; injection; stitch…
• 針黹 (zam1 zi2) — needlework
• 針鼻削鐵 (zam1 bei6 soek3 tit3) — to make an insignificantly small profit
• 釣金龜 (diu3 gam1 gwai1) — to look for a rich husband
• 釣餌 (diu3 nei6) — bait
• 鈒骨機 (zaap6 gwat1 gei1) — an overlocking machine; an overedging machine
• 鈒骨 (kap1 gwat1) — blanket stitch
• 鈚 (pei4) — plough's blade
• 鈴鈴 (ling1 ling1) — a handbell
• 鉗仔 (kim4 zai2) — pliers; tweezers;forceps; pincers
• 鉛印 (jyun4 jan3) — letterpress printing
• 鉛筆刨 (jyun4 bat1 paau2) — a pencil sharpener
• 鉛筆心 (jyun4 bat1 sam1) — pencil lead
• 鉛筆芯 (jyun4 bat1 sam1) — pencil lead
• 鉛芯筆 (jyun4 sam1 bat1) — mechanical pencil
• 鉛芯 (jyun4 sam1) — pencil lead
• 鉤蟲 (ngau1 cung4) — hookworm;ancylostoma
• 鉸剪 (gaau2 zin2) — scissors
• 鉸 (gaau3) — hinge; scissors; to cut (with scissors); shears; to bore with a reamer
• 銀両 (ngan4 loeng5) — silver used as currency
• 銀主盤 (ngan4 zyu2 pun4) — foreclosure
• 銀仔 (ngan2 zai2) — (noun) coin
• 銀包 (ngan4 baau1) — (n.) a purse or wallet.
• 銀灰 (ngan4 fui1) — silvery grey
• 銀礦灣 (ngan4 kwong3 waan1) — Silver Mine Bay, a place in Hong Kong, China
• 銀粘 (ngan4 nim1) — a type of sticky rice
• 銀紙 (ngan4 zi2) — (noun) banknote; money
• 銀線灣 (ngan4 sin3 waan1) — Silverstrand Beach, a place in Hong Kong, China
• 銀腳帶 (ngan4 goek3 daai3) — many-banded krait; Chinese krait (snake)
• 銀芽 (ngan4 ngaa4) — bean sprouts
• 銀行擔保 (ngan4 hong4 daam1 bou2) — bank guarantee
• 銀行簿 (ngan4 hong4 bou6) — bankbook;passbook
• 銀 (ngan4) — (noun) coin; cash; money; wealth; silver; silver-colored; relating to money or …
• 銀雞 (ngan4 gai1) — (noun) silver whistle (police)
• 銀鱈魚 (ngan4 syut3 jyu4) — cod fish
• 銅綠 (tung4 luk6) — verdigris
• 銅臭 (tung4 cau3) — literally: 'to stink of money', used to describe a mercenary person or somethin…
• 銅銀 (tung4 ngan2) — fake coin
• 銅錢 (tung4 cin4) — copper coin
• 銅鑼灣 (tung4 lo4 waan4) — Causeway Bay, a place in Hong Kong, China
• 銜冤 (ham4 jyun1) — to harbour a simmering sense of injustice or being wrongly charged
• 銜頭 (haam4 tau4) — title; rank
• 銻煲 (tai1 bou1) — aluminium cooking pot
• 鋅盆 (sing1 pun2) — sink
• 鋋 (jin4) — a type of ancient short spear
• 鋒頭 (fung1 tau4) — to be in the spotlight; to steal the show; fame; notoriety
• 鋤大D (co4 daai6 di2) — Big Two; a card game
• 鋤大弟 (co4 daai6 di2) — Big Two (Chinese poker game)
• 鋤 (co4) — to curb; a hoe; to hoe or dig; to weed; to get rid of; to eradicate; to work wi…
• 鋪草皮 (pou1 cou2 pei4) — lose money in horse betting (spoken)
• 鋪 (pou1) — (verb) (of construction or renovation) 1. tile; 2. cover; plank bed; place to s…
• 鋪頭 (pou3 tau2) — a shop lot
• 鋪頭 (pou3 tau4) — store; shop
• 鋭利 (jeoi6 lei6) — sharp
• 鋸扒 (goe3 paa2) — slang in Cantonese for eating western dishes especially, chop(s) or steak
• 鋸牙 (geoi3 ngaa4) — sawtooth
• 鋼索 (gong3 sok3) — a tightwire; a highwire; a tightrope
• 鋼線 (gong3 sin3) — steel wire; a tightwire; a highwire
• 鋼骨 (gong3 gwat1) — reinforcing bar; rebar (construction)
• 錄得 (luk6 dak1) — recorded; registered
• 錄歌 (luk6 go1) — record an audio file; to record a song
• 錐仔 (zeoi1 zai2) — pricker (tool)
• 錐耳 (zeoi1 ji5) — to pierce an earhole
• 錐鞋 (zeoi1 haai4) — to repair shoes
• 錐體 (zeoi1 tai2) — cone; pyramid
• 錘仔 (ceoi4 zai2) — a hammer
• 錘煉 (ceoi4 lin6) — to temper; to polish; to hammer into shape; to exercise
• 錘頭 (ceoi4 tau4) — fist (literally: head of a hammer)
• 錢七 (cin4 cat1) — an old car
• 錢嘉樂 (cin4 gaa1 lok6) — Chin Ka-Lok, a Hong Kong actor
• 錢小豪 (cin4 siu2 hou4) — Chin Siu-ho, a Hong Kong actor
• 錢穆 (cin4 muk6) — Ch'ien Mu, a Chinese scholar, historians and philosophers in the 20th century
• 錢罌 (cin4 aang1) — (noun) a money box; a piggy bank
• 錢銀問題 (cin2 ngan2 man6 tai4) — money problem
• 錢銀糾紛 (cin2 ngan2 dau2 fan1) — disputes over money
• 錢銀 (cin2 ngan2) — money
• 錦上路 (gam2 soeng6 lou6) — Kam Sheung Road; a street in Yuan Long, Hong Kong
• 錦田 (gam2 tin4) — Kam Tin, a place in Hong Kong, China
• 錦綸 (gam2 gwaan1) — nylon; polyamide fiber
• 錦繡河山 (gam2 sau3 ho4 saan1) — the magnificent country;the beautiful land [country]
• 錫住 (sek3 zyu6) — pampering (spoken)
• 錫紙 (sek3 zi2) — aluminium foil
• 錫身 (sek3 san1) — to take good care of oneself
• 錯手 (co3 sau2) — wrongly done
• 錯有錯着 (co3 jau5 co3 zoek6) — getting results from error (spoken)
• 錯有錯著 (co3 jau5 co3 zoek3) — to leave a mistake uncorrected and make the best of it
• 錯蕩 (co3 dong6) — an expression of courtesy that is used to greet an unexpected guest who drops b…
• 錯見 (co3 gin3) — misunderstand (ancient)
• 錶肉 (biu1 juk2) — watch movement, the internal mechanisms of a watch
• 錶菂 (biu1 dik1) — the winding crown on a wristwatch
• 錶蓋 (biu1 goi3) — the cover of a watch
• 錶行 (biu1 hong2) — a watch-shop
• 錶面 (biu1 min6) — the surface of a watch
• 鍊金術 (lin6 gam1 seot6) — alchemy;spagirism
• 鍍鋅鐵 (dou6 san1 tit3) — galvanized iron
• 鍛煉 (dyun3 lin6) — to practice
• 鍛練 (dyun3 lin6) — to train; to engage in physical exercise; to temper
• 鍛鍊 (dyun3 lin6) — to train; to refine; to forge; to workout
• 鍾嘉欣 (zung1 gaa1 jan1) — Linda Chung Ka-yan, a Hong Kong actress
• 鍾子期 (zung1 zi2 kei4) — Zhong Ziqi, a historical person in ancient China, in a classical literary allus…
• 鍾山 (zung1 saan1) — Zhongshan, a place in China
• 鍾意 (zung1 ji3) — to like
• 鍾意點就點 (zung1 ji3 dim2 zau6 dim2) — do whatever you like
• 鍾欣桐 (zung1 jan1 tung4) — Gillian Chung, a Hong Kong singer and actress
• 鍾落潭 (zung1 lok6 taam4) — Zhong Luo Tan, a place in Guangzhou, China
• 鍾馗 (zung1 kwai4) — Zhong Kui, figure of Chinese mythology, regarded as a vanquisher of ghosts and …
• 鎅刀 (gaai3 dou1) — a paper cutter
• 鎖住 (so2 zyu6) — locked;
• 鎖匙扣 (so2 si4 kau3) — a key-ring
• 鎖匙窿 (so2 si4 lung1) — a keyhole
• 鎖鐐 (so2 liu4) — lock, chain and shackles
• 鎖頭 (so2 tau4) — a lock
• 鎚仔 (ceoi4 zai2) — hammer (spoken)
• 鎢絲 (wu1 si1) — tungsten filament; tungsten wire
• 鏈冚 (lin6 ham6) — chain guard for a bike
• 鏘鏘 (coeng1 coeng1) — mimetic word, sounds of clashing metal, similar to 'clang clang'
• 鏟地皮 (caan2 dei6 pei4) — to sell items (often antiques) that has been dug up from graves or collected fr…
• 鏟泥車 (caan2 nai4 ce1) — a bulldozer
• 鏟 (caan2) — to get rid of; to shovel; to remove; spade; a trowel; a scoop; to level off
• 鏟除 (caan2 ceoi4) — to eradicate; to exterminate
• 鏡屏 (geng3 ping4) — a full length free standing mirror
• 鏡 (geng3) — (noun) (for eyes) Glasses; mirror; lens; glass
• 鏡面 (geng3 min6) — surface of a mirror
• 鏢局 (biu1 guk6) — an establishment which provides bodyguards or delivers secured valuable items f…
• 鏢靶 (biu1 baa2) — a target (for shooting); a dartboard
• 鏨刀 (zaam6 dou1) — chisel
• 鏺 (put3) — a type of curved sickle (tool)
• 鏽蝕 (sau3 sik6) — corroded by rust; rusty
• 鐃鈸 (naau4 bat6) — cymbals
• 鐘咭 (zung1 kaat1) — a clock card; a time clock
• 鐘意 (zung1 ji3) — like
• 鐘數 (zung1 sou3) — the time
• 鐘落潭 (zung1 lok6 taam4) — Zhong Luo Tan, a place in Guangzhou, China
• 鐘點女傭 (zung1 dim2 neoi5 jung4) — a maidservant who is paid by the hour
• 鐘點妹 (zung1 dim2 mui6) — a maidservant who is paid by the hour; a call girl; prostitute who charges by t…
• 鐘點工人 (zung1 dim2 gung1 jan4) — an employee; worker who is paid by the hour
• 鐳射唱片 (leoi4 se6 coeng3 pin3) — a CD; a Compact Disc
• 鐳射影碟 (leoi4 se6 jing2 dip2) — a laserdisc
• 鐵冬青 (tit3 dung1 cing1) — Ilex rotunda, Kurogane holly or round leaf holly(a plant)
• 鐵合金 (tit3 hap6 gam1) — ferroalloy; iron alloy
• 鐵嘴雞 (tit3 zeoi2 gai1) — (slang) a woman who is quarrelsome and sharp-tongued; an argumentative woman wh…
• 鐵器時代 (tit3 hei3 si4 doi6) — the Iron Age
• 鐵心 (tit3 sam1) — iron core;to be unwavering in one's determination
• 鐵打酒 (tit3 daa2 zau2) — a liniment for traumatic injuries(medicinal liquor, not for drink)
• 鐵拐李打足球 (tit3 gwaai2 lei5 daa2 zuk1 kau4) — to handle something all by oneself
• 鐵杵磨成針 (tit3 cyu5 mo4 sing4 zam1) — perseverance will prevail.
• 鐵枝 (tit3 zi1) — an iron rod
• 鐵沙梨 (tit3 saa1 lei2) — an extremely stingy person.
• 鐵漢 (tit3 hon3) — a man of iron will; a strong determined man; a tough guy
• 鐵皮屋 (tit3 pei4 uk1) — a cabin; house built from galvanized-iron sheets
• 鐵筆 (tit3 bat1) — a crowbar
• 鐵線 (tit3 sin2) — wires
• 鐵腳馬眼神仙肚 (tit3 goek3 maa5 ngaan5 san4 sin1 tou5) — one who does not feel tired or hungry (slang)
• 鐵蓮花 (tit3 lin4 faa1) — brass knuckles; knuckle dusters, a metal weapon worn over the knuckles
• 鐵路站 (tit3 lou6 zaam6) — a rail-way station
• 鐵通 (tit3 tung1) — Railway Communication (China Railcom), a telecom operator of China
• 鐵金剛 (tit3 gam1 gong1) — James Bond 007
• 鐵錘 (tit3 ceoi4) — a hammer
• 鐵鏟 (tit3 caan2) — a spade; a shovel
• 鐵 (tit3) — not knowledgeable (Cantonese); iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; viole…
• 鐵門 (tit3 mun4) — iron gate; metal gate; metal door
• 鐵閘 (tit3 zaap6) — (noun) metal door gate
• 鐵飯碗 (tit3 faan6 wun2) — employment at the government
• 鐵騎士 (tit3 ke4 si6) — a motorcyclist
• 鐸叔 (dok6 suk1) — (noun) a cheapskate; a miser; a penny pincher
• 鐾 (bei3) — to sharpen
• 鑊底噉面 (wok6 dai2 gam2 min6) — angry face; to look infuriated
• 鑊撈 (wok6 lou1) — soot on pot
• 鑊氣 (wok6 hei3) — a term used to describe a dish that is tasty due to the good adjustment of temp…
• 鑊鏟 (wok6 caan2) — a spatula
• 鑊 (wok6) — (noun) 1. trouble, 2. mistake; wok (dialect); cauldron (old); large iron pot; p…
• 鑌鐵 (ban1 tit3) — Damascus steel, a type of refined iron
• 鑑於 (gaam3 jyu1) — in consideration of; in view of; in light of; given
• 鑑證 (gaam3 zing3) — identification; verification; forensic; assurance
• 鑒別 (gaam3 bit6) — distinguish; differentiate
• 鑒定 (gaam3 ding6) — evaluating and identifying
• 鑒察 (gaam3 caat3) — to inspect; to examine; to supervise; monitoring
• 鑒識 (gaam3 sik1) — to examine and appreciate something with the skills of a connoisseur
• 鑒賞 (gaam3 soeng2) — appreciate; admire
• 鑠石流金 (soek3 sek6 lau4 gam1) — heat intense enough to melt stones and metals, to describe very hot weather; cl…
• 鑠金 (soek3 gam1) — melting metal; describes how the effect of public opinions can be so great that…
• 鑼機 (lo4 gei1) — a milling machine
• 鑽石山 (zyun3 sek6 saan1) — Diamond Hill, a town situated in northern Kowloon in Hong Kong
• 鑽窿 (zyun1 lung1) — to drill a hole
• 鑽 (zyun1) — diamond; to study intensively; to dig into; to curry favor for personal gain
• 鑿大 (zok6 daai6) — to exaggerate; to make a hole bigger
• 钂 (tong2) — a ranseur, a fork-like weapon
• 钟意 (zung1 ji3) — to like;to enjoy (Simplified Chinese)
• 锺意 (zung1 ji3) — to like;to enjoy(Traditional Chinese)
• 長假期 (coeng4 gaa3 kei4) — a long vacation; a long holiday
• 長命債長命還 (coeng4 meng6 zaai3 coeng4 meng6 waan4) — a huge debt that will take a lifetime to repay slowly
• 長命斜 (coeng4 meng6 ce3) — a long and steep slope
• 長命百歲 (coeng4 meng6 baak3 seoi3) — to live a long life
• 長命 (coeng4 meng6) — long life; longevity
• 長命雨 (coeng4 meng6 jyu5) — continuous rain
• 長圓形 (coeng4 jyun4 jing4) — oval
• 長壽路 (coeng4 sau6 lou6) — Changshou Road, a road in Guangzhou, China
• 長崎市 (coeng4 kei1 si5) — Nagasaki, a city in Japan
• 長崎縣 (coeng4 kei4 jyun6) — Nagasaki Prefecture, a prefecture on the northwestern part of Kyushu Island, Ja…
• 長工 (coeng4 gung1) — a long term worker; a permanent job
• 長情 (coeng4 cing4) — unchanging and long lasting love
• 長房 (zoeng2 fong4) — the eldest branch of a family
• 長拉拉 (coeng4 laai4 laai4) — very long (way too long); too long; so long (negative connotation)
• 長撓撓 (coeng4 naau4 naau4) — very long (time)
• 長春籐 (coeng4 ceon1 tang4) — ivy (Hedera)
• 長時 (coeng4 si4) — for a long time
• 長此以往 (coeng4 ci2 ji5 wong5) — if things continue this way
• 長毛賊 (coeng4 mou4 caak6) — slang name given for Taiping Rebellion participants during Qing Dynasty; long-h…
• 長毛 (coeng4 mou1) — long-haired; long hair, also the nick name for Leung Kwok-Hung, a Hong Kong pol…
• 長氣袋 (coeng4 hei3 doi6) — one who loves to talk; one who can run and sing with plenty of breathes (slang)
• 長氣 (coeng4 hei3) — (adjective) long-winded; protracted; interminable; prolix; verbose
• 長江 (coeng4 gong1) — (spelling) the spelling in Hong Kong should be: Cheung Kong
• 長洲 (coeng4 zau1) — Cheung Chau, an island situated in the southern seas of Hong Kong
• 長流流 (coeng4 lau4 lau4) — long (period of time)
• 長生店 (coeng4 sang1 dim3) — casket; coffin shop
• 長生板 (coeng4 sang1 baan2) — coffin
• 長短句 (coeng4 dyun2 geoi3) — a form of Chinese poetry
• 長短腳 (coeng4 dyun2 goek3) — uneven leg length
• 長短週 (coeng4 dyun2 zau1) — alternate Saturday-off (for work)
• 長程 (coeng4 cing4) — long distance
• 長篇大論 (coeng4 pin1 daai6 leon6) — long and useless speech or conversation (idiom)
• 長糧 (coeng4 loeng4) — pension
• 長肉 (zoeng2 juk6) — getting fat
• 長腳蜢 (coeng4 goek3 maang5) — one with long legs (slang)
• 長足 (coeng4 zuk1) — substantial (development); considerable (development)
• 長通粉 (coeng4 tung1 fan2) — penne (pasta)
• 長 (coeng4) — (noun) (of skills) forte; strength (of time or distance) 1. length; (adjective)…
• 長青隧道 (coeng4 cing1 seoi6 dou6) — Cheung Tsing Tunnel, a tunnel on Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong
• 長驅直入 (coeng4 keoi1 zik6 jap6) — to drive straight in; to march straight into
• 長鬚鯨 (coeng4 sou1 king4) — a finback, a fin whale
• 長魚 (coeng4 jyu4) — an eel, a type of fish
• 門人 (mun4 jan4) — a disciple
• 門券 (mun4 hyun3) — entrance ticket
• 門匙 (mun4 si4) — door key
• 門口狗 (mun4 hau2 gau2) — watchdog; guard dog
• 門口 (mun4 hau2) — (noun) entrance
• 門房 (mun4 fong4) — gatehouse; concierge (dialect)
• 門氏五虎將 (mun4 si6 ng5 fu2 zoeng3) — the five representative Cantonese profanities
• 門縫 (mun4 fung4) — door slit
• 門罅 (mun4 laa3) — the gap; crack between the door and its frame
• 門診部 (mun4 can2 bou6) — the outpatient department; the clinic
• 門釘 (mun4 deng1) — doornail;decorative nails on the door panel
• 門鉸 (mun4 gaau2) — door hinge
• 門鐘 (mun4 zung1) — (noun) a door bell
• 門面話 (mun4 min6 waa2) — lip service; formal and insincere words
• 閂冷氣 (saan1 laang5 hei3) — to turn off the air conditioning
• 閂埋門 (saan1 maai4 mun4) — to close the door
• 閂後門 (saan1 hau6 mun4) — to close the back door
• 閂掣 (saan1 cit3) — to turn off; to switch off
• 閂死 (saan1 sei2) — shut off; to block off
• 閂鋪 (saan1 pou3) — to close the shop
• 閂門 (saan1 mun4) — to close the door; to close down (a shop)
• 閂 (saan1) — (verb) to switch off;; bolt; latch; to bolt; to latch; crossbar; to close; to t…
• 閃咭 (sim2 kaat1) — a flashcard
• 閃燃 (sim2 jin4) — a flashover
• 閃緞 (sim2 dyun6) — a type of scintillating silk
• 閃縮 (sim2 suk1) — stealthy; furtive
• 閃閃令 (sim2 sim2 ling6) — glittering;shining; sparkling; dazzling
• 閃閃發光 (sim2 sim2 faat3 gwong1) — to sparkle; glittering
• 閃閃縮縮 (sim2 sim2 suk1 suk1) — being secretive in doing thing(s); to avoid being seen
• 閃 (sim2) — (verb) sneak out (of a place); leave; to dodge; to duck out of the way; to beat…
• 閃電結婚 (sim2 din6 git3 fan1) — lightning marriage; flash marriage; a hasty marriage; a sudden marriage
• 閉幕典禮 (bai3 mok6 din2 lai5) — closing ceremony
• 閉翳 (bai3 ai3) — (slang) distress; (of people) worried; depressed; annoyed
• 開便 (hoi1 bin6) — the outer side; on the further side
• 開信刀 (hoi1 seon3 dou1) — a letter opener
• 開出 (hoi1 ceot1) — to issue; to offer; (of vehicle) to depart from
• 開刀 (hoi1 dou1) — (verb) o undergo a surgery
• 開去 (hoi1 heoi3) — (of vehicle) to head for; to dimiss (someone from their job)
• 開口及着脷 (hoi1 hau2 kap6 zoek6 lei6) — (literally: to open one's mouth and bite one's tongue); to be consistently sayi…
• 開口埋口 (hoi1 hau2 maai4 hau2) — to talk about something always
• 開口夢 (hoi1 hau2 mung6) — to talk aloud whilst dreaming, to sleep talk; to talk nonsense
• 開口夾著脷 (hoi1 hau2 gap3 zoek6 lei6) — to say something that is not supposed to be talked about or something that caus…
• 開口 (hoi1 hau2) — to request or ask for
• 開口有話 (hoi1 hau2 jau5 waa6) — as the saying goes…..
• 開口棗 (hoi1 hau2 zou2) — deep fried sesame balls, a type of snack
• 開古 (hoi1 gu2) — reveal the answer for a riddle or puzzle
• 開嚟 (hoi1 lai2) — open it (spoken)
• 開坑 (hoi1 haang1) — to open up; to dig a ditch
• 開埋井俾人食水 (hoi1 maai4 zeng2 bei2 jan4 sik6 seoi2) — to work so hard for something (especially something that one has initiated from…
• 開夜 (hoi1 je6) — working into the night (spoken)
• 開大價 (hoi1 daai6 gaa3) — to ask for something very unreasonably expensive, usually money
• 開大 (hoi1 daai6) — to open wide; to turn up; to defecate
• 開天索價 (hoi1 tin1 sok3 gaa3) — quoting at an unbelievable high price (spoken)
• 開學日 (hoi1 hok6 jat6) — the first day of school; commencement day
• 開工典禮 (hoi1 gung1 din2 lai5) — the opening ceremony; the commencement ceremony; the groundbreaking ceremony
• 開幕 (hoi1 mok6) — opening ceremony; grand opening
• 開平碉樓 (hoi1 ping4 diu1 lau4) — Kaiping Watchtowers, a place in Guangdong, China
• 開年 (hoi1 nin4) — meal for Chinese New Year served with meat
• 開底 (hoi1 dai2) — open base; the outer side
• 開 (hoi1) — (verb) (of meeting, exhibition or events) to hold; to open; to start; to turn o…
• 開張大吉 (hoi1 zoeng1 daai6 gat1) — auspicious beginning of a new enterprise; the grand opening
• 開彩 (hoi1 coi2) — to draw the lottery
• 開心見誠 (hoi1 sam1 gin3 sing4) — nothing to hide; be frank (slang)
• 開房 (hoi1 fong2) — original meaning: booking and subsequently staying in a hotel room, current usa…
• 開手 (hoi1 sau2) — to (let something) leave from one's hands; to start; to start a fight
• 開拓創新 (hoi1 tok3 cong3 san1) — pioneering and innovative
• 開拖 (hoi1 to1) — to start a fight
• 開揚 (hoi1 joeng4) — bright, open and spacious; cheerful
• 開攤 (hoi1 taan1) — to open a stall
• 開支票 (hoi1 zi1 piu3) — to write a cheque
• 開放政策 (hoi1 fong3 zing3 caak3) — open door policy
• 開放日 (hoi1 fong3 jat6) — (public) open day
• 開放電路 (hoi1 fong3 din6 lou6) — open circuit
• 開明車馬 (hoi1 ming4 geoi1 maa5) — to show the intention or purpose of doing something such that it is very obviou…
• 開枝散葉 (hoi1 zi1 saan3 jip6) — having children or offsprings (idiom)
• 開枱 (hoi1 toi2) — to start a Mahjong game
• 開標 (hoi1 biu1) — bid opening
• 開檔 (hoi1 dong3) — the opening of a business
• 開檯 (hoi1 toi2) — to play mahjong; to set a dining table
• 開正 (hoi1 zeng3) — to have things turn out as one desires; (of gambling) to draw exactly as one wi…
• 開波 (hoi1 bo1) — kick off (soccer; football)
• 開片 (hoi1 pin2) — (verb) to fight; to combat; to go into a fight with (with weapons e.g. knife); …
• 開玩笑 (hoi1 waan4 siu3) — (verb) just kidding
• 開發公司 (hoi1 faat3 gung1 si1) — a development company
• 開硬弓 (hoi1 ngaang6 gung1) — to do something by force
• 開篷車 (hoi1 pung4 ce1) — convertible (car)
• 開籠雀 (hoi1 lung4 zoek2) — a talkative person; literally "open cage bird"; someone who is rejoicing on reg…
• 開罐頭 (hoi1 gun3 tau2) — to open a can
• 開聲 (hoi1 seng1) — to speak out; to request; the act of "opening" the voice before singing
• 開膳 (hoi1 sin6) — to start to eat
• 開舖 (hoi1 pou3) — open a shop (spoken)
• 開航 (hoi1 hong4) — to set sail
• 開花期 (hoi1 faa1 kei4) — florescence;anthesis; the flowering period; the flower blooming season
• 開花結果 (hoi1 faa1 git3 gwo2) — to blossom and bear fruit ——to have a positive result
• 開荒牛 (hoi1 fong1 ngau4) — a hardworking founder (slang)
• 開襟冷衫 (hoi1 kam1 laang1 saam1) — a cardigan
• 開講有話 (hoi1 gong2 jau5 waa6) — as the saying goes
• 開身 (hoi1 san1) — departure of a boat or ferry (old slang)
• 開鋪 (hoi1 pou3) — to open a store; to run a store
• 開鏡 (hoi1 geng3) — to start shooting
• 開鑊 (hoi1 wok6) — rape (slang)
• 開門七件事 (hoi1 mun4 cat1 gin6 si6) — the seven necessities of life: firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea
• 開門 (hoi1 mun4) — to speak out (from one's heart)
• 開門辦學 (hoi1 mun4 baan6 hok6) — open-door schooling
• 開開心心 (hoi1 hoi1 sam1 sam1) — to be happy; happily
• 開面 (hoi1 min6) — a face painting technique used for the applying make up on the actors in Canton…
• 開頭 (hoi1 tau4) — to start or commence
• 開飯喇 (hoi1 faan6 laa1) — it's time to have dinner: "dinner time!"
• 開餐 (hoi1 caan1) — have a meal (spoken)
• 開首 (hoi1 sau2) — in the beginning
• 開齋 (hoi1 zaai1) — to break a drought (scoring the first point, closing the first deal, receive th…
• 閏日 (jeon6 jat6) — intercalary day; leap day
• 閑情逸致 (haan4 cing4 jat6 zi3) — in a leisurely and carefree mood
• 閑日 (haan4 jat2) — an average day; ordinary days (as distinguished from holidays, festivals, etc.)
• 閑閑地 (haan4 haan4 dei2) — at least
• 閒事 (haan4 si6) — other's business
• 閒心 (haan4 sam1) — in a relaxed mood
• 閒散 (haan4 saan3) — loafing
• 閒日 (haan4 jat6) — free time or off day
• 閒言碎語 (haan4 jin4 seoi3 jyu5) — gossip
• 閒閒地 (haan4 haan4 dei6) — at the least; minimally (spoken)
• 閒雜 (haan4 zaap6) — someone or something not related or not of relevance; of no apparent purpose; h…
• 間中 (gaan3 zung1) — rarely; occasionally (spoken)
• 間唔中 (gaan3 m4 zung1) — sometimes, from time to time; every now and then
• 間尺 (gaan3 cek2) — (stationary) a ruler
• 間格 (gaan3 gaak3) — layout of a house; room; flag (spoken)
• 間條 (gaan3 tiu2) — stripe
• 間線 (gaan3 sin3) — a dividing line; to underline
• 間花腩 (gaan3 faa1 naam5) — streaky pork; pork belly
• 間行 (gaan3 hong4) — interlace
• 間間 (gaan1 gaan1) — each; every (room; property; venue)
• 間 (gaan1) — dimension; to layout or design; classifier for shops, office or buildings; betw…
• 閔子騫 (man5 zi2 hin1) — Min Sun; Ziqian, one of the disciples of Confucius
• 閘住 (zaap6 zyu6) — (expression) literally: "stop it"; usually people say it in an attempt to preve…
• 閘側 (zaap6 zak1) — to tilt to one side
• 閘門 (zaap6 mun4) — (noun) gateway
• 閘 (zaap6) — (noun) gate or door gate; gear; brake; sluice; lock (on waterway); electric swi…
• 閣下 (gok3 haa6) — gentlemen; your honour
• 閣仔 (gok3 zai2) — loft; attic
• 閨中 (gwai1 zung1) — girl's room; boudoir; (adjective) bosom
• 閱兵式 (jyut6 bing1 sik1) — a military parade
• 閱報室 (jyut6 bou3 sat1) — a newspaper reading room
• 閱報 (jyut6 bou3) — to read the newspaper
• 閱讀室 (jyut6 duk6 sat1) — a reading room
• 閲讀 (jyut6 duk6) — reading
• 閹痘 (jim1 dau6) — a small pox inoculation
• 閹 (jim1) — to be victimized; to castrate; a castrate; neuter; eunuch
• 閹雞 (jim1 gai1) — capon
• 闃然無聲 (gwik1 jin4 mou4 sing1) — silent without a sound; dead quiet
• 闃礫緙嘞 (kwik1 lik1 kaak1 laak1) — miscellaneous; various
• 闊佬懶理 (fut3 lou2 laan5 lei5) — (phrase); (adj.) not interested in; not concerned with; indifferent towards; no…
• 闊佬 (fut3 lou2) — (noun) generous guy
• 闊咧啡 (fut3 le4 fe4) — (of clothes) too loose
• 闊太 (fut3 taai3) — wealthy wife (slang)
• 闊條麵 (fut3 tiu4 min6) — fettuccine; pappardelle
• 闊落 (fut3 lok6) — spacious
• 闊葉樹 (fut3 jip6 syu6) — broad-leaved tree
• 闊麵 (fut3 min6) — fettuccine; pappardelle
• 闔府統請 (hap6 fu2 tung2 cing2) — to invite all members of a family
• 闔府 (hap6 fu2) — your whole family
• 闖將 (cong2 zoeng3) — someone who is daring to venture forward; a daring general; a pathbreaker
• 闖江湖 (cong2 gong1 wu4) — make a living wandering from place to place
• 闖蕩 (cong2 dong6) — to leave home to make a living
• 闖關東 (cong2 gwaan1 dung1) — literally: 'to brave the journey to Guandong', describes the rush of the Han Ch…
• 關事 (gwaan1 si6) — to be related to; to be of relevance to
• 關二哥 (gwaan1 ji6 go1) — Guan Yu; a Chinese military general who was deified as a God and is revered by …
• 關人 (gwaan1 jan4) — it has nothing to do with others; it is not anybody else's business (i.e. it on…
• 關人鬼事 (gwaan1 jan4 gwai2 si6) — none of one's business
• 關係 (gwaan1 hai6) — (noun) connection
• 關係網 (gwaan1 hai6 mong5) — network (of relationships)
• 關係緊張 (gwaan1 hai6 gan2 zoeng1) — strained; tense relations
• 關 (gwaan1) — (noun) 1. gateway; 2. Chinese surname; 3. customs; 4. (adjective) 1. relate to;…
• 關刀 (gwaan1 dou1) — a halberd, a big sword with long stick as a holder
• 關帝 (gwaan1 dai3) — Guan Yu; a Chinese military general who was deified as a God and is revered by …
• 關帝廟 (gwaan1 dai3 miu6) — Temple Of Guan Yu; Guangdi
• 關德興 (gwaan1 dak1 hing1) — Kwan Tak-Hing, a Hong Kong famous actor
• 關心妍 (gwaan1 sam1 jin4) — Jade Kwan Sum Yin, a Hong Kong singer
• 關斗 (gwaan1 dau3) — forward roll (movement)
• 關注 (gwaan1 zyu3) — to follow (social media)
• 關節痛 (gwaan1 zit3 tung3) — arthralgia
• 關詠荷 (gwaan1 wing6 ho4) — Esther Kwan Wing Ho, a Hong Kong actress
• 關鍵問題 (gwaan1 gin6 man6 tai4) — key problems;key issues
• 關鍵性 (gwaan1 gin6 sing3) — key; critical
• 關鍵時刻 (gwaan1 gin6 si4 haak1) — critical moment
• 關顧 (gwaan1 gu3) — take care of
• 阡陌 (cin1 mak6) — crisscross footpaths between the fields
• 阢 (ngat6) — uneasy; apprehensive; a rock mountain covered with earth; unstable
• 阮囊羞澀 (jyun5 nong4 sau1 gip3) — poor; to have no money; to be in a financial crisis; to have financial difficul…
• 阮玲玉 (jyun2 ling4 juk6) — Ruan Linyu, a Chinese early actress, 1910.4.26—1935.3.8
• 防水表 (fong4 seoi2 biu2) — a waterproof; water-resistant watch
• 防疫站 (fong4 jik6 zaam6) — a preventorium; an epidemic prevention center
• 防疫針 (fong4 jik6 zam1) — a prophylactic inoculation
• 防衞 (fong4 wai6) — defence
• 阻住地球轉 (zo2 zyu6 dei6 kau4 zyun3) — (to obstruct the revolution of the earth); to be in the way; to hamper
• 阻住 (zo2 zyu6) — blocking; obstructing; to get in the way
• 阻你一陣 (zo2 nei5 jat1 zan6) — "can I have a few minutes of your time please?"; "can you spare a moment please…
• 阻埞 (zo2 deng6) — to be a hindrance; being a waste of space; blocking the way
• 阻定 (zo2 deng3) — obstruction; in one's way (spoken)
• 阻手阻腳 (zo2 sau2 zo2 goek3) — obstruction; in one's way (spoken)
• 阻止 (zo2 zi2) — (verb) to stop
• 阻街 (zo2 gaai1) — obstructing footpath (spoken)
• 阻頭阻勢 (zo2 tau4 zo2 sai3) — obstructing one's path (spoken)
• 阿乜人 (aa3 mat1 jan4) — a way to address somebody without knowing his name, similar to saying '"so and …
• 阿乜水 (aa3 mat1 seoi2) — a way to address someone whose name one does not know, cannot recall or does no…
• 阿二 (aa3 ji2) — the second wife or mistress of a man
• 阿仔 (aa3 zai2) — an appellation to address one's son
• 阿仙奴 (aa3 sin1 nou4) — Arsenal, a football team in the English Premier League
• 阿伯 (aa3 baak3) — an old man
• 阿傻 (aa3 so4) — an appellation to address a fool
• 阿兆 (aa3 siu6) — a swindler; a pickpocket; a con man
• 阿公 (aa3 gung1) — belongs to the public; one of seniority
• 阿六 (aa3 luk6) — a derog
• 阿叉 (aa3 caa1) — (appellation) an Indian; Paskistani; South Asian (derogatory)
• 阿叔 (aa3 suk1) — uncle (spoken)
• 阿吱阿咗 (aa3 zi1 aa3 zo1) — to whine
• 阿哩吉諦 (o1 li1 gat1 dai3) — to be in a tight spot; to be down on one's luck; confused; muddled; to get into…
• 阿啞 (aa3 ak1) — an appellation to address someone who is mute
• 阿喱 (aa3 lei1) — pickpocket
• 阿四 (aa3 sei3) — servant
• 阿士匹靈 (aa3 si6 pat1 ling4) — Aspirin
• 阿壽 (aa3 sau6) — someone who is stupid
• 阿大 (aa3 daai6) — eldest; boss; gangster boss (spoken)
• 阿太 (aa3 taai3) — an appellation to address one's great grandmother
• 阿奀 (aa3 ngan1) — someone who is thin, small and feeble
• 阿女 (aa3 neoi2) — the appellation for one's daughter
• 阿妗 (aa3 kam5) — aunty (the wife of a maternal uncle); the wife of a woman's younger brother
• 阿姐 (aa3 ze2) — auntie (spoken)
• 阿姑 (aa3 gu1) — aunt (spoken)
• 阿婆 (aa3 po4) — mother's mother; grandmother
• 阿婆髻 (aa3 po4 gai3) — a place in Guangdong, China; an old woman's top knot
• 阿嫂 (aa3 sou2) — (n.) the appellation to address one's older brother's wife; (slang)the appellat…
• 阿嫲 (aa3 maa4) — grandmother; father's mother (spoken)
• 阿嬸 (aa3 sam2) — the way to address a middle age woman; the wife of husband's younger brothers; …
• 阿崩叫狗 (aa3 bang1 giu3 gau2) — literally: ' the more you ask someone to come, the further they run'; to descri…
• 阿崩 (aa3 bang1) — an appellation to address someone with a front tooth missing or a harelip
• 阿差 (aa3 caa1) — Indian (spoken)
• 阿支阿左 (aa3 zi1 aa3 zo1) — to whine
• 阿斗官 (aa3 dau2 gun1) — the black sheep; squanderer of a family; someone who ruins his family's fortune…
• 阿昌族 (aa3 coeng1 zuk6) — the Achang; Bgac'ang; Maingtha, an ethnic group in China and Burma
• 阿星 (aa3 sing1) — Indian (spoken)
• 阿某某 (aa3 mau5 mau5) — an indefinite way of referring to someone whose name is unknown; Mr so-and-so
• 阿森一族 (aa3 sam1 jat1 zuk6) — the Simpsons
• 阿母 (aa3 mou5) — mother
• 阿燦 (aa3 caan3) — Mainland Chinese (slang)
• 阿爺 (aa3 je4) — grandpa (paternal); the government; the country
• 阿狗阿貓 (aa3 gau2 aa3 maau1) — an indefinite phrase used to refer to a hypothetical individual, "any old perso…
• 阿瓜 (aa3 gwaa1) — the black sheep; prodigal; squanderer of a family; someone who ruins his family…
• 阿福阿壽 (aa3 fuk1 aa3 sau6) — 'every Tom, Dick and Harry'
• 阿福 (aa3 fuk1) — stupid person (spoken)
• 阿細 (aa3 sai3) — an appellation to call someone who is little or the smallest (youngest or the c…
• 阿聯酋航空公司 (aa3 lyun4 jau4 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1) — Emirates Airlines
• 阿聲 (aa3 seng1) — mister
• 阿聾燒炮 (aa3 lung4 siu1 paau3) — scattered; fizzled; to come to nothing; to fall through; to break up; to disban…
• 阿聾送殯 (aa3 lung4 sung3 ban3) — not listening to; turning a deaf ear to; refusing to take the advice of others …
• 阿肥 (aa3 fei2) — the appellation to refer to someone who is fat
• 阿舅 (aa3 kau5) — brother of one's wife
• 阿茂 (aa3 mau6) — stupid person (spoken)

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