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- 組 (zou2) — (verb) To group; to form; to organize; team; classifier for sets, series, group…
- 終 (zung1) — (adjective) 1. Final; (noun); End; 2. Death; (verb) Come to the end; finish; fi…
- 結合 (git3 hap6) — (noun) Combination
- 結識 (git3 sik1) — (verb) Meet and make (a friend)
- 絕 (zyut6) — (verb) 1. Sever; 2. Stop (breathing); (of electricity) 3. Insulate (adjective) …
- 絕情 (zyut6 cing4) — (adjective) Cold and unfeeling
- 統 (tung2) — (adverb) 1. Unitedly; (verb); Control; 2. Command; to gather; to unite; to unif…
- 繼 (gai3) — (adjective) (of familiar members) Step- (e.g. step father 繼父); to continue; to …
- 續 (zuk6) — (verb) Extend (contract etc.); to continue; to replenish; to replace; a surname…
- 纏 (cin4) — (verb) To bug (someone); to wind around; to wrap round; to coil; tangle; to inv…
- 缸 (gong1) — (noun) Tank; jar; vat; classifier for loads of laundry M: 口kǒu [口]; cistern; ta…
- 罨 (jim2) — (verb) To apply Chinese herbal medicine onto a spot of a body; a net; a snare
- 罩 (zaau3) — (verb) 1. Cover; (slang) (figurative and old) Bra; a cover; fish; chicken trap …
- 老手 (lou5 sau2) — (noun) Veteran of something
- 而已 (ji4 ji5) — That's it!
- 耍 (saa2) — (verb) (disapproval) To play and fool someone around; to play with; to wield; t…
- 胺 (on1) — (word particle) It is a chemical compound; amine; Taiwan pr. [ān]
- 臉 (lim5) — (noun) (figurative) Facing expression who show someone is mad or happy; face M:…
- 腐爛 (fu6 laan6) — (verb) 1. Decay; 2. Decompose; (adjective) Putrid
- 腐蝕 (fu6 sik6) — (verb) Erode
- 腩 (naam5) — (human part) Potbelly; brisket; belly beef; spongy meat from cow's underside an…
- 腰斬 (jiu1 zaam2) — (verb) Stop (e.g. Sport games are stopped due to the onset of rain)
- 膨脹 (paang4 zoeng3) — (verb) (of making Bread) Proofing
- 臀部 (tyun4 bou6) — (noun) Hip
- 臂 (bei3) — (tool) Machine arm
- 臊 (sou1) — (adjective) Shy; smell of urine; rank; rancid; scandalous; fetid; frowzy; penis
- 船舶 (syun4 bok6) — (adjective) Marine
- 節儉 (zit3 gim6) — (adjective) Thrifty
- 節約 (zit3 joek3) — (verb) Save
- 花圈 (faa1 hyun1) — (noun) (of floral) Wreath, which is used in funeral
- 花絮 (faa1 seoi5) — (noun) Highlight (of a TV show, movie, etc.)
- 苗 (miu4) — (adjective) 1. Slim; 2. Fit; (noun) Chinese surname; (of medicine) 1. Vaccine; …
- 草地 (cou2 dei6) — (noun) Grass field
- 荒涼 (fong1 loeng4) — (adjective) Deserted
- 荒蕪 (fong1 mou4) — (adjective) (of land) 1. Barren; 2. Desolate
- 荷 (ho4) — (noun) Abbreviation of the Netherlands; lotus; Holland
- 獲悉 (wok6 sik1) — (verb) Obtain information knowing that…
- 菱角 (ling4 gok3) — (old slang) (figurative) 1. Knuckle (of a hand) (this refers to an old slang; "…
- 蔥頭 (cung1 tau4) — (vegetable) Shallot
- 矇 (mung4) — (adjective) 1. Unclear; 2. Muddled; blind; dim sighted; stupid; ignorant; blurr…
- 蓉 (jung4) — (noun) (of food) Puree; see 芙蓉fúróng [芙蓉], lotus; food that has been minced, sh…
- 薄 (bok6) — (adjective) 1. Slim; 2. Poor;; thin; cold in manner; indifferent; weak; light; …
- 虛 (heoi1) — (adjective) Unreal; emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; emp…
- 蛤蚧 (gap3 gaai3) — (noun) (of TCM) Dried gecko, which is a kind of animal crude drugs
- 蠻橫 (maan4 waang4) — (adjective) Brutish
- 蜜 (mat6) — (adjective) 1. Syrupy; 2. Sweet; honey; nectar; sweet
- 融 (jung4) — (verb) (financial terminology) Finance; to melt; to thaw; to blend; to merge; t…
- 融合 (jung4 hap6) — (verb) 1. Blend in; 2. Join in
- 螺絲 (lo4 si1) — (adjective) (of speaking) Mumble (only use with "食螺絲")
- 行話 (hong4 waa2) — (noun) Lexicon (of a particular field)
- 襯托 (can3 tok3) — (verb) Match with
- 裁 (coi4) — (verb) 1. Lay off; 2. Decide;; Judge; to cut out (as a dress); to trim; to redu…
- 裁判 (coi4 pun3) — (verb) (of law) Sentence; (noun) (of law) Magistrates
- 裂 (lit6) — (adjective) Cracked; to split; to crack; to break open; to rend; gap
- 襟 (kam1) — (noun) Brothers (whom wives are sisters); lapel; overlap of Chinese gown; fig. …
- 見鬼 (gin3 gwai2) — (adverb) Holy shit!
- 觀點 (gun1 dim2) — (noun) Perspective
- 角 (gok3) — (noun) 1. Role; 2. Character (in a TV show, play, etc.); (of coins) 1. Dime; (v…
- 解放 (gaai2 fong3) — (verb) To free
- 言 (jin4) — (noun) 1. Dialect; 2. Language; words; speech; to say; to talk; language; diale…
- 討 (tou2) — (verb) To beg; to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed force…
- 讓 (joeng6) — (verb) Concede; to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to ma…
- 記號 (gei3 hou6) — (noun) Mark
- 許 (heoi2) — (noun) 1. Chinese surname; 2. Approval (adverb) 1. Perhaps; 2. Maybe; 3. Very (…
- 證 (zing3) — (noun) 1. Kind of disease; 2. Certification or document that been officially ap…
- 評判 (ping4 pun3) — (noun) Judge (of competition)
- 評選 (ping4 syun2) — (noun) 1. Election; (verb) To elect via appraisal
- 識字 (sik1 zi6) — (noun) Literate
- 識貨 (sik1 fo3) — (adjective) Someone has taste or is knowledgeable of a product
- 診 (can2) — (verb) Diagnose; to examine or treat medically; to diagnose; to 'screw' (to hav…
- 詩歌 (si1 go1) — (noun) Hymn
- 詫異 (caa3 ji6) — (adjective) (human feeling) Surprised
- 請客 (ceng2 haak3) — (verb) Treat someone to dinner; lunch
- 謀 (mau4) — (verb) 1. Negotiate; 2. Discuss; (noun) Plot; to plan; to seek; scheme; strateg…
- 謙 (him1) — (adjective) Humble; modest; humble; unassuming
- 譜 (pou2) — (verb) (of music) 1. Compose; (noun); Guidebook; (of music) Music score; chart;…
- 豪華 (hou4 waa4) — (adjective) Deluxe
- 財富 (coi4 fu3) — (noun) Property
- 貧窮 (pan4 kung4) — (noun) Poverty
- 賤 (zin6) — (adjective) 1. Bitchy; (abusive language); Despicable; 2. Vile; inexpensive; lo…
- 貸款 (taai3 fun2) — (noun) Mortgage
- 費 (fai3) — (verb) Use; to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses; expenditures
- 賦 (fu3) — (verb) Be given (by God); poetic essay; taxation; to bestow on; to endow with; …
- 賭氣 (dou2 hei3) — (verb) To venting someone's spleen for grudge
- 賞 (soeng2) — (verb) Admire; to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a …
- 趕緊 (gon2 gan2) — (verb) Hurry up
- 跟蹤 (gan1 zung1) — (verb) Stalk
- 路上 (lou6 soeng6) — (adverb) (of travelling) On the way
- 躁 (cou3) — (adjective) 1. Irritable; 2. Restless; hot-tempered; impatient; tense; excited;…
- 躲避 (do2 bei6) — (verb) Run away from
- 車廂 (ce1 soeng1) — (noun) (of train) Car
- 車費 (ce1 fai3) — (noun) Fare (of transportation)
- 軌道 (gwai2 dou6) — (noun) (of physics) Trajectory
- 轟動 (gwang1 dung6) — (adjective) 1. Breaking (news); (verb) shock
- 輕佻 (hing1 tiu4) — (adjective) Flippant
- 輕視 (hing1 si6) — (verb) To look down
- 達 (daat6) — (verb) 1. Arrive; 2. Express; (adjective) (of specific knowledge) Knowledgeable…
- 遷就 (cin1 zau6) — (verb) To humor
- 進 (zeon3) — (verb) Get in or into; (adjective) advanced; to advance; to enter; to come (or …
- 進入 (zeon3 jap6) — (phrasal verb) Get in
- 進取 (zeon3 ceoi2) — (verb) Take the initiative
- 迷 (mai4) — (verb) 1. Obsess with (something or someone); (adjective); Perplexed; 2. Mini; …
- 適合 (sik1 hap6) — (adjective) Suitable
- 透 (tau3) — (preposition) 1. Via or through; (adjective); Transparent and see through; (ver…
- 逛 (kwaang3) — (verb) Go; to stroll; to visit; to ramble; to roam; to wander; to loiter; to st…
- 造福 (zou6 fuk1) — (verb) To bring happiness and bliss for people
- 遇 (jyu6) — (verb) To bump into (a friend or someone)
- 遍 (pin3) — (noun) (of measuring character) Time (e.g. one time, two time)
- 配角 (pui3 gok3) — (noun) (of movie, show, etc.) Supporting actor
- 醬 (zoeng3) — (seasoning) 1. soybean sauce; 2. Paste or jam –like seasoning; thick paste of f…
- 採取 (coi2 ceoi2) — (verb) Implement
- 野 (je5) — (noun) it refers to an object or a person. E.g. (adjective) Wild; field; plain;…
- 量 (loeng4) — (adjective) 1. Measuring; (verb) Measure; to take a measurement; to gauge; to s…
- 金星 (gam1 sing1) — (noun) Venus
- 金額 (gam1 ngaak2) — (noun) (of money) Amount
- 鐸 (dok6) — (adjective) 1. Stingy; 2. Miserly; miserly; stingy; mean; large ancient bell
- 鍍金 (dou6 gam1) — (adjective) (of jewelry) Gold plated
- 閃耀 (sim2 jiu6) — (verb) (of star etc.) Twinkle
- 閉幕 (bai3 mok6) — (adjective) Closing (ceremonies of events)
- 防 (fong4) — (suffix) –proof; to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent; embankmant
- 陀 (to4) — (verb) 1. To carry (e.g. gun); (of reduplication) Dizzy; (noun) language relate…
- 陸 (luk6) — (noun) Chinese surname; shore; land; continent; a surname; six, banker's anti-f…
- 陸地 (luk6 dei6) — (noun) Land
- 院 (jyun2) — (noun) 1. Faculty; 2. Hospital; courtyard; institution M: 个gè [个]; college; hos…
- 隔離 (gaak3 lei4) — (noun) Neighbour
- 雀躍 (zoek3 joek6) — (verb) Leap with happiness
- 集 (zaap6) — (noun) Classifier for book series; to gather; to collect; collected works; clas…
- 集體 (zaap6 tai2) — (noun) Group
- 集合 (zaap6 hap6) — (noun) Gathering
- 鵰 (diu1) — (slang) (figurative) Penis; bird of prey; eagle; falcon; vulture
- 需 (seoi1) — (noun) Demand
- 霎 (saap3) — (verb) 1. Argue; 2. Bicker; (adverb) instantaneously; all of a sudden; drizzle;…
- 青天 (cing1 tin1) — (noun) Sunny day
- 韓 (hon4) — (adjective) Korean; Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 战国七…
- 韞 (wan2) — (verb) Lock up; contain; to hide; to contain; to lock up; to shut in; an orange…
- 頂頭上司 (ding2 tau4 soeng6 si1) — (noun) Someone's supervisor or boss
- 顧 (gu3) — (noun) 1. Chinese surname; (verb) Hire; to look after; to take into considerati…
- 顧及 (gu3 kap6) — (verb) Concern about
- 領事 (ling5 si6) — (noun) Ambassador
- 題 (tai4) — (verb) 1. Write; (noun) Title; topic; problem for discussion; exam question; su…
- 風采 (fung1 coi2) — (noun) Charm, glamour and charisma
- 颶風 (geoi6 fung1) — (noun) (of storm) Typhoon
- 高等 (gou1 dang2) — (noun) (of judiciary) High or supreme
- 高貴 (gou1 gwai3) — (adjective) Elegance
- 鬼混 (gwai2 wan6) — (slang) (of relationship) Affair
- 鬼火 (gwai2 fo2) — (adjective) )(the degree of beauty) So; Very
- 魂 (wan4) — (noun) Ghost
- 魂不附體 (wan4 bat1 fu6 tai2) — (adjective) 1. Absentminded; 2. Inattentive
- 魂魄 (wan4 paak3) — (noun) Spirit
- 鱷 (ngok6) — (noun) Crook
- 雞眼 (gai1 ngaan5) — (noun) 1. Plantar Wart; 2. Eyelet
- 麻醉 (maa4 zeoi3) — (verb) Stupefy (by drinking)
- 默書 (mak6 syu1) — (noun) Dictation
- 鼓舞 (gu2 mou5) — (noun) Drum dance; (verb) Inspire
- 齙 (baau6) — (noun) Buck teeth; protruding teeth
- 告狀 (gou3 zong6) — (verb) Snitch
- 對比 (deoi3 bei2) — (verb) Compare with
- 唞 (tau2) — (verb) Gasp
- 喼 (gip1) — (noun) 1. Luggage; 2. Suitcase; box (dialect); used to transliterate words with…
- 扱 (kap1) — (verb) 1. To stamp; (of food) 2. To cover up with a lid; to cover with a lid; t…
- 揗 (tan4) — (adjective) 1. Trembling; 2.shivering; (verb) Wander; strike, hit with hand; ta…
- 癐 (gui6) — (adjective) Tired
- 腍 (nam4) — (adjective) (of food) 1. Tender; Soft; (of personality) Kind and gentle (with n…
- 髧 (dam3) — (verb) (of hair) Drop down or sag; long hair; to hang down; to droop; to drop d…
- 搲 (we2) — (verb) 1. Scratch; (of money) Earn; to earn; to seize
- 趷 (gat6) — (verb) 1. Stand on tiptoe; 2. Raise heel;; Limp; (adjective) Walking lamely; to…
- 龜蛋 (gwai1 daan2) — (noun) turtle egg; (curse language) bastard; jerk
- 開封 (hoi1 fung1) — (verb) Open sealed packaging (of product)
- 補習 (bou2 zaap6) — (verb) 1. Tutor; (noun); Tutor; 2. Tutorial or Tutorial class
- 節育 (zit3 juk6) — (noun) Birth control
- 社論 (se5 leon6) — (noun) Op-ed (or opposite the editorial writing)
- 打聽 (daa2 ting1) — (verb) 1. Nose into; 2. Probe into
- 射擊 (se6 gik1) — (adjective) Shooting (sport)
- 佈置 (bou3 zi3) — (noun) (of household) 1. Design (of a home); 2. Setting of (furniture)
- 到時 (dou3 si4) — (adverb phrase) When the time comes by
- 有口無心 (jau5 hau2 mou4 sam1) — (People) don't mean what they say
- 麻木 (maa4 muk6) — (adjective) 1. Cold-hearted; 2. Unfeeling; 3. Unemotional
- 霎時 (saap3 si4) — (adverb phrase) All of a sudden; (adverb) 1. Instantly
- 寶貝 (bou2 bui3) — (noun) Precious
- 呆板 (ngoi4 baan2) — (adjective) 1. Sluggish; (of people); Dull; 2. Bored
- 盲目 (maang4 muk6) — (adjective) Purposeless
- 當代 (dong1 doi6) — (adjective) Contemporary
- 攻勢 (gung1 sai3) — (verb) Attack
- 山地 (saan1 dei6) — (noun) It refers to the aboriginal ethnic of Taiwan; (noun) 1. The land or fiel…
- 大體 (daai6 tai2) — (adverb) Overall; (adjective) 1. Elegant and poised
- 吶喊 (naap6 haam3) — (verb) 1. Cheer; (adjective) 2. Roaring
- 難為 (naan4 wai4) — (verb) Make a hard time on someone
- 寒酸 (hon4 syun1) — (adjective) Shabby
- 騷 (sou1) — (loanword) Show; trouble; disturbance; rumpus; flirty; coquettish; abbr. for 离骚…
- 來頭 (loi4 tau4) — (noun) Background (of someone)
- 過冬 (gwo3 dung1) — (verb) Get together for The Winter Solstice Festival
- 高層 (gou1 cang4) — (noun) Top level personnel in a hierarchy
- 好友 (hou2 jau5) — (noun) Good friend
- 舊日 (gau6 jat6) — (noun) Days in the past
- 酒鬼 (zau2 gwai2) — (noun) 1. Drunky; 2. Alcoholic
- 上馬 (soeng5 maa5) — (verb) Get going (e.g. a project etc.)
- 伯母 (baak3 mou5) — (noun) General polite term to call friend's or someone's mother
- 開飯 (hoi1 faan6) — (verb) Dinner; lunch is ready
- 車位 (ce1 wai2) — (noun) Unit or measurement of vehicle space
- 筲箕 (saau1 gei1) — (utensil) Strainer
- 班次 (baan1 ci3) — (noun) Time schedules (of bus, flights, etc.)
- 發冷 (faat3 laang5) — (verb) Shivering (because of cold); (disease) 1. Malaria
- 公廁 (gung1 ci3) — (noun) Public washroom
- 阻滯 (zo2 zai6) — (noun) Retardation
- 得失 (dak1 sat1) — (verb) Offend (people)
- 離譜 (lei4 pou2) — (adjective) Way too much and unacceptable
- 開火 (hoi1 fo2) — (verb) 1. To switch on (a rice cooker, light, etc.); (of cooking); Turn on (a g…
- 打尖 (daa2 zim1) — (verb) Cut in line; queue
- 鐵馬 (tit3 maa5) — (noun) Motor bike (usually refers to police's fleet)
- 轉行 (zyun2 hong4) — (verb) Change career
- 收線 (sau1 sin3) — (verb) Stop a conversation
- 刁蠻 (diu1 maan4) — (adjective) Bossy and wilful
- 押後 (aat3 hau6) — (verb) Postpone
- 介乎 (gaai3 fu4) — (adjective) In-between
- 踢爆 (tek3 baau3) — (verb) Discover
- 豆皮 (dau6 pei4) — (noun) Mold (on face)
- 軟腳蟹 (jyun5 goek3 haai5) — (slang) (of sexual ability) Soft-leg-crab means impotent (because a man is unab…
- 線人 (sin3 jan4) — (noun) Informant
- 細粒 (sai3 lap1) — (adjective) Small piece; (of people) 1. Petite
- 擺平 (baai2 ping4) — (verb) To mediate a quarrel between
- 入肉 (jap6 juk6) — (slang) Feel stressed or depressed because spending too much money
- 偏門 (pin1 mun4) — (noun) Traid-related activity
- 整潔 (zing2 git3) — (adjective) Neat and clean
- 祖父 (zou2 fu6) — (noun) 1. Grandfather; 2. Grandpa
- 水渠 (seoi2 keoi4) — (noun) 1. Drain; 2. Sewer
- 演繹 (jin2 jik6) — (verb) (of acting) 1. To act; 2. To perform; 3. To play
- 專制 (zyun1 zai3) — (noun) Authoritarian
- 通告 (tung1 gou3) — (noun) 1. Announcement; 2. Bulletin; 3. Notice
- 圖表 (tou4 biu2) — (noun) Table
- 圓圈 (jyun4 hyun1) — (adjective) Round
- 拖泥帶水 (to1 nai4 daai3 seoi2) — (idiom) (of relationship) Unclear
- 烏煙瘴氣 (wu1 jin1 zoeng3 hei3) — (saying) Chaotic and messy (because of dirty and with stingy smoke)
- 七零八落 (cat1 ling4 baat3 lok6) — (idiom) Refer objects are scattered and dispersed
- 鬆懈 (sung1 haai6) — (adjective) 1. Unguarded; 2. Sluggish (to danger)
- 鬆弛 (sung1 ci4) — (adjective) Flabby
- 駐守 (zyu3 sau2) — (verb) To station
- 須要 (seoi1 jiu3) — (verb) Need
- 隱藏 (jan2 cong4) — (verb) Shroud
- 隱蔽 (jan2 bai3) — (noun) 1. Hermit (teen); 2. Unseen
- 陶冶 (tou4 je5) — (verb) To mold on someone's disposition
- 造型 (zou6 jing4) — (noun) Designed image and style
- 通航 (tung1 hong4) — (verb) (traffic) Open up (air, sea route, etc.)
- 退伍 (teoi3 ng5) — (noun) Retired (from military)
- 胸襟 (hung1 kam1) — (noun) 1. Generosity; 2. Broad-minded
- 珍藏 (zan1 cong4) — (noun) Valuable collection
- 珍寶 (zan1 bou2) — (loanword) Jumbo
- 狹隘 (haap6 aai3) — (adjective) Less and limited (e.g. knowledge, etc.)
- 無動於衷 (mou4 dung6 jyu1 cung1) — (saying) Unheeded and unfeeling
- 效能 (haau6 nang4) — (noun) Function
- 掩飾 (jim2 sik1) — (verb) Disguise
- 探訪 (taam3 fong2) — (verb) Drop by
- 掀起 (hin1 hei2) — (verb) Start
- 屹立 (ngat6 laap6) — (verb) Stand
- 學業 (hok6 jip6) — (noun) Education
- 如願以償 (jyu4 jyun6 ji5 soeng4) — (saying) As someone's wish
- 增值 (zang1 zik6) — (verb) To top up
- 危急 (ngai4 gap1) — (noun) Imminent danger
- 享有 (hoeng2 jau5) — (modal verb) Shall have (rights, privileges, etc.)
- 雞毛蒜皮 (gai1 mou4 syun3 pei4) — trivial matters [written and colloquial]
- 整治 (zing2 zi6) — (verb) Rectify; (noun) 1. Rectification
- 招徠 (ziu1 loi4) — (verb) Attract
- 瑕疵 (haa4 ci1) — (noun) Defect
- 天性 (tin1 sing3) — (adjective) 1. Instinctive; 2. Congenital
- 為期 (wai4 kei4) — (noun) Duration is from (a certain time) to (a certain time)
- 置身 (zi3 san1) — (preposition) 1. At (a place); 2. In (a situation, place etc.)
- 泄漏 (sit3 lau6) — (verb) 1. Blow the gaff; 2. Let something slip (out)
- 晚霞 (maan5 haa4) — (noun) Dappled sunset
- 水路 (seoi2 lou6) — (noun) Sea; ocean transportation
- 預訂 (jyu6 deng6) — (verb) To make a reservation (in advance)
- 預料 (jyu6 liu6) — (verb) 1. Predict; 2. Expect (something happening in future); 3. Foresee
- 老百姓 (lou5 baak3 sing3) — (noun) The masses
- 尊貴 (zyun1 gwai3) — (adjective) Valued (customer)
- 油麥菜 (jau4 mak6 coi3) — (vegetable) Also known as A choi
- 胭脂 (jin1 zi1) — (noun) (of cosmetic) Blush
- 紫荊 (zi2 ging1) — (Flower) Bauhinia Blakeana, which is the city flower of Hong Kong (same as 洋紫荊)
- 郵件 (jau4 gin2) — (noun) Email
- 小鬼 (siu2 gwai2) — (noun) Brat
- 畜牧 (cuk1 muk6) — (noun) Agriculture or livestock husbandry; (adjective) (of livestock) 1. Agricu…
- 汪洋 (wong1 joeng4) — (politician) Wang, Yang who is a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Cent…
- 天邊 (tin1 bin1) — (noun) Sky
- 新手 (san1 sau2) — (noun) Newbie
- 遇到 (jyu6 dou3) — (verb) Bump into (someone)
- 晚會 (maan5 wui2) — (noun) (of event) Vigil
- 體質 (tai2 zat1) — (noun) (of medicine) Constitution
- 養老 (joeng5 lou5) — (verb) Provide for getting in old age
- 養殖 (joeng5 zik6) — (noun) Usually it refers to aquaculture or aquafarming
- 顯赫 (hin2 haak1) — (adjective) Eminent
- 頭緒 (tau4 seoi5) — (noun) 1. Clue; 2. Idea
- 酌情 (zoek3 cing4) — (adjective) (of Law) Discretionary
- 遭殃 (zou1 joeng1) — (verb) Been in a calamity
- 速成 (cuk1 sing4) — (noun) Quick Input Method
- 通風 (tung1 fung1) — (verb) 1. Blow the whistle on; 2. Inform
- 透視 (tau3 si6) — (verb) Penetrate
- 退步 (teoi3 bou6) — (verb) Drop (in grades)
- 辛酸 (san1 syun1) — (noun) Hardships
- 賢惠 (jin4 wai6) — (adjective) Good-mannered and warm-hearted
- 裝載 (zong1 zoi3) — (verb) Carry
- 裝卸 (zong1 se3) — (adjective) Loading
- 蓄意 (cuk1 ji3) — (verb) Do (things) in purpose
- 自負 (zi6 fu6) — (verb) 1. Take responsibility by oneself; (disapproval) 2. Boastful; 3. Ego
- 自滿 (zi6 mun5) — (verb) Gloat; (adjective) 1. Self-contented
- 脫節 (tyut3 zit3) — (adjective) Out-fashioned
- 痛心 (tung3 sam1) — (adjective) Heart-broken
- 獻身 (hin3 san1) — (verb) Devote to (someone or something)
- 燈紅酒綠 (dang1 hung4 zau2 luk6) — (adjective phrase) Dissipated
- 熒光 (jing4 gwong1) — (colour) Neon
- 死角 (sei2 gok3) — (noun) (of military) Dead angle
- 歪曲 (waai1 kuk1) — (verb) (words) Twist; (adjective) devious
- 正視 (zing3 si6) — (verb) (problems etc.) 1. To face; 2. directly cope with
- 正規 (zing3 kwai1) — (adjective) Formal
- 正統 (zing3 tung2) — (adjective) 1. Mainstream (education etc.); 2. Traditional
- 未遂 (mei6 seoi6) — (adjective) Fail
- 明知故犯 (ming4 zi1 gu3 faan6) — (verb phrase) Violate or make problems purposely
- 效力 (haau6 lik6) — (noun) Potency of; (verb) 1. Serve to (organisation etc.)
- 支離破碎 (zi1 lei4 po3 seoi3) — (adjective phrase) 1. Tear apart; 2. Fragmented
- 損耗 (syun2 hou3) — (noun) Loss
- 挑逗 (tiu1 dau6) — (verb) Seduce
- 愚昧 (jyu4 mui6) — (adjective) 1. Fatuous; 2. Benighted
- 心疼 (sam1 tang4) — (adjective) Someone's beloved
- 專用 (zyun1 jung6) — (adjective) 1. Private; 2. Reserved for the use of
- 學以致用 (hok6 ji5 zi3 jung6) — (verb phrase) To apply what one's have learned on practice
- 孤注一擲 (gu1 zyu3 jat1 zaak6) — (idiom) To put all someone's has in the last change (to neither success nor los…
- 孕育 (jan6 juk6) — (verb) Gestate
- 婉轉 (jyun2 zyun3) — (adjective) (linguistics) Euphemistic
- 威信 (wai1 seon3) — (noun) Veneration
- 大公無私 (daai6 gung1 mou4 si1) — (adjective) Fair and unselfish
- 外觀 (ngoi6 gun1) — (noun) Exterior
- 壯志 (zong3 zi3) — (noun) Burning ambition
- 土匪 (tou2 fei2) — (noun) Theft
- 圖謀 (tou4 mau4) — (verb) Plot
- 嚇唬 (haak3 fu2) — (verb) Bluff
- 喜悅 (hei2 jyut6) — (noun) Joy
- 名正言順 (ming4 zing3 jin4 seon6) — (idiom) Get entitlement to
- 同謀 (tung4 mau4) — (verb) Be in cahoots
- 同步 (tung4 bou6) — (adverb phrase) At the same time
- 同仁 (tung4 jan4) — (noun) 1. Counterpart; 2. The people who share the same belief or situation
- 厭倦 (jim3 gyun6) — (adjective) Be tired of
- 印花 (jan3 faa1) — (noun) (of coupon) Stamp; (adjective) (of textile) 1. Floral-print; (verb); Pri…
- 再現 (zoi3 jin6) — (verb) 1. Reappear; 2. Something happen again
- 光天化日 (gwong1 tin1 faa3 jat6) — (noun phrase) Day time (it implies that it has people around)
- 先行 (sin1 hang4) — (verb) Go first
- 行先 (hang4 sin1) — (verb) Go first
- 停滯 (ting4 zai6) — (verb) Get stuck
- 亡命 (mong4 ming6) — (verb) To risk life doing; on something
- 亂七八糟 (lyun6 cat1 baat3 zou1) — (adjective) Super messy
- 中肯 (zung3 hang2) — (adjective) (of opinion) Fair
- 題材 (tai4 coi4) — (noun) (of writing) Topic
- 預期 (jyu6 kei4) — (adjective) Expected
- 順序 (seon6 zeoi6) — (adverb) In order
- 震驚 (zan3 ging1) — (adjective) Shocked
- 需求 (seoi1 kau4) — (noun) Need
- 阻擋 (zo2 dong2) — (verb) Block (sunlight etc.)
- 鍾情 (zung1 cing4) — (verb) Deeply in love with something
- 醫務 (ji1 mou6) — (adjective) Medical
- 遵守 (zeon1 sau2) — (verb) Obey (Laws etc.)
- 違背 (wai4 bui3) — (verb) 1. To go against; 2. Disobey (Laws etc.)
- 運轉 (wan6 zyun2) — (verb) Change luck
- 運行 (wan6 hang4) — (noun) (of electronic gadget) Working
- 運用 (wan6 jung6) — (verb) 1. Utilize; 2. Exert
- 這些 (ze2 se1) — Some of these…
- 辛勞 (san1 lou4) — (adjective) Hard-working
- 轉動 (zyun2 dung6) — (verb) 1. To roll round; 2. To spin
- 足以 (zuk1 ji5) — (adverb) 1. Enough to; for; 2. Good enough to something
- 贊同 (zaan3 tung4) — (verb) 1. Agree; 2. Assent
- 語調 (jyu5 diu6) — (noun) (of voice) In a …tone
- 討價還價 (tou2 gaa3 waan4 gaa3) — (verb) Bargain
- 要素 (jiu3 sou3) — (noun) Important or main element
- 蕭條 (siu1 tiu4) — (adjective) Deserted
- 置之不理 (zi3 zi1 bat1 lei5) — (verb) Brush off
- 統籌 (tung2 cau4) — (verb) 1. Coordinate; 2. Coordinator
- 細膩 (sai3 nei6) — (adjective) (of work) Detail and delicate
- 細緻 (sai3 zi3) — (adjective) (of work) Small and detail
- 突擊 (dat6 gik1) — (adjective) Sudden
- 稀奇 (hei1 kei4) — (adjective) Surprise (usually used in response)
- 瞻仰 (zim1 joeng5) — (verb) Viewing (or called visitation to a decedent in funeral)
- 用處 (jung6 cyu3) — (verb) Use as
- 現成 (jin6 sing4) — (adjective) Ready-to-use
- 狹窄 (haap6 zaak3) — (adjective) (clothes) 1. Too small; (of personality) 2. Narrow-minded
- 淵源 (jyun1 jyun4) — (noun) Deep-connected ties (of kinship or friendship)
- 消耗 (siu1 hou3) — (verb) 1. Burning (calories etc.); 2. Spend (time etc.)
- 注視 (zyu3 si6) — (verb) 1. Pay attention on; 2. Stare at
- 標新立異 (biu1 san1 laap6 ji6) — (idiom) Do things or wear differently in order to standing out and get people a…
- 朝三暮四 (ziu1 saam1 mou6 sei3) — (idiom) Fickle or fickleness
- 書面 (syu1 min6) — (adjective) Written in paper
- 挑選 (tiu1 syun2) — (verb) Carefully pick
- 所在 (so2 zoi6) — (adverb) Where an organization or office etc. located at
- 怨言 (jyun3 jin4) — (noun) Grumbling words
- 微弱 (mei4 joek6) — (adjective) (of sunlight) Dim and not strong
- 徒刑 (tou4 jing4) — (noun) Imprisonment
- 往常 (wong5 soeng4) — (conjunction) As usual
- 形體 (jing4 tai2) — (noun) Body figure
- 引進 (jan5 zeon3) — (verb) Bring in (new technology etc.)
- 引導 (jan5 dou6) — (verb) (of legal procedure) Bring back (a criminal from to a country)
- 座談 (zo6 taam4) — (noun) Conference
- 宣言 (syun1 jin4) — (noun) 1. Statement; 2. Announcement; 3. Speech
- 增進 (zang1 zeon3) — (verb) Increase
- 執政 (zap1 zing3) — (verb) Hold the reins of government
- 圓滿 (jyun4 mun5) — (adjective) Complete
- 原野 (jyun4 je5) — (noun) (of geography) 1. Plateau; 2. Wild field
- 協定 (hip3 ding6) — (verb) 1. Agree something with someone; (noun) (of government) 2. Pact
- 制訂 (zai3 ding3) — (verb) Regulate
- 刑事 (jing4 si6) — (noun) Crime
- 依據 (ji1 geoi3) — (adverb) In accordance with; (verb) 1. Base on
- 以身作則 (ji5 san1 zok3 zak1) — (idiom) To set oneself as a role model
- 以致 (ji5 zi3) — (verb) Cause
- 以來 (ji5 loi4) — (adverb) 1. So far; 2. By far
- 不見得 (bat1 gin3 dak1) — (verb) Be not see
- 拖拉 (to1 laai1) — (verb) Put off; (adjective) (of relationship) 1. Unstable and unclear; (of lugg…
- 順暢 (seon6 coeng3) — (adjective) (of traffic) Moving freely
- 鄉土 (hoeng1 tou2) — (adjective) 1. Country; 2. Rural
- 越軌 (jyut6 gwai2) — (noun) 1. Delinquency; 2. Deviance (usually it means sexual)
- 畏縮 (wai3 suk1) — (verb) Cringe
- 小康 (siu2 hong1) — (adjective) Small but abundance
- 壓制 (aat3 zai3) — (verb) Curb
- 外援 (ngoi6 wun4) — (noun) (of ball game in HK) Foreign helper; player
- 香甜 (hoeng1 tim4) — (adjective) (of food) Delicious
- 題目 (tai4 muk6) — (noun) (of examination) Question
- 陰影 (jam1 jing2) — (noun) (of medicine) Black spot; (of bad influence) shadow
- 重任 (zung6 jam6) — (noun) Important; significant mission
- 遠方 (jyun5 fong1) — In far distance
- 逾期 (jyu6 kei4) — (verb) (of application) 1. Late (Lodgement etc.); 2. To go over a time limit
- 通順 (tung1 seon6) — (verb) To pass smoothly or feely
- 途中 (tou4 zung1) — (adverb phrase) During the trip; journey
- 迎面 (jing4 min6) — From the front
- 詢問 (seon1 man6) — (verb) Ask
- 言論 (jin4 leon6) — (noun) (of constitution) 1. Speech; 2. Discussion and opinion
- 行列 (hong4 lit6) — (noun) 1. Parade; 2. Field or position
- 蒸發 (zing1 faat3) — (verb) (of figurative) Disappear or vanish
- 興辦 (hing1 baan6) — (verb) To establish
- 胸部 (hung1 bou6) — (noun) Boobs
- 總結 (zung2 git3) — (noun) Conclusion
- 總數 (zung2 sou3) — (noun) Total amount
- 縮小 (suk1 siu2) — (verb) Zoom out
- 維修 (wai4 sau1) — (verb) Repair; (noun) repairing
- 紊亂 (man6 lyun6) — (adjective) Confused
- 相近 (soeng1 gan6) — (verb) Like (someone)
- 痛哭 (tung3 huk1) — (verb) 1. Howl; 2. Wail
- 演唱 (jin2 coeng3) — (noun) Concert
- 沿海 (jyun4 hoi2) — (adjective) Along shoreline
- 有機 (jau5 gei1) — (verb + noun) Have opportunity; chance
- 有力 (jau5 lik6) — (verb + noun) Have (physical) strength
- 星球 (sing1 kau4) — (noun) (of astronomy) Planet
- 昔日 (sik1 jat6) — (noun) Days in the past
- 擁擠 (jung2 zai1) — (adjective) Packed (with people)
- 擁抱 (jung2 pou5) — (verb) Cuddle
- 搖擺 (jiu4 baai2) — (verb) To rock
- 招募 (ziu1 mou6) — (verb) Employ (employee etc.)
- 投產 (tau4 caan2) — (verb) Kick off (a production)
- 戰鬥 (zin3 dau3) — (noun) Battle
- 戰勝 (zin3 sing3) — (noun) 1. To win; 2. Conquer
- 意願 (ji3 jyun6) — (verb) Be willing to
- 思考 (si1 haau2) — (verb) Think
- 幼兒 (jau3 ji4) — (noun) Pre-school
- 完畢 (jyun4 bat1) — (adverb) (of finish) Over
- 子孫 (zi2 syun1) — (noun) Descendants
- 威風 (wai1 fung1) — (adjective) Imposing
- 外地 (ngoi6 dei6) — (adjective) 1. Overseas; 2. Not belong to a particular local region
- 圖形 (tou4 jing4) — (noun) (of math) General term of shapes in geometry
- 因而 (jan1 ji4) — (conjunction) So that
- 嚴禁 (jim4 gam3) — (verb) Strictly forbid
- 嚴寒 (jim4 hon4) — (adjective) Frigid
- 儀容 (ji4 jung4) — (noun) Look
- 儀器 (ji4 hei3) — (noun) Equipment
- 修建 (sau1 gin3) — (verb) (of construction) Fix (a building etc.)
- 享福 (hoeng2 fuk1) — (verb) To enjoy well-being of life
- 中等 (zung1 dang2) — (adjective) Middle; (of figure) 1. Average
- 一致 (jat1 zi3) — (adjective) Same
- 屋簷 (uk1 jim4) — (noun) (of figurative) 1.Under the same roof
- 香氣 (hoeng1 hei3) — (noun) Good smell
- 行禮 (haang4 lai5) — (verb) Have a wedding ceremony…
- 縮短 (suk1 dyun2) — (verb) Shorten
- 相貌 (soeng3 maau6) — (noun) Countenance
- 正門 (zing3 mun4) — (noun) Front door
- 應得 (jing1 dak1) — (verb) Should get; have
- 應允 (jing3 wan5) — (verb) Allow
- 愚弄 (jyu4 lung6) — (verb) Mock
- 心裡 (sam1 leoi5) — (noun) In mind; heart
- 往日 (wong5 jat6) — (noun) The days in the past
- 小孩 (siu2 haai4) — (noun) Kids
- 完結 (jyun4 git3) — (noun) The end
- 向前 (hoeng3 cin4) — (of direction) Forward the front of
- 以下 (ji5 haa6) — (adverb, preposition) (of age, height etc.) below
- 以上 (ji5 soeng6) — (adverb, preposition) (of age, height etc.) above
- 提昇 (tai4 sing1) — (verb) 1. Exalt; 2. Boost
- 陣地 (zan6 dei6) — (noun) (of military) Battle field
- 無意 (mou4 ji3) — (verb) Not mean to; (adverb) 1. Unintentionally
- 為何 (wai6 ho4) — (question) What do someone think?
- 消除 (siu1 ceoi4) — (verb) 1. Purge; 2. Dispel;; Clear up; (of computer) 3. Delete
- 有利 (jau5 lei6) — (adjective) Good for
- 書包 (syu1 baau1) — (noun) Backpack (of students for carrying textbooks)
- 早日 (zou2 jat6) — (adverb) As soon as
- 提出 (tai4 ceot1) — (verb) 1. Address (issue); 2. Bring up
- 所得 (so2 dak1) — (verb) Someone gets
- 子女 (zi2 neoi5) — (noun) Offspring
- 唯一 (wai4 jat1) — (noun) Only one
- 仙女 (sin1 neoi5) — (noun) (of myth) Divine female
- 下去 (haa6 heoi3) — (verb) Go down stairs (e.g. from certain floor to ground floor)
- 一面 (jat1 min6) — (noun) Single side
- 一手 (jat1 sau2) — (noun) (of info, trade etc.) 1. Firsthand; (figurative) 2. So much work on hands
- 發脾氣 (faat3 pei4 hei3) — (verb) 1. Get mad; 2. Pissed off
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