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拿林 (laa4 lam4) — faster; quickly [colloquial]
拿渣 (laa5 zaa2) — despicable; corrupt; dirty (unclean, especially in the context of 'dirty tricks…
拿渣嘢 (laa4 zaa2 je5) — trickeries; underhand tricks; dirty dealings [colloquial]
指揮臺 (zi2 fai1 toi4) — a podium [written and colloquial]
指東打西 (zi2 dung1 daa2 sai1) — to set up a trap using distraction techniques [colloquial]
按成本 (on3 sing4 bun2) — at cost; by cost; stated at cost [written and colloquial]
按揭貸款 (on3 kit3 taai3 fun2) — mortgage loan [written and colloquial]
按摩浴缸 (on3 mo1 juk6 gong1) — a jacuzzi [written and colloquial]
挑你屎忽 (tiu1 nei5 si2 fat1) — euphemism for 𨳒你屎忽, up yours [colloquial]
挑你老母 (tiu1 nei5 lou5 mou2) — euphemism for 𨳒你老母, 'fuck your mother', foul language insulting one's mother wh…
挑你鹵味 (tiu1 nei5 lou5 mei2) — euphemism for 𨳒你老母, 'fuck your mother', foul language insulting one's mother wh…
挑戰性 (tiu1 zin3 sing3) — challenge; challenging [written and colloquial]
挑機 (tiu1 gei1) — to challenge, especially in online or video games, but it can also be used outs…
挑起把火 (tiu1 hei2 baa2 fo2) — to arouse someone's anger [colloquial]
挑起條癮 (tiu1 hei2 tiu4 jan5) — to arouse someone's anger [colloquial]
挑那媽 (tiu1 naa5 maa1) — fuck! [colloquial]
挑那星 (tiu1 naa5 sing1) — fuck! [colloquial]
捉姦在床 (zuk1 gaan1 zoi6 cong4) — to catch someone who is having an affair in the act [written and colloquial]
捉蛇 (zuk1 se4) — to catch out someone who is slacking off work [colloquial]
捉蛇入屎忽 (zuk1 se4 jap6 si2 fat1) — to bring unnecessary trouble upon oneself [colloquial]
捉象棋 (zuk1 zoeng6 kei2) — to play chess [written and colloquial]
捉路 (zuk1 lou6) — to try and second guess the strategy of one's opponent [colloquial]
捉墨魚 (zuk1 mak6 jyu4) — literally: to fish for cuttlefish; to catch out vehicles with exhaust emissions…
捋鬍鬚 (lyut3 wu4 sou1) — to stroke one's beard [colloquial]
捐山㝫 (gyun1 saan1 lung1) — to go through a tunnel [colloquial]
掂咗 (dim3 zo2) — done; settled; sorted; it's okay now [colloquial]
掂晒 (dim3 saai3) — all settled; all sorted [colloquial]
掂檔 (dim3 dong3) — okay; perfect; well thought out [colloquial]
掃乾淨 (sou3 gon1 zeng6) — to sweep; dust clean [written and colloquial]; to finish up eating everything […
掃場 (sou3 coeng4) — to raid and disrupt a business venue; club; shop etc by force [colloquial]
掃把頭 (sou3 baa2 tau4) — broom head, can also be used to mock one's headstyle that looks like a broom; d…
掃硬 (sou3 ngaang6) — to totally wipe out; eliminate [colloquial]
掏古井 (tou4 gu2 zeng2) — to marry a wealthy widow for her money; to have an affair with a wealthy old wo…
掗住個位 (aa3 zyu6 go3 wai2) — to save that space; seat; to occupy that space; seat; to take up that space; se…
掘草皮 (gwat6 cou2 pei4) — to make momey from horse racing [colloquial]
掛單和尚 (gwaa3 daan1 wo4 soeng2) — to go to someone else house just to get a meal [colloquial]
掟包糯米雞 (deng3 baau1 no6 mai5 gai1) — to offload one's troubles to someone else [colloquial]
掠低 (loek1 dai1) — to kill [colloquial]
掠水王 (loek1 seoi2 wong4) — someone who is an expert in making money through dishonest means; trickery [col…
掠錢 (loek1 cin2) — 'daylight robbery' by charging an excessive and unreasonable prie for something…
接痕 (zip3 han4) — crease marks [colloquial]
推人 (teoi1 jan4) — to push someone [written and colloquial]
推牆 (teoi1 coeng4) — literally: to push a wall; to have sex up against a wall [colloquial]
推骰 (teoi1 sik1) — dice guessing game [colloquial]
掹炮 (mang1 paau3) — to pull out a gun [colloquial]
掹牙 (mang1 ngaa4) — to extract a tooth; to pull out a tooth [colloquial]
掹車邊 (maang1 ce1 bin1) — to get a free ride (or benefits) with someone by following along with them [col…
𢯎痕 (aau1 han4) — to scratch an itch [colloquial]
揀卒 (gaan2 zeot1) — to select the right candidate [colloquial]
揀蜶 (gaan2 zeot1) — to select the right candidate [colloquial]
插圖作者 (caap3 tou4 zok3 ze2) — an illustrator [written and colloquial]
插眼 (caap3 ngaan5) — to poke one's eyes with fingers [colloquial]
插血為盟 (caap3 hyut3 wai4 mang4) — to prick one's finger for blood to use in a ceremony to make an oath [colloquia…
插針都唔入 (caap3 zam1 dou1 m4 jap6) — very tight; narrow; over crowded; describes a woman who is sexually unresponsiv…
揞住良心 (ngam2 zyu6 loeng4 sam1) — to go against one's conscience [colloquial]
揦鮓手段 (laa5 zaa2 sau2 dyun6) — dirty tricks [colloquial]
揩嘢 (haai1 je5) — to take drugs; to be high on drugs [colloquial]
揩粉 (haai1 fan2) — to take heroin; to be high on heroin [colloquial]
揩草 (haai1 cou2) — to take marijuana; to be high on weed; pot [colloquial]
揭開本書 (kit3 hoi1 bun2 syu1) — open the book [colloquial]
揮軍 (fai1 gwan1) — to lead an army; to lead troops [written and colloquial]
揸旗 (zaa1 kei4) — to be in charge [colloquial]
揼低 (dap6 dai1) — to knock down [colloquial]
揼死 (dap6 sei2) — to kill [colloquial]
揼濕 (dap6 sap1) — to be soaked through; to get wet [colloquial]
揼濕衫 (dap6 sap1 saam1) — to be soaked through; to get wet [colloquial]
揼濕身 (dap6 sap1 san1) — to be soaked through; to get wet [colloquial]
揼爛 (dap6 laan6) — to smash to pieces [colloquial]
揼石仔 (dap6 sek6 zai2) — to play mahjong [colloquial]
揼落地 (dam2 lok6 dei6) — to throw to the ground [colloquial]
揼開 (dam2 hoi1) — to throw away [colloquial]
𢱑子 (wa2 zi2) — a game played with pebbles [colloquial]
𢱕 (dap6) — to beat; to hit; to strike; to drop; to get wet [colloquial]
𢱕爛 (dap6 laan6) — to smash to pieces [colloquial]
𢱕骨 (dap6 gwat1) — to massage [colloquial]
搏紅顏一笑 (bok3 hung4 ngaan4 jat1 siu3) — to please a woman [colloquial]
搞串個ｐａｒｔｙ (gaau2 cyun3 go3 paa1 ti4) — to totally wreck something [colloquial]
搞乜春呀 (gaau2 mat1 ceon1 aa3) — what's going on?; what the heck are you doing? [colloquial]
搞乜鬼呀 (gaau2 mat1 gwai2 aa3) — what's going on?; what the heck are you doing? [colloquial]
搞住 (gaau2 zyu6) — to keep disturbing someone [colloquial]
搞到一鑊泡 (gaau2 dou3 jat1 wok6 pou5) — to make a complete mess; causing havoc; turning something into a total disaster…
搞喎 (gaau2 wo5) — to spoil; to destroy [colloquial]
搞妥 (gaau2 to5) — to settle; to secure; to get hold of [colloquial]
搞妥晒 (gaau2 to5 saai3) — all settled; all secured [colloquial]
搞寸個ｐａｒｔｙ (gaau2 cyun3 go3 paa1 ti4) — to totally wreck something [colloquial]
搞屎搞棍 (gaau2 si2 gaau2 gwan3) — to stir up trouble between people [colloquial]
搞彎 (gaau2 waan1) — to spoil; to ruin [colloquial]
搞得有聲有色 (gaau2 dak1 jau5 seng1 jau5 sik1) — to make a success of something [colloquial]
搞成噉 (gaau2 sing4 gam2) — to make something turned into this (usually implying something bad) [colloquial]
搞搞震冇幫襯 (gaau2 gaau2 zan3 mou5 bong1 can3) — to cause trouble; to waste someone's time; to go to a shop to cause trouble ins…
搞撚錯 (gaau2 lan2 co3) — fucking mixed up; fucking wrong; fucking kidding; you must be fucking kidding […
搞是攪非 (gaau2 si6 gaau2 fei1) — to stir trouble between people [colloquial]
搞正 (gaau2 zeng3) — to kill; to resolve an issue [colloquial]
搭橋舖路 (daap3 kiu4 pou1 lou6) — to pave the way for [colloquial]
搭爹 (daap3 de1) — to butt in on a conversation [colloquial]
搭的 (daap3 dik1) — to take a taxi [colloquial]
搵來講 (wan2 lai4 gong2) — to talk just for the sake of talking; to give a feeble excuse for something [co…
搵快錢 (wan2 faai3 cin2) — to make a fast buck [colloquial]
搵日 (wan2 jat6) — another day; some other day; find another day; on another day [colloquial]
搵條命仔較飛 (wan2 tiu4 meng6 zai2 gaau3 fei1) — to put one's life at risk [colloquial]
搵水 (wan2 seoi2) — to make money; to make a living [colloquial]
搵鬼幫手 (wan2 gwai2 bong1 sau2) — describe a situation where it is impossible to find someone to help [colloquial]
搵鬼幫襯 (wan2 gwai2 bong1 can3) — describes a shop or a restaurant which is doomed to fail as a result of not get…
搵鬼買 (wan2 gwai2 maai5) — describes a shop or a restaurant which is doomed to fail as a result of not get…
搶走票源 (coeng2 zau2 piu3 jyun4) — to snatch away the votes [written and colloquial]
摩頂 (mo1 deng2) — to have a haircut; to hold onto one's shares until they reach their highest exp…
摵甩 (mit1 lat1) — to shed; to get rid off; to peel off [colloquial]
摸蜆 (mo2 hin2) — to grope a woman's genitals [colloquial]
撇嘢 (pit3 je5) — thousand dollars; bucks [colloquial]
撇水 (pit3 seoi2) — thousand dollars; bucks [colloquial]
㨴起鑊蓋 (kin2 hei2 wok6 goi3) — the lift the lid off the wok [colloquial]
㨴開本書 (kin2 hoi1 bun2 syu1) — to open a book [colloquial]
撈亂 (lou1 lyun6) — to shuffle; to mix up [colloquial]
撈偏 (lou1 pin1) — to make a living from dishonest means [colloquial]
撈唔掂 (laau4 m4 dim6) — to struggle to make enough money [colloquial]
撈起啦 (lou1 hei2 laa1) — to be successful in making it big (especially in terms of success in making mon…
撈起啦你 (lou1 hei2 laa1 nei5) — you've really made it big (especially in terms of success in making money) [col…
撈邊瓣 (laau4 bin1 faan6) — what do you (or he; she) do for a living; what one does to earn a living [collo…
撐到恆 (caang3 dou3 hang4) — to hang tough; to stand one's ground [colloquial]
撐行 (caang3 hang4) — to hang tough; to stand one's ground [colloquial]
撚蛋 (lan2 daan2) — fucking bastard [colloquial]
撚開 (lan2 hoi1) — fuck off [colloquial]
撚頭 (lan2 tau4) — prick head [colloquial]
撞到滿天星 (zong6 dou3 mun5 tin1 sing1) — to be so dizzy from a bump in the head or from being hit that one is seeing sta…
撞嚫 (zong6 can1) — to bump into; to hit into [colloquial]
撞死馬咁 (zong6 sei2 maa5 gam2) — to act as if one has just seen a ghost; to be in a great hurry [colloquial]
撞瘀 (zong6 jyu2) — to get a bruise from a hit; bump [colloquial]
撞闆 (zong6 baan2) — to run into an obstacle; to be met with a refusal; to hit a brick wall; to scre…
撩交嗌 (liu4 gaau1 aai3) — to provoke an argument with someone [colloquial]
撩女仔 (liu4 neoi5 zai2) — to tease; play around with a girl [colloquial]
撬長腳 (giu6 coeng4 goek3) — to steal someone's else lover [colloquial]
撻出嚟 (taat1 ceot1 lei4) — to steal something; stolen [colloquial]
撻大佬朵 (taat1 daai6 lou2 do2) — to invoke the name of one's triad big brother or boss in order to get protectio…
撻車 (taat1 ce1) — to start a car ; to turn on the ignition of a car [colloquial]
擒嚟擒去 (kam4 lei4 kam4 heoi3) — to run wild; to climb all over the place [colloquial]
擒賊 (kam4 caak6) — to capture a thief [written and colloquial]
擔保書 (daam1 bou2 syu1) — a letter of gurantee [written and colloquial]
擘大對腳 (maak3 daai6 deoi3 goek3) — to spread one's legs wide [colloquial]
擘爛髀 (maak3 laan6 bei2) — describes a woman who is very promiscuous [colloquial]
擝噌 (mang2 zang2) — irritated; annoyed; anxious [colloquial]
擦一餐 (caat3 jat1 caan1) — to enjoy a satisfying meal; to stuff oneself full; to have a feast of a meal [c…
擦鞋狗 (caat3 haai4 gau2) — an arse-licker; a brown-nose.; literally 'a shoeshiner'; a sycophant [colloquia…
擦餐勁 (caat3 caan1 ging6) — to enjoy a satisfying meal; to stuff oneself full; to have a feast of a meal [c…
擳人 (zit1 jan4) — to tickle someone [colloquial]
擸架生 (laap3 gaa2 caang1) — to grab one's tools or instruments [colloquial]
擺彩 (baai2 coi2) — to compete for reputation [colloquial]
擺老門 (baai2 lou5 mun4) — to set up a trap to trick someone [colloquial]
擺薄落 (baai2 bok6 lok1) — to set a road block; to set up a speed trap [colloquial]
擺街邊 (baai2 gaai1 bin1) — to display items on the floor by the sidewalk for sale [colloquial]
擺門 (baai2 mun4) — to set up a trap to trick someone [colloquial]
擺陣 (baai2 zan6) — to deploy into formations; to position something into a certain pattern; order …
攝人魅力 (sip3 jan4 mei6 lik6) — breathtaking charm [written and colloquial]
攝石人 (sip3 sek6 jan4) — someone who tries to hog the limelight [colloquial]
攝高枕頭 (sip3 gou1 zam2 tau4) — to think long and hard about something [colloquial]
攞位 (lo1 wai6) — to position one's camera to take a photograph at a certain angle; to take the p…
攞去填海 (lo2 heoi3 tin4 hoi2) — describes something or someone that is so useless that they should be just dump…
攞晒彩 (lo2 saai3 coi2) — to win all the glory [colloquial]
攞景定贈興 (lo2 ging2 ding6 zang6 hing3) — to rub salt into someone's wound [colloquial]
攞曬彩 (lo2 saai3 coi2) — to win all the glory [colloquial]
攞著數 (lo2 zoek6 sou3) — to gain benefits from a situation [colloquial]
攞鏡 (lo2 geng3) — to take a photo shot [colloquial]
攪串個ｐａｒｔｙ (gaau2 cyun3 go3 paa1 ti4) — to totally wreck something [colloquial]
攪乜春呀 (gaau2 mat1 ceon1 aa3) — what's going on?; what the heck are you doing? [colloquial]
攪乜鬼呀 (gaau2 mat1 gwai2 aa3) — what's going on?; what the heck are you doing? [colloquial]
攪亂檔 (gaau2 lyun6 dong3) — to cause chaos [colloquial]
攪出個大頭佛 (gaau2 ceot1 go3 daai6 tau4 fat6) — to make a big mess of something; to have created a big problem [colloquial]
攪到一鑊泡 (gaau2 dou3 jat1 wok6 pou5) — to make a complete mess; causing havoc; turning something into a total disaster…
攪喎 (gaau2 wo5) — to spoil; to destroy [colloquial]
攪妥 (gaau2 to5) — to settle; to secure; to get hold of [colloquial]
攪妥晒 (gaau2 to5 saai3) — all settled; all secured [colloquial]
攪寸個ｐａｒｔｙ (gaau2 cyun3 go3 paa1 ti4) — to totally wreck something [colloquial]
攪屎攪棍 (gaau2 si2 gaau2 gwan3) — to stir up trouble between people [colloquial]
攪彎 (gaau2 waan1) — to spoil; to ruin [colloquial]
攪得有聲有色 (gaau2 dak1 jau5 seng1 jau5 sik1) — to make a success of something [colloquial]
攪撚錯 (gaau2 lan2 co3) — fucking mixed up; fucking wrong; fucking kidding; you must be fucking kidding […
攪攪震冇幫襯 (gaau2 gaau2 zan3 mou5 bong1 can3) — to cause trouble; to waste someone's time; to go to a shop to cause trouble ins…
攪正 (gaau2 zeng3) — to kill; to resolve an issue [colloquial]
攪邊科 (gaau2 bin1 fo1) — what are you trying to do [colloquial]
攬住死 (laam2 zyu6 sei2) — to get into trouble together [colloquial]
攬硬 (laam5 ngaang6) — to fully support; to protect [colloquial]
攬頭攬頸 (laam5 tau2 laam5 geng2) — to be very intimate (especially physically) [colloquial]
𢺳 (maan1) — to hold onto (for support); to pull; to press; to turn; to retrieve; to recover…
支嘢 (zi1 je5) — the penis [colloquial]
支蕭 (zi1 siu1) — the penis [colloquial]
攰到死 (gui6 dou3 sei2) — exhausted [colloquial]
攰奶奶 (gui6 naai4 naai4) — exhausted [colloquial]
收０靚 (sau1 leng1) — to recruit a youngster to be a member of a gang [colloquial]
收嘢 (sau1 je5) — “take that”; “take this” (said when giving someone a blow; a punch; a hit) [col…
收尾一個 (sau1 mei1 jat1 go3) — the last one [colloquial]
收尾一日 (sau1 mei1 jat1 jat6) — the last day [colloquial]
收爹 (sau1 de1) — shut up; shut your mouth [colloquial]
收租佬 (sau1 zou1 lou2) — literally: a rent collector; a protection money collector; a bribery money coll…
收虧 (sau1 kwai1) — to accept bribes [colloquial]
收韁 (sau1 goeng1) — stop fighting! [colloquial]
收順啲 (sau1 seon6 di1) — to give a little bit of discount [colloquial]
收馬 (sau1 maa5) — to recruit members (into a triad gang) [colloquial]
收鳩皮 (sau1 gau1 pei4) — fuck off [colloquial]
攻擊步槍 (gung1 gik1 bou6 coeng1) — an assault rifle [written and colloquial]
放屁坐墊 (fong3 pei3 zo6 zin3) — a whoopee cushion [written and colloquial]
放篤尿 (fong3 duk1 niu6) — to take a piss; to urinate [colloquial]
政治氣氛 (zing3 zi6 hei3 fan1) — political atmosphere [written and colloquial]
故事書 (gu3 si6 syu1) — story book [written and colloquial]
救火佬 (gau3 fo2 lou2) — a fireman [colloquial]
散修修 (saan3 sau1 sau1) — loose; messy [written and colloquial]
散咗 (saan2 zo2) — to have broken up with one's boyfriend or girlfriend [colloquial]
散嗌 (saan2 aai3) — to order individually; separately [colloquial]
散晒 (saan2 saai3) — shattered; exhausted; very tired [colloquial]
散風 (saan3 fung1) — to spread words [colloquial]
敬酒唔飲飲罰酒 (ging3 zau2 m4 jam2 jam2 fat6 zau2) — so you want to play it tough instead; you've asked for it [colloquial]
整好 (zing2 hou2) — to mend; repair; restore something back to working condition; to put something …
整煲傑嘢人嘆 (zing2 bou1 git6 je5 jan4 taan3) — to make someone really suffer; to give someone a lot of grief [colloquial]
整煲杰嘢人嘆 (zing2 bou1 git6 je5 jan4 taan3) — to make someone really suffer; to give someone a lot of grief [colloquial]
敷藥 (fu1 joek6) — to apply topical medicine on a wound [written and colloquial]
數佬 (sou3 lou2) — a loan shark [colloquial]
數唔清 (sou2 m4 cing1) — innumerable; uncountable; innumerable [colloquial]
數碼光碟 (sou3 maa5 gwong1 dip2) — DVD [written and colloquial]
數碼影像 (sou3 maa5 jing2 zoeng6) — digitized image [written and colloquial]
數碼攝錄機 (sou3 maa5 sip3 luk6 gei1) — digital video camera [written and colloquial]
文路 (man4 lou6) — sense; understanding of what one is talking about [colloquial]
斟茶認錯 (zam1 caa4 jing6 co3) — to offer tea as a gesture of apology to admit one's wrongdoing [colloquial]
斤両 (gan1 loeng2) — ability of someone or something to influence decisions or actions; the importan…
斬亂歌柄 (zaam2 lyun6 go1 beng3) — to interrupt when somone is talking [colloquial]
斬到變屎餅為止 (zaam2 dou3 bin3 si2 beng2 wai4 zi2) — to chop somone to bits [colloquial]
斬手指 (zaam2 sau2 zi2) — to give up gambling; literally: to chop off one's fingers [colloquial]
斬瓜 (zaam2 gwaa1) — to chop to death [colloquial]
斬開九碌 (zaam2 hoi1 gau2 luk1) — to chop someone up to pieces [colloquial]
斬雞頭燒黄紙 (zaam2 gai1 tau4 siu1 wong4 zi2) — to swear an oath and become sworn brothers (colloquial)
斬馬刀 (zaam2 maa5 dou1) — a type of traditional Chinese sword; a long chopping knife [written and colloqu…
新ｂｅｙｏｎｄ (san1 bi6 jon1) — a cross over of the name of the Sun Yee On triad gang and the rock band Beyond …
新年好 (san1 nin4 hou2) — Happy New Year! [written and colloquial]
新束束 (san1 cuk1 cuk1) — brand new [colloquial]
新記 (san1 gei3) — an alternative name for the Sun Yee On triad group [colloquial]
新鮮蘿蔔皮 (san1 sin1 lo4 baak6 pei4) — 'so special'; 'so great'; 'so marvallous' (in a sarcastic tone used in the expr…
日鵝夜鵝 (jat6 ngo4 je6 ngo4) — to nag day and night; to nag all day long [colloquial]
早啲 (zou2 di1) — earlier [colloquial]
早抖 (zou2 tau2) — good night; go and take an early rest [colloquial]
早抖啦 (zou2 tau2 laa1) — shut up!; go away! [colloquial]
早早 (zou2 zou2) — very early; early; as early as possible [colloquial]
旺鐘 (wong6 zung1) — for a prostitute to be busy with lots of customers; an abbreviation to refer to…
明寸 (ming4 cyun3) — to deliberately provoke and making it very obvious to all; to be deliberately i…
易爛 (ji6 laan6) — perisable; fragile [colloquial]
星期尾 (sing1 kei4 mei5) — end of the week [colloquial]
春光乍洩 (ceon1 gwong1 zaa3) — the emergence of the scenery of spring; the exposure of something intimate; ind…
春心動 (ceon1 sam1 dung6) — to be attracted to someone; to be sexually aroused [colloquial]
是九旦旦 (si6 gau2 daan3 daan3) — whatever; anything will do; up to you, I don't care; anything goes [colloquial]
是嗎 (si6 maa3) — really; Is that so? [written]
是是但但 (si6 si6 daan6 daan6) — whatever; anything will do; anything goes; whishy-washy; halfheartedly; to mudd…
是狗彈彈 (si6 gau2 daan2 daan2) — whatever; anything will do; up to you, I don't care; anything goes [colloquial]
是非鬼 (si6 fei1 gwai2) — a gossiper [colloquial]
是麼 (si6 mo1) — really; Is that so? [written]
晏啲 (aan3 di1) — later; later on [colloquial]
晒嘢 (saai3 je5) — to show off [colloquial]
晒招 (saai3 ziu1) — to show off [colloquial]
晒蕉 (saai3 ziu1) — to show off [colloquial]
晒行馬 (saai3 hang4 maa5) — to make a big show of force by triad gangs to show one's strength in numbers fo…
晒馬檻 (saai3 maa5 laam2) — to visit a brothel; prostitute; to go to a hourly love hotel [colloquial]
晚風 (maan5 fung1) — evening breeze; night winds [written and colloquial]
普通知識 (pou2 tung1 zi1 sik1) — common knowledge; general knowledge [colloquial]
暗中控制 (am3 zung1 hung3 zai3) — to manipulate; to control in secret [written and colloquial]
暗啞底 (am3 aa2 dai2) — secretly; silently; underhand [colloquial]
暗殺者 (am3 saat3 ze2) — an assassin [written and colloquial]
暗花 (am3 faa1) — a slush fund, a special fund for illegal purposes; a reward for carrying out a …
㬌轟 (ging2 gwang2) — a secret motive; an ulterior motive; something fishy; something suspicious; sha…
曬冷 (saai3 laang1) — to show one's hand; 'all in' in poker games; to show all one has to others [col…
曬嘢 (saai3 je5) — to show off; to boast [colloquial]
曬料 (saai3 liu2) — to show off; to boast [colloquial]
曬蕉 (saai3 ziu1) — to show off; to boast [colloquial]
曬行馬 (saai3 hang4 maa5) — to make a big show of force by triad gangs to show one's strength in numbers fo…
曬馬檻 (saai3 maa5 laam2) — to visit a brothel; prostitute; to go to a hourly love hotel [colloquial]
更大 (gang3 daai6) — bigger; even bigger; larger [written and colloquial]
更好 (gang3 hou2) — better [written and colloquial]
更想 (gang3 soeng2) — prefer [written and colloquial]
更鍾意 (gang3 zung1 ji3) — prefer [written and colloquial]
替死 (tai3 sei2) — to take someone's place; to sacrifice oneself for others; to be a scapegoat for…
會頭 (wui2 tau4) — the head of a loan club [written and colloquial]
有Ｄ驚 (jau5 di1 geng1) — a little bit worried; a little bit scared [colloquial]
有ｆｅｅｌ (jau5 fiu1) — to have strong feelings about something; someone [colloquial]
有Ｔａｓｔｅ (jau5 tei1 si2) — to have good taste [colloquial]
有一年 (jau5 jat1 nin4) — one year [written and colloquial]
有乜依郁 (jau5 mat1 ji1 juk1) — the slightest stir; movement [colloquial]
有乜唔妥 (jau5 mat1 m4 to5) — anything wrong [colloquial]
有今日 (jau5 gam1 jat6) — to meet the fate one deserves [colloquial]
有你冇我 (jau5 nei5 mou5 ngo5) — “it's you or me!” [colloquial]
有冇帶袋 (jau5 mou5 daai3 doi6) — did you bring a condom? have you got a condom on?; did you bring a bag? [colloq…
有冇料到 (jau5 mou5 liu6 dou3) — (is he or she or you) any good (competent; got the skills); any news? [colloqui…
有分寸 (jau5 fan1 cyun3) — to have a sense of propriety; to have a sense of knowing what is appropriate or…
有創意 (jau5 cong3 ji3) — innovative; creative; fascinating; ingenious [colloquial]
有卡士 (jau5 kaa1 si2) — to be classy [colloquial]
有味笑話 (jau5 mei6 siu3 waa2) — saucy humour; adult humour [colloquial]
有啲渣嗱 (jau5 di1 zaa1 naa4) — to have a degree of certainty; to have some gurantee [colloquial]
有啲驚 (jau5 di1 geng1) — a little bit worried; a little bit scared [colloquial]
有境 (jau5 ging2) — to have good prospects; to be in a good position [colloquial]
有得找 (jau5 dak1 zaau2) — to have change (money when buying something) available [colloquial]
有得揮 (jau5 dak1 fai1) — can match up to; can compare favourably with; bear comparison with [colloquial]
有得震冇得瞓 (jau5 dak1 zan3 mou5 dak1 fan3) — to be scared [colloquial]
有排受 (jau5 paai4 sau6) — to be in for a long prison sentence; to be in for a long suffering [colloquial]
有文有路 (jau5 man4 jau5 lou6) — to make sense; to have a good understanding of what one is talking about; to ha…
有㬌 (jau5 ging2) — to have good prospects; to have good luck; to have a customer (for taxi drivers…
有氣冇訂透 (jau5 hei3 mou5 deng6 tau2) — to be extremely busy [colloquial]
有牌爛仔 (jau5 paai4 laan6 zai2) — literally: 'rascal with a license', a derogatory way to refer to police who abu…
有理由 (jau5 lei5 jau4) — to have reasons; grounds for; to be justified to [written and colloquial]
有環境 (jau5 waan4 ging2) — to have a customer (for a taxi driver) [colloquial]
有異性冇人性 (jau5 ji6 sing3 mou5 jan4 sing3) — to ignore one's friend for the opposite sex [colloquial]
有眼袋 (jau5 ngaan5 doi2) — to have eye bags [colloquial]
有禮 (jau5 lai5) — polite; courteous [written and colloquial]
有籮 (jau5 lo1) — to have a nice looking bum [colloquial]
有背㬌人士 (jau5 bui3 ging2 jan4 si6) — someone who has a triad background; someone with triad connections [colloquial]
有蕉食 (jau5 ziu1 sik6) — to have a customer (for a taxi driver); to get a booking for a customer's hire …
有趣味 (jau5 ceoi3 mei6) — interesting; tasteful [written and colloquial]
有辣有唔辣 (jau5 laat6 jau5 m4 laat6) — (adjective) "something are spicy and some not"; to have something to suit every…
有運行 (jau5 wan6 haang4) — to be in luck; to be fortunate [colloquial]
有金執 (jau5 gam1 zap1) — there is easy money to be made [colloquial]
有錢佬 (jau5 cin2 lou2) — a rich guy; the rich [colloquial]
有風駛盡利 (jau5 fung1 sai2 zeon6 lei6) — to fully exploit an opportunity [colloquial]
有風駛盡巾里 (jau5 fung1 sai2 zeon6 gan1 lei5) — to fully exploit an opportunity [colloquial]
有風駛盡里 (jau5 fung1 sai2 zeon6 lei5) — to fully exploit an opportunity [colloquial]
有鬼用 (jau5 gwai2 jung6) — no bloody use; bloody useless [colloquial]
有麝自然香 (jau5 se6 zi6 jin4 hoeng1) — true talent or merit will always be recognised without the need to show it off …
朋輩壓力 (pang4 bui3 aat3 lik6) — peer pressure [written and colloquial]
望就係咁望 (mong6 zau6 hai6 gam2 mong6) — one can only hope that is the case; one can only hope that one's wish will be f…
期數 (kei4 sou3) — installments; period within which repayment of a debt os calculated; one's work…
木咀 (muk6 zeoi2) — a person without much humour; a fool; a person with an expressionless face [col…
木瓜鮮奶 (muk6 gwaa1 sin1 naai5) — papaya smoothie [written and colloquial]
未夠喉 (mei6 gau3 hau4) — describes the feeling of not being satisfied enough in fulfilling the desire or…
未夠秤 (mei6 gau3 cing3) — not old enough; not senior enough; to not carry enough weight (not have enough …
未戒奶 (mei6 gaai3 naai5) — young and immature [colloquial]
未撚屌過呀 (mei6 lan2 diu2 gwo3 aa3) — “not been fucked yet?”, a hostile and insulting expression [colloquial]
未驚過 (mei6 geng1 gwo3) — to know no fear [colloquial]
朱柴 (zyu1 caai4) — a senior police constable [colloquial]
朱粒 (zyu1 lap1) — a police inspector; a probationary police inspector [colloquial]
朱粒水泡 (zyu1 lap1 seoi2 pou5) — a senior assistant police commission [colloquial]
李三腳 (lei5 saam1 goek3) — Bruce Lee's nickname [colloquial]
李超人 (lei5 ciu1 jan4) — nickname for Sir Ka-shing Li, a business magnate in Hong Kong [colloquial]
杏色加橙色 (hang6 sik1 gaa1 caang2 sik1) — used as an euphemism for 冚家鏟 (ham6 gaa1 caan2), used to curse someone wishing o…
東華 (dung1 waa4) — East China; Tung Wah, a place name in Hong Kong [written and colloquial]
板石 (baan2 sek6) — slab-stone [written and colloquial]
枝嘢 (zi1 je5) — bottle of something; (a branch of something) stick; pole; the penis [colloquial]
枝炮 (zi1 paau3) — a gun [colloquial]
架兩 (gaa2 loeng4) — a mediator in a dispute; someone who is stuck in the middle in a quarrel [collo…
架子大 (gaa2 zi2 daai6) — arrogant [colloquial]
柒ｆｉｎｇｆｉｎｇ (cat6 fing6 fing6) — someone who continuously does stupid things without realising it; to dilly-dall…
柒揈揈 (cat6 fing6 fing6) — someone who continuously does stupid things without realising it; to dilly-dall…
查截 (caa4 zit6) — to stop and search; to confiscate [written and colloquial]
查牌 (caa4 paai4) — license check [written and colloquial]
柳暗花明又一村 (lau5 am3 faa1 ming4 jau6 jat1 cyun1) — there is always light at the end of the tunnel; the darkest hour is that before…
柳記 (lau5 gei3) — the correctional services department; staff of the correctional services depart…
柴可夫 (caai4 ho2 fu1) — a chauffeur [colloquial]
柴哇哇 (caai4 waa1 waa1) — for fun; a group of people hanging out to have fun [written and colloquial]
柴娃娃 (caai4 waa1 waa1) — for fun; a group of people hanging out to have fun [written and colloquial]
校慢鐘 (gaau3 maan6 zung1) — to set the clock back [colloquial]
校服都未除 (haau6 fuk6 dou1 mei6 ceoi4) — literally: haven't taken one's uniform off yet; still young and immature; still…
桂枝仔 (gwai3 zi1 zai2) — a Hong Konger [colloquial]
梁醒波 (loeng4 sing2 bo1) — Leung Sing Bor, a famous Cantonese opera performer in Hong Kong [written and co…
條仔 (tiu4 zai2) — a derogatory term for one's boyfriend [colloquial]
條命唔正 (tiu4 meng6 m4 zeng3) — to be born in a poor family with bad prospects; to come from a poor background …
條命正 (tiu4 meng6 zeng3) — to be born in a rich family with good prospects; to come from a good background…
條命生得正 (tiu4 meng6 saang1 dak1 zeng3) — to be born in a rich family with good prospects; to come from a good background…
條條 (tiu4 tiu2) — a derogatory term for a young woman; girl; chick [colloquial]
條條ｆｉｎｇ (tiu4 tiu2 fing6) — to be naked and half-dressed (with one's penis dangling) [colloquial]
條線 (tiu4 sin3) — a thread; a police informer [colloquial]
條脷無毛 (tiu4 lei6 mou5 mou4) — euphemism for '你老母', 'fuck your mother'. foul language insulting one's mother w…
條菜 (tiu4 coi3) — a derogatory term for a young woman; girl; chick [colloquial]
條蕉 (tiu4 ziu1) — the penis; the prick [colloquial]
條賓周 (tiu4 ban1 zau1) — the penis [colloquial]
條賓州 (tiu4 ban1 zau1) — the penis [colloquial]
條賓舟 (tiu4 ban1 zau1) — the penis [colloquial]
條賓週 (tiu4 ban1 zau1) — the penis [colloquial]
條針 (tiu4 zam1) — a source; a police informer [colloquial]
條麻甩佬 (tiu4 maa4 lat1 lou2) — a derogatory term for a guy; bloke; man; boyfriend; that pervert [colloquial]
棍仔 (gwan3 zai2) — chopsticks [colloquial]
棍底 (gwan3 dai2) — Red Pole, a rank in a triad gang [colloquial]
棒打 (paang5 daa2) — to bludgeon; to beat with a club [written and colloquial]
棒球棒 (paang5 kau4 paang5) — a baseball bat [written and colloquial]
棚人 (paang4 jan4) — a group of people; a whole bunch of people [colloquial]
概要圖 (koi3 jiu3 tou4) — schematics; summary chart [written and colloquial]
樓換樓 (lau2 wun6 lau2) — to exchange one's apartment to for another one (to sell and buy another one) [c…
標尾會 (biu1 mei5 wui2) — to take the last chance to make as much profit as possible; to grab the final o…
樣丙 (joeng2 bing2) — an ugly face; an angry face; a bad situation [colloquial]
樣炳 (joeng2 bing2) — an ugly face; an angry face; a bad situation [colloquial]
樣衰衰 (joeng2 seoi1 seoi1) — an ugly face; an angry face; a bad situation [colloquial]
橙色的 (caang2 sik1 dik1) — orange colour [written]
機佬 (gei1 lou2) — a camera man; a camera operator [colloquial]
橫冚 (waang4 kam2) — a quilt [colloquial]
橫屍街頭 (waang4 si1 gaai1 tau4) — to be found dead in the street [written and colloquial]
橫格子 (waang4 gaak3 zi2) — an opium divan; an opium den [colloquial]
橫死掂死 (waang4 sei2 dim3 sei2) — it doesn't make a difference either way since neither option gives a good outco…
橫角 (waang4 gok3) — trousers [colloquial]
檔仔 (dong3 zai2) — a small stall for drugs; a small drug business [colloquial]
檔嘢 (dong3 je5) — a place under the security protection of a triad group; a stall [colloquial]
檸樣 (ning2 joeng2) — euphemism for '撚樣', prick face [colloquial]
檻火盆 (laam6 fo2 pun4) — a ceremony where someone step over a basin of burning yellow paper to signify a…
歇歇腳 (hit3 hit3 goek3) — to take a rest; to rest one's feet; to rest for a while [written and colloquial]
歌后 (go1 hau6) — the queen of singing [written and colloquial]
歐美式 (au1 mei5 sik1) — western (European; American) style; occident style [written and colloquial]
止咳水 (zi2 kat1 seoi2) — cough syrup [written and colloquial]
正到痹 (zeng3 dou3 bei3) — terrific!; really great! [colloquial]
正所謂 (zing3 so2 wai6) — like they say; as the saying goes [written and colloquial]
正牌爛仔 (zing3 paai4 laan6 zai2) — literally: 'rascal with a license', a derogatory way to refer to police who abu…
正菜 (zeng3 coi3) — slang for a sexually attractive woman [colloquial]
正鬥 (zeng3 dau2) — great!; describes a sexy and attractive (young) woman [colloquial]
步行天橋 (bou6 hang4 tin1 kiu4) — a foot bridge [written and colloquial]
死０靚仔 (sei2 leng1 zai2) — cheeky bastard; little shit [colloquial]
死ｌｕｒ冇用 (sei2 loe2 mou5 jung6) — it's no use to keep begging; asking [colloquial]
死傻婆 (sei2 so4 po2) — stupid cow, an insulting term to address an irritating; annoying; stupid woman …
死八公 (sei2 baat3 gung1) — bastard, an insulting term to address a man [colloquial]
死口臭 (sei2 hau2 cau3) — describes someone who always says annoying; irritating; rude; provocative thing…
死咗 (sei2 zo2) — dead [colloquial]
死埋一邊啦 (sei2 maai4 jat1 bin1 laa1) — get lost! [colloquial]
死好過 (sei2 hou2 gwo3) — to be better off dying [colloquial]
死姣婆 (sei2 haau4 po4) — a term of insult for a promiscuous woman [colloquial]
死婆 (sei2 po2) — “bitch”, can be used as a term of insult or as an affectionate term to address …
死性 (sei2 sing3) — bad old habits [colloquial]
死扑街 (sei2 puk1 gaai1) — bastard!; piece of shit! [colloquial]
死柒開 (sei2 cat6 hoi1) — fuck off! [colloquial]
死淨把口 (sei2 zing6 baa2 hau2) — to never stop talking; to talk too much [colloquial]
死碼 (sei2 maa5) — dead chips, gambling chips that cannot be exchanged for money which must be use…
死老嘢 (sei2 lou5 je5) — old bastard [colloquial]
死肥佬 (sei2 fei4 lou2) — fat bastard [colloquial]
死肥閪 (sei2 fei4 hai1) — stupid fat cunt [colloquial]
死艇 (sei2 teng5) — a broken down vehicle, especially a taxi [colloquial]
死變態佬 (sei2 bin3 taai3 lou2) — dirty pervert; sicko; sick bastard [colloquial]
死豬 (sei2 zyu1) — (to sleep like) a dead pig; log [colloquial]
死賤種 (sei2 zin6 zung2) — bastard; shit head, a term of insult to describe someone who is unworthy or of …
死開 (sei2 hoi1) — piss off; get lost [colloquial]
死開啲啦 (sei2 hoi1 di1 laa1) — piss off; get lost [colloquial]
死魚 (sei2 jyu4) — literally: a dead fish; a sexually unresponsive woman [colloquial]
死鳩開 (sei2 gau1 hoi1) — fuck off [colloquial]
殺人如厤 (saat3 jan4 jyu4 maa4) — to kill people like flies [colloquial]
殺你 (saat3 nei5) — it's a deal [colloquial]
殺到 (saat3 dou3) — describes something of immediate concern; …is on the way; watch out, here they …
殺馬 (saat3 maa5) — to get one's way [colloquial]
毆幾多棍 (au2 gei2 do1 gwan3) — “how many times do you want to be hit?”, an expression of threat [colloquial]
毆幾多碌 (au2 gei2 do1 luk1) — “how many times do you want to be hit?”, an expression of threat [colloquial]
毆打某人 (au2 daa2 mau5 jan4) — to beat someone up [written and colloquial]
毆跛 (au2 bai1) — to break; to smash [colloquial]
每一天 (mui5 jat1 tin1) — each day; everyday [written]
每個 (mui5 go3) — each; every [written and colloquial]
比較少 (bei2 gaau3 siu2) — a bit less; comparatively less [written and colloquial]
比較新 (bei2 gaau3 san1) — newer; comparatively new; relatively new [written and colloquial]
比較鍾意 (bei2 gaau3 zung1 ji3) — prefers [colloquial]
毛都未生齊 (mou4 dou1 mei6 sang1 cai4) — used as insult for someone who is young and inexperienced, implying that they a…
水房 (seoi2 fong4) — a nick name for Wo On Lok, a triad society [colloquial]
水撥水 (seoi2 but6 seoi2) — windshield wiper fluid [colloquial]
水甴曱 (seoi2 gaat6 zaat6) — Dytiscidae (predaceous diving beetles) [written and colloquial]
水檯 (seoi2 toi2) — food preparation table, especially one for cutting up meat; fish; seafood in a …
水煮 (seoi2 zyu2) — boiled [written and colloquial]
水費站 (seoi2 fai3 zaam6) — the toilet (jargon used by taxi drivers) [colloquial]
水頭足 (seoi2 tau4 zuk1) — a large amount of money [colloquial]
水飯房 (seoi2 faan6 fong4) — the punishment block in prison [colloquial]
氹死人 (tam3 sei2 jan4) — to speak in a charming manner; to display great relish by someone's actions or …
氹鬼食豆腐 (tam3 gwai2 sik6 dau6 fu6) — a feeble attempt to trick someone or to lure someone into a trap that is very e…
求番支好籤 (kau4 faan1 zi1 hou2 cim1) — to seek advice from an experienced person; to seek help from an eminent person …
汎濫 (faan3 laam6) — to flood; to spill over; to spread without restriction [written and colloquial]
江湖地位 (gong1 wu4 dei6 wai6) — position; power; status in the underworld; society [written and colloquial]
江湖情 (gong1 wu4 cing4) — a feeling of loyalty; affiliation to fellow triad members or close friends [wri…
江湖救急 (gong1 wu4 gau3 gap1) — help and assistance for a fellow triad member or a close friend in difficulties…
江湖道義 (gong1 wu4 dou6 ji6) — the unspoken code of ethics; honour in society [written and colloquial]
污煙障氣 (wu1 jin1 zoeng3 hei3) — chaotic disorder; pandemonium; miasma [written and colloquial]
汽車酒店 (hei3 ce1 zau2 dim3) — a motel [written and colloquial]
沒良心 (mut6 loeng4 sam1) — to have no conscience; heartless [written]
沖浪 (cung1 long6) — to surf; surfing [written and colloquial]
沖涼涼 (cung1 loeng4 loeng1) — to bathe; to take a shower [colloquial]
沖涼鋪 (cung1 loeng4 pou2) — a bath house [colloquial]
沖盃茶 (cung1 bui1 caa4) — to make a cup of tea [written and colloquial]
沙ｐｏｐ (saa1 pok1) — foolhardy [colloquial]
沙冧 (saa1 lam4) — urinary stones; kidney stones [colloquial]
沙律醬 (saa1 leot2 zoeng3) — salad cream [written and colloquial]
沙泥 (saa1 nai4) — mud [written and colloquial]
沙灘巾 (saa1 taan1 gan1) — a beach towel [written and colloquial]
沙煲罌撐 (saa1 bou1 aang1 caang1) — pots and pans; cooking utensils; household items [colloquial]
沙門魚 (saa1 mun4 jyu2) — salmon [written and colloquial]
沙龍快相 (saa1 lung4 faai3 soeng2) — slang for a speed camera, a traffic camera that catches speeders [written and c…
油水地 (jau4 seoi2 dei6) — somewhere which offers countless money making opportunities [colloquial]
油浸禾花雀 (jau4 zam3 wo4 faa1 zoek2) — to massage one's penis with oil [colloquial]
油浸黄花雀 (jau4 zam3 wong4 faa1 zoek3) — to massage one's penis with oil [colloquial]
油𩺬 (jau4 zeoi1) — a moray eel [written and colloquial]
沿住 (jyun4 zyu6) — along [written and colloquial]
泊車場 (paak3 ce1 coeng4) — a car park [written and colloquial]
泡泡茶 (pou5 pou5 caa4) — bubble tea [written and colloquial]
波子機 (bo1 zi2 gei1) — a pinball machine [colloquial]
波打 (bo1 daa2) — Porter, a type of beer [written and colloquial]
波本威士忌 (bo1 bun2 wai1 si6 gei2) — Bourbon Whiskey [written and colloquial]
波板 (bo1 baan2) — a ping pong paddle; a table tennis paddle [colloquial]
波板糖 (bo1 baan2 tong2) — a lollipop [colloquial]
波棍 (bo1 gwan3) — a gear stick [colloquial]
波樓 (bo1 lau2) — a snooker; billiard hall [colloquial]
波濤洶湧 (bo1 tou4 hung1 jung2) — stormy waves [written and colloquial]; large breasts [colloquial]
波牛 (bo1 ngau4) — a football fanatic [colloquial]
波珠 (bo1 zyu1) — a beads; a marble [written and colloquial]
波砵 (bo1 but1) — football boots [colloquial]
波箱 (bo1 soeng1) — a gearbox [colloquial]
波經 (bo1 ging1) — sports commentary on ball games [colloquial]
波罅 (bo1 laa3) — a cleavage [colloquial]
波羅雞 (bo1 lo4 gai1) — a sponger who exploit and take advantage of other people to gain benefits [coll…
波褲 (bo1 fu3) — sports trousers; shorts [colloquial]
波鞋街 (bo1 haai4 gaai1) — nickname for a street well known for selling sport shoes in Hong Kong [colloqui…
波餅 (bo1 beng2) — to be struck by a ball [colloquial]
泣別 (jap1 bit6) — to bid goodbye in tears [written and colloquial]
泥公仔 (nai4 gung1 zai2) — a doll or figurine made from clay [colloquial]
泥碼 (nai4 maa5) — dead chips, gambling chips that cannot be exchanged for money which must be use…

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