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- 𣲷 (nap6) — sticky; damp; sluggish [colloquial]
- 洋房 (joeng4 fong4) — a western style house [written and colloquial]
- 洋蔥圈 (joeng4 cung1 hyun1) — onion rings [written and colloquial]
- 洗定個八月十五 (sai2 ding6 go3 baat3 jyut6 sap6 ng5) — prepare yourself for jail!; see you in jail [colloquial]
- 洗定蘿柚 (sai2 ding6 lo1 jau2) — prepare yourself for jail!; see you in jail! [colloquial]
- 洗洗 (sai2 sai2) — to wash [colloquial]
- 洗銅銀夾大聲 (sai2 tung4 ngan2 gaap3 daai6 seng1) — to be in the wrong yet still unrepentant and holds a defiant attititude [colloq…
- 洗馬欖 (sai2 maa5 laam5) — to embezzle funds [colloquial]
- 洪發山 (hung4 faat3 saan1) — another name for 14K, a triad gang [colloquial]
- 洪門五祖 (hung4 mun4 ng5 zou2) — the legendary founders of the original secret society from which the modern day…
- 洪門子弟 (hung4 mun4 zi2 dai6) — triad brothers [colloquial]
- 派報紙 (paai3 bou3 zi2) — to deliver newspapers [written and colloquial]; to ejaculate prematurely [collo…
- 派士 (paa1 si2) — a pass; to pass (loanword) [colloquial]
- 派片 (paai3 pin2) — to pay bribery money to police as protection money [colloquial]
- 流千張 (lau4 cin1 zoeng1) — counterfeit bank notes [colloquial]
- 流浪動物 (lau4 long6 dung6 mat6) — stray animals [written and colloquial]
- 海上鮮 (hoi2 soeng6 sin1) — a commodity which has a variable price that is subject to change [colloquial]
- 海軍鬥水兵 (hoi2 gwan1 dau3 seoi2 bing1) — a match between two parties that are are both mediocre [colloquial]
- 海鮮餐 (hoi2 sin1 caan1) — literally: seafood meal; a commodity which has a variable price that is subject…
- 淆老襯 (ngaau4 lou5 can3) — an expression used by fellow criminals to mock fellow criminals who have gone '…
- 淋batbat (nam4 bet6 bet6) — soft and mushy; docile; meek [colloquial]
- 淫媒 (jam4 mui4) — an intermediary who introduces sexual partners to people who are wealthy or in …
- 混噩 (wan6 ngok6) — muddled [written and colloquial]
- 清楚地 (cing1 co2 dei6) — clearly [written]
- 渣都冇得剩 (zaa1 dou1 mou5 dak1 sing6) — to have absolutely nothing left, not even dreg; to have lost everything [colloq…
- 游雞 (jau4 gai1) — a loiterer [colloquial]
- 準媽 (zeon2 maa1) — a mother to be [written and colloquial]
- 溫溫燉 (wan1 wan1 dan6) — torpid and muddle-headed [colloquial]
- 溫習功課 (wan1 zaap6 gung1 fo3) — to revise one's school work [written and colloquial]
- 滑浪 (waat6 long6) — to surf; surfing [written and colloquial]
- 滑鐵廬 (waat6 tit3 lou4) — to be defeated [colloquial]; Waterloo [written and colloquial]
- 滑頭蛇 (waat6 tau4 se4) — a slick operator [colloquial]
- 滾水借歪 (gwan2 seoi2 ze3 me2) — get out of the way, coming through! [colloquial]
- 滾滾地 (gwan2 gwan2 dei2) — moody; depressed [colloquial]
- 漏口 (lau6 hau2) — to stammer [colloquial]
- 漢語語法 (hon3 jyu5 jyu5 faat3) — Chinese grammar [written and colloquial]
- 漫畫書 (maan6 waa2 syu1) — comic books [written and colloquial]
- 潮州音樂 (ciu4 zau1 jam1 ngok6) — everyone for themselves [colloquial]
- 澩嫪 (laau2 gaau6) — messy; in disarray; complex; troublesome [colloquial]
- 澳美加 (ou3 mei5 gaa1) — Australia, America and Canada [colloquial]
- 澳航 (ou3 hong4) — Qantas, an Australian airline [written and colloquial]
- 澳門朋友 (ou3 mun2 pang4 jau5) — literally: “Macau friend”, euphemism for ”麻㞗煩”, “fucking annoying” [colloquial]
- 澳門街 (ou3 mun2 gaai1) — the streets of Macau [written and colloquial]
- 澳門風扇 (ou3 mun2 fung1 sin3) — literally: “Macau fan”, euphemism for ”麻㞗煩”, “fucking annoying” [colloquial]
- 激死老豆搵山拜 (gik1 sei2 lou5 dau6 wan2 saan1 baai3) — to provoke one's father so much that it drives one's father to an early grave […
- 激漲法 (gik1 zoeng3 faat3) — the technique to provoke someone to do something by challenging them [colloquia…
- 激脹法 (gik1 zoeng3 faat3) — the technique to provoke someone to do something by challenging them [colloquia…
- 激鬼氣 (gik1 gwai2 hei3) — so annoying!; so irritating [colloquial]
- 濕九 (sap1 gau2) — low class; vulgar [colloquial]
- 濕九仔 (sap1 gau2 zai2) — little shit [colloquial]
- 濕濕哋 (sap1 sap1 dei2) — a little bit wet [colloquial]
- 瀨大鑊 (laai6 daai6 wok6) — to get into a big mess [colloquial]
- 瀨尿 (laai6 niu6) — to wet oneself [colloquial]
- 瀨屎忽 (laai6 si2 fat1) — a big problem, a big mess [colloquial]
- 瀨鑊 (laai6 wok6) — to get into a mess [colloquial]
- 灣月 (waan1 jyut6) — a fan [colloquial]
- 火柴人 (fo2 caai4 jan4) — a stickman; a matchstick man [written and colloquial]
- 火車路 (fo2 ce1 lou6) — railway track [written and colloquial]
- 炒一鑊熟 (caau2 jat1 wok6 suk6) — to give someone a serious thrashing [colloquial]
- 炒咗一鑊 (caau2 zo2 jat1 wok6) — to have made a real mess of something [colloquial]
- 炒嘢 (caau2 je5) — to argue with; to fight with; to have sex; to make out [colloquial]
- 炒大鑊 (caau2 daai6 wok6) — a big confrontation [colloquial]
- 炒孖展 (caau2 maa1 zin2) — to speculate through margin trading [colloquial]
- 炒起 (caau2 hei2) — to fight; to beat up; to kick someone [colloquial]
- 炒鑊勁 (caau2 wok6 ging6) — to have a big fight; to have a major argument [colloquial]
- 炮房 (paau3 fong3) — a prostitute's room [colloquial]
- 為人為己 (wai4 jan4 wai4 gei2) — for the sake of oneself and others [written and colloquial]
- 為荷 (wai4 ho4) — appreciated [written]
- 烏厘單刀 (wu1 lei1 daan1 dou1) — chaos [colloquial]
- 烏吓烏吓 (wu1 haa5 wu1 haa5) — messy; sloppy; stupid looking [colloquial]
- 烏喱馬杈 (wu1 lei1 maa5 caa5) — to describe writing that is poorly written and messy [colloquial]
- 烏瀡瀡 (wu1 soe4 soe4) — to be absent minded; muddle-headed [colloquial]
- 烏眉恰睡 (wu1 mei4 hap1 seoi6) — to feel sleepy; to doze off; falling asleep [colloquial]
- 烏紗 (wu1 saa1) — hat worn by officials in the past; the headgear; hat; cap of an official; the p…
- 烏黢黢 (wu1 zeot1 zeot1) — black; dark; dirty [colloquial]
- 烚下烚下 (saap6 haa5 saap6 haa5) — slow-witted; dim-witted; dorky [colloquial]
- 拾吓拾吓 (sap6 haa5 sap6 haa5) — slow-witted; dim-witted; dorky [colloquial]
- 焉道 (bin1 dou6) — where [colloquial]
- 焗悶 (guk6 mun6) — hot and stuffy [colloquial]
- 焗豬扒餐 (guk6 zyu1 paa2 caan1) — literally: baked pork chop meal; describes a situation where a pimp brings in a…
- 無事出街少破敗 (mou4 si6 ceot1 gaai1 siu2 po3 baai6) — to go out unnecessarily will just cost one money [colloquial]
- 無事獻殷勸非奸即盜 (mou4 si6 hin3 jan1 hyun3 fei1 gaan1 zik1 dou6) — one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions [colloquial]
- 無厘頭鳩 (mou4 lei4 tau4 gau1) — nonsense [colloquial]
- 無條件地 (mou4 tiu4 gin2 dei6) — unconditionally [written]
- 煎魚 (zin1 jyu4) — a pan fried fish; to fry a fish [written and colloquial]
- 煙屎牙 (jin1 si2 ngaa4) — cigarette-stained teeth [written and colloquial]
- 煙帽隊 (jin1 mou2 deoi2) — the breathing apparatus squad for the firemen [written and colloquial]
- 煙肉蛋漢堡 (jin1 juk6 daan2 hon3 bou2) — Egg McMuffin [written and colloquial]
- 煠下煠下 (saap6 haa5 saap6 haa5) — slow-witted; dim-witted; dorky [colloquial]
- 煠吓煠吓 (saap6 haa5 saap6 haa5) — slow-witted; dim-witted; dorky [colloquial]
- 煤氣掣 (mui4 hei3 zai3) — a gas tap [colloquial]
- 煤氣費 (mui4 hei3 fai3) — a gas bill [written and colloquial]
- 照X光 (ziu3 ik1 si4 gwong1) — to take an X-ray [written and colloquial]
- 照片炸彈 (ziu3 pin2 zaa3 daan2) — photobomb [written and colloquial]
- 照版煮碗 (ziu3 baan2 zyu2 wun2) — to imitate [colloquial]
- 照顧自己 (ziu3 gu3 zi6 gei2) — to take care of oneself; to look after oneself [written and colloquial]
- 煩死 (faan4 sei2) — to be very irritated; annoyed; vexed [written and colloquial]
- 煲老茄 (bou1 lou5 ke2) — a younger woman in a relationship with a much older man [colloquial]
- 煲起 (bou1 hei2) — to completely destroy; crush one's enemy [colloquial]
- 蒸發作用 (zing1 faat3 zok3 jung6) — evaporation [written and colloquial]
- 熟地方 (suk6 dei6 fong1) — a familiar place [written and colloquial]
- 熟架步 (suk6 gaa3 bou6) — to know one's way round; to know what one is doing [colloquial]
- 熟片 (suk6 pin2) — a completed film [colloquial]
- 熟過頭 (suk6 gwo3 tau4) — overcooked; overdone [colloquial]
- 熬底 (ngaau4 dai2) — to chicken out [colloquial]
- 熬老襯 (ngaau4 lou5 can3) — an expression used by fellow criminals to mock fellow criminals who have gone '…
- 熱死 (jit6 sei2) — boiling hot; scorching; too hot [colloquial]
- 熱燈 (jit6 dang1) — a heat lamp [written and colloquial]
- 燉冬菰 (dan6 dung1 gu1) — demotion; to be demoted [colloquial]
- 燒你收簿 (siu1 nei5 sau1 bou6) — euphemism for 屌你老母, 'fuck your mother', foul language insulting one's mother wh…
- 燒到我嗰疊 (siu1 dou3 ngo5 go2 daap6) — to drag me in [colloquial]
- 燒台炮 (siu1 toi4 paau3) — to lose one's temper and strike the table in anger [colloquial]
- 燒黃紙 (siu1 wong4 zi2) — to swear an oath and become sworn brothers [colloquial]
- 燕頷虎鬚 (jin3 ham4 fu2 sou1) — to have the look of someone rich and important [written and colloquial]
- 燙衫 (tong3 saam1) — to iron clothes [colloquial]
- 燙衫板 (tong3 saam1 baan2) — an ironing board; flat-chested (woman) [colloquial]
- 營商 (jing4 soeng1) — running a business [written and colloquial]
- 營業部 (jing4 jip6 bou6) — sales department [written and colloquial]
- 爆冷格 (baau3 laang5 gaak3) — to burgle an empty building [colloquial]
- 爆口響 (baau3 hau2 hoeng2) — to disclose a secret [colloquial]
- 爆大冷 (baau3 daai6 laang5) — a totally unexpected result in a match with the most unlikely winner going thro…
- 爆大嘢 (baau3 daai6 je5) — to expose a big scandal [colloquial]
- 爆熱格 (baau3 jit6 gaak3) — to burgle an occupied building [colloquial]
- 爆鑊大嘢 (baau3 wok6 daai6 je5) — to expose a big scandal [colloquial]
- 爆鑊杰嘢 (baau3 wok6 git6 je5) — to expose a big scandal [colloquial]
- 爆陰毒 (baau3 jam1 duk6) — to use underhand ways to harm someone; to reveal someone's insidious plans [col…
- 爆馬欄 (baau3 maa5 laan4) — to stay in a hotel room [colloquial]
- 爆馬欖 (baau3 maa5 laam5) — to stay in a hotel room [colloquial]
- 爆馬纜 (baau3 maa5 laam6) — to stay in a hotel room [colloquial]
- 爛命一條 (laan6 meng6 jat1 tiu4) — an unworthy life with nothing to lose [colloquial]
- 爛瓦 (laan6 ngaa5) — literally: broken tile; a cat [colloquial]
- 爛笪 (laan6 daat3) — unscrupulous [colloquial]
- 爛賭鬼 (laan6 dou2 gwai2) — a compulsive gambler [colloquial]
- 爭一口氣 (zaang1 jat1 hau2 hei3) — to win respect; honour by doing something [colloquial]
- 爭些少 (zaang1 se1 siu2) — almost; nearly; still need a bit more; lacking slightly [colloquial]
- 爭地盤 (zaang1 dei6 pun4) — fighting for territories [colloquial]
- 爭好遠 (zaang1 hou2 jyun5) — far from it; a big difference; very different; still need a lot more; lacking g…
- 爭返啖氣 (zaang1 faan2 daam6 hei3) — to stand up for oneself [colloquial]
- 爭風呷醋 (zang1 fung1 haap3 cou3) — to compete for affection [colloquial]
- 片費 (pin2 fai3) — protection money [colloquial]
- 片車 (pin2 ce1) — to race cars [colloquial]
- 片過 (pin2 gwo3) — to have a fight [colloquial]
- 片開 (pin3 hoi1) — piss off [colloquial]
- 片餐飽 (pin2 caan1 baau2) — to gulp down the food; to get stuck into one's food [colloquial]
- 牙屎斬斬 (ngaa4 si2 zaam2 zaam2) — to boost; to brag [colloquial]
- 牙擦蘇 (ngaa4 caat3 sou1) — someone who likes to brag; boost [colloquial]
- 牛𡁻牡丹 (ngau4 ziu6 maau5 daan1) — doesn't know chalk from cheese [colloquial]
- 牛油刀 (ngau4 jau4 dou1) — a butter knife [colloquial]
- 牛油多士 (ngau4 jau4 do1 si2) — buttered toast [colloquial]
- 牛記笠記 (ngau4 gei3 lap1 gei3) — casual shabby clothing, such as T – shirt and jeans [colloquial]
- 牠們自己 (taa1 mun4 zi6 gei2) — themselves (animals) [written]
- 特別是 (dak6 bit6 si6) — especially [written]
- 狒狒地 (fat1 fat1 dei2) — stupid; foolish; crazy [colloquial]
- 狗上瓦坑 (gau2 soeng5 ngaa5 haang1) — an expression used to accuse someone of having an affair or to behave secretive…
- 狗不理 (gau2 bat1 lei5) — a type of pork and vegetable bun, which is a type of speciality in Tianji, Chin…
- 狗屎佬 (gau2 si2 lou2) — bastard; shit head, a term of insult to describe someone who is unworthy or of …
- 狗王 (gau2 wong4) — a patrol who is in charge of catching out illegal street hawkers [colloquial]
- 狗笠 (gau2 lap1) — a condom [colloquial]
- 狗話 (gau2 waa2) — bullshit; nonsense [colloquial]
- 狗話連篇 (gau2 waa6 lin4 pin1) — full of bullshit; nonsense [colloquial]
- 狗閪 (gau2 hai1) — dog cunt, a term of insult [colloquial]
- 狗頸圈 (gau2 geng2 hyun1) — a dog collar [written and colloquial]
- 狼死 (long4 sei2) — ruthless [colloquial]
- 狼膽 (long4 daam2) — bold; daring [colloquial]
- 狼過華秀 (long4 gwo3 waa4 sau3) — to be very ruthless; ferocious [colloquial]
- 狼過華秀雙狗 (long4 gwo3 waa4 sau3 soeng1 gau2) — to be very ruthless; ferocious [colloquial]
- 猛毛 (maang5 mou4) — to pick and choose customers instead of accepting customers indiscriminately [c…
- 猜嘢 (caai1 je5) — thousand dollars; bucks [colloquial]
- 玩LINE (waan2 laai1) — to chat to strangers in an online chatroom [colloquial]
- 玩SM (waan2 es1 em1) — to have sado-masochistic sex [colloquial]
- 玩串 (waan2 cyun3) — to stir up a situation; to provote somone [colloquial]
- 玩串個 (waan4 cyun3 go3) — to stir up something; to cause trouble [colloquial]
- 玩串個場 (waan2 cyun3 go3 coeng4) — to stir up a situation; to cause trouble at a place; scene [colloquial]
- 玩六九 (waan2 luk6 gau2) — to have mutual oral sex in the '69' position [colloquial]
- 玩具舖 (wun6 geoi6 pou2) — a toy shop [written and colloquial]
- 玩到底 (waan2 dou3 dai2) — to follow something through to the very end; to play something out till the ver…
- 玩到興烚烚 (waan2 dou3 hing3 hap6 hap6) — to get carried away; to get very worked up [colloquial]
- 玩到興高采烈 (waan2 dou3 hing3 gou1 coi2 lit6) — to have a great time; to be having a lot of fun [colloquial]
- 玩唔起 (waan2 m4 hei2) — to be unable to play along [colloquial]
- 玩女人 (waan2 neoi5 jan4) — to play; fool around with women [colloquial]
- 玩寳州 (waan2 ban1 zau1) — to masturbate [colloquial]
- 玩巢 (waan2 caau4) — to destroy [colloquial]
- 玩後庭 (waan2 hau6 ting4) — to have anal sex [colloquial]
- 玩玩 (waan2 waan2) — to have a play of; to do something for fun; to play [colloquial]
- 玩硬 (waan2 ngaang6) — to play hardball; to play it tough [colloquial]
- 玻璃絲襪 (bo1 lei1 si1 mat6) — nylon stockings [written and colloquial]
- 珍妮 (zan1 nei4) — Jenny [written and colloquial]
- 珍珠都無咁真 (zan1 zyu1 dou1 mou5 gam3 zan1) — it's definitely true! It's 100% genuine [colloquial]
- 班仆街冚家剷 (baan1 puk1 gaai1 ham6 gaa1 caan2) — that bunch of bastards! [colloquial]
- 班別 (baan1 bit6) — class [written and colloquial]
- 班友 (baan1 jau2) — the gang; that bunch of guys [colloquial]
- 班嘩鬼 (baan1 waa1 gwai2) — a bunch of rowdy kids [colloquial]
- 現金咭 (jin6 gam1 kaat1) — a cash card [colloquial]
- 現金是皇帝 (jin6 gam1 si6 wong4 dai3) — cash is king [written]
- 現金緊拙 (jin6 gam1 gan2 zyut3) — to be short of cash [written and colloquial]
- 環頭環尾 (waan4 tau4 waan4 mei5) — the less prosperous area at the two ends of Hong Kong island where there is not…
- 瓜賴藤藤賴瓜 (gwaa1 laai6 tang4 tang4 laai6 gwaa1) — to be inseparable; to be dependent on each other [colloquial]
- 甘甘地 (gam1 gam1 dei2) — a little bit bitter in taste [colloquial]
- 甜粥 (tim4 zuk1) — sweet congee; porridge [colloquial]
- 生保 (saang1 bou2) — unfamiliar [colloquial]
- 生安白做 (saang1 on1 baak6 zou6) — to cook up a story [colloquial]
- 生日日期 (saang1 jat6 jat6 kei4) — date of birth [written and colloquial]
- 生果盤 (saang1 gwo2 pun2) — fruit platter [colloquial]
- 生滋貓入眼 (saang1 zi1 maau1 jap6 ngaan5) — to fall in love with someone at first sight (negative connotation) [written and…
- 生片 (saang1 pin2) — an unfinished film [colloquial]
- 生生猛猛 (saang1 saang1 maang5 maang5) — very lively [colloquial]
- 生神仙 (saang1 san4 sin1) — someone who has a natural gift to be able to predict the future [colloquial]
- 生耦 (saang1 ngau5) — flirtation; coquetry [colloquial]
- 生芒果 (saang1 mong1 gwo2) — to contract a sexually transmitted disease [colloquial]
- 生面口 (saang1 min6 hau2) — a strange; unfamiliar face [colloquial]
- 用屎忽諗嘢 (jung6 si2 fat1 nam2 je5) — to make stupid; idiotic suggestion [colloquial]
- 甩大牙 (lat1 daai6 ngaa4) — to lose one's molars ('if you tell lies you will lose your molars', an expressi…
- 甩甩cutcut (lat1 lat1 kat1 kat1) — dissonant; broken (language); not fluent; not smooth; flowing (speech) [colloqu…
- 甩皮 (lat1 pei4) — to shed one's skin; to strip [colloquial]
- 甩鬚 (lat1 sou1) — to lose face [written and colloquial]
- 由而家起 (jau4 ji4 gaa1 hei2) — from now on; from this moment onwards [colloquial]
- 由頭嚟過 (jau4 tau4 lei4 gwo3) — to start from scratch again; to start all over again [colloquial]
- 男人去飲湯 (naam4 jan4 heoi3 jam2 tong1) — to visit one's mistress [colloquial]
- 男公關 (naam4 gung1 gwaan1) — a male nightclub host [colloquial]
- 男花 (naam4 faa1) — an attractive man used in a honey trap [colloquial]
- 畀人 (bei2 jan4) — to give something to others; to have something done to oneself by others [collo…
- 畀人燉 (bei2 jan4 dan6) — to be demoted [colloquial]
- 畀人睇死 (bei3 jan4 tai2 sei2) — to be look down upon by others; to be deemed a failure by others [colloquial]
- 畀人賣豬仔 (bei2 jan4 maai6 zyu1 zai2) — to be trafficked as labourers to work overseas as coolies; to be betrayed; tric…
- 畀人食咗雙豬 (bei2 jan4 sik6 zo2 soeng1 zyu1) — describes a woman who have lost her virginity to someone [colloquial]
- 畀你 (bei2 nei5) — give you; let you [colloquial]
- 畀佢 (bei2 keoi4) — give him; her; let him; her [colloquial]
- 畀我 (bei2 ngo5) — give me; let me [colloquial]
- 畀稅 (bei2 seoi3) — to pay tax [colloquial]
- 畀龜逗 (bei2 gwai1 dau6) — to be stopped and searched by the police [colloquial]
- 留番拜山先講 (lau4 faan1 baai3 saan1 sin1 gong2) — let's not talk about that now (to express that one is not interested in a topic…
- 番薯兵 (faan1 syu2 bing1) — criminals from Mainland China who goes to Hong Kong or Macau to commit crimes […
- 畫公仔唔駛畫出腸 (waak6 gung1 zai2 m4 sai2 waak6 ceot1 coeng2) — there is no need to spell it out [colloquial]
- 當我 (dong1 ngo5) — when I [written]
- 當我 (dong3 ngo5) — to take me as; to treat me as [colloquial]
- 當我流 (dong3 ngo5 lau4) — so you think I am a nobody? [colloquial]
- 當打 (dong1 daa2) — tough; fit; strong; formidable [colloquial]
- 當死 (dong3 sei2) — to treat someone as a nobody or irrelevant or unimportant [colloquial]
- 當流 (dong3 lau4) — to treat someone as having no status; ability [colloquial]
- 當紮 (dong1 zaat3) — on the way up; waiting to be promoted [written and colloquial]
- 當臭四 (dong3 cau3 sei3) — to treat someone as a nobody [colloquial]
- 當透明 (dong3 tau3 ming4) — to treat someone as a nobody or irrelevant or unimportant [colloquial]
- 當隠形 (dong3 jan2 jing4) — to treat someone as a nobody or irrelevant or unimportant [colloquial]
- 疊碼仔 (daap6 maa5 zai2) — casino chips seller [colloquial]
- 病到懵咗 (beng6 dou3 mung2 zo2) — to be muddle-headed from being so ill [colloquial]
- 痾不甩 (o1 bat1 lat1) — troublesome; a pain [colloquial]
- 痾嗰 (o1 go6) — very clumsy; indecisive [colloquial]
- 痾尿 (o1 niu6) — to take a piss; to urinate [colloquial]
- 痾屎 (o1 si2) — to poop; to defecate [colloquial]
- 痾篤尿 (o1 duk1 niu6) — to take a piss; to urinate [colloquial]
- 痾茄 (o1 ke1) — to poop [colloquial]
- 痾鎖鏈 (o1 so2 lin2) — to take a dump [colloquial]
- 瘀痕 (jyu2 han4) — bruise [written and colloquial]
- 瘟仔 (wan1 zai2) — to try to pick up a guy [colloquial]
- 瘟女 (wan1 neoi2) — to try to pick up a girl [colloquial]
- 瘦骨柴 (sau3 gwat1 caai4) — very skinny [colloquial]
- 癡心 (ci1 sam1) — infatuation [written and colloquial]
- 癡纏 (ci1 cin4) — clingy; possessive (of someone) [colloquial]
- 癩蝦蟆想食天鵝肉 (laai3 haa1 maa4 soeng2 sik6 tin1 ngo4 juk6) — literal meaning: a toad lusting after a swan's flesh, a metaphor to describe th…
- 癮到 (jan5 dou3) — to feel the urge to take drugs inorder to satisfy an addiction [colloquial]
- 癮嚟 (jan5 lei4) — to feel the urge to take drugs inorder to satisfy an addiction [colloquial]
- 癲癲得得 (din1 din1 dak1 dak1) — crazy [colloquial]
- 發ti騰 (faat3 ti4 tang4) — to go crazy; to panick; be at one's wits' end [colloquial]
- 發T騰 (faat3 ti4 tang4) — to go crazy; to panick; be at one's wits' end [colloquial]
- 發個豬頭 (faat3 go3 zyu1 tau4) — to get very rich; to make; win a lot of money [colloquial]
- 發個輪 (faat3 go3 leon4) — to make a telephone call [colloquial - dated]
- 發台瘟 (faat3 toi4 wan1) — stage fright [colloquial]
- 發大 (faat3 daai6) — an expansion of business [colloquial]
- 發晒呆 (faat3 saai3 ngoi4) — to be totally lost in thought; to be in a total daze [colloquial]
- 發狼捩 (faat3 long1 lai2) — to lose one's temper unreasonably; to get tough with someone; to put one's foot…
- 發現新大陸 (faat3 jin6 san1 daai6 luk6) — to discover something new and exciting [colloquial]
- 發甩 (faat3 lat1) — to go crazy; to make meaningless remark [colloquial]
- 發癩 (faat3 laai3) — to have leprosy; scabies [colloquial]
- 發羊弔 (faat3 joeng4 diu3) — epilepsy [written and colloquial]
- 發羊癲閒 (faat3 joeng4 din1 gaan3) — epilepsy [written and colloquial]
- 發羊癲風 (faat3 joeng4 din1 fung1) — epilepsy [written and colloquial]
- 發羊角風 (faat3 joeng4 gok3 fung1) — epilepsy [written and colloquial]
- 發老姣 (faat3 lou5 haau4) — for an old woman to be act promiscuously; flirtatiously [colloquial]
- 發花癲 (faat3 faa1 din1) — to act flirtatiously [colloquial]
- 發過豬啼 (faat3 gwo3 zyu1 tai4) — to get very rich; to make; win a lot of money [colloquial]
- 白天鵝 (baak6 tin1 ngo4) — white swan [written and colloquial]; to nag all day long [colloquial]
- 白撈 (baak6 lou1) — to have worked pointlessly for nothing or for little reward; for all of one's w…
- 白日仔 (baak6 jat6 zai2) — a moth [colloquial]
- 白濛濛 (baak6 mung1 mung1) — pure white; brilliant white [colloquial]
- 白牌 (baak6 paai2) — an unlicensed; illegal taxi [colloquial]
- 白犀 (baak6 sai1) — white rhinoceros [written colloquial]
- 白紙扇 (baak6 zi2 sin3) — white paper fan, someone who acts as an advisor in a triad gang [colloquial]
- 白老鼠 (baak6 lou5 syu2) — a guinea pig, a person or thing used as a subject for experiment [written and c…
- 白過 (baak6 gwo3) — to have wasted one's time and not accomplished anything [written and colloquial]
- 白邊 (baak6 bin1) — white border; white edge; white side [written and colloquial]
- 白雪雪滑捋捋 (baak6 syut1 syut1 waat6 lyut1 lyut1) — very white and smooth [colloquial]
- 白頭佬 (baak6 tau4 lou2) — a traffic police officer [colloquial]
- 白馬 (baak6 maa5) — a white horse [written and colloquial]; someone who knows nothing [colloquial]
- 白麵粉 (baak6 min6 fan2) — white flour [written and colloquial]; heroin [colloquial]
- 百分之十 (baak3 fan6 zi1 sap6) — ten percent [written and colloquial]
- 百有 (baak3 jau5) — another way to address the mother of one's friend [colloquial]
- 的咁多 (dik1 gam3 do1) — a tiny bit; the slightest [colloquial]
- 的咁大 (dik1 gam3 daai1) — tiny; small [colloquial]
- 的士錢 (dik1 si2 cin2) — literally: taxi money; money given by a customer to a prostitute that he has ca…
- 的時候 (dik1 si4 hau6) — when; at the time of; during [written]
- 的的式式 (dik1 dik1 sik1 sik1) — small; tiny [colloquial]
- 皆不 (gaai1 bat1) — neither; all do not [written]
- 皆無 (gaai1 mou4) — nil; all don't have [written]
- 皇家飯 (wong4 gaa1 faan6) — prison food [colloquial]
- 皇牌 (wong4 paai2) — trump card [colloquial]
- 皮肉錢 (pei4 juk6 cin2) — money from prostitution [colloquial]
- 盈虧平衡點 (jing4 kwai1 ping4 hang4 dim2) — break even point [written and colloquial]
- 盡地一舖 (zeon6 dei6 jat1 pou3) — to risk all one have remaining on a bet [colloquial]
- 盡早 (zeon6 zou2) — as early as possible [colloquial]
- 𥄫住 (gap6 zyu6) — to keep an eye on; to watch someone; something closely [colloquial]
- 𥄫嘢 (gap6 je5) — to peep; to snoop around [colloquial]
- 目錄表 (muk6 luk6 biu2) — a catalogue [written and colloquial]
- 盲中中 (maang4 zung1 zung1) — to do things blindly; to not look where one is going [colloquial]
- 盲字都唔識多隻 (maang4 zi6 dou1 m4 sik1 do1 zi6) — illiterate [colloquial]
- 盲拳打死老師父 (maang4 kyun4 daa2 sei2 lou5 si1 fu2) — to defeat a more skilful or experienced person by sheer fluke [colloquial]
- 盲炳 (maang4 bing2) — an idiot; an useless person [colloquial]
- 直畢甩 (zik6 bat1 lat1) — being straight to the point; perfectly straight; bolt upright [colloquial]
- 相嗌唔好口 (soeng1 aai3 m4 hou2 hau2) — for the sake of peace, bury the hatchet [colloquial]
- 省到一面屁 (saang2 dou3 jat1 min6 pei3) — to be told of severely by someone [colloquial]
- 省招牌 (saang2 ziu1 paai4) — to bring honour; credit upon an affiliated society and boosting its reputation …
- 看門狗 (hon1 mun4 gau2) — a guard dog [written and colloquial]
- 真朵 (zan1 do2) — a powerful person or gang who has been successfully invoked by someone for prot…
- 真空上陣 (zan1 hung1 soeng5 zan6) — to wear revealing clothes and not wearing a bra inside [colloquial]
- 眨吓眼 (zaam2 haa5 ngaan5) — in a very short time; in the blink of an eye [colloquial]
- 眼厲厲 (ngaan5 lai6 lai6) — to give a warning glance to someone [colloquial]
- 眼啤啤 (ngaan5 be1 be1) — to stare [colloquial]
- 眼尾都唔望 (ngaan5 mei5 dou1 m4 mong6) — to deliberately not look at someone; to deliberately ignore someone [colloquial]
- 眼屎乾淨盲 (ngaan5 si2 gon1 zeng6 maang4) — willful ignorance; out of sight, out of mind [colloquial]
- 眼盲嘅 (ngaan5 maang4 ge3) — blind [colloquial]
- 睇下 (tai2 haa6) — to take a look; to check something out [colloquial]
- 睇唔過 (tai2 m4 gwo3) — to be unable to stand the sight of [colloquial]
- 睇得開 (tai2 dak1 hoi1) — to be able to look on the brightside; to be able to face and accept an issue ca…
- 睇情形 (tai2 cing4 jing4) — depending on the situation; judging from the circumstance [colloquial]
- 睇扒 (tai2 paa4) — better watch out!; better be careful!; wise up! (given as an advice or warning)…
- 睇爬 (tai2 paa4) — better watch out!; better be careful!; wise up! (given as an advice or warning)…
- 睇相佬呃你十年八年 (tai2 soeng3 lou2 ak1 nei5 sap6 nin4 baat3 nin4) — (literally: a fortune teller may deceive you for only eight or ten years); time…
- 睇肉 (tai2 juk6) — to watch a show which shows a lot of nude; revealing parts of the body [colloqu…
- 睇騷 (tai2 sou1) — to watch a show [colloquial]
- 睬你都生臭狐 (coi2 nei5 dou1 saang1 cau3 wu4) — dream on; I'd be an idiot to even bother with you [colloquial]
- 瞄準線 (miu4 zeon2 sin3) — line of sight; aiming line [written and colloquial]
- 瞓落床 (fan3 lok6 cong4) — to lie down on the bed [colloquial]
- 𥋇眼 (caang4ngaan5) — dazzle the eyes [colloquial]
- 矇眼仔 (mung4 ngaan5 zai2) — a foolish kid [colloquial]
- 矖招 (saai3 ziu1) — to show off [colloquial]
- 矖馬 (saai3 maa5) — a show of force by triad gangs to show one's strength in numbers for fighting […
- 知唔知個死字點寫 (zi1 m4 zi1 go3 sei2 zi6 dim2 se2) — are you tired of life? (used as a threat) [colloquial]
- 知唔知個醜字點寫 (zi1 m4 zi1 go3 cau2 zi6 dim2 se2) — have you no shame? [colloquial]
- 知唔知埞呀 (zi1 m4 zi1 deng6 aa3) — do you know what you are doing (said in a hostile tone) [colloquial]
- 知埞 (zi1 deng6) — to know what one is doing; to understand the rules of the game [colloquial]
- 知士 (zi1 si2) — cheese (loanword) [colloquial]
- 知錯 (zi1 co3) — to acknowledge one's mistakes [colloquial]
- 短倉 (dyun2 cong1) — to hold shares for a short period only [colloquial]
- 短癮 (dyun2 jan5) — a brief pleasure; a brief sex session [colloquial]
- 矮得得 (ai2 dak1 dak1) — very short (of a person) [colloquial]
- 石地塘鐵掃把 (sek6 dei6 tong4 tit3 sou3 baa2) — tough against tough; two equal forces in conflict [colloquial]
- 泵時間 (dam1 si4 gaan3) — to play for time; to drag out the time [colloquial]
- 泵波鐘 (dam3 bo1 zung1) — to play for time; to drag out the time [colloquial]
- 泵泵吓 (dam1 dam1 haa5) — to procrastinate [colloquial]
- 砌十鑊八鑊 (cai3 sap6 wok6 baat3 wok6) — to screw (have sex) several times [colloquial]
- 砍埋 (ham2 maai4) — to bang into [colloquial]
- 硬嘢 (ngaang6 je5) — something solid; hard; a coin (usually implies an ungenerous gift especially wh…
- 硬崩崩 (ngaang6 bang1 bang1) — unyielding; blunt [colloquial]
- 硬抄本 (ngaang6 caau1 bun2) — a hard copy [written and colloquial]
- 硬掘掘 (ngaang6 gwak6 gwak6) — very hard [colloquial]
- 硬晒 (ngaang6 saai3) — harden; stiff; erect (penis) [colloquial]
- 硬榾榾 (ngaang6 gwak6 gwak6) — very hard [colloquial]
- 碌card (luk1 kaat1) — to pay for something by card [colloquial]
- 碌Ling (luk1 ling1) — ten pin bowling [colloquial]
- 碌嘢 (luk1 je5) — the penis [colloquial]
- 碌木 (luk1 muk6) — stupid person; idiot; fool [colloquial]
- 碌杉 (luk1 caam3) — stupid person; idiot; fool [colloquial]
- 碌柒 (luk1 cat6) — stupid prick; a humorous pun on the name 'Richard' [colloquial]
- 碌竹 (luk1 zuk1) — someone who is tall and thin like a bamboo [colloquial]
- 碌蔗 (luk1 ze3) — stupid person; idiot; fool [colloquial]
- 碗碟 (wun2 dip6) — bowls and plates; crockery [written and colloquial]
- 碰機會 (pung3 gei1 wui6) — to take a chance [written and colloquial]
- 磨爛蓆 (mo4 laan6 zek6) — to linger around somewhere for a long time; to have prolonged sex [colloquial]
- 磨鏡 (mo4 geng3) — literally: mirror grinding; lesbian sex [colloquial]
- 社區中心 (se5 keoi1 zung1 sam1) — community centre [colloquial]
- 社團大哥 (se5 tyun4 daai6 go1) — a triad boss; one of the important leader (a big brother) in a triad gang [coll…
- 祂們自己 (mun4 zi6 gei2) — themselves (gods or other celestial beings) [written]
- 祝你 (zuk1 nei5) — wish you…; wishing you… [written and colloquial]
- 神台 (san4 toi2) — someone who is has a high status; reputation but who is in fact totally useless…
- 神推鬼使 (san4 teoi1 gwai2 si2) — to be driven to do something by some spiritis (something that one wouldn't have…
- 神推鬼擁 (san4 teoi1 gwai2 jung2) — to be driven to do something by some spiritis (something that one wouldn't have…
- 神油 (san4 jau4) — an aphrodisiac oil for men [written and colloquial]
- 神砂 (san4 saa1) — coins; loose change [colloquial]
- 神經刀 (san4 ging1 dou1) — a crazy; eccentric person [colloquial]
- 票源 (piu3 jyun4) — ticket source; the votes [written and colloquial]
- 視乎情況而定 (si6 fu4 cing4 fong3 ji4 ding6) — depending on the circumstances [written and colloquial]
- 視情況而定 (si6 cing4 fong3 ji4 ding6) — depending on the circumstances [written and colloquial]
- 萬大事事有我 (maan6 daai6 si6 si6 jau5 ngo5) — you can count on me no matter what happens [colloquial]
- 萬能博士 (maan6 nang4 bok3 si6) — a know it all; someone who is very clever or tries to act clever [colloquial]
- 私人醒 (si1 jan4 sing2) — a special favor; a personal favor [colloquial]
- 私人醒人嘅 (si1 jan4 sing2 jan4 ge3) — just because it's you only; especially for you [colloquial]
- 私幫 (si1 bong1) — to secretly traffick goods from one's company to set up a private side business…
- 秋芹 (cau1 kan4) — wild celery [written and colloquial]
- 科水 (fo1 seoi2) — to pay up money [colloquial]
- 秒忽 (miu5 fat1) — an infinitesimal small amount; a tiny bit [written and colloquial]
- 秒錶 (miu5 biu1) — a stopwatch [written and colloquial]
- 移民監 (ji4 man4 gaam1) — to be restricted to remain overseas in a country for a minimum period in order …
- 種下 (zung2 haa6) — to sow [written and colloquial]
- 種蟲 (zung2 cung4) — to create trouble [colloquial]
- 空氣質素 (hung1 hei3 zat1 sou3) — air quality [written and colloquial]
- 穿咗 (cyun1 zo2) — to let out a secret [colloquial]
- 穿州過省 (cyun1 zau1 gwo3 saang2) — to maintain good connections all across [colloquial]
- 窒住晒 (zat6 zyu6 saai3) — to keep interrupting; to break someone's concentration [colloquial]
- 窒住條氣 (zat6 zyu6 tiu4 hei3) — to put someone off [colloquial]
- 窮鬼 (kung4 gwai2) — someone who is very poor [written and colloquial]
- 窿㝫罅罅 (lung1 lung1 laa3 laa3) — nooks and crannies [colloquial]
- 立架撐 (laap6 gaa3 caang1) — to grab; pick up one's tools; equipment; gadgets [colloquial]
- 立架生 (laap6 gaa3 caang1) — to grab; pick up one's tools; equipment; gadgets [colloquial]
- 立立靚 (laap6 laap6 ling3) — shiny; glossy [colloquial]
- 站頭 (zaam6 tau4) — taxi stand [colloquial]
- 童子軍跳彈床 (tung4 zi2 gwan1 tiu3 daan6 cong4) — whatever; whatever you fucking like [colloquial]
- 童軍跳彈床 (tung4 gwan1 tiu3 daan6 cong4) — whatever; whatever you fucking like [colloquial]
- 競爭激烈 (ging6 zang1 gik1 lit6) — fierce competition [colloquial]
- 竹升女 (zuk1 sing1 neoi2) — a Chinese girl who grew up overseas [colloquial]
- 笑到轆地 (siu3 dou3 luk1 dei2) — to burst out in laughter [colloquial]
- 笑淫淫 (siu3 jam4 jam4) — to leer [colloquial]
- 笑爆咀 (siu3 baau3 zeoi2) — to burst out laughing [colloquial]
- 笠水 (lap1 seoi2) — to be afraid of [colloquial]
- 符fit (fu4 fit1) — solutions; tactics; strategies [colloquial]
- 符碌 (fu4 luk1) — by a stroke of luck [colloquial]
- 笨實 (ban6 sat6) — euphemism for 笨𨳍, stupid prick [colloquial]
- 笨豬跳 (ban6 zyu1 tiu3) — bungee jumping [written and colloquial]
- 笨頭笨腦 (ban6 tau4 ban6 nou5) — slow witted; thick headed [written and colloquial]
- 第一周 (dai6 jat1 zau1) — the first week [written and colloquial]
- 第一獎 (dai6 jat1 zoeng2) — first prize [written and colloquial]
- 第三繭 (dai6 saam1 gaan2) — the third conviction [colloquial]
- 第二日 (dai6 ji6 jat6) — the second day [written and colloquial]; another day [colloquial]
- 等下 (dang2 haa5) — wait a moment [written and colloquial]
- 等如 (dang2 jyu4) — equals [written and colloquial]
- 等我 (dang2 ngo5) — wait for me [written and colloquial]; let me [colloquial]
- 答必 (daap6 bit1) — but; however; nevertheless [colloquial, used in Malaysia and Singapore only]
- 算你好彩 (syun3 nei5 hou2 coi2) — count yourself lucky [colloquial]
- 算啦 (syun3 laa1) — forget it; nevermind [colloquial]
- 篤出嚟 (duk1 ceot1 lei4) — to rat on someone; to point someone out as the guilty party [colloquial]
- 篤尿 (duk1 niu6) — urine [colloquial]
- 篤屎 (duk1 si2) — piece of shit [colloquial]
- 篤灰 (duk1 fui1) — to rat on someone; to point someone out as the guilty party [colloquial]
- 篤痰 (duk1 taam4) — phlegm [colloquial]
- 篤鼻哥 (duk1 bei6 go1) — to use one's name or connections to gain admission into something without a tic…
- 籌旗 (cau4 kei4) — to fundraise [colloquial]
- 籮Pet (lo1 pet1) — butt; buttocks [colloquial]
- 籮拔 (lo1 bat6) — Robert; a fool; a sucker [colloquial]
- 籮柚 (lo4 jau2) — arse; buttocks [colloquial]
- 籮霸 (lo1 baa3) — a nickname for a woman with a big buttocks [colloquial]
- 米字旗 (mai5 zi6 kei4) — the union jack flag [colloquial]
- 米王 (mai5 wong4) — rice porridge; congee [colloquial]
- 米田共 (mai5 tin4 gung6) — euphemism for the word poo; excrement [colloquial]
- 粉筆字 (fan2 bat1 zi6) — literally: chalk character; refers to something that one should forget about an…
- 粒嗲 (lap1 de1) — a remark; an utterance [colloquial]
- 粒臣 (lap1 san4) — unit of 10 Hong Kong cents (110th of a Hong Kong dollar) [colloquial]
- 粒花 (lap1 faa1) — a probation police inspector [colloquial]
- 粒鐘 (lap1 zung1) — hour [colloquial]
- 粗口橫飛 (cou1 hau2 waang4 fei1) — using a lot of foul language all the time [colloquial]
- 粵英字典 (jyut6 jing1 zi6 din2) — a Cantonese to English dictionary [written and colloquial]
- 糧地官 (loeng4 dei6 gun1) — someone who is unemployed [colloquial]
- 糴佬 (dek6 lou2) — to flee; to run away; to sneak away [colloquial]
- 紅地氈 (hung4 dei6 zin1) — the red carpet [written and colloquial]
- 紅堂 (hung4 tong4) — a triad judicial hearing [colloquial]
- 紅毛鬼 (hung4 mou4 gwai2) — westerners [colloquial]
- 紅湯 (hung4 tong1) — Borscht [written and colloquial]
- 紅白 (hung4 baak6) — red and white; bright and colourful; wedding and funeral [written and colloquia…
- 紅錢 (hung4 cin2) — annual bonus [colloquial]
- 紅雞 (hung4 gai1) — red heroin; heroin barbitone; a red taxi (which operates in Hong Kong Island an…
- 索K (sok3 kei1) — to take ketamine (drug abuse) [colloquial]
- 索鼻 (sok3 bei6) — very sexy; describes a woman who is very attractive [colloquial]
- 紫心丸 (zi2 sam1 jyun2) — barbiturates (a type of depressant) [colloquial]
- 紫籌股 (zi2 cau4 gu2) — purple chip stock, with the capital from Mainland China invested in blue chip c…
- 紮棍 (zaat3 gwan3) — to be beaten up as a punishment for breaking triad rules [colloquial]
- 細摩 (sai3 mo1) — J.P. Morgan investment house [colloquial]
- 細旗 (sai3 kei4) — small short distance fare on a taxi [colloquial]
- 細用 (sai3 jung6) — Wonton noodles [colloquial, jargon used in restaurants]
- 細馬 (sai3 maa5) — police patrol [colloquial]
- 終須有日龍穿鳯 (zung1 seoi1 jau5 jat6 lung4 cyun1 fung6) — everyone has a chance of succeeding one day [colloquial]
- 結婚酒 (git3 fan1 zau2) — a wedding reception [written]
- 結拜細佬 (git3 baai3 sai3 lou2) — one's younger 'sworn' brother (who have sworn an oath of loyalty together) [col…
- 給你 (kap1 nei5) — give you [written]
- 綁死 (bong2 sei2) — to have one's shares locked up in the stock or currency market and being unable…
- 綠豆仔 (luk6 dau2 zai2) — literally: little green bean; librium, a type of tranquiliser [colloquial]
- 網誌作者 (mong5 zi3 zok3 ze2) — a blogger [written and colloquial]
- 縮撚開 (suk1 lan2 hoi1) — get the fuck off me; get the fuck out of here [colloquial]
- 縮番條槓 (suk1 faan1 tiu4 gong3) — to chicken out; to go back on one's word [colloquial]
- 縮開你條撚 (suk1 hoi1 nei5 tiu4 lan2) — get the fuck off me; get the fuck out of here [colloquial]
- 繑住 (kiu5 zyu6) — to tangle; to ravel [colloquial]
- 繑後 (hiu1 hau6) — to fast forward [colloquial]
- 罐頭貨 (gun3 tau2 fo3) — literally: canned goods; a virgin [colloquial]
- 罐頭食物 (gun3 tau2 sik6 mat6) — canned food [written and colloquial]
- 罔顧後果 (mong5 gu3 hau6 gwo2) — to act without considering the consequences [written and colloquial]
- 置家 (zi3 gaa1) — to set up a home; to get married [colloquial]
- 羅漫史 (lo4 maan6 si2) — romance (loanword) [written and colloquial]
- 美人照鏡 (mei5 jan4 ziu3 geng3) — to clean up one's plate [colloquial]
- 美國手語 (mei5 gwok3 sau2 jyu5) — American Sign Language [written and colloquial]
- 群揪 (kwan4 zau1) — a gang fight [colloquial]
- 群番 (kwan4 faan1) — to join with again; to associate with again [colloquial]
- 義丕容辭 (ji6 pei1 jung4 ci4) — willing; eager [colloquial]
- 義堂 (ji6 tong2) — a poor house ; a charity house [colloquial]
- 義氣博兒戲 (ji6 hei3 bok3 ji4 hei1) — loyalty makes one vulnerable to betrayal [colloquial]
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