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刀光劍影 (dou1 gwong1 gim3 jeng2) — lit. the glint and flash of knives and swords, meaning a very dangerous or viol…
刀兵 (dou1 bing1) — a soldier armed with a sword
刀字邊 (dou1 zi6 bin1) — Chinese character component-knife
刀柄 (dou1 beng3) — sword handle
刁僑扭擰 (diu1 kiu4 nau2 ning6) — describes the behavior of a spoilt person (normally a young kid or a young pers…
刁喬扭擰 (diu1 kiu4 nau2 ling2 ling6) — to be fussy; to keep refusing when offered a series of choices
刁士 (diu1 si6) — deuce [loanword]
刁時 (diu1 si4) — deuce (sport)
分分鐘 (fan1 fan1 zung1) — every minute; at all times; always; at any moment
分子結構 (fan6 zi2 git3 gau3) — Molecular Geometry
分式 (fan6 sik1) — fraction
分式方程 (fan6 sik1 fong1 cing4) — Fractional Equation
分得出 (fan1 dak1 ceot1) — able to differentiate
分我杯羹 (fan1 ngo5 bui1 gang1) — sharing of benefits or profits yield
分數 (fan1 sou3) — able to handle; planned in mind (Cantonese)
分甘同味 (fan1 gam1 tung4 mei6) — sharing good things and happiness
分粉訓墳憤份 (fan1 fan2 fan3 fan4 fan5 fan6) — a phrase that demonstrate similar syllables pronounced with the first tone to t…
分粉訓墳憤份忽發佛 (fan1 fan2 fan3 fan4 fan5 fan6 fat1 faat3 fat6) — a phrase that demonstrate similar syllables pronounced with the first tone to t…
分線 (fan1 sin3) — branching
分豬肉 (fan1 zyu1 juk6) — to allocate equally; rewarding everyone
分身乏術 (fan1 san1 fat6 seot6) — to be fully occupied or busy with work
分門別類 (fan1 mun4 bit6 leoi6) — to categorize
分開 (fan1 hoi1) — to split
分離 (fan1 lei4) — to split
分類廣告 (fan1 leoi6 gwong2 gou3) — classified advertising
分餅仔 (fan1 beng2 zai2) — to equally share profits or something amongst a group
切 (cit3) — (Verb)1. to cut; 2. to chop; (verb) to set someone up; (pronoun) all; definitel…
切削力 (cit3 soek3 lik6) — Cutting Force
切割機 (cit3 got3 gei1) — cutting machine
切勿 (cit3 mat6) — must not
切奶 (cit3 naai5) — a type of dance in Thailand
切絲 (cit3 si1) — cut into shreds
切肉不離皮 (cit3 juk6 bat1 lei4 pei4) — lit. unable to remove skin from meat while cutting it, meaning inseparable
切菜 (cit3 coi3) — cutting vegetables
切身利益 (cit3 san1 lei6 jik1) — One's vital interests
切醋 (cit3 cou3) — Chinese dark red vinegar, to have with noodles or crabs
切開 (cit3 hoi1) — to cut off
切餸 (cit3 sung3) — cutting of vegetables
刉 (gei1) — Cut
刖刑 (jyut6 jing4) — an ancient punishment of China, where one's lower limb is chopped off
列斯 (lit6 si1) — Leeds United Association Football Club
列祖列宗 (lit6 zou2 lit6 zung1) — one's ancestors
初一流流 (co1 jat1 lau4 lau4) — during good mood from festivities over first day of the new year
初不初 (co1 bat1 co1) — At the begining
初交 (co1 gaau1) — new acquaintance
初初 (co1 co1) — in the very beginning
初吻 (co1 man5) — First kiss
初哥 (co1 go1) — (noun) a beginner; a novice; a neophyte
初嚟甫到 (co1 lai4 pou3 dou3) — as it is my first time or new arrival to
初學 (co1 hok6) — to learn for the first time
初心 (co1 sam1) — initial intention
初戀情人 (co1 lyun2 cing4 jan4) — first lover
初時 (co1 si4) — in the very beginning
初步 (co1 bou6) — at first step; firstly
初發芙蓉 (co1 faat3 fu4 jung4) — a refreshing piece of poetry; a naturally attractive female
初級班 (co1 kap1 baan1) — beginner course
初速度 (co1 cuk1 dou6) — Initial Velocity; Speed
判例 (pun3 lai6) — precedent
判斷 (pun3 dyun6) — to judge
判決書 (pun3 kyut3 syu1) — judgment, judgment report
判罪 (pun3 zeoi6) — to convict
判頭 (pun3 tau4) — Contractor
別具匠心 (bit6 geoi6 zoeng6 sam1) — wonderful artistic skills and thoughts
別 (bit6) — goodbye; to leave; to depart; to separate; to distinguish; to classify; other; …
別有風味 (bit6 jau5 fung1 mei6) — have a distinctive flavour
刨冬瓜 (paau4 dung1 gwaa1) — speak Mandarin Chinese in Cantonese accent
刨 (paau4) — (noun) 1. (of pencil) sharpener; 2. (of fruit) peeler; 3. (of hair) shaver; (ve…
刨書 (paau4 syu1) — to study hard
利便 (lei6 bin6) — to help pooping easier; or to refer an advantage in a situation
利偉倫 (lei6 wai5 leon4) — A Hong Kong football player
利利是是 (lei6 lei6 si6 si6) — good luck, good wishes to hope that someone will go on with everything smoothly…
利口不利腹 (lei6 hau2 bat1 lei6 fuk1) — delicious or tasty but unhealthy
利口 (lei6 hau2) — Lee Wai Lun, a retired Hong Kong football player
利口唔利腹 (lei6 hau2 m4 lei6 fuk1) — delicious or tasty but unhealthy
利害 (lei6 hoi6) — benefits and shortfalls; advantages and disadvantages
利市 (lei6 si5) — (noun) good luck
利是 (lei6 si6) — (noun) Red pocket money (which put in red envelopes and given to unmarried peop…
利是封 (lei6 si6 fung1) — a red envelope with money inside, given by an elder to a younger person (a trad…
利智 (lei6 zi3) — Nina Li, Hong Kong actress, married to action superstar Jet Li
利東街 (lei6 dung1 gaai1) — Lee Tung Street, known as the Wedding Card Street, in Wan Chai, Hong Kong
利誘 (lei6 jau5) — Seduce somebody by interest; bribery
刪改 (saan1 goi2) — Delete and change
刪繁就簡 (saan1 faan4 zau6 gaan2) — to simplify by eradicate the superfluous
刮削 (gwaat3 soek3) — to exploit; to take poor people's money
刮友 (gwaat3 jau5) — to be hunt down or look for one (for revenge)
刮料 (gwaat3 liu2) — to source intel or sensitive information
刮沙 (gwaat3 saa1) — Gua sha, which is a traditional Chinese medical treatment
刮粗龍 (gwaat3 cou1 lung4) — earning huge amount of wealth illegally (slang)
刮花 (gwaat3 faa1) — to scratch or leave a mark
刮龍 (gwaat3 lung2) — corruption; graft
到其時 (dou3 kei4 si4) — until then; by that time; when it comes to that time; when the time comes for…
到 (dou3) — (verb) reach; to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive; (verb comp…
到喉唔到肺 (dou3 hau4 m4 dou3 fai3) — (slang) to describe something that is not enough to meet a need; something whic…
到埗 (dou3 bou6) — to arrive at; to reach
到埠 (dou3 fau6) — arriving
到時到候 (dou3 si4 dou3 hau6) — by the right time
到會 (dou3 wui6) — catering at home
到死 (dou3 sei2) — to death, to an extreme degree
制 (zai3) — to limit (Cantonese); system; to control; to regulate; variant of 制zhì [制]; est…
制勝 (zai3 sing3) — to bring the enemy under control
制唔過 (zai3 m4 gwo3) — not worth going for (spoken)
制得過 (zai3 dak1 gwo3) — worthwhile; a good deal
制水 (zai3 seoi2) — water restriction; water rationing
制高點 (zai3 gou1 dim2) — a strategic position from heights for military purposes
刷 (caat3) — (verb) 1. swipe (credit card); 2. scratch (card); 3. to butter up (someone);; t…
刷白 (saat3 baak6) — to paint white
刷鞋 (caat3 haai4) — to sweet talk or suck up one
刺癢 (ci3 joeng5) — Itchy
刻字 (hak1 zi6) — to engrave characters
剃刀門楣 (tai3 dou1 mun4 mei4) — shaving more than one time, to refer too much levy
剃眼眉 (tai3 ngaan5 mei4) — (phrasal verb) to insult or to embarrass someone in public.
剃面 (tai3 min6) — shaving (spoken)
剃鬚 (tai3 sou1) — (verb) to shave (a beard)
則師 (zak1 si1) — architect
削仔 (soek3 zai2) — a weak or thin male
削 (soek3) — (Cantonese); cut; chop; weak (physical); incapable; to pare; to reduce; to remo…
削地 (soek3 dei6) — (king) to slash or reduce size of vassal's fief
削坺坺 (soek3 paat6 paat6) — watery with lumps (food)
削平 (soek3 ping4) — bevelment
前世唔修 (cin4 sai3 m4 sau1) — an act of karma on one's unfortunate events (spoken)
前世撈亂骨頭 (cin4 sai3 lou1 lyun6 gwat1 tau4) — mutual enmity; describes a situation where two or more parties are always havin…
前仆后繼 (cin4 puk1 hau6 gai3) — marching forward with courage (military)
前便 (cin4 bin6) — (preposition; noun; adverb) front; in front of
前個排 (cin4 go3 paai4) — earlier on; previously
前列腺癌 (cin4 lit6 sin3 ngaam4) — Prostate cancer
前前後後 (cin4 cin4 hau6 hau6) — overall; throughout
前功盡廢 (cin4 gung1 zeon6 fai3) — wasted all efforts made previously
前嗰排 (cin4 go2 paai4) — some time ago; the front row
前嗰牌 (cin4 go2 paai4) — the front row
前嗰輪 (cin4 go3 leon4) — earlier on; a while ago
前園 (cin4 jyun4) — Front yard
前塵往事 (cin4 can4 wong5 si6) — things that happened long time ago; memory from the past
前山 (cin4 saan1) — Front A place in Zhuhai, China
前度 (cin4 dou6) — ex- (especially used in ex-boyfriend, ex-girlfriend or partner)
前座 (cin4 zo6) — Front Seat
前後左右 (cin4 hau6 zo2 jau6) — Surroundings
前後腳 (cin4 hau6 goek3) — arriving one after each other on purpose as to avoid unwanted attention
前思后想 (cin4 si1 hau6 soeng2) — Thinking thoroughly
前排 (cin4 paai4) — front row; a while ago; earlier on
前晚 (cin4 maan5) — the night before last night
前海灣站 (cin4 hoi2 waan1 zaam6) — Qianhaiwan Station, a subway station in Shenzhen, China
前無古人 (cin4 mou4 gu2 jan4) — unprecedented
前線 (cin4 sin3) — leader
前菜 (cin4 coi3) — appetizer; entrée
前言不對後語 (cin4 jin4 bat1 deoi3 hau6 jyu5) — one's whose words or stance differ on another occasion or sentence
前途 (cin4 tou4) — (noun) future path
前驅 (cin4 keoi1) — fore-runner; front-wheel drive
剎掣 (saat3 zai3) — step on the brakes
剎那 (saat3 naa5) — suddenly
剒住度氣 (co4 zyu6 dou6 hei3) — force to bear with something unpleasant (spoken)
剒 (cok3) — (verb) 1. pull; 2. wheedle and trick someone (to disclose a secret ortruth); to…
剔手邊 (tik1 sau2 bin1) — Chinese radical 60, which represents a hand
剖心 (pau2 sam1) — to speak honestly from one's heart
剖面圖 (pau2 min6 tou4) — sectional drawing
剛啱 (gong1 ngaam1) — just then (spoken)
剛果共和國 (gong1 gwo2 gung6 wo4 gwok3) — Republic of Congo, a country in Central Africa
剛柔相濟 (gong1 jau4 soeng1 zai3) — to reach a balance of toughness and gentleness in dealing with people
剝光豬 (mok1 gwong1 zyu1) — (adjective) naked; (verb) to strip off; to have nothing left, often used in gam…
剝 (mok1) — to strip or remove; to exploit; to peel; to skin; to flay; to shuck; to shell; …
剝殼 (mok1 hok3) — remove or peel off the shuck or shell
剝牙 (mok1 ngaa4) — dental or tooth extraction
剝皮牛 (1 mok1 pei4 ngau4) — thamnaconus; filefish
剝花生 (mok1 faa1 sang1) — being the outsider; to be a third wheel; rubbernecking; to be an onlooker
剝衫 (mok1 saam1) — to strip, to take off clothes
剪草 (zin2 cou2) — lawn pruning or mowing
剪髮 (zin2 faat3) — to have a haircut
剫 (dok6) — to measure
副團長 (fu3 tyun4 zoeng2) — Deputy Regimental Commander
副官 (fu3 gun1) — Lieutenant;aide
副局長 (fu3 guk6 zoeng2) — Deputy Director
副廠長 (fu3 cong2 zoeng2) — Deputy director of factory
副線圈 (fu3 sin3 hyun1) — Secondary coil
副總經理 (fu3 zung2 ging1 lei5) — Deputy General Manager
副職 (fu3 zik1) — part-time job other than one's full time employment
剩低 (zing6 dai1) — remaining; left (spoken)
剩係 (zing6 hai6) — only (be)
剩 (sing6) — (noun) leftovers; to remain; to be left; to have as remainder; residual; surplu…
剩得 (sing6 dak1) — remaining; left only
剩番 (zing6 faan1) — remaining; left (spoken)
剩翻 (zing6 faan1) — this is what's left
剩落 (zing6 lok6) — leftover
割價 (got3 gaa3) — sale, mark down
割 (got3) — to be operated on; to slay; to cut; to cut apart; separate; to give up; to aban…
割愛 (got3 ngoi3) — Give up what one treasures
割禾 (got3 wo4) — paddy harvesting
割禾青 (got3 wo4 cing1) — reaping the Poaceae when it is not ripe, meaning when one gambles, he; she shou…
割脈 (got3 mak6) — wrist slitting
割頸 (got3 geng2) — neck slitting
創意產業 (cong3 ji3 caan2 jip6) — creative industry
剷泥車 (caan2 nai4 ce1) — excavator
剷青 (caan2 ceng1) — shaving, a style of haircut
剽掠 (piu5 loek6) — plunder; rob
劃 (waak6) — to cut; to slash; to scratch (cut into the surface of sth); to strike (a match)…
劃花口面 (waak6 faa1 hau2 min6) — to scratch a mark on one's face
劄記 (zaap3 gei3) — notes taking down while reading
劇中人 (kek6 zung1 jan4) — the characters in a drama series
劇情片 (kek6 cing4 pin3) — Dramas
劇集 (kek6 zaap6) — (noun) a soap opera; a TV drama series
劈友 (pek3 jau2) — a close-quarters knife fight; a gang fight; beheading
劈波斬浪 (pek3 bo1 zaam2 long6) — to remove all obstacles in the way while forwarding
劈炮 (pek3 paau3) — quit (slang)
劈炮唔撈 (pek3 paau3 m4 laau4) — resigning with anger and dignity
劈酒 (pek3 zau2) — to drink (alcohol) to excess; binge drinking
劈頭 (pek3 tau4) — right in the face; directly
劉以達 (lau4 ji5 daat6) — Tats Lau, a singer-songwriter and actor in Hong Kong
劉備借荊州 (lau4 bei6 ze3 ging1 zau1) — one refuse to return something borrowed
劉嘉玲 (lau4 gaa1 ling4) — Carina Lau, an actress in Hong Kong
劉夢熊 (lau4 mung6 hung4) — Lew Mon-Hung, a businessman and politician in Hong Kong, nicknamed "Dream Bear"
劉家良 (lau4 gaa1 loeng4) — Lau Kar-Leung, an actor, filmmaker, choregrapher and martial artist in Hong Kong
劉小慧 (lau4 siu2 wai6) — Winnie Lau, a singer in Hong Kong
劉慧卿 (lau4 wai6 hing1) — Emily Lau, a prominent liberal, government critic and woman politician in Hong …
劉江華 (lau4 gong1 waa4) — Lau Kong-Wah, Secretary for Home Affairs for HKSAR
劉美君 (lau4 mei5 gwan1) — Prudence Liew, a singer and actress in Hong Kong
劉錫明 (lau4 sek3 ming4) — Canti Lau, a singer and actor in Hong Kong
劉霞 (lau4 haa4) — Liu Xia, a Chinese intellectual, the wife of prisoned 2010 Nobel Peace Prize wi…
劍俠 (gim3 hap6) — A Chinese Immortal Story
劍擊 (gim3 gik1) — fencing (sport)
劍花 (gim3 faa1) — Hylocereus undatus [flower]
劍蘭 (gim3 laan4) — Gladiolus
劍鞘 (gim3 ciu3) — scabbard or sheath, for holding a sword, knife, or other large blade
劏光豬 (tong1 gwong1 zyu1) — lost all chess pieces in a chess game (slang)
劏客 (tong1 haak3) — Rip off customers
劏房 (tong1 fong4) — subdivided units
劏死牛 (tong1 sei2 ngau4) — mugging; armed robbery; robbery at gunpoint
劏白鶴 (tong1 baak6 hok6) — drunk; hangover (slang)
劏豬 (tong1 zyu1) — slaughter a pig
劏車 (tong1 ce1) — vehicle scrapping
劏開 (tong1 hoi1) — to cut open
劏雞 (tong1 gai1) — slaughter a chicken
劗 (zin2) — to cut (with scissors)
力架 (lik6 gaa2) — Lacquer, a colourless chemical used for diluting paint to paint
力氣 (lik6 hei3) — effort
力水 (lik6 seoi2) — Strength
力行雞 (lik6 hong4 gai1) — leghorn; a breed of fowl
力透紙背 (lik6 tau3 zi2 bui3) — The word is used to describe the beautiful composition and the deep main theme …
功 (gung1) — meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work…
功夫片 (gung1 fu1 pin3) — Chinese martial arts shows, movies
加人工 (gaa1 jan4 gung1) — a salary increase
加侖 (gaa1 leon2) — gallon
加元 (gaa1 jyun4) — Canadian dollar
加加埋埋 (gaa1 gaa1 maai4 maai4) — adding up all
加埋 (gaa1 maai4) — add together; sum up to
加大碼 (gaa1 daai6 maa5) — extra large size
加害於 (gaa1 hoi6 jyu1) — to set or frame an innocent one of
加幣 (gaa1 bai6) — Canadian currency
加底 (gaa1 dai2) — to add staple food; bulk to a meal; to top up the soup base
加把口 (gaa1 baa2 hau2) — to jump into a conversation without invitation
加拿大人 (gaa1 naa4 daai6 jan4) — Canadian
加拿大元 (gaa1 naa4 daai6 jyun4) — Canadian dollar
加拿大最高法院 (gaa1 naa4 daai6 zeoi3 gou1 faat3 jyun2) — Supreme Court of Canada
加拿大廣播公司 (gaa1 naa4 daai6 gwong2 bo3 gung1 si1) — Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
加拿大航空 (gaa1 naa4 daai6 hong4 hung1) — Air Canada
加插 (gaa1 caap3) — add as an extra
加數 (gaa1 sou3) — addition (mathematics)
加油 (gaa1 jau4) — to encourage
加熱器 (gaa1 jit6 hei3) — heater
加班費 (gaa1 baan1 fai3) — overtime salary
加稅 (gaa1 seoi3) — tax increase
加紙 (gaa1 zi2) — Canadian Dollar
加菜 (gaa1 coi3) — to have an extra dish or more in a meal
加護病房 (gaa1 wu6 beng6 fong2) — Intensive Care Unit
加零一 (gaa1 ling4 jat1) — very very
加餸 (gaa1 sung3) — to have an extra dish or more in a meal
加鹽加醋 (gaa1 jim4 gaa1 cou3) — exagerrate; juice-up (spoken)
劣根性 (lyut3 gan1 sing3) — deep-rooted bad habits
劣種 (lyut3 zung2) — inferior or worse type
劣等 (lyut3 dang2) — Bad quality
助燃 (zo6 jin4) — combustion-supporting [chemistry]
助養 (zo6 joeng5) — sponsoring the living of
努力 (nou5 lik6) — diligent
努力奮鬥 (nou5 lik6 fan5 dau3) — Work hard on
劫案 (gip3 on3) — robbery
劬勞 (keoi4 lou4) — it means the hardship of being a parent and raising children
効力 (haau6 lik6) — to work for
勁 (ging3) — (adverb) 1. impressively; (adjective) 1.super cool; 3. powerful; strength; ener…
勁悶 (ging6 mun6) — Very boring
勁抽 (ging6 cau1) — great; extraordinary; powerful (person)
勁歌 (ging6 go1) — a very powerful song
勃然大怒 (but6 jin4 daai6 nou6) — to become very angry
勇冠三軍 (jung5 gun3 saam1 gwan1) — peerless or matchless bravery
勇敢善戰 (jung5 gam2 sin6 zin3) — brave and skilled in battlefields
勇者不懼 (jung5 ze2 bat1 geoi6) — one brave soul holds no fear
勒住 (lak6 zyu6) — strangled; having no money
勒 (lak6) — (Cantonese); blackmail; extort; poor or needy; to strap tightly; to bind; to st…
勒實褲頭帶 (lak6 sat6 fu3 tau4 daai2) — to save money for living
勒緊褲頭 (lak6 gan2 fu3 tau4) — lit. to tighten one's belt, meaning to reduce unnecessary spending to save more…
動之以情 (dung6 zi1 ji5 cing4) — to move one with emotions
動人心弦 (dung6 jan4 sam1 jyun4) — one able to stir other's emotions
動力機 (dung6 lik6 gei1) — Windmill
動力火車 (dung6 lik6 fo2 ce1) — Power Station, a rock band in Taiwan
動 (dung6) — (verb) to drink or eat; (of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to t…
動態平衡 (dung6 taai3 ping4 hang4) — dynamic equilibrium
動手術 (dung6 sau2 seot6) — to be operated on (surgery)
動物學家 (dung6 mat6 hok6 gaa1) — a zoologist
動畫 (dung6 waa2) — anime
動脈弓 (dung6 mak6 gung1) — arch of aorta
務使 (mou6 sai2) — to ensure, must
務求 (mou6 kau4) — to ensure, must
務須 (mou6 seoi1) — one must...
勛績 (fan1 zek3) — Outstanding achievement
勝出 (sing3 ceot1) — to win
勝券 (sing3 hyun3) — ticket or way to victory
勝在 (sing3 zoi6) — The advantage is..
勝敗乃兵家常事 (sing3 baai6 naai5 bing1 gaa1 soeng4 si6) — it's typical for an outcome of either a victory or defeat in the battlefields
勝瓜 (sing3 gwaa1) — a towel gourd; a sponge gourd
勞動保護 (lou4 dung6 bou2 wu6) — Labour Protection
勞動強度 (lou4 dung6 koeng4 dou6) — Labour Intensity
勞動條件 (lou4 dung6 tiu4 gin6) — Labour Conditions
勞動法 (lou4 dung6 faat3) — Labour Law
勞動產品 (lou4 dung6 caan2 ban2) — Labour Products
勞嘈 (lou4 cou4) — noisy, annoying
勞工處 (lou4 gung1 cyu3) — Labour Department
勞師動眾 (lou4 si1 dung6 zung3) — to utilise huge manpower
勞氣 (lou4 hei3) — (adjective) angry; annoyed; irritated; fuming; to describe something where one …
勞軍 (lou4 gwan1) — to reward troops (army)
勢不可擋 (sai3 bat1 ho2 dong2) — unstoppable
勢估唔到 (sai3 gu2 m4 dou3) — unforeseeable; unpredictable
勢兇 (sai3 hung1) — fierce
勢兇夾狼 (sai3 hung1 gaap3 long4) — to look fierce
勢凶夾狼 (sai3 hung1 gaap3 long4) — approach vigorously or fiercely
勢力範圍 (sai3 lik6 faan6 wai4) — area of influence
勢色 (sai3 sik1) — face, situation, circumstance
勤工獎 (kan4 gung1 zoeng2) — Attendance Bonus
勤能補拙 (kan4 nang4 bou2 zyut6) — Practice makes perfect;make up for lack of talent by hard work
勵精圖治 (lai6 zing1 tou4 zi6) — put in great efforts to bring a country into prosperity
勸交 (hyun3 gaau1) — to mediate
勸諭 (hyun3 jyu6) — to persuade or advice with reasons
勻 (wan4) — classifier for times; even; well-distributed; uniform; to distribute evenly; to…
勻循 (wan4 ceon4) — Evenly
勻巡 (wan4 ceon4) — even, to spread evenly
勻速運動 (wan4 cuk1 wan6 dung6) — constant motion
勾佬 (ngau1 lou2) — describes the act of a woman having an affair with another man; to seduce a man…
勾手指 (au1 sau2 zi2) — Pinky finger promise
勾通 (gau1 tung1) — to conspire or infiltrate
勿歇 (mat6 hit3) — continuously, non-stop; not resting
包保 (baau1 bou2) — to be absolutely certain in successfully settling something; to gurantee that; …
包剪揼 (baau1 zin2 dap6) — rock-paper-scissors
包剪𢱕 (baau1 zin2 dap6) — rock-paper-scissors [colloquial]
包 (baau1) — (food) bun; to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; to contr…
包喺我身上 (baau1 hai2 ngo5 san1 soeng6) — I'll handle it
包尾 (baau1 mei1) — describes the last in the sequence in a matter or event where there is ranking …
包撞板 (baau1 zong6 baan2) — Destined to fail
包枱 (baau1 toi4) — to reserve a table
包租婆 (baau1 zou1 po2) — a landlady
包羅萬有 (baau1 lo4 maan6 jau5) — all-inclusive, all-round
包艇 (baau1 teng5) — to reserve a boat
包裝 (baau1 zong1) — exterior by the looks
包起 (baau1 hei2) — accept total responsibility; purchase of all available
包頂頸 (baau1 ding2 geng2) — (slang) quarrelsome; argumentative; someone with confrontational behaviours or …
包骨 (baau1 gwat1) — a lap seam, frequently used in tailoring
匏瓜 (paau4 gwaa1) — calabash; one with great abilities
化 (faa3) — (verb) to get over with something; to accept difficulties, facts and unpleasant…
化化聲 (faa3 faa3 seng1) — onomatopoeia, Describe the wind
化學作用 (faa3 hok6 zok3 jung6) — a chemical reaction
化學 (faa3 hok6) — (adjective) (of object) bad quality and easy to break
化學平衡 (faa3 hok6 ping4 hang4) — Chemical Equalibrium
化學的 (faa3 hok6 dik1) — Chemical
化學肥料 (faa3 hok6 fei4 liu2) — Chemical fertilizer
化水 (faa3 seoi2) — ink spreading on paper; to turn into water, meaning to lose one's possession
化石 (faa3 sek6) — one without any movement (slang)
化算 (faa3 syun3) — the cost for something that is considered to be reasonable; worth it; cost effe…
化粧 (faa3 zong1) — Make up
化粧品 (faa3 zong1 ban2) — Cosmetics
化肥廠 (faa3 fei4 cong2) — fertilizer plant or manufacturer
化驗室 (faa3 jim6 sat1) — laboratory
化驗師 (faa3 jim6 si1) — lab analyst
化骨龍 (faa3 gwat1 lung4) — (slang) dependent child or elderly person, most commonly used to refer to child…
化鴟為鳳 (faa3 ci1 wai4 fung6) — able to transform the bad to good, and govern the society well
北九州 (bak1 gau2 zau1) — Kitakyushu, a city in Japan
北京填鴨 (bak1 ging1 tin4 aap3) — Peking Duck
北京奧運 (bak1 ging1 ou3 wan6) — Beijing Olympics
北京西站 (bak1 ging1 sai1 zaam6) — Beijing West Railway Station
北京路 (bak1 ging1 lou6) — Beijing Lu, a common name used in China for roads
北京軍區 (bak1 ging1 gwan1 keoi1) — Beijing Military Region
北京鴨 (bak1 ging1 aap3) — Peking Duck
北便 (bak1 bin6) — to the north
北卡羅萊納 (bak1 kaa1 lo4 loi4 naap6) — North Carolina, a state in the United States
北妹 (bak1 mui6) — young lady from Mainland China
北姑 (bak1 gu1) — women who come from Northern China to Guangdong to work as prostitutes
北姑雞 (bak1 gu1 gai1) — prostitute from Mainland China
北嫂 (bak1 sou2) — a wife or middle-aged woman from Mainland China
北帝 (bak1 dai3) — The Northern Emperor, a Chinese mythical god
北方話 (bak1 fong1 waa2) — Northern Chinese [language] which includes Mandarin Chinese and other dialects
北極洋 (bak1 gik6 joeng4) — Arctic Ocean
北漏洞拉 (bak1 lau6 dung6 laai1) — a slang derived from a Vietnamese phrase, meaning "starting from now"
北芪 (bak1 kei4) — Huang Qi, a flowering plant which is often used in Chinese herbology
北菇 (bak1 gu1) — Lentinus Edodes (mushroom); prostitutes from Mainland China in Hong Kong
北角碼頭 (bak1 gok3 maa5 tau4) — North Point Ferry Pier
匙扣 (si4 kau3) — key chain
匙羹 (ci4 gang1) — (noun) a spoon
匙羹白 (ci4 gang1 baak6) — colour like the white spoon
匡復 (hong1 fuk6) — to save or revive a failing nation or political regime
匡扶 (hong1 fu4) — to assist
匡救 (hong1 gau3) — to save or rescue
匡濟 (hong1 zai3) — to rectify or save
匡衡 (hong1 hang4) — Kuang Heng, a prime minister who served in the Han Dynasty, China
匡謬 (hong1 mau6) — ridiculous; mistakes; errors
匯單 (wui6 daan1) — Money Order;
匰 (daan1) — an instrument to hold the ancestral tablet in temples
匼 (hap1) — box
匿 (nik1) — (adjective) anonymous; to hide; to go into hiding
匿名信 (nik1 ming4 seon3) — anonymous letter
匿埋 (nei1 maai4) — (verb) to hide;
十一個字 (sap6 jat1 go3 zi6) — eleven words or characters; fifty-five minutes
十一日 (sap6 jat1 jat6) — eleven days; eleventh [date]
十七世紀 (sap6 cat1 sai3 gei2) — 17th century
十七日 (sap6 cat1 jat6) — seventeen days; seventeenth [date]
十三么 (sap6 saam1 jiu1) — terminal tiles, a type of winning hand in game of Mahjong
十三恐懼症 (sap6 saam1 hung2 geoi6 zing3) — Triskaidekaphobia, a disorder of being scared of the digit "13"
十三點 (sap6 saam1 dim2) — (noun) 1. one o'clock pm or 13.:00.; (noun) a comic book, "Miss 13. Dot"; (slan…
十九世紀 (sap6 gau2 sai3 gei2) — 19th century
十九日 (sap6 gau2 jat6) — nineteen days; nineteenth [date]
十二日 (sap6 ji6 jat6) — twelve days; twelfth [date]
十二生肖 (sap6 ji6 saang1 ciu3) — The 12 Chinese zodiac signs
十五二十 (sap6 ng5 ji6 sap6) — Fifteen-Twenty, a guessing game played between two with both hands
十五十六 (sap6 ng5 sap6 luk6) — (adjective) (of making decision) uncertain; indecisive; unsure; at sixes and se…
十五日 (sap6 ng5 jat6) — fifteen days; fifteenth [date]
十人生九品 (sap6 jan4 saang1 gau2 ban2) — Nine charateristics: Confident, humble, appreciated, content, knowing mistakes,…
十個字 (sap6 go3 zi6) — ten words or characters; fifty minutes
十個茶壺九個蓋 (sap6 go3 caa4 wu4 gau2 go3 goi3) — lit. ten teapots with nine covers; meaning not capable to handle current situat…
十兆 (sap6 siu6) — Ten trillion
十八世紀 (sap6 baat3 sai3 gei2) — 18th century
十八廿二 (sap6 baat3 jaa6 ji6) — eighteen to twenty-two; young age (slang)
十八日 (sap6 baat3 jat6) — eighteen days; eighteenth [date]
十八羅漢 (sap6 baat3 lo4 hon3) — the Eighteen Arhats, original followers of the Buddha
十八般武藝 (sap6 baat3 bun1 mou5 ngai6) — skilled in various type of combat; one with great and varied abilities
十六日 (sap6 luk6 jat6) — sixteen days; sixteenth [date]
十六進位 (sap6 luk6 zeon3 wai2) — Hexadecimal
十冤九仇 (sap6 jyun1 gau2 sau4) — ten wrong nine enmity, which means a deep hatred
十冬臘月 (sap6 dung1 laap6 jyut6) — the winter lunar months of October to December
十分之 (sap6 fan1 zi1) — fraction of the tenth
十劃都未有一撇 (sap6 waak6 dou1 mei6 jau5 jat1 pit3) — lit. not even one strokes drawn from the ten strokes, meaning one is far from c…
十 (sap6) — (adverb) all; ten; tenth; complete; completely; perfect; extremely; KangXi radi…
十卜 (sap6 buk1) — support
十問九唔應 (sap6 man6 gau2 m4 jing1) — not responsive, not answering even when being asked questions many times
十四日 (sap6 sei3 jat6) — fourteen days; fourteenth [date]
十字架 (sap6 zi6 gaa2) — triazolam (drug)
十字車 (sap6 zi6 ce1) — ambulance (spoken)
十字鋤 (sap6 zi6 co4) — Hoe
十字鎬 (sap6 zi6 hou6) — Pickaxe
十室九空 (sap6 sat1 gau2 hung1) — to describe a place where mass of people have either died or fled
十居其九 (sap6 geoi1 kei4 gau2) — most probably or likely
十年樹木 (sap6 nin4 syu6 muk6) — lit. ten years of the tree wood, meaning it takes ten years to grow a mature tr…
十惡不赦 (sap6 ok3 bat1 se3) — utterly evil and morally wrong
十扑 (sap6 pok3) — Support
十指孖埋 (sap6 zi2 maa1 maai4) — incapable to do anything (slang)
十日 (sap6 jat6) — ten days
十月芥菜 (sap6 jyut6 gaai3 coi3) — when teenagers first experience love
十畫未有一撇 (sap6 waak6 mei6 jau5 jat1 pit3) — just saying; have not or just begin preparation (slang)
十畫都未有一撇 (sap6 waak6 dou1 mei6 jau5 jat1 pit3) — lit. not even one strokes drawn from the ten strokes, meaning one is far from c…
十萬九千七 (sap6 maan6 gau2 cin1 cat1) — lit. one hundred and nine thousand and seven hundred, meaning very far; horse b…
十萬八千里 (sap6 maan6 baat3 cin1 lei5) — lit. one hundred and eight thousand kilometres, meaning very far away
十足十 (sap6 zuk1 sap6) — normally used to describe people or things that are very similar each other; to…
十進位制 (sap6 zeon3 wai2 zai3) — one of the kinds of decimal numeral system, base 10
十隻手指有長短 (sap6 zek3 sau2 zi2 jau5 coeng4 dyun2) — everything; everyone is different in the world
千 (cin1) — (noun) 1. swindler; 2. cheat; (verb) 1. to swindle; 2. cheat (at card; gambling…
千嬌百媚 (cin1 giu1 baak3 mei6) — beautiful and charming
千層糕 (cin1 cang4 gou1) — layered cake or dessert
千山萬水 (cin1 saan1 maan6 seoi2) — a lengthy and hard expedition
千斤 (cin1 gan1) — a Chinese measuring unit, equals to approximately 500 kg per unit; very heavy; …
千祁 (cin1 kei4) — Please, as to hope something happen; not happen
千祈 (cin1 kei4) — (slang) have to; must; need; be sure to
千祈唔好 (cin1 kei4 m4 hou2) — I hope it won't
千禧 (cin1 hei1) — millennium
千萬富翁 (cin1 maan6 fu3 jung1) — Multi-millionaire;Rich person
千載一時 (cin1 zoi2 jat1 si4) — once in a thousand years, which means a rare opportunity
千載 (cin1 zoi2) — A Thousand Years
千里姻緣兜錯圈 (cin1 lei5 jan1 jyun4 dau1 co3 hyun1) — TV drama series named "A Matter of Business" broadcasted in Hong Kong by TVB in…
千錘百煉 (cin1 ceoi4 baak3 lin6) — well experienced, after hard works and harsh challenges
升冪 (sing1 mik6) — Ascending Power (A mathematical term)
升 (sing1) — (verb) to level up; to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; li…
升呢 (sing1 ne1) — upgrade, level up
升平 (sing1 ping4) — Peaceful and safe
升氣球 (sing1 hei3 kau4) — ascending balloon
升水 (sing1 seoi2) — premium (currency)
升盤 (sing1 pun4) — a bathroom or kitchen sink
升等考試 (sing1 dang2 haau2 si5) — Promotion Examination
升讀 (sing1 duk6) — to move on to next stage of education, such as primary to secondary, secondary …
午市 (ng5 si5) — peak business period for eateries during lunch time
午間 (ng5 gaan1) — noon
午飯 (ng5 faan6) — afternoon meal
午餐肉 (ng5 caan1 juk6) — spam; luncheon meat
半世人 (bun3 sai3 jan4) — Half of a lifetime
半世 (bun3 sai3) — half a lifetime
半個鐘 (bun3 go3 zung1) — Half an hour
半勒卡 (bun3 lak6 kaa1) — halfway; somewhere in between
半 (bun3) — (adjective) middle; half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half; in th…
半吞半吐 (bun3 tan1 bun3 tou3) — mutter and mumble; indirectly spoken
半唐番 (bun3 tong4 faan1) — (noun) a mixed-race person (half Chinese, half foreign) person; something that …
半夜食黃瓜 (bun3 je6 sik6 wong4 gwaa1) — eating a cucumber in midnight, which means not knowing where is the start and e…
半天吊 (bun3 tin1 diu3) — (adjective) hanging in midair; suspended up high; (slang) at an impasse
半山 (bun3 saan1) — Mid-levels, an area situated on the northern slopes of the mountain ranges on H…
半島酒店 (bun3 dou2 zau2 dim3) — The Peninsula Hong Kong, a hotel in Hong Kong
半截裙 (bun3 zit6 kwan4) — skirt
半斤八両 (bun3 gan1 baat3 loeng5) — equality; getting fair returns on efforts put in (old slang)
半日 (bun3 jat6) — half a day
半晝 (bun3 zau3) — half day (slang)
半條人命 (bun3 tiu4 jan4 meng6) — lit. half a life, meaning one who worked flat out at work, and have exhausted h…
半生熟 (bun3 saang1 suk6) — half cooked
半肥瘦 (bun3 fei4 sau3) — not too fat or lean (meat)

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