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• 下晝 (haa6 zau3) — (noun) p.m.; afternoon; (adverb) in the afternoon
• 下欄 (haa6 laan4) — (noun) tips (of waiter; waitress or server); leftovers of a restaurant meal
• 下氣 (haa6 hei3) — calm the internal energy in Chinese medicine; mild, obedient manner; to let ang…
• 下水船 (haa6 seoi2 syun4) — The next shipment
• 下火 (haa6 fo2) — clear the internal heat in Chinese medicine
• 下爬輕輕 (haa6 paa4 heng1 heng1) — Make promise casually
• 下班時間 (haa6 baan1 si4 gaan3) — knock-off time (work)
• 下環 (haa6 waan4) — the old name for the district around Wan Chai and Causeway Bay in Hong Kong; a …
• 下盤 (haa6 pun4) — lower part of the body; a term in soccer gambling
• 下等 (haa6 dang2) — inferior, low-level
• 下策 (haa6 caak3) — a bad plan, an unwise decision
• 下聯 (haa6 lyun4) — the second line of a couplet (poetry)
• 下芳村 (haa6 fong1 cyun1) — A place located in Guangzhou
• 下賤 (haa6 zin6) — dastardly; sometimes used to describe a woman who is often disloyal to her husb…
• 下述 (haa6 seot6) — as below
• 下逐客令 (haa6 zuk6 haak3 ling6) — an order to expel one
• 下部 (haa6 bou6) — Bottom; underneath
• 下里巴人 (haa6 lei5 baa1 jan4) — Chinese idiom, meaning popular or easily understandable art or literature
• 下間 (haa6 gaan3) — next… ( as in the next physical dwelling of restaurant, house, shop, school etc…
• 下限 (haa6 haan6) — the lower limit
• 下集 (haa6 zaap6) — Next episode
• 不乏其人 (bat1 fat6 kei4 jan4) — not lacking people who share same thought or qualifications
• 不予置評 (bat1 jyu5 zi3 ping4) — No comments
• 不值一提 (bat1 zik6 jat1 tai4) — Unworthy of being mentioned
• 不做 (bat1 zou6) — Not to do
• 不僅僅 (bat1 gan2 gan2) — Not only
• 不入虎穴 (bat1 jap6 fu2 jyut6) — lit. not entering tiger's den, meaning without taking risk
• 不公平 (bat1 gung1 ping4) — unfair
• 不出聲 (bat1 ceot1 seng1) — remain silent
• 不厭其詳 (bat1 jim3 kei4 coeng4) — acceptance of in depth details
• 不可不 (bat1 ho2 bat1) — cannot not to… [do something]
• 不可思議 (bat1 ho2 si1 ji5) — unbelievable; mysterious
• 不可想像 (bat1 ho2 soeng2 zoeng6) — Cannot imagine
• 不同意 (bat1 tung4 ji3) — disagree
• 不喜歡 (bat1 hei2 fun1) — dislike; hate
• 不單只 (bat1 daan1 zi2) — Not only
• 不單止 (bat1 daan1 zi2) — not only
• 不堪入耳 (bat1 ham1 jap6 ji5) — Intolerable;disgusting
• 不堪回首 (bat1 ham1 wui4 sau2) — too embarassing or painful to look back into one's memory
• 不堪造就 (bat1 ham1 zou6 zau6) — Uneducable;unpromising
• 不多不少 (bat1 do1 bat1 siu2) — just right
• 不大不小 (bat1 daai6 bat1 siu2) — neither big nor small
• 不嬲 (bat1 nau1) — always; all along
• 不小心駕駛 (bat1 siu2 sam1 gaa3 sai2) — careless driving
• 不常 (bat1 soeng4) — Seldom
• 不幸的是 (bat1 hang6 dik1 si6) — Unfortunately
• 不得好死 (bat1 dak1 hou2 sei2) — not deserve a peaceful death, to curse someone to die terrifyingly
• 不忠 (bat1 zung1) — Disloyalty
• 不惑之年 (bat1 waak6 zi1 nin4) — the years where one can make wiser decisions, which usually refers to decade co…
• 不惡 (bat1 ok3) — Not fierce; Not bad
• 不成問題 (bat1 sing4 man6 tai4) — Won't be a problem
• 不成氣候 (bat1 sing4 hei3 hau6) — one who has yet master a particular skill; one who is yet to pose as a threat t…
• 不捨得 (bat1 se2 dak1) — missing (feeling)
• 不摟 (bat1 lau1) — Always
• 不敢 (bat1 gam2) — not dare to… [do something]
• 不文 (bat1 man4) — inappropriate
• 不文物 (bat1 man4 mat6) — The male sexual orgen, the penius
• 不日放映 (bat1 jat6 fong3 jing2) — coming soon (movie)
• 不景 (bat1 ging2) — not looking good, usually refers to the future or economy
• 不景氣 (bat1 ging2 hei3) — recession
• 不曉 (bat1 hiu2) — Don't know
• 不溜 (bat1 lau4) — always, all along
• 不濟事 (bat1 zai3 si6) — Not working;not useful
• 不為五斗米折腰 (bat1 wai6 ng5 dau2 mai5 zit3 jiu1) — would not compromise for living or survival
• 不無道理 (bat1 mou4 dou6 lei5) — make sense; reasonable
• 不然的話 (bat1 jin4 dik1 waa6) — Otherwise
• 不特只 (bat1 dak6 zi2) — Not only
• 不特止 (bat1 dak6 zi2) — not only
• 不甘後人 (bat1 gam1 hau6 jan4) — not content to fall behind or not to exceed
• 不生性 (bat1 saang1 sing3) — immature; misbehave
• 不留 (bat1 lau4) — strict; not willing
• 不留意 (bat1 lau4 ji3) — without noticing
• 不知好笑還是好怒 (bat1 zi1 hou2 siu3 waan4 si6 hou2 nou6) — lit. unsure to react by showing frustration or laugh off something odd, meaning…
• 不知幾 (bat1 zi1 gei2) — Very
• 不知幾爽 (bat1 zi1 gei2 song2) — Feeling so good
• 不知所以 (bat1 zi1 so2 ji5) — Not knowing the reason why
• 不知所謂 (bat1 zi1 so2 wai6) — it is used to describe a person or a thing that is absurd and a nonsense
• 不知道 (bat1 zi1 dou6) — not knowing
• 不細 (bat1 sai3) — not small; not young
• 不經不覺 (bat1 ging1 bat1 gok3) — without noticing
• 不經濟 (bat1 ging1 zai3) — not value of money
• 不緊要 (bat1 gan2 jiu3) — It's alright; Not important
• 不而 (bat1 ji4) — How about
• 不肖子孫 (bat1 ciu3 zi2 syun1) — Unworthy descendants
• 不肥不瘦 (bat1 fei4 bat1 sau3) — neither fat nor skinny
• 不肯 (bat1 hang2) — Not willing to
• 不能自拔 (bat1 nang4 zi6 bat6) — unable to control oneself, or extricate oneself from something
• 不舉 (bat1 geoi2) — impotence
• 不要面 (bat1 jiu3 min6) — Shameless
• 不說不知 (bat1 syut3 bat1 zi1) — Not knowing until somebody tell you so
• 不識 (bat1 sik1) — not knowing or recognising
• 不足為憑 (bat1 zuk1 wai4 pang4) — not enough to prove or insufficient proof
• 不過不失 (bat1 gwo3 bat1 sat1) — mediocre
• 不過如此 (bat1 gwo3 jyu4 ci2) — that's all; that's it; nothing more than this
• 丕烈 (pei1 lit6) — Great achievement
• 丕績 (pei1 zek3) — Great achievement
• 世 (sai3) — life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble; a surnam…
• 世侄 (sai3 zat6) — sons of friends
• 世叔 (sai3 suk1) — Uncle (family friend)
• 世姪 (sai3 zat6) — The son of family friend
• 世態 (sai3 taai3) — general status of a society, the ways of the world
• 世界上 (sai3 gaai3 soeng6) — around the world; in this world
• 世界之窗站 (sai3 gaai3 zi1 coeng1 zaam6) — Window of the World Station, a scenic spot of Shenzhen
• 世界仔 (sai3 gaai3 zai2) — (noun) a guy who is skillful and good at socializing; a man of the world, usual…
• 世界史 (sai3 gaai3 si2) — World history
• 世界女 (sai3 gaai3 neoi5) — a name given for any young female who is smart with dealing with people (especi…
• 世界小姐 (sai3 gaai3 siu2 ze2) — Miss World
• 世界市場 (sai3 gaai3 si5 coeng4) — Global market
• 世界性 (sai3 gaai3 sing3) — worldwide; global
• 世界歷史 (sai3 gaai3 lik6 si2) — World history
• 世界波 (sai3 gaai3 bo1) — to be extremely skilled at soccer ('World Cup caliber')
• 世界盃 (sai3 gaai3 bui1) — world cup (sports, not only limited to football)
• 世界語言 (sai3 gaai3 jyu5 jin4) — World languages
• 世界遺產 (sai3 gaai3 wai4 caan2) — World heritage
• 世界銀行集團 (sai3 gaai3 ngan4 hong4 zaap6 tyun4) — World Bank Group
• 世紀之戰 (sai3 gei2 zi1 zin3) — lit. battle of the century
• 世貿中心 (sai3 mau6 zung1 sam1) — World Trade Center
• 丟低 (diu6 dai1) — to leave behind
• 丟假 (diu1 gaa2) — to make a fool of oneself; embarassing
• 丟卒保車 (diu1 zeot1 bou2 ce1) — a strategic term in Chinese chess, meaning to sacrifice the weaker piece (soldi…
• 丟架 (diu1 gaa2) — to be embarrassed; to be ashamed; to lose face
• 丟生 (diu1 sang1) — become rusty with a once perfected skill due to less practice or usage
• 丟生晒 (diu1 saang1 saai3) — loss of a skill once mastered
• 丟疏 (diu1 so1) — become rusty with a once perfected skill due to less practice or usage
• 丟疏咗 (diu1 so1 zo2) — one's skills getting rusty after years of no practice
• 丟眼色 (diu1 ngaan5 sik1) — wink to give out a hint
• 丟眼角 (diu1 ngaan5 gok3) — wink to give out a hint
• 丟那媽 (diu1 naa5 maa1) — fuck one's mother (derog.)
• 並未 (bing3 mei6) — not yet
• 並肩作戰 (bing6 gin1 zok3 zin3) — fight alongside
• 並蒂 (bing6 dai3) — Two or more flowers bloom together
• 中上層 (zung1 soeng6 cang4) — Upper-middle class
• 中上游 (zung1 soeng6 jau4) — Upper-middle reaches
• 中下 (zung1 haa6) — lower middle
• 中下游 (zung1 haa6 jau4) — Lower--middle reaches
• 中 (zung3) — (dialect) OK; all right; to fall into; to be affected by; to suffer from; to fi…
• 中中哋 (zung1 zung1 dei2) — about in the middle; or to describe a person is not walking straightly but clum…
• 中位 (zung1 wai6) — the middle spot
• 中停 (zung1 ting4) — stop in the middle; or refers to the part from forehead to eyebrows in face rea…
• 中共總書記 (zung1 gung6 zung2 syu1 gei3) — General secretary of the Communist Party of China
• 中古時代 (zung1 gu2 si4 doi6) — Middle Ages; Mid-Ancient times
• 中史 (zung1 si2) — Chinese history
• 中國人民 (zung1 gwok3 jan4 man4) — people of the People's Republic of China
• 中國共產黨中央委員會總書記 (zung1 gwok3 gung6 caan2 dong2 zung1 joeng1 wai2 jyun4 wui2 zung2 syu1 gei3) — General secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
• 中國共產黨中央政治局 (zung1 gwok3 gung6 caan2 dong2 zung1 joeng1 zing3 zi6 guk6) — Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee
• 中國共產黨中央政治局常務委員會 (zung1 gwok3 gung6 caan2 dong2 zung1 joeng1 zing3 zi6 guk6 soeng4 mou6 wai2 jyun4 wui2) — Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China
• 中國功夫 (zung1 gwok3 gung1 fu1) — Chinese Kungfu
• 中國南方航空公司 (zung1 gwok3 naam4 fong1 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1) — China Southern Airlines
• 中國南方航空股份有限公司 (zung1 gwok3 naam4 fong1 hong4 hung1 gu2 fan6 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1) — China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd
• 中國史 (zung1 gwok3 si2) — Chinese history
• 中國四大發明 (zung1 gwok3 sei3 daai6 faat3 ming4) — The four great inventions of ancient China
• 中國國家圖書館 (zung1 gwok3 gwok3 gaa1 tou4 syu1 gun2) — The National Libray of China
• 中國大陸 (zung1 gwok3 daai6 luk6) — Mainland China
• 中國字 (zung1 gwok3 zi6) — Chinese characters
• 中國政府 (zung1 gwok3 zing3 fu2) — Government of China
• 中國文化 (zung1 gwok3 man4 faa3) — Chinese culture
• 中國文學 (zung1 gwok3 man4 hok6) — Chinese Literature
• 中國歷史 (zung1 gwok3 lik6 si2) — Chinese history
• 中國石油天然氣股份有限公司 (zung1 gwok3 sek6 jau4 tin1 jin4 hei3 gu2 fan6 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1) — PetroChina Co., Ltd
• 中國網絡審查 (zung1 gwok3 mong5 lok6 sam2 caa4) — China's Internet censorship
• 中國語 (zung1 gwok3 jyu5) — Chinese Language
• 中國象棋 (zung1 gwok3 zoeng6 kei4) — Chinese chess
• 中國音樂 (zung1 gwok3 jam1 ngok6) — Chinese Music
• 中國香港 (zung1 gwok3 hoeng1 gong2) — Hong Kong, China
• 中坑 (zung1 haang1) — middle-aged man
• 中堂 (zung1 tong4) — a town in Dongguan City of Guangdong, China
• 中場休息 (zung1 coeng4 jau1 sik1) — intermission; half-time break
• 中大 (zung1 daai6) — The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• 中央圖書館 (zung1 joeng1 tou4 syu1 gun2) — Central Library
• 中央處理器 (zung1 joeng1 cyu2 lei5 hei3) — CPU(central processing unit)
• 中女 (zung1 neoi5) — Middle-aged woman
• 中學 (zung1 hok6) — (noun) secondary school
• 中學教師 (zung1 hok6 gaau3 si1) — Secondary school teacher
• 中學會考 (zung1 hok6 wui6 haau2) — Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE)
• 中學雞 (zung1 hok6 gai1) — a term which is used to describe secondary school students who are immature, re…
• 中小 (zung1 siu2) — Small and medium
• 中山路 (zung1 saan1 lou6) — Zhong Shan Lu, a common name used for roads in China
• 中州 (zung1 zau1) — lit. Central Plains (Province), is an ancient province around the area for curr…
• 中年人 (zung1 nin4 jan4) — middle-aged people
• 中庸之道 (zung1 jung4 zi1 dou3) — the golden mean
• 中心 (zung1 sam1) — (noun) 1. mall; 2. plaza
• 中心內容 (zung1 sam1 noi6 jung4) — Main content
• 中心思想 (zung1 sam1 si1 soeng2) — Main idea; main thought
• 中文大學 (zung1 man4 daai6 hok6) — Chinese University
• 中文字 (zung1 man4 zi6) — Chinese characters
• 中文數字 (zung1 man4 sou3 zi6) — Chinese numerals
• 中文系 (zung1 man4 hai6) — Department of Chinese language and literature
• 中更 (zung1 gang1) — a title for the Chinese lords; changes in the middle of a process; a working sh…
• 中樂 (zung1 ngok6) — Chinese music
• 中檔 (zung1 dong3) — Medium-grade; Mid-range
• 中環中心 (zung1 waan4 zung1 sam1) — The Center, a skyscraper in Hong Kong
• 中環廣場 (zung1 waan4 gwong2 coeng4) — Central Plaza
• 中環街市 (zung1 waan4 gaai1 si5) — Central Market, a historical heritage in Central, of Hong Kong
• 中用 (zung1 jung6) — useful
• 中碼 (zung1 maa5) — medium size (apparel)
• 中立國家 (zung1 laap6 gwok3 gaa1) — neutral state
• 中美關係 (zung1 mei5 gwaan1 hai6) — China-United States relations; Sino-American relations
• 中美高 (zung1 mei5 gou1) — High Tech in USA; China
• 中耕 (zung1 gaang1) — Intertillage
• 中腦 (zung1 nou5) — Midbrain
• 中英聯合聲明 (zung1 jing1 lyun4 hap6 sing1 ming4) — Sino-British Joint Declaration
• 中菜 (zung1 coi3) — Chinese cuisine
• 中華人民共和國主席 (zung1 waa4 jan4 man4 gung6 wo4 gwok3 zyu2 zik6) — President of the People's Republic of China
• 中華人民共和國國務院 (zung1 waa4 jan4 man4 gung6 wo4 gwok3 gwok3 mou6 jyun2) — State Council of the People's Republic of China
• 中華人民共和國國徽 (zung1 waa4 jan4 man4 gung6 wo4 gwok3 gwok3 fai1) — National Emblem of the People's Republic of China
• 中華人民共和國香港特別行政區 (zung1 waa4 jan4 man4 gung6 wo4 gwok3 hoeng1 gong2 dak6 bit6 hang4 zing3 keoi1) — Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
• 中華巴士 (zung1 waa4 baa1 si6) — China Motor Bus
• 中華白海豚 (zung1 waa4 baak6 hoi2 tyun4) — Sousa Chinensis; Chinese White Dolphin
• 中華航空 (zung1 waa4 hong4 hung1) — China Airlines
• 中華英雄 (zung1 waa4 jing1 hung4) — Hero, a monthly local comic
• 中蛇 (zung3 se4) — [literal translation] hit a snake
• 中褸 (zung1 lau1) — overcoat
• 中資集團 (zung1 zi1 zaap6 tyun4) — Chinese funded enterprises
• 中途宿舍 (zung1 tou4 suk1 se3) — Half-way house
• 中部國際機場 (zung1 bou6 gwok3 zai3 gei1 coeng4) — Chubu Centrair International Airport, in Nagoya, Japan
• 中醫藥 (zung1 ji1 joek6) — Traditional Chinese Medicine
• 中銀大廈 (zung1 ngan4 daai6 haa6) — Bank of China Tower
• 中間人 (zung1 gaan1 jan4) — middle man, agent
• 中間界 (zung1 gaan1 gaai3) — middle split (hair style)
• 中電 (zung1 din6) — CLP Power Hong Kong Limited
• 中頻 (zung1 pan4) — Midband; medium frequency
• 中飛 (zung3 fei1) — middle-powered power boats
• 串 (cyun3) — to string together; to skewer; to connect wrongly; to gang up; to rove; string;…
• 串仔 (cyun3 zi2) — male gangsters who hang around on the streets
• 串埋 (cyun3 maai4) — Partner in…
• 串女 (cyun3 neoi5) — female gangsters who hang around on the streets
• 串字 (cyun3 zi6) — spell a word
• 串講 (cyun3 gong2) — Synopsis explain
• 丸仔 (jyun2 zai2) — pills (often illegal drugs)
• 丹墀 (daan1 ci4) — the front entry of a Chinese palace, usually the terrace is painted red
• 丹尼士巨龍 (daan1 nei4 si6 geoi6 lung4) — Dennis Dragon (bus type)
• 主人房 (zyu2 jan4 fong2) — master bedroom
• 主任 (zyu2 jam6) — supervisor
• 主使 (zyu2 si2) — instigate, order
• 主修科目 (zyu2 sau1 fo1 muk6) — Major course
• 主力牆 (zyu2 lik6 coeng4) — load-bearing wall; structural wall
• 主力軍 (zyu2 lik6 gwan1) — Main force
• 主動 (zyu2 dung6) — proactive
• 主動權 (zyu2 dung6 kyun4) — Initiative
• 主唱 (zyu2 coeng3) — Lead singer
• 主婚 (zyu2 fan1) — preside a wedding
• 主婦手 (zyu2 fu5 sau2) — Hand Eczema
• 主將 (zyu2 zoeng3) — captain, leading player, chief commander
• 主帥 (zyu2 seoi3) — Chief; Commander; Manager
• 主持正義 (zyu2 ci4 zing3 ji6) — Uphold justice
• 主教山 (zyu2 gaau3 saan1) — Penha Hill
• 主根 (zyu2 gan1) — Main root
• 主次 (zyu2 ci3) — primary and secondary
• 主治 (zyu2 zi6) — (Medical term)Specialty of…
• 主禮 (zyu2 lai5) — Officiating
• 主筆 (zyu2 bat1) — Editor in chief; Lead writer
• 主考 (zyu2 haau2) — chief examiner
• 主腦 (zyu2 nou5) — leader; mastermind
• 主要 (zyu2 jiu3) — mainly
• 主要原因 (zyu2 jiu3 jyun4 jan1) — main reason
• 主要指標 (zyu2 jiu3 zi2 biu1) — main indicator
• 主謀 (zyu2 mau4) — a mastermind
• 主辦單位 (zyu2 baan6 daan1 wai2) — Organizer; Sponsor
• 主題公園 (zyu2 tai4 gung1 jyun4) — Theme park
• 主題樂園 (zyu2 tai4 lok6 jyun4) — Theme park
• 乃念 (naai5 nim6) — thinking about; taking into consideration the past
• 久不久 (gau2 bat1 gau2) — from time to time
• 久唔久 (gau2 m4 gau2) — occasionally, from time to time
• 之不過 (zi1 bat1 gwo3) — (conjunction) however; but;
• 之但係 (zi1 daan6 hai6) — But
• 之先 (zi1 sin1) — long before, ahead
• 之嘛 (zi1 maa3) — (modal particle) Used at the end of a sentence, usually to show the unimportanc…
• 之字線 (zi1 zi6 sin3) — Zigzag
• 之餘 (zi1 jyu4) — other than
• 尹光 (wan5 gwong1) — Jackson Wan Kwong, name of a singer in Hong Kong
• 尹天照 (wan5 tin1 ziu3) — Eric Wan Tin-Chiu, name of an actor in Hong Kong
• 尹揚明 (wan5 joeng4 ming4) — Vincent Wan Yeung-Ming, name of an actor in Hong Kong
• 乍到 (zaa3 dou3) — Just arrived
• 乍暖還寒 (zaa3 nyun5 waan4 hon4) — In between Winter and Spring, where the temperature fluctuates between warm and…
• 乏人問津 (fat6 jan4 man6 zeon1) — not catching attention or interest in people
• 乏善足陳 (fat6 sin6 zuk1 can4) — there is nothing worth mentioning for one; no benefits; nothing of value
• 乒乒乓乓 (ping1 ping1 pong1 pong1) — onomatopoeia, Describe the noise
• 乒乓波 (bing1 bam1 bo1) — (n.) ping pong ball.
• 乒鈴𠾴唥 (ping1 ling1 baang4 laang4) — onomatopoeia, Describe the noise
• 乖乖 (gwaai1 gwaai1) — be good; well-behaved (spoken)
• 乖乖仔 (gwaai1 gwaai1 zai2) — Good boy
• 乖乖女 (gwaai1 gwaai1 neoi5) — good and obedient girl
• 乖仔 (gwaai1 zai2) — good or well-behaved boy
• 乖女 (gwaai1 neoi5) — good girl
• 乖舛 (gwaai1 cyun2) — Disagreeable; unfortunate
• 乖豬 (gwaai1 zyu1) — lit. good pig, used when we are telling a close one (children or lover) that th…
• 乘搭 (sing4 daap3) — to ride (transport)
• 乙部 (jyut3 bou6) — Second section
• 乜乜物物 (mat1 mat1 mat6 mat6) — (adj.)(n.) blah blah blah, such and such.
• 乜事 (mat1 si6) — what's the matter?; what happened?
• 乜人 (me1 jan4) — what kind of person, every kind of person
• 乜嘢話 (mat1 je5 waa2) — what did you say?
• 乜春 (mat1 ceon1) — what's up?
• 乜東東 (mat1 dung1 dung1) — (slang) what is that?
• 乜水 (me1 seoi2) — who
• 乜滯 (mat1 zai6) — not; not too (spoken)
• 乜花款 (mat1 faa1 fun2) — what is the gimmick
• 乜說話 (me1 syut3 waa6) — no problem at all
• 乜誰 (mat1 seoi2) — (pronoun) who; whom ; (noun) so-and-so; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
• 乜都 (me1 dou1) — everything is
• 乜都假 (mat1 dou1 gaa2) — (slang) (of object) everything is fake; all are fake; (of event) a phrase to ex…
• 乜都得 (mat1 dou1 dak1) — able to do anything
• 乜野 (me1 je5) — what's up; what is; every kind of thing
• 乜頭乜路 (mat1 tau4 mat1 lou6) — a person or a group who is not known or recognizable
• 乜鬼 (mat1 gwai2) — "what the hell?"; an intense way of asking "what"
• 九七年 (gau2 cat1 nin4) — year 1997
• 九 (gau2) — 1. nine 2. multiple times; repeatedly 3. (crude) shithead
• 九九金 (gau2 gau2 gam1) — 999 gold, very fine gold
• 九個字 (gau2 go3 zi6) — nine characters or words; forty-five minutes
• 九出十三歸 (gau2 ceot1 sap6 saam1 gwai1) — a loanshark term, meaning when one borrows ten dollars, one only received nine,…
• 九十九 (gau2 sap6 gau2) — ninety-nine
• 九十年代 (gau2 sap6 nin4 doi6) — during the 90s (era)
• 九千 (gau2 cin1) — nine thousand
• 九唔搭八 (gau2 m4 daap3 baat3) — (slang) someone is completely illogical, ludicrous and nonsensical; irrelevant,…
• 九因歌 (gau2 jan1 go1) — Chinese multiplication table
• 九大簋 (gau2 daai6 gwai2) — (n.) a big meal; a feast; a banquet that consists of 9 courses.
• 九子連環 (gau2 zi2 lin4 waan4) — one type of winning hands in the game of Mahjong
• 九宮格 (gau2 gung1 gaak3) — nine grid squares; sudoku
• 九廣西鐵 (gau2 gwong2 sai1 tit3) — KCR West Rail Line, now just known as "West Rail"
• 九廣鐵路 (gau2 gwong2 tit3 lou6) — Kowloon-Canton Railway
• 九廣鐵路公司 (gau2 gwong2 tit3 lou6 gung1 si1) — Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
• 九廿幾 (gau2 jaa6 gei2) — in the range of ninety's
• 九成九 (gau2 sing4 gau2) — 99%, most probably or likely
• 九方輸入法 (gau2 fong1 syu1 jap6 faat3) — Q9 Input Method
• 九族 (gau2 zuk6) — across nine generations within one's family
• 九日 (gau2 jat6) — nine days, ninth [date]
• 九曲十三彎 (gau2 kuk1 sap6 saam1 waan1) — nine bends thirteen curves, which means the way is really curvy
• 九江煎堆 (gau2 gong1 zin1 deoi1) — Jiujiang Sesame Ball (a type of Chinese deep fried pastry)
• 九肚魚 (gau2 tou5 jyu4) — Bombay Duck; Bummalo
• 九針群島 (gau2 zam1 kwan4 dou2) — North Ninepin Island; Pak Kwo Chau (A place in Hong Kong)
• 九鐵 (gau2 tit3) — Kowloon-Canton Railway
• 九點鐘 (gau2 dim2 zung1) — Nine o'clock
• 九龍公園 (gau2 lung4 gung1 jyun4) — Kowloon Park
• 九龍城區 (gau2 lung4 sing4 keoi1) — Kowloon City District
• 九龍城寨公園 (gau2 lung4 sing4 zaai6 gung1 jyun4) — Kowloon Walled City Park
• 九龍塘 (gau2 lung4 tong4) — the name of a place in Hong Kong: Kowloon Tong
• 九龍山 (gau2 lung4 saan1) — Kowloon Hill
• 九龍巴士 (gau2 lung4 baa1 si6) — The Kowloon Motor Bus
• 九龍水塘 (gau2 lung4 seoi2 tong4) — Kowloon Reservoir
• 九龍清真寺 (gau2 lung4 cing1 zan1 zi6) — Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre
• 九龍灣 (gau2 lung4 waan1) — the name of a place in Hong Kong: Kowloon Bay
• 九龍醫院 (gau2 lung4 ji1 jyun2) — Kowloon Hospital
• 乞人憎 (hat1 jan4 zang1) — (adjective) repulsive; despicable; annoying; disgusting; contemptible
• 乞兒相 (hat1 ji4 soeng3) — has the look of a beggar
• 乞嗤 (hat1 ci1) — (v.)(n.) Sneeze.
• 乞米 (hat1 mai5) — beg for food
• 乞衣 (hat1 ji1) — beggar
• 乞降 (hat1 gong3) — plead to surrender
• 乞靈 (hat1 ling4) — to seek help from spirits or gods
• 也不 (jaa5 bat1) — also not; neither
• 也好 (jaa5 hou2) — good also
• 也文也武 (jaa5 man4 jaa5 mou5) — (slang) to flaunt; to show off;
• 也是 (jaa5 si6) — Also; too
• 也與 (jaa5 jyu5) — a remark used in expressing doubt or questionable
• 乳糖消化不良 (jyu5 tong4 siu1 faa3 bat1 loeng4) — Lactose Intolerance
• 乳餅 (jyu5 beng2) — Rubing, a Chinese farmer cheese
• 乳鴿 (jyu5 gaap3) — a squab; a small pigeon
• 乳齒象 (jyu5 ci2 zoeng6) — Mastodon
• 乸 (naa2) — feminine suffix (Cantonese); postfix indicating feminine; effeminate; slang to …
• 乸型 (naa2 jing4) — describes a male who acts effeminately or showing characteristics of a typical …
• 乸聲乸氣 (naa2 seng1 naa2 hei3) — to describe a man showing feminine characteristics
• 乸脷 (naa2 lei6) — lit. stinging one's tongue, meaning very costly, or something or a person who i…
• 乾凈 (gon1 zeng6) — clean; tidy
• 乾包 (gon1 baau1) — dried jackfruit
• 乾噌噌 (gon1 zang1 zang1) — dry and bland (taste)
• 乾塘 (gon1 tong4) — depleted; exhausted (can refer to running out of money; exhausted after sex)
• 乾工 (gon1 gung1) — Getting paid without working
• 乾巴 (gon1 baa1) — Dry
• 乾 (gon1) — 1. dry 2. clean 3. in vain 4. dried food 5. foster 6. adoptive 7. to ignore 8. …
• 乾手淨腳 (gon1 sau2 zeng6 goek3) — describes the feeling of no more worries and troubles; to describe a situation …
• 乾時緊月 (gon1 si4 gan2 jyut6) — Nervous
• 乾柴烈火 (gon1 caai4 lit6 fo2) — lit. dry firewood fierce fire, meaning a couple strong desire for sex
• 乾水 (gon1 seoi2) — game of mahjong; water or soup boiled for too long where no and very little liq…
• 乾洗店 (gon1 sai2 dim3) — dry cleaner and laundry
• 乾淨企理 (gon1 zeng6 kei5 lei5) — Clean and neat
• 乾濕褸 (gon1 sap1 lau1) — trench coat
• 乾炒 (gon1 caau2) — dry fry; one of the frying technique in Chinese cooking
• 乾炒牛河 (gon1 caau2 ngau4 ho4) — stir-fried beef rice noodle
• 乾燒伊麵 (gon1 siu1 ji1 min6) — braised e-fu noodles
• 乾爭爭 (gon1 zang1 zang1) — use to describe food which is dry and hard
• 乾瑤柱 (gon1 jiu4 cyu5) — conpoy, dried scallop
• 乾萌萌 (gon1 mang4 mang4) — dry and hard (taste)
• 乾衣機 (gon1 ji1 gei1) — clothes dryer
• 乾電 (gon1 din6) — direct current (electricity)
• 乾電池 (gon1 din6 ci4) — dry cell battery
• 乾骾骾 (gon1 gang2 gang2) — dry and hard to swallow (taste)
• 乾鯁 (gon1 gang2) — Swallow something without drinking anything
• 乾鯁鯁 (gon1 gang2 gang2) — Swallow something without drinking anything
• 亂 (lyun6) — in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot…
• 亂作一團 (lyun6 zok3 jat1 tyun4) — end up in a huge mess
• 亂來 (lyun6 lai4) — Recklessly;unruly
• 亂咁 (lyun6 gam3) — Casually;randomly
• 亂咁舂 (lyun6 gam3 zung1) — (adj.) describes someone who does something without directions; (phrasal verb) …
• 亂噏 (lyun2 ngap1) — to talk nonsense; to jabber on; to babble
• 亂噏廿四 (lyun6 ngap1 jaa6 sei3) — talk nonsense or rubbish (spoken)
• 亂嚟 (lyun2 lei4) — to do something recklessly or foolishly or irresponsibly
• 亂子 (lyun6 zi2) — Trouble
• 亂揈 (lyun6 gwang1) — Spend extravagantly
• 亂晒坑 (lyun6 saai3 haang1) — messy; confused
• 亂晒籠 (lyun6 saai3 lung4) — very messy, chaotic
• 亂用 (lyun6 jung6) — using or operating an item without knowledge or following given instructions
• 亂立立 (lyun6 lap6 lap2) — messy
• 亂籠 (lyun6 lung4) — messy; confused (spoken)
• 亂葬崗 (lyun6 zong3 gong1) — unmarked graves or burial sites
• 亂諗嘢 (lyun6 nam2 je5) — Overthinking
• 亂講無為 (lyun6 gong2 mou4 wai6) — talk rubbish; talk nonsense
• 亂車廿四 (lyun6 ce1 jaa6 sei3) — talk rubbish; talk nonsense
• 亂逛 (lyun6 gwaang6) — Wandering
• 亂過亂世佳人 (lyun6 gwo3 lyun6 sai3 gaai1 jan4) — more unsettle or turbulent than a loving couple during wartime
• 亂離 (lyun6 lei4) — the suffering brought to a country by its political instability
• 亂龍 (lyun2 lung4) — disorderly; chaotic; mixed-up
• 了不得 (liu5 bat1 dak1) — terrific; extraordinary
• 了哥 (liu1 go1) — myna bird
• 了望 (liu5 mong6) — Look from a height or a distance; look down from a higher place
• 事主 (si6 zyu2) — victim of a crime
• 事乾 (si6 gon1) — used in the sentence "Why are you looking for me?; what do you want"
• 事 (si6) — matter; thing; item; work; affair M: 件jiàn [件]; 桩zhuāng [桩]; 回huí [回]; incident…
• 事出有因 (si6 ceot1 jau5 jan1) — There's reason for everything
• 事實 (si6 sat6) — reality; truth
• 事幹 (si6 gon3) — matter (as in "What's the matter?")
• 事後孔明 (si6 hau6 hung2 ming4) — hindsight
• 事急馬行田 (si6 gap1 maa5 haang4 tin4) — a Cantonese idiom which describes someone who is flexible enough to adapt to th…
• 事發 (si6 faat3) — the incident that happened
• 事頭 (si6 tau2) — (n.; appellation) refers to the boss or the head of a department who is a man.
• 事頭婆 (si6 tau4 po4) — (n.; appellation) refers to the boss or the head of a department who is a femal…
• 二世祖 (ji6 sai3 zou2) — (noun) a trust fund baby
• 二五仔 (ji6 ng5 zai2) — (noun) a traitor; a snitch; an informant; a mole; betrayer
• 二仔底 (ji6 zi2 dai2) — someone who is shameless and clingy; one who is incapable, not prepared
• 二偈 (ji6 gai6) — A type of chinese poem
• 二傳手 (ji6 cyun4 sau2) — setter; tosser (volleyball)
• 二十一 (ji6 sap6 jat1) — twenty one
• 二十一日 (ji6 sap6 jat1 jat6) — twenty one days; twenty-first [date]
• 二十七日 (ji6 sap6 cat1 jat6) — twenty seven days; twenty-seventh [date]
• 二十三日 (ji6 sap6 saam1 jat6) — twenty tree days; twenty-third [date]
• 二十九日 (ji6 sap6 gau2 jat6) — twenty nine days; twenty-ninth [date]
• 二十二 (ji6 sap6 ji6) — twenty two
• 二十二日 (ji6 sap6 ji6 jat6) — twenty two days; twenty-second [date]
• 二十五日 (ji6 sap6 ng5 jat6) — twenty five days; twenty-fifth [date]
• 二十八日 (ji6 sap6 baat3 jat6) — twenty eight days; twenty-eighth [date]
• 二十六日 (ji6 sap6 luk6 jat6) — twenty six days; twenty-sixth [date]
• 二十四日 (ji6 sap6 sei3 jat6) — twenty four days; twenty-fourth [date]
• 二十日 (ji6 sap6 jat6) — twenty days; twentieth [date]
• 二千 (ji6 cin1) — two thousand
• 二叔 (ji6 suk1) — Second elder uncle
• 二叔公 (ji6 suk1 gung1) — Second elder uncle
• 二叔婆 (ji6 suk1 po4) — grandfather's second younger brother's wife
• 二奶仔 (ji6 naai zai2) — mistress; one who does not get treated equally or discriminated
• 二奶命 (ji6 naai1 meng6) — one's destined to be second-in-line, like a concubine
• 二手市場 (ji6 sau2 si5 coeng4) — second-hand goods market
• 二打六 (ji6 daa2 luk6) — (noun) a flunky; an extra in a movie
• 二撇雞 (ji6 pit3 gai1) — thin moustache resembling the two-stroke Chinese character 八
• 二日 (ji6 jat6) — two days; second [date]
• 二毫 (ji6 hou4) — twenty cents
• 二百 (ji6 baak3) — two hundred
• 二花面 (ji6 faa1 min6) — a type of character in Chinese opera
• 二進位 (ji6 zeon3 wai2) — Binary
• 二進位制 (ji6 zeon3 wai2 zai3) — Binary system
• 二點鐘 (ji6 dim2 zung1) — Two o'clock
• 于思 (jyu1 si1) — face full of beard or whiskers
• 互市 (wu6 si5) — trading between Chinese with other tribes or nations in ancient China
• 互相幫助 (wu6 soeng1 bong1 zo6) — to help or assist each other
• 互聯網協議 (wu6 lyun4 mong5 hip3 ji5) — The Internet Protocol
• 五一勞動節 (ng5 jat1 lou4 dung6 zit3) — May 1st Labour Day
• 五五波 (ng5 ng5 bo1) — a fifty-fifty situation; a fifty-fifty chance (often used to describe an evenly…
• 五個字 (ng5 go3 zi6) — five characters or words; twenty-five minutes
• 五內 (ng5 noi6) — five viscera (consist of heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys)
• 五十五 (ng5 sap6 ng5) — fifty-five
• 五千 (ng5 cin1) — five thousand
• 五味架 (ng5 mei6 gaa2) — cruet-stand; cruet set
• 五山 (ng5 saan1) — Wushan- a place in Guangzhou, China
• 五山站 (ng5 saan1 zaam6) — Wushan station- a place in Guangzhou, China
• 五年 (ng5 nin4) — Five years
• 五指 (ng5 zi2) — Five fingers
• 五日 (ng5 jat6) — five days; fifth [date]
• 五時花六時變 (ng5 si4 faa1 luk6 si4 bin3) — indecisive (slang)
• 五月茶 (ng5 jyut6 caa4) — Antidesma bunium, a species of fruit tree
• 五服 (ng5 fuk6) — the five classifications of mourning attire used across East Asia
• 五枝旗杆 (ng5 zi1 kei4 gon1) — Five Flagpoles, is a famous meeting point in Tsim Sha Tsui during 80s and 90s
• 五柳魚 (ng5 lau5 jyu4) — a fish dish in Chinese cooking, which it is categorized as Sichuan or Hangzhou …
• 五桶櫃 (ng5 tung2 gwai6) — a drawer with five cabinets
• 五爪金龍 (ng5 zaau2 gam1 lung4) — monitor lizard
• 五百 (ng5 baak3) — five hundred
• 五稜鏡 (ng5 ling4 geng3) — Pentaprism
• 五窮六絕 (ng5 kung4 luk6 zyut6) — to become desperate
• 五花茶 (ng5 faa1 caa4) — mixed herbal tea made of five different kinds of flowers
• 五蛇羹 (ng5 se4 gang1) — snake soup cooked with five types of snakes
• 五行欠打 (ng5 hang4 him3 daa2) — someone who does some behaviors and make people so mad that he; she deserves so…
• 五行欠水 (ng5 hang4 him3 seoi2) — in financial strait (slang)
• 五行缺水 (ng5 hang4 kyut3 seoi2) — a humorous way of saying that somebody lacks money; literally 'lacking the elem…
• 五邑 (ng5 jap1) — the Greater Taishan Region which includes, Heshan, Xinhui, Taishan, Kaiping, En…
• 五金舖 (ng5 gam1 pou3) — Hardware shop
• 五金鋪 (ng5 gam1 pou3) — Hardware shop
• 五顏六色 (ng5 ngaan4 luk6 sik1) — (adjective) rainbow-colored
• 五餅二魚 (ng5 beng2 ji6 jyu4) — Five Loaves and Two fish,a miracle story in the Bible
• 五馬分屍 (ng5 maa5 fan1 si1) — dismemberment, as a person's head and limbs are attached to five horses and bei…
• 五點鐘 (ng5 dim2 zung1) — Five o'clock
• 井欄 (zeng2 laan4) — foundation of a water well; a vehicle used in battlefield in ancient China
• 井水 (zeng2 seoi2) — water from a water well
• 井鹽 (zeng2 jim4) — salt from a water well
• 些少 (se1 siu2) — (adjective; adverb; determiner; pronoun) a bit; a little; some; a few

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