Browse Cantonese dictionary — page 3 of 250

些微 (se1 mei4) — slightly, a little bit
亞仔 (aa3 zai2) — Son; Little boy
亞太地區 (aa3 taai3 dei6 keoi1) — The Asian-Pacific region
亞奀 (aa3 ngan1) — Thin little boy
亞女 (aa3 neoi5) — daughter, as called by her mother; a young girl, as called, and can be use by a…
亞奶 (aa3 naai5) — Grandma
亞妹 (aa3 mui6) — Little sister;little girl
亞姑 (aa3 gu1) — Aunt; Auntie
亞姨 (aa3 ji4) — Aunt; Auntie
亞婆 (aa3 po4) — Grandma; Old lady
亞媽 (aa3 maa1) — mother, as called by her children
亞嫂 (aa3 sou2) — one's elder brother's wife; wife of one's boss or superior
亞嬸 (aa3 sam2) — Aunt; Auntie
亞庇 (aa3 bei3) — Kota kinabalu, a place in Malaysia
亞氏保加症 (aa3 si6 bou2 gaa1 zing3) — Asperger Syndrome
亞洲台 (aa3 zau1 toi4) — ATV Asia, one of the channels in Asia Television Network in Hong Kong
亞洲四小龍 (aa3 zau1 sei3 siu2 lung4) — Four Asian Tigers: Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea
亞洲國際博覽館 (aa3 zau1 gwok3 zai3 bok3 laam5 gun2) — Asia World-Expo
亞洲太平洋經濟合作組織 (aa3 zau1 taai3 ping4 joeng4 ging1 zai3 hap6 zok3 zou2 zik1) — APEC(Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)
亞洲運動會 (aa3 zau1 wan6 dung6 wui2) — The Asian Games
亞洲電視 (aa3 zau1 din6 si6) — Asia Television Network, a television station in Hong Kong
亞洲電視國際台 (aa3 zau1 din6 si6 gwok3 zai3 toi4) — ATV World, one of the channels in Asia Television Network in Hong Kong
亞洲電視有限公司 (aa3 zau1 din6 si6 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1) — Asia Television Co.,Limited, Television Station in Hong Kong
亞洲電視本港台 (aa3 zau1 din6 si6 bun2 gong2 toi4) — ATV Home, one of the channels in Asia Television Network in Hong Kong
亞爸 (aa3 baa1) — dad, father-in-law
亞爺 (aa3 je4) — Grandpa
亞狗亞貓 (aa3 gau2 aa3 maau1) — anybody; a nobody
亞生 (aa3 saang1) — Sir;Mr….
亞皆老街 (aa3 gaai1 lou5 gaai1) — Argyle Street, a street in Kowloon, Hong Kong
亞視 (aa3 si6) — Asia Television Network, a television station in Hong Kong
亞福 (aa3 fuk1) — Call; name someone lucky,usually to the servant
亞細 (aa3 sai3) — Call; name someone little
亞細安 (aa3 sai3 on1) — ASEAN-Association of Southeast Asian Nations
亞茂 (aa3 mau6) — Call; name someone stupid
亞誰 (aa3 seoi4) — call; name someone without knowing his name
亞頭 (aa3 tau4) — leader; boss (spoken)
亞駝 (aa3 to4) — Call; name someone humpback
亡命徒 (mong4 ming6 tou4) — The fugitive
亡國之音 (mong4 gwok3 zi1 jam1) — sorrowful music played in a failed or doomed nation
亡戟得矛 (mong4 gik1 dak1 maau4) — to make a loss or gain at the same time
交 (gaau1) — to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; to int…
交叉 (gaau1 caa1) — a cross (as opposite to a tick)
交叉科學 (gaau1 caa1 fo1 hok6) — Interdisciplinary Sciences
交吉 (gaau1 gat1) — vacant possession
交回 (gaau1 wui4) — to return (an item to)
交學費 (gaau1 hok6 fai3) — pay school tuition fees
交帶 (gaau1 daai3) — to hand over; (adjective) very responsible; to order
交心 (gaau1 sam1) — open heart to someone, get close
交投 (gaau1 tau4) — trade; the meeting of (eye contact)
交換生 (gaau1 wun6 sang1) — exchange student
交易 (gaau1 jik6) — (noun) trade
交更 (gaau1 gaang1) — changing of shift (commonly used by security guards and taxi drivers)
交水費 (gaau1 seoi2 fai3) — take a pee (slang)
交界處 (gaau1 gaai3 cyu3) — intersection; junction
交相輝映 (gaau1 soeng1 fai1 jing2) — enhance radiance and charm to each other
交租 (gaau1 zou1) — Pay the rent
交足功課 (gaau1 zuk1 gung1 fo3) — lit. submitting every homework, meaning submitting work which is done at highes…
交通事故 (gaau1 tung1 si6 gu3) — traffic accident; traffic incident
交通擠塞 (gaau1 tung1 zai1 sak1) — traffic jam
交通燈 (gaau1 tung1 dang1) — traffic lights; used to describe one who changes decisions frequently
交通線 (gaau1 tung1 sin3) — transportation routes
交通要道 (gaau1 tung1 jiu3 dou6) — the artery or key route of transportation
交通警 (gaau1 tung1 ging2) — traffic police
交通運輸 (gaau1 tung1 wan6 syu1) — Transportation
交關 (gaau1 gwaan1) — (adv.) very, extremely or immensely, usually used behind an adjective or a verb…
交際 (gaau1 zai3) — interpersonal
交際舞 (gaau1 zai3 mou5) — Social dancing; Ballroom dancing
交響樂 (gaau1 hoeng2 ngok6) — symphonic
亦可 (jik6 ho2) — can too…; might as well
亦然 (jik6 jin4) — also
亦舒 (jik6 syu1) — Yi Shu, a popular Hong Kong writer
亦都 (jik6 dou1) — also
京溪南方醫院站 (ging1 kai1 naam4 fong1 ji1 jyun2 zaam6) — Jingxi Southern Hospital Station,a place in Guangzhou
京都市 (ging1 dou1 si5) — Kyoto-city in Japan
京都議定書 (ging1 dou1 ji5 ding6 syu1) — Kyoto Protocol
亭亭 (ting4 ting4) — Gracefully;upright(compliment a lady)
亭子間 (ting4 zi2 gaan1) — Garret
亮晶晶 (loeng6 zing1 zing1) — shiny with bling
亮紅燈 (loeng6 hung4 dang1) — traffic light turns red
人一世，物一世 (jan4 jat1 sai3 mat6 jat1 sai3) — we should try everything once because we only live once
人一世物一世 (jan4 jat1 sai3 mat6 jat1 sai3) — one only live once
人仔 (jan4 zai2) — nickname for Renminbi, the official currency of the People's Republic of China
人仔細細 (jan4 zai2 sai3 sai3) — one who is still very young, but behaving like adults or teenagers
人倫 (jan4 leon4) — Human relations (according to feudal ethics)
人像 (jan4 zoeng6) — Portrait
人和 (jan4 wo4) — to win the hearts of general public
人和站 (jan4 wo4 zaam6) — Renhe Station- a place in Guangzhou, China
人哋 (jan4 dei6) — (pronoun) they; he; she; I; other people; everybody else
人嚟 (jan4 lai4) — summoning one to come and serve
人地 (jan4 dei6) — others (spoken)
人地生疏 (jan4 dei6 sang1 so1) — describes the situation where a person is unfamiliar with a new place
人壽燕梳 (jan4 sau6 jin3 so1) — life insurance
人多好做作 (jan4 do1 hou2 zou6 zok3) — Many hands make the job easy
人多手腳亂 (jan4 do1 sau2 goek3 lyun6) — too many cooks in the kitchen, too many people trying to work on the same task;…
人夾人緣 (jan4 gaap3 jan4 jyun4) — relationships are developed based on destiny; if they are meant to develop rela…
人客 (jan4 haak3) — (noun) customers; clients; guests
人工 (jan4 gung1) — (noun) salary
人工受精 (jan4 gung1 sau6 zing1) — Artificial Insemination
人影 (jan4 jing2) — lit. human shadow, meaning not a trace of other human presence around, to descr…
人心惶惶 (jan4 sam1 wong4 wong4) — uneasiness or anxiety felt by general public
人心肉做 (jan4 sam1 juk6 zou6) — a heart is made out of meat, which means no matter how cruel a person is, he or…
人心隔肚皮 (jan4 sam1 gaak3 tou5 pei4) — cannot judge one is a good person by its look (slang)
人急智生 (jan4 gap1 zi3 sang1) — sharp or quick-witted while emergency or desperate
人情 (jan4 cing4) — monetary gift for one's wedding (Cantonese)
人情紙咁薄 (jan4 cing4 zi2 gam2 bok6) — Literal; Direct translation: Favor is as thin as a piece of paper – Describes t…
人情薄過紙 (jan4 cing4 bok6 gwo3 zi2) — human relationship is thinner than a paper, which means a relationship can be v…
人才輩出 (jan4 coi4 bui3 ceot1) — batches of talented people arise amongst generations
人日 (jan4 jat6) — Human Day, on the 7th day of first month for the lunar calendar, the day when h…
人有三衰六旺 (jan4 jau5 saam1 seoi1 luk6 wong6) — one has three bad and six good fortunes, which means a person's life has ups an…
人有我有 (jan4 jau5 ngo5 jau5) — one wanting an item not because of need, but just because lots of people have o…
人板 (jan4 baan2) — a real life sample, role model to other people
人比人，比死人 (jan4 bei2 jan4 bei2 sei2 jan4) — there's no point in comparing between people, as we are all different, and can …
人民力量 (jan4 man4 lik6 loeng6) — People Power, a pro-democratic political party in Hong Kong
人民英雄 (jan4 man4 jing1 hung4) — people's hero, commoners' hero
人氣急升 (jan4 hei3 gap1 sing1) — gaining popularity at a sudden
人滿之患 (jan4 mun5 zi1 waan6) — disasters or issues caused by overcrowding
人無千日好 (jan4 mou4 cin1 jat6 hou2) — friendships do not last forever; things do not always go the way we want
人版 (jan4 baan2) — living example
人瑞 (jan4 seoi6) — centenarian; century-old person
人生 (jan4 sang1) — one's lifetime
人生地不熟 (jan4 sang1 dei6 bat1 suk6) — as a new arrival (to a place), one feeling insecure or unfamiliar with the surr…
人生觀 (jan4 sang1 gun1) — philosophy of life
人盡可夫 (jan4 zeon6 ho2 fu1) — a promiscuous female who can sleep with any men she met
人神共憤 (jan4 san4 gung6 fan5) — be hated by both men and god; incur the greatest popular indignation
人窮志不窮 (jan4 kung4 zi3 bat1 kung4) — one who is poor but with great ambitions
人細鬼大 (jan4 sai3 gwai2 daai6) — (slang) someone who is young but mature and astute; shrewd; savvy
人羣 (jan4 kwan4) — a group of people; a crowd
人老精鬼老靈 (jan4 lou5 zeng1 gwai2 lou5 leng4) — The grown up; seniors might have thought things thoroughly because they have ex…
人聲 (jan4 seng1) — Human voice
人肉炸彈 (jan4 juk6 zaa3 daan2) — one strapping a bomb to oneself
人蔘 (jan4) — Ginseng
人蠢冇藥醫 (jan4 ceon2 mou5 joek6 ji1) — it is used to describe a person who is so stupid that no medicine can cure his;…
人講你又講 (jan4 gong2 nei5 jau6 gong2) — someone who says things said by others, meaning a person lacks the critical and…
人辦 (jan4 baan6) — a sample used to demostrate how one can behave badly or unacceptedably as seen …
人造皮 (jan4 zou6 pei4) — Leatherette; Artificial leather
人造衞星 (jan4 zou6 wai6 sing1) — Man-made satellite; Artificial satellite
人際關係 (jan4 zai3 gwaan1 hai6) — inter-personal relationships
人面 (jan4 min6) — human face
人面桃花 (jan4 min6 tou4 faa1) — the missing feeling one male feel as his partner leaves him
人頭涌涌 (jan4 tau4 jung2 jung2) — crowded with a lot of people
人頭湧湧 (jan4 tau4 jung2 jung2) — crowded
人頭豬腦 (jan4 tau4 zyu1 nou5) — dumb; stupid; literally 'pig-brained'
什物 (zaap6 mat6) — miscellany
仁心 (jan4 sam1) — A kind heart
仁濟醫院 (jan4 zai3 ji1 jyun2) — Yan Chai Hospital
仁獸 (jan4 sau3) — another name for Chinese unicorn (a Chinese mythical beast)
仁者無敵 (jan4 ze2 mou4 dik6) — being kind to the world brings no enemy
仄紙 (zak1 zi2) — cheque
仆你個街 (buk6 nei5 go3 gaai1) — lit. you would fall or trip over on the street, a swearing phrase use for cursi…
仆嚫 (puk1 can3) — tripped over; fall accidently
仆直 (buk6 zik6) — it is a swearing phrase which means falling on the street to the extent that so…
仆街 (puk1 gaai1) — (verb) fall on street
仆街仔 (buk6 gaai1 zi2) — it is a swearing phrase which means falling on the street, it is used to descri…
仆轉 (puk1 zyun3) — face front and lay down
仇口 (sau4 hau2) — enemy
仇家 (sau4 gaa1) — nemesis; enemy
仇殺 (sau4 saat3) — to kill in revenge, vendetta
仇視 (sau4 si6) — regard one as enemy; to be hostile to
今個月 (gam1 go3 jyut6) — this month
今勻 (gam1 wan4) — this time
今宵 (gam1 siu1) — Tonight
今屆 (gam1 gaai3) — this current occurrence
今日 (gam1 jat6) — (adverb) nowadays; today
今時唔同往日 (gam1 si4 m4 tung4 wong5 jat6) — how it is nowadays is not the same as how it used to be; the situation is diffe…
今晚打老虎 (gam1 maan5 daa2 lou5 fu2) — hello; how are you? (old slang)
今晚黑 (gam1 maan5 hak1) — tonight (spoken)
今朝 (gam1 ziu1) — (noun) this morning, …
今朝早 (gam1 ziu1 zou2) — this morning
今次 (gam1 ci3) — this time
今鋪 (gam1 pou1) — this occasion or time
介紹人 (gaai3 siu6 jan4) — introducer; sponsor
介紹信 (gaai3 siu6 seon3) — a referral letter
仔乸 (zai2 naa2) — mother and son (spoken)
仔 (zai2) — (of domestic animals or fowls) young; small thing; child; son; slang for one’s …
仔仔 (zai2 zai2) — nickname for one's son (baby or boy)
仔大仔世界 (zai2 daai6 zai2 sai3 gaai3) — (slang) children who are grown up have their own ideas, make their own decision…
仔女 (zai2 neoi2) — (noun) sons and daughters; children
仔孫 (zi2 syun1) — offsprings
仔爺 (zai2 je4) — son and father
仔細 (zi2 sai3) — (noun + adjective)1. son is little; (adverb) in detail
仔細女嫩 (zai2 sai3 neoi5 nyun6) — one's child(ren) are still young
仔細老婆嫩 (zai2 sai3 lou5 po4 nyun6) — one's child(ren) and wife are still young
仕進 (si6 zeon3) — become more hard-working and positive in order to achieve something
他他條條 (taa1 taa1 tiu4 tiu4) — take it slow or relaxing
他們的 (taa1 mun4 dik1) — their
他心 (taa1 sam1) — other people's mind; other mind
他方 (taa1 fong1) — elsewhere
他日 (taa1 jat6) — another day in the future
他朝 (taa1 ziu1) — someday in the future
他條 (taa1 tiu4) — relaxed; leisurely
他的 (taa1 dik1) — his
仗 (zoeng3) — 6. war 7. battle 8. cane
付息 (fu6 sik1) — Payment of interest
付排 (fu6 paai4) — Send to the compositor
仙 (sin1) — immortal; a Taoist super-being; an enlightened person; a fairy; transcendent; d…
仙台市 (sin1 toi4 si5) — Sendai, A place in Japan
仙屎 (sin1 si2) — cents
仙都唔仙吓 (sin1 dou1 m4 sin1 haa5) — without a dime; empty wallet; without money
仝 (tung4) — 1. (used in given names) 2. variant of 同tóng [同] 3. together 4. same 5. a surna…
代代平安 (doi6 doi6 ping4 on1) — to accept gift or extra income with ease
代理 (doi6 lei5) — agent; distributor
代辦所 (doi6 baan6 so2) — an agency
令人難忘 (ling6 jan4 naan4 mong4) — creates an unforgettable impression on one
令到 (ling6 dou3) — cause one to
令嬡 (ling6 oi3) — Your daughter
以不變應萬變 (ji5 bat1 bin3 jing3 maan6 bin3) — remain calm or actionless during turbulence or changes in life
以假亂真 (ji5 gaa2 lyun6 zan1) — using fake things to pretend to be authentic ones, to deceive
以偏概全 (ji5 pin1 koi3 cyun4) — to conclude from a small sample or with bias
以己度人 (ji5 gei2 dok6 jan4) — judging others by oneself
以後 (ji5 hau6) — from now on
以心為心 (ji5 sam1 wai4 sam1) — Feel for others; judge others you would like be judged by others
以怨報德 (ji5 jyun3 bou3 dak1) — Requite love with hate; requite kindness with ingratitude
以攻為守 (ji5 gung1 wai4 sau2) — using attack as a means of defence
以理服人 (ji5 lei5 fuk6 jan4) — to convince people with logic and reasoning
以耳代目 (ji5 ji5 doi6 muk6) — Relay on[upon] hearsay instead of seeing for oneself
以資 (ji5 zi1) — Provide…
以近 (ji5 kan5) — according to recently
以遠 (ji5 jyun5) — beyond [transport]
以點帶面 (ji5 dim2 daai3 min6) — one dot of success may help the whole
仰觀 (joeng5 gun1) — to observe with head looking up
仲 (zung6) — second month of a season; middle; intermediate; second amongst brothers; a surn…
仲係 (zung6 hai6) — still (spoken)
仲兼 (zung6 gim1) — even more
仲好 (zung6 hou2) — even better
仲春 (zung6 ceon1) — Feburary in Lunar Calendar
仲有 (zung6 jau5) — moreover
仲未 (zung6 mei6) — not yet
仳離 (pei2 lei4) — break up, divorce
仵作佬 (ng5 zok3 lou2) — post-mortem examiner; funeral parlour worker
件 (gin6) — item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc; matter; letter; do…
件 (gin2) — item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc; matter; letter; do…
件件 (gin6 gin6) — pieces (spoken)
件頭 (gin6 tau4) — piece (swimwear)
任丘 (jam4 jau1) — Renqiu, a city in Hebei Province, China
任何人 (jam6 ho4 jan4) — anybody; anyone
任劍輝 (jam4 gim3 fai1) — Yam Kim-fai, a Cantonese opera actress
任賢齊 (jam4 jin4 cai4) — Richie Ren, a Taiwanese singer and actor
任食 (jam6 sik6) — All-you-can-eat; Eat whatever you like
份人 (fan6 jan4) — one's personality
份 (fan6) — classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc; vari…
份外 (fan6 ngoi6) — really, very, exceeding
企人邊 (kei5 jan4 bin1) — Chinese radical of "彳"
企位 (kei2 wai2) — standing room
企堂 (kei5 tong2) — (noun) a waiter; waitress
企定 (kei5 ding6) — Stand still
企業形象 (kei5 jip6 jing4 zoeng6) — Corporate image
企業文化 (kei5 jip6 man4 faa3) — Corporate culture; Enterprise culture
企歪啲 (kei2 me2 di1) — excuse me; step aside a little bit
企理 (kei5 lei5) — (adjective) tidy; well-organized; neat
企硬 (kei5 ngaang6) — stand firm and strong with own stance
企立 (kei5 laap6) — Standing
企缸 (kei2 gong1) — standing-style shower stall
企街 (kei5 gaai1) — a prostitute, especially a Mainland Chinese prostitute holding travel permits o…
企起身 (kei2 hei2 san1) — standing up
企身 (kei5 san1) — vertical, standing up
企身煲 (kei5 san1 bou1) — a soup or congee cooking pot
企領 (kei5 leng5) — popped collar
伊利沙伯醫院 (ji1 lei6 saa1 baak3 ji1 jyun2) — Queen Elizabeth Hospital, which is located in Hong Kong
伊利近街 (ji1 lei6 gan6 gaai1) — Elgin Street, a street in Central, Hong Kong
伊士 (ji1 si6) — yeast
伊府麵 (ji1 fu2 min6) — E-fu Noodle, a type of Chinese noodle
伊挹 (ji1 jap1) — hidden intimate relationship between two persons
伊撈七 (ji1 laau4 cat1) — 99%, sure win, surely, for sure; generally speaking
伊斯蘭教 (ji1 si1 laan4 gaau3) — Islamic
伊朗伊斯蘭共和國 (ji1 long5 ji1 si1 laan4 gung6 wo4 gwok3) — Islamic Republic of Iran
伊波拉病毒 (ji1 bo1 laai1 beng6 duk6) — Ebola Virus
伊麪 (ji1 min6) — e-fu noodles, a type of wheat noodles eaten by Cantonese
伊麵 (ji1 min6) — Yee mee, a type of brown coloured noodle, a common Chinese noodle dish
伏低 (buk6 dai1) — Lay down
伏兒人 (fuk6 ji4 jan4) — hide and seek
伏匿匿 (buk6 nei1 nei1) — (n.) hide-and-seek; (v.) to play hide-and-seek.
休养所 (jau1 joeng5 so2) — Sanatorium
休息 (jau1 sik1) — take a break; to bed or sleep
休息時間 (jau1 sik1 si4 gaan3) — break time
休憩 (jau1 hei3) — recreation
休戚 (jau1 cik1) — Happiness and Sorrow,Joy and sad
休眠 (jau1 min4) — dormancy, hibernate
休閑 (jau1 haan4) — relaxing, leisure
休養所 (jau1 joeng5 so2) — Sanatorium
伙 (fo2) — meals (abbr. for 伙食huǒshí [伙食]); variant of 伙huǒ [伙]; companion; partner; waite…
伙房 (fo2 fong4) — Kitchen(in a school,factory,etc.)
伙記 (fo2 gei3) — (noun; appellation) an employee; a staff; a waiter; waitress; a term used for c…
伙頭 (fo2 tau2) — (noun) a chef ; a cook (informal)
伙頭君 (fo2 tau4 gwan1) — cook or chef in the army
伙頭墳洲 (fo2 tau4 fan4 zau1) — Town Island, an island in New Territories, Hong Kong
伙頭軍 (fo2 tau4 gwan1) — cook or chef in the army
伢伢仔 (ngaa4 ngaa4 zai2) — Baby
伯公 (baak3 gung1) — grandfather's elder brother
伯娘 (baak3 noeng4) — aunt (the Cantonese way of calling father's older brother's wife)
伯婆 (baak3 po4) — father's aunt; husband's aunt
伯爵茶 (baak3 zoek3 caa4) — Earl grey tea
伯爺 (baak3 je1) — father
伯爺公 (baak3 je1 gung1) — old man
伯爺婆 (baak3 je1 po2) — old woman
伯牙 (baak3 ngaa4) — Bo Ya, a minister of Jin Kingdom during Spring and Autumn Period
估 (gu2) — estimate; guess; presume
估吓 (gu2 haa5) — take a guess
估唔到 (gu2 m4 dou2) — cannot guess; used to describe a person who is hard to predict or unpredictable…
估計 (gu2 gai3) — estimation; guess
伴儅 (bun6 dong3) — servant
伸展 (san1 zin2) — to stretch or extend
伸張正義 (san1 zoeng1 zing3 ji6) — to uphold justice
似層層 (ci5 cang4 cang4) — it seems to be true, real
似模似樣 (ci5 mou4 ci5 joeng6) — (adjective) alike; (slang) someone does a pretty good job for a task; to look t…
似樣 (ci5 joeng2) — (adjective) (of human look) look like; look similar; resemblance; (of work) dec…
似水流年 (ci5 seoi2 lau4 nin4) — Time goes by fast, just like the swiftly water flow
似足 (ci5 zuk1) — alike; similar (spoken)
但係 (daan6 hai6) — (conjunction) but
但凡 (daan6 faan4) — without exception
佈設 (bou3 cit3) — Set-up; Setting
佊 (pe5) — evil
位址 (wai6 zi2) — Location
位置 (wai6 zi3) — (noun) location
位能 (wai6 nang4) — potential energy
低人一等 (dai1 jan4 jat1 dang2) — inferior to others
低位 (dai1 wai6) — Low position
低威 (dai1 wai1) — admits failure or wrong (spoken)
低年級 (dai1 nin4 kap1) — Lower grade
低微 (dai1 mei4) — inferior
低於 (dai1 jyu1) — less than; below; under
低格 (dai1 gaak3) — Low Level Format
低波 (dai1 bo1) — low gear
低聲下氣 (dai1 seng1 haa6 hei3) — to be obsequious to someone although somewhat not totally out of free will, usu…
低能兒童 (dai1 nang4 ji4 tung4) — mentally retarded children
低腰褲 (dai1 jiu1 fu3) — low-rise jeans
低賤 (dai1 zin6) — describing one who is from lower social class
低音吉他 (dai1 jam1 gat1 taa1) — Bass guitar
低音結他 (dai1 jam1 git3 taa1) — Bass guitar
低頭不語 (dai1 tau4 bat1 jyu5) — head down without a word spoken
低飛 (dai1 fei1) — to fly low
住喺 (zyu6 hai2) — live at (spoken)
住埋 (zyu6 maai4) — to live or habitat together
住宅單位 (zyu6 zaak6 daan1 wai2) — a residential unit (of an apartment)
住客會所 (zyu6 haak3 wui6 so2) — residence club
住家工 (zyu6 gaa1 gung1) — a nanny, a domestic helper
住家男人 (zyu6 gaa1 naam4 jan4) — to describe a husband who mostly stays at home
住家菜 (zyu6 gaa1 coi3) — home cooking, homemade dishes
住年妹 (zyu6 nin4 mui6) — a young untrained female servant
住月 (zyu6 jyut6) — Post-natal Care
佐敦 (zo3 deon1) — the name of a place in Hong Kong: Jordan
佐敦谷 (zo3 deon1 guk1) — Jordan Valley, a residential district in Kowloon, Hong Kong
佐敦道 (zo3 deon1 dou6) — Jordan Road, a road in Kowloon, Hong Kong
佐理 (zo3 lei5) — Assistant
佐賀縣 (zo3 ho6 jyun6) — Saga Prefecture, a prefecture in Japan
佔地 (zim3 dei6) — occupying floor space or area
佔領中環 (zim3 ling5 zung1 waan4) — Occupy Central with Love and Peace, a civil disobedience campaign, to pressure …
何以 (ho4 ji5) — why it seems
何來 (ho4 loi4) — to question on origin of one or something
何俊仁 (ho4 zeon3 jan4) — Albert Ho, chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democrati…
何其 (ho4 kei4) — how is it like that, why is it like that; the extent of; so, very
何德何能 (ho4 dak1 ho4 nang4) — "What virtue and ablity do I have"
何文田 (ho4 man4 tin4) — the name of a place in Hong Kong: Ho Man Tin
何時何地 (ho4 si4 ho4 dei6) — When and where
何止 (ho4 zi2) — not only; way more than
何良 (ho4 loeng4) — Ho Leung, a horse trainer in Hong Kong
何超儀 (ho4 ciu1 ji4) — Josie Ho, a Hong Kong singer and actress
何足掛齒 (ho4 zuk1 gwaa3 ci2) — not worth mentioning, not worth talking about
何韻詩 (ho4 wan5 si1) — Denise Ho, a Hong Kong singer, and one of the founders of Hong Kong Shield, an …
何鴻燊 (ho4 hung4 san1) — Stanley Ho, a Hong Kong and Macau business and casino tycoon
佗仔 (to4 zai2) — bearing a baby boy
佗 (to4) — to carry on the back; a load; a burden; a surname; to conceive; carry (a child)…
佗手褦腳 (to4 sau2 nang3 goek3) — Stand; be in the way;be a hindrance
佗槍 (to4 coeng1) — carry a gun
佗炮 (to4 paau3) — carry a gun
佗累 (to1 leoi4) — be a burden
佗衰 (to4 seoi1) — to be a bad influence; someone who brings shame or misfortune
佗衰家 (to4 seoi1 gaa1) — the black sheep; a prodigal; someone who ruins his family's fortune or reputati…
佗鐵 (to4 tit3) — carry a gun
佘詩曼 (se4 si1 maan6) — Charmaine Sheh, a Hong Kong actress
佛廟 (fat6 miu6) — Buddhist Temple
佛手 (fat6 sau2) — Buddha's hand; Fingered Citron
佛手柑 (fat6 sau2 gam1) — Buddha's hand fruit, mostly used for perfuming rooms and personal items such as…
佛誕 (fat6 daan3) — Buddha's Birthday
佛都有火 (fat6 dou1 jau5 fo2) — (phrase) to describe something or someone is so wrong that he; it even upsets t…
作供 (zok3 gung1) — to give testimony
作價 (zok3 gaa3) — to quote; provide a quotation
作動 (zok3 dung6) — to make a move; usually to describe when a fetus moves
作反 (zok3 faan2) — to rebel
作圖 (zok3 tou4) — plotting;drawing
作大 (zok3 daai6) — to exaggerate; to overstate; to embellish
作官 (zok3 gun1) — serve as a government officer
作怪 (zok3 gwaai3) — into something fishy
作惡多端 (zok3 ok3 do1 dyun1) — commit all sorts of crimes and wickedness
作成 (zok3 sing4) — Make;Become
作梗 (zok3 gang2) — to obstruct on purpose
作死 (zok3 sei2) — (verb) look for trouble or get into trouble
作法自斃 (zok3 faat3 zi6 bai6) — suffering the consequences of one's doing; you ask for it
作渴 (zok3 hot3) — Thirsty
作牙 (zok3 ngaa4) — to have a religious meal
作狀 (zok3 zong6) — (verb) to pretend; to feign; to fake; (adjective) pretentious; contrived
作福 (zok3 fuk1) — to abuse the power one has; blessings
作美 (zok3 mei5) — conducting good deeds
作詞 (zok3 ci4) — to write lyrics
作詩 (zok3 si1) — to write poem
作賊心虛 (zok3 caak6 sam1 heoi1) — Have a guilty conscience, as a thief
作賤 (zok3 zin6) — self-demeaning
作賤自己 (zok3 zin6 zi6 gei2) — Humiliate oneself
作賽 (zok3 coi3) — to compete; participate in a competition
作陪 (zok3 pui4) — accompany;company with
作雨 (zok3 jyu5) — Rain
佞人 (ning6 jan4) — one who sucks up or sweet-talk for their own benefits
佞臣 (ning6 san4) — government officials who sucks up or sweet-talk to leaders for their own benefi…
你們的 (nei5 mun4 dik1) — your; yours
你做初一我做十五 (nei5 zou6 co1 jat1 ngo5 zou6 sap6 ng5) — an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; one is being forced to commit evil acts…
你先 (nei5 sin1) — You first
你哋 (nei5 dei6) — (pronoun – plural) you
你哋嘅 (nei5 dei2 ge3) — your's (spoken)
你哋自己 (nei5 dei6 zi6 gei2) — yourselves
你啲人 (nei5 di1 jan4) — Your people
你嘅 (nei5 ge3) — your's (spoken)
你地 (nei5 dei6) — you guys; you all
你好嗎 (nei5 hou2 maa1) — how are you?
你好嘢 (nei5 hou2 je5) — you have done great, can also be use sarcastically; you have courage, you have …
你就想 (nei5 zau6 soeng2) — you wish (spoken)
你東我西 (nei5 dung1 ngo5 sai1) — You and me go a different way
你的 (nei5 dik1) — your
你自己 (nei5 zi6 gei2) — you yourself, on your own
你諗你 (nei5 nam2 nei5) — You figure it out
佢 (keoi5) — he; she; it (Cantonese); Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
佢 (heoi5) — he; she; it (Cantonese); Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
佢哋嘅 (keoi5 dei2 ge3) — their's (spoken)
佢哋 (keoi5 dei6) — (pronoun) they
佢哋自己 (keoi5 dei6 zi6 gei2) — themselves
佢嘅 (keoi5 ge3) — one's (spoken)
佢地 (keoi5 dei6) — they; them
佯攻 (joeng4 gung1) — Feint
佯死 (joeng4 sei2) — Play death
佯稱 (joeng4 cing1) — Pretend; lie about
佳偶天成 (gaai1 ngau5 tin1 sing4) — perfect match or marriage arranged by God
佳音 (gaai1 jam1) — positive or good news
併存 (bing3 cyun4) — Coexistence
佼佼 (gaau2 gaau2) — Outstanding; above average
使乜 (sai2 mat1) — (phrase) to indicate that something is unimportant or unnecessary , similar to …
使乜講 (sai2 mat1 gong2) — absolutely; needless to say (spoken)
使 (si3) — a diplomatic envoy; a messenger; an ambassador; to send on a mission; an order
使到 (sai2 dou3) — Make
使命感 (si3 ming6 gam2) — calling, a sense of vocation
使唔使 (sai2 m4 sai2) — need to…? [question]
使女 (si2 neoi5) — Maidservant
使婆 (si3 po4) — Nanny; Maidservant
使媽 (si2 maa1) — nanny (old slang)
使𢃇 (sai2 lei2) — Operating a boat
使橫手 (sai2 waang4 sau2) — usage of disgraceful tactics (spoken)
使牛 (si2 ngau4) — usage of cows for farming
使用手冊 (si2 jung6 sau2 caak3) — manual, handbook
使脾氣 (sai2 pei4 hei3) — Be temperamental
使費 (sai2 fai3) — expense; cost (spoken)
使銅銀夾大聲 (sai2 tung4 ngan4 gaap3 daai6 seng1) — lit. raise one's voice while using copper (fake) coins, meaning unrepentant; ma…
使錢 (sai2 cin2) — to spend money
使頸 (sai2 geng2) — to lose one's temper
侄仔 (zat6 zai2) — nephew
侄婦 (zat6 fu5) — Nephew's wife, daughter in law
侄心抱 (zat6 sam1 pou5) — Nephew's wife
來世 (loi4 sai3) — Afterlife; Next Life
來之不易 (loi4 zi1 bat1 ji6) — …Never come easy
來人 (loi4 jan4) — it is a line used by a master to summon one's servant
來勢 (loi4 sai3) — seem to, the approaching situation
來料加工 (loi4 liu2 gaa1 gung1) — processing on order with customer's provided material
來檬 (loi4 mung1) — Key lime
來者 (loi4 ze2) — whoever; one making an entry
來路嘢 (loi4 lou6 je5) — Imported goods from foreign contries
來路 (loi4 lou6) — origin; background; path of approach; (Cantonese) foreign; imported
來路貨 (loi4 lou2 fo3) — imported goods
例水 (lai6 seoi2) — lit. usual water, meaning tasteless soup provided by Hong Kong restaurants
例湯 (lai6 tong1) — the soup of the day
例牌 (lai6 paai2) — the usual; the standard; often used in ordering meals where it means the standa…
例牌菜 (lai6 paai4 coi3) — Signature dish
例規 (lai6 kwai1) — Regulation
侍仔 (si6 zai2) — waiter (spoken)
侍應 (si6 jing3) — waiter
侍應生 (si6 jing3 sang1) — a waiter or a waitress
侗族 (dung6 zuk6) — Dong people, or Kam. One of the ethnic groups in the People's Republic of China
供 (gung1) — to provide; to supply; to confess; confession; repay a mortgage
供應 (gung1 jing3) — supply
供應量 (gung1 jing3 loeng6) — … Supply
供書教學 (gung1 syu1 gaau3 hok6) — paying school fees and teaching
供桌 (gung1 coek3) — Altar
供樓 (gung1 lau2) — to repay mortgage
供款 (gung1 fun2) — contributions (fund); repayment (mortgage, car etc.)
依家 (ji1 gaa1) — now; currently
依時依候 (ji1 si4 ji1 hau6) — (slang) in time; on schedule; punctual
依時 (ji1 si4) — according to time given, on time
依牙鬆槓 (ji1 ngaa4 sung1 gung3) — lit. showing teeth and releasing chin, meaning expression of unwanted emotions …
依牙鬆鋼 (ji1 ngaa4 sung1 gong3) — lit. showing teeth and releasing chin, meaning expression of unwanted emotions …
依足 (ji1 zuk1) — follow exactly
依鬱 (ji1 juk1) — unexpected misfortune
侯斯頓 (hau4 si1 deon6) — Houston, a city in Texas of United Stated
侵攻 (cam1 gung1) — Invade
侵早 (cam1 zou2) — dawn
侵犯 (cam1 faan6) — to invade
侵犯版權 (cam1 faan6 baan2 kyun4) — copyright infringement
侵略戰爭 (cam1 loek6 zin3 zang1) — The war of invasion
侵越 (cam1 jyut6) — Trespass;encroach
侵食 (cam1 sik6) — Erosive; corrode
侸 (syu6) — Tree;bean
便 (bin6) — ordinary; plain; convenient; as convenient; when the chance arises; handy; easy…
便宜 (pin4 ji4) — cheap; inexpensive; petty gain
便服 (bin6 fuk6) — casual wear
便衣兵 (bin6 ji1 ji3 bing1) — army officer dressed plain (as undercover or stay low profile)
係乜係物 (hai6 mat1 hai6 mat6) — Something

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