dap⁶ gam¹ gwai¹ {dā jīn guī}

ask one's wife for money (slang)

fing⁶ tau² {}

(verb) to shake one's head

sip³ ngaa⁴ laa³ {Xiè yá xià}

literally: 'to fill the gap in between the teeth, used as a metaphor to emphazise the smallness or the insignificance of something, that it is virtually of little use or value (so small that it cannot even fill one's gap in their teeth)

叉 caa¹ {chā}

(verb) 1. skewer; 2. stab; (verb) to choke someone's neck with hand

姼 ci² / si⁴ {shí}

person's name; good looking

青 cing¹ {qīng}

(adjective) (of someone's face) pale (because of scared or sick)

幧 ciu¹ {qiāo}

a piece of cloth for putting together man's hair in the past; hat

戥 dang² {děng}

(Cantonese) 1. to join 2. to express the understanding one other's feeling

啲 di¹ {dī}

one's belonging (Cantonese)

記〔记〕 gei³ {jì}

1. address after one's name who is very close 2. a commonly used last character of a shop name

公 gung¹ {gōng}

1. grandfather (mother's father) 2. head of a gang or mafia (Cantonese)

蹺〔跷〕 hiu¹ {qiāo}

1. to skip one's classes 2. arm-crossing

爺〔爷〕 je⁴ {yé}

grandfather (only for father's father)

笠 lap¹ {lì}

(Cantonese) 1. homonym for love 2. robbery 3. to chicken-out 4. to put on something over one's head (a cap or hat) 5. to praise

牛 ngau⁴ zin² {Niú jiǎn}

(noun) xo's shank; Or (food) beef shank

鈚 pei⁴ {pī}

plough's blade

碰 pung³ {pèng}

1. collison; crash 2. collect 3 identical tiles in game of Mahjong (Cantonese) 3. try one's luck (Cantonese)

三 saam¹ {sān}

(slang) Someone's love affair (usually refers to a female)

星 sing¹ {xīng}

(noun) 1. planet; 2. Sparks; 3. Celebrity; (slang) to slap (someone's face)

敨 tau² {tǒu}

to unfold or open up something; to rest; to catch one's breath

頭〔头〕 tau⁴ ngok⁶ ngok⁶ {tóu yuè yuè}

with one's head raised up

瘟 wan¹ {wēn}

(slang) Spend a lot of time hanging out/dating with someone's boy or girl –friend

咋 zaa³ {zǎ}

that's it; it's just (Cantonese)

壱 {yī}

one (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

弌 {yī}

one (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

弍 {èr}

1. two (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
2. to betray

弎 {sān}

three (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

弐 {èr}

1. two (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
2. to betray

弟 {tì}

to do one's duty as a younger brother

懐 {huái}

1. bosom
2. heart
3. mind
4. to think of
5. to harbor in one's mind
6. to conceive (a child)

拚 {pīn}

1. to piece together
2. to join together
3. to stake all
4. adventurous
5. at the risk of one's life
6. to spell

摂 {shè}

1. to take in
2. to absorb
3. to assimilate
4. to act for
5. to take a photo
6. photo shoot
7. photo
8. to conserve (one's health)

旄 {mào}

1. extremely aged (in one's 80s or 90s)
2. octogenarian
3. nonagenarian

昻 {áng}

1. to lift
2. to raise
3. to raise one's head
4. high
5. high spirits
6. soaring
7. expensive

殻 {qiào}

1. shell
2. carapace
3. crust (earth's crust etc)
4. also pr. [ke2]

焼 {shāo}

1. to burn
2. to cook
3. to stew
4. to bake
5. to roast
6. to heat
7. to boil (tea, water etc)
8. fever
9. to run a temperature
10. (coll.) to let things go to one's head

発 {fā}

1. to send out
2. to show (one's feeling)
3. to issue
4. to develop
5. to make a bundle of money
6. classifier for gunshots (rounds)

盋 {bō}

1. small earthenware plate or basin
2. a monk's alms bowl
3. Sanskrit paatra

薺〔荠〕 {jì}

shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)

貅 {xiū}

1. mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail
2. also written 辟邪
3. fig. valiant soldier

貔 {pí}

1. mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail
2. also written 辟邪
3. fig. valiant soldier

鉨 {xǐ}

ruler's seal

靑 {qīng}

1. nature's color
2. green or blue
3. greenish black
4. youth
5. young (of people)

乇 {tuō}

1. prop
2. support (for weight)
3. rest (e.g. arm rest)
4. thanks to
5. to hold in one's hand
6. to support in one's palm
7. to give
8. to base
9. to commit
10. to set
11. Torr (unit of pressure)

軻〔轲〕 {kě}

1. bumpy (of a road)
2. rough (of life)
3. to be down on one's luck
4. to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes

叁 {sān}

three (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

叄 {sān}

three (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

尗 {shū}

1. uncle
2. father's younger brother
3. husband's younger brother
4. Taiwan pr. [shu2]

晒 {shài}

1. (of the sun) to shine on
2. to bask in (the sunshine)
3. to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun
4. (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share")
5. (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to

膪 {chuài}

1. soft, fat meat of pig's belly
2. sow's sagging teats
3. weakling
4. flabby person
5. also written 囊揣

甯〔宁〕 {níng}

1. peaceful
2. to pacify
3. to visit (one's parents etc)

襝〔裣〕 {liǎn}

1. old-fashioned women's obeisance
2. Taiwan pr. [lian4 ren4]

鉋〔铇〕 {bào}

1. carpenter's plane
2. to plane (woodwork)
3. to shave off
4. to peel (with a potato peeler etc)

鉢〔钵〕 {bō}

1. small earthenware plate or basin
2. a monk's alms bowl
3. Sanskrit paatra

摀 {wǔ}

1. to enclose
2. to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears)
3. to cover up (an affair)
4. contrary
5. to contradict

叔 {shú}

1. uncle
2. father's younger brother
3. husband's younger brother
4. Taiwan pr. [shu2]

磕 {kè}

to crack (seeds) between one's teeth

拎 {līng}

1. to lift
2. to carry in one's hand
3. Taiwan pr. [ling1]

攴 {pū}

1. to throw oneself at
2. to pounce on
3. to devote one's energies
4. to flap
5. to flutter
6. to dab
7. to pat
8. to bend over

殼〔壳〕 {ké}

1. shell
2. carapace
3. crust (earth's crust etc)
4. also pr. [ke2]

㷖 {zhào}

1. according to
2. in accordance with
3. to shine
4. to illuminate
5. to reflect
6. to look at (one's reflection)
7. to take (a photo)
8. photo
9. as requested
10. as before

釘〔钉〕 {dīng}

1. to watch attentively
2. to fix one's attention on
3. to stare at
4. to gaze at

䦉 {sì}

1. four (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
2. unrestrained
3. wanton
4. (literary) shop

衿 {jīn}

1. lapel
2. overlap of Chinese gown
3. fig. bosom (the seat of emotions)
4. to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom

閤 {gé}

1. pavilion (usu. two-storied)
2. cabinet (politics)
3. boudoir
4. woman's chamber
5. rack
6. shelf

鑤〔刨〕 {bào}

1. carpenter's plane
2. to plane (woodwork)
3. to shave off
4. to peel (with a potato peeler etc)

么〔幺〕 {yāo}

1. to shout
2. to bawl
3. to yell (to urge on an animal)
4. to hawk (one's wares)

唫 {yín}

1. to stutter
2. to shut one's mouth
3. Taiwan pr. [yin2]

廵〔巡〕 {xún}

1. to patrol
2. to make one's rounds

唸〔念〕 {niàn}

1. to read
2. to study (a subject)
3. to attend (a school)
4. to read aloud
5. to miss (sb)
6. idea
7. remembrance
8. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿, 20)

鈔〔钞〕 {chāo}

1. to make a copy
2. to plagiarize
3. to search and seize
4. to raid
5. to grab
6. to go off with
7. to take a shortcut
8. to make a turning move
9. to fold one's arms

揑〔捏〕 {niē}

1. to pinch (with one's fingers)
2. to knead
3. to make up

揣 {chuǎi}

1. to put into (one's pockets, clothes)
2. Taiwan pr. [chuai3]

卬 {áng}

1. to lift
2. to raise
3. to raise one's head
4. high
5. high spirits
6. soaring
7. expensive

潄〔漱〕 {shù}

1. to rinse one's mouth with water
2. to gargle

炤〔照〕 {zhào}

1. according to
2. in accordance with
3. to shine
4. to illuminate
5. to reflect
6. to look at (one's reflection)
7. to take (a photo)
8. photo
9. as requested
10. as before

㺵 {jiǔ}

1. black jade
2. nine (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

榘〔矩〕 {jǔ}

1. carpenter's square
2. rule
3. regulation
4. pattern
5. to carve

脇〔胁〕 {xié}

1. flank (the side of one's torso)
2. to coerce
3. to threaten

跥〔跺〕 {duò}

to stamp one's feet

蹏〔蹄〕 {tí}

1. hoof
2. pig's trotters

饟〔饷〕 {xiǎng}

soldier's pay

䭾〔驮〕 {tuó}

to carry on one's back

騣〔鬃〕 {zōng}

1. bristles
2. horse's mane

敓〔敚〕 {duó}

1. to seize
2. to take away forcibly
3. to wrest control of
4. to compete or strive for
5. to force one's way through
6. to leave out
7. to lose

寗 {níng}

1. peaceful
2. to pacify
3. to visit (one's parents etc)

擥 {lǎn}

1. to monopolize
2. to seize
3. to take into one's arms
4. to embrace
5. to fasten (with a rope etc)
6. to take on (responsibility etc)
7. to canvass

㩜〔㨫〕 {lǎn}

1. to monopolize
2. to seize
3. to take into one's arms
4. to embrace
5. to fasten (with a rope etc)
6. to take on (responsibility etc)
7. to canvass

猵 {piàn}

mythical beast similar to an ape with dog's head

萕 {jì}

shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)

褏 {xiù}

1. sleeve
2. to tuck inside one's sleeve

䠞 {cù}

1. to knit (one's brows)
2. wrinkled (of brows)
3. to hesitate
4. distressed

蹻〔跷〕 {qiāo}

1. to raise one's foot
2. to stand on tiptoe
3. stilts

騌〔骔〕 {zōng}

1. bristles
2. horse's mane

耊 {dié}

1. aged
2. in one's eighties

攩〔挡〕 {dǎng}

1. to resist
2. to obstruct
3. to hinder
4. to keep off
5. to block (a blow)
6. to get in the way of
7. cover
8. gear (e.g. in a car's transmission)

忬 {yù}

1. happy
2. carefree
3. at one's ease
4. variant of 預
5. old variant of 與

啊 aa¹ {ǎ}

1. interjection of surprise or doubt
2. Eh?
3. My!
4. what's up?

啊 aa¹ {à}

1. interjection or grunt of agreement
2. uhm
3. Ah, OK
4. expression of recognition
5. Oh, it's you!

唉 aai¹ {āi}

1. interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)
2. to sigh

握 aak¹ {wò}

1. to hold
2. to grasp
3. to clench (one's fist)
4. to master
5. classifier: a handful

掰 baai¹ {bāi}

1. to break off or break open sth with one's hands
2. (fig.) to break off (a relationship)

伯 baak³ {bó}

1. father's elder brother
2. senior
3. paternal elder uncle
4. eldest of brothers
5. respectful form of address
6. Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位

捌 baat³ {bā}

1. eight (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
2. split

鞭 bin¹ {biān}

1. whip or lash
2. to flog
3. to whip
4. conductor's baton
5. segmented iron weapon (old)
6. penis (of animal, served as food)

屏 bing² {bǐng}

1. to get rid of
2. to put aside
3. to reject
4. to keep control
5. to hold (one's breath)

憋 bit³ {biē}

1. to choke
2. to stifle
3. to restrain
4. to hold back
5. to hold in (urine)
6. to hold (one's breath)

表 biu² {biǎo}

1. exterior surface
2. family relationship via females
3. to show (one's opinion)
4. a model
5. a table (listing information)
6. a form
7. a meter (measuring sth)

梆 bong¹ {bāng}

watchman's rattle

背 bui³ {bèi}

1. the back of a body or object
2. to turn one's back
3. to hide something from
4. to learn by heart
5. to recite from memory
6. unlucky (slang)
7. hard of hearing

缽〔钵〕 but³ {bō}

1. small earthenware plate or basin
2. a monk's alms bowl
3. Sanskrit paatra

參〔叁〕 caam¹ {sān}

three (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

抄 caau¹ {chāo}

1. to make a copy
2. to plagiarize
3. to search and seize
4. to raid
5. to grab
6. to go off with
7. to take a shortcut
8. to make a turning move
9. to fold one's arms

親〔亲〕 can¹ {qīn}

1. parent
2. one's own (flesh and blood)
3. relative
4. related
5. marriage
6. bride
7. close
8. intimate
9. in person
10. first-hand
11. in favor of
12. pro-
13. to kiss

親〔亲〕 can¹ {qìng}

parents-in-law of one's offspring

柒 cat¹ {qī}

seven (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

巡 ceon⁴ {xún}

1. to patrol
2. to make one's rounds

仟 cin¹ {qiān}

thousand (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

青 cing¹ {qīng}

1. nature's color
2. green or blue
3. greenish black
4. youth
5. young (of people)

菜 coi³ {cài}

1. dish (type of food)
2. vegetable
3. cuisine
4. CL: 盤,道
5. (coll.) (one's) type

蹙 cuk¹ {cù}

1. to knit (one's brows)
2. wrinkled (of brows)
3. to hesitate
4. distressed

揣 cyun² {chuāi}

1. to put into (one's pockets, clothes)
2. Taiwan pr. [chuai3]

大 daai⁶ {dà}

1. big
2. huge
3. large
4. major
5. great
6. wide
7. deep
8. older (than)
9. oldest
10. eldest
11. greatly
12. very much
13. (dialect) father
14. father's elder or younger brother

低 dai¹ {dī}

1. low
2. beneath
3. to lower (one's head)
4. to let droop
5. to hang down
6. to incline

抵 dai² {dǐ}

1. to press against
2. to support
3. to prop up
4. to resist
5. to equal
6. to balance
7. to make up for
8. to mortgage
9. to arrive at
10. to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3] for this sense)

瞪 dang¹ {dèng}

1. to open (one's eyes) wide
2. to stare at
3. to glare at

頓〔顿〕 deon⁶ {dùn}

1. to stop
2. to pause
3. to arrange
4. to lay out
5. to kowtow
6. to stamp (one's foot)
7. at once
8. classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal

的 dik¹ {de}

1. of
2. ~'s (possessive particle)
3. (used after an attribute)
4. (used to form a nominal expression)
5. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)

攧 din¹ {diān}

1. to fall
2. to stamp (one's foot)
3. to toss
4. to throw

盯 ding¹ {dīng}

1. to watch attentively
2. to fix one's attention on
3. to stare at
4. to gaze at

叼 diu¹ {diāo}

to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)

跺 do² {duò}

to stamp one's feet

擋〔挡〕 dong² {dǎng}

1. to resist
2. to obstruct
3. to hinder
4. to keep off
5. to block (a blow)
6. to get in the way of
7. cover
8. gear (e.g. in a car's transmission)

奪〔夺〕 dyut⁶ {duó}

1. to seize
2. to take away forcibly
3. to wrest control of
4. to compete or strive for
5. to force one's way through
6. to leave out
7. to lose

發〔发〕 faat³ {fā}

1. to send out
2. to show (one's feeling)
3. to issue
4. to develop
5. to make a bundle of money
6. classifier for gunshots (rounds)

慌 fong¹ {huāng}

1. to get panicky
2. to lose one's head
3. (coll.) (after 得) unbearably
4. terribly

唬 fu² {hǔ}

1. a tiger's roar
2. to scare

負〔负〕 fu⁶ {fù}

1. to bear
2. to carry (on one's back)
3. to turn one's back on
4. to be defeated
5. negative (math. etc)

巾 gan¹ {jīn}

1. towel
2. general purpose cloth
3. women's headcovering (old)
4. Kangxi radical 50

玖 gau² {jiǔ}

1. black jade
2. nine (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

矩 geoi² {jǔ}

1. carpenter's square
2. rule
3. regulation
4. pattern
5. to carve

該〔该〕 goi¹ {gāi}

1. should
2. ought to
3. probably
4. must be
5. to deserve
6. to owe
7. to be sb's turn to do sth
8. that
9. the above-mentioned

閣〔阁〕 gok³ {gé}

1. pavilion (usu. two-storied)
2. cabinet (politics)
3. boudoir
4. woman's chamber
5. rack
6. shelf

崗〔岗〕 gong¹ {gǎng}

1. mound
2. policeman's beat

姑 gu¹ {gū}

1. paternal aunt
2. husband's sister
3. husband's mother (old)
4. nun
5. for the time being (literary)

弓 gung¹ {gōng}

1. a bow (weapon)
2. CL: 張
3. to bend
4. to arch (one's back etc)

拱 gung² {gǒng}

1. to cup one's hands in salute
2. to surround
3. to arch
4. to dig earth with the snout
5. arched

閨〔闺〕 gwai¹ {guī}

1. small arched door
2. boudoir
3. lady's chamber
4. by ext. women

嗑 haap³ {kè}

to crack (seeds) between one's teeth

屺 hei² {qǐ}

1. mountain without vegetation
2. the residence of one's mother
3. see also 岵

脅〔胁〕 hip³ {xié}

1. flank (the side of one's torso)
2. to coerce
3. to threaten

蹺〔跷〕 hiu¹ {qiāo}

1. to raise one's foot
2. to stand on tiptoe
3. stilts

荷 ho⁴ {hè}

1. to carry on one's shoulder or back
2. burden
3. responsibility

餉〔饷〕 hoeng² {xiǎng}

soldier's pay

殼〔壳〕 hok³ {qiào}

1. shell
2. carapace
3. crust (earth's crust etc)
4. also pr. [ke2]

廿 jaa⁶ {niàn}

1. twenty (20), in a limited number of set expressions
2. also written using banker's character 念

壹 jat¹ {yī}

one (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

憂〔忧〕 jau¹ {yōu}

1. to worry
2. to concern oneself with
3. worried
4. anxiety
5. sorrow
6. a parent's funeral
7. inconvenienced by being orphaned

姨 ji⁴ {yí}

1. mother's sister
2. aunt

貳〔贰〕 ji⁶ {èr}

1. two (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
2. to betray

吆 jiu¹ {yāo}

1. to shout
2. to bawl
3. to yell (to urge on an animal)
4. to hawk (one's wares)

攘 joeng⁴ {rǎng}

1. to push up one's sleeves
2. to reject or resist
3. to seize
4. to perturb
5. to steal

豫 jyu⁶ {yù}

1. happy
2. carefree
3. at one's ease
4. variant of 預
5. old variant of 與

襟 kam¹ {jīn}

1. lapel
2. overlap of Chinese gown
3. fig. bosom (the seat of emotions)
4. to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom

摳〔抠〕 kau¹ {kōu}

1. to dig out
2. to pick out (with one's fingers)
3. to carve
4. to cut
5. to study meticulously
6. to lift one's clothes
7. stingy
8. miserly

鬐 kei⁴ {qí}

1. dorsal fins
2. horse's mane

扛 kong¹ {káng}

to carry on one's shoulder

虧〔亏〕 kwai¹ {kuī}

1. deficiency
2. deficit
3. luckily
4. it's lucky that...
5. (often ironically) fancy that...

攬〔揽〕 laam⁵ {lǎn}

1. to monopolize
2. to seize
3. to take into one's arms
4. to embrace
5. to fasten (with a rope etc)
6. to take on (responsibility etc)
7. to canvass

攔〔拦〕 laan⁴ {lán}

1. to block sb's path
2. to obstruct
3. to flag down (a taxi)

林 lam⁴ {lín}

1. woods
2. forest
3. CL: 片
4. circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)
5. a collection (of similar things)

摟〔搂〕 lau⁵ {lōu}

1. to draw towards oneself
2. to gather
3. to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc)
4. to grab (money)
5. to extort

摟〔搂〕 lau⁵ {lǒu}

1. to hug
2. to embrace
3. to hold in one's arms

掄〔抡〕 leon⁴ {lūn}

1. to swing (one's arms, a heavy object)
2. to wave (a sword, one's fists)
3. to fling (money)

練〔练〕 lin⁶ {liàn}

1. to practice
2. to train
3. to drill
4. to perfect (one's skill)
5. exercise

拎 ling¹ {līn}

1. to lift
2. to carry in one's hand
3. Taiwan pr. [ling1]

咧 lit⁶ {liě}

to draw back the corners of one's mouth

烈 lit⁶ {liè}

1. ardent
2. intense
3. fierce
4. stern
5. upright
6. to give one's life for a noble cause
7. exploits
8. achievements

陸〔陆〕 luk⁶ {liù}

six (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

捋 lyut³ {lǚ}

1. to smooth or arrange sth using one's fingers
2. to stroke

捋 lyut³ {luō}

to hold sth long and run one's hand along it

鬘 maan⁴ {mán}

1. (of woman's hair) beautiful
2. flower garland worn as an ornament

墨 mak⁶ {mò}

1. ink stick
2. China ink
3. CL: 塊
4. corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead

尾 mei⁵ {yǐ}

1. horse's tail
2. pointed posterior section of a locust etc

喵 miu¹ {miāo}

1. (onom.) meow
2. cat's mewing

扭 nau² {niǔ}

1. to turn
2. to twist
3. to wring
4. to sprain
5. to swing one's hips

伍 ng⁵ {wǔ}

1. squad of five soldiers
2. to associate with
3. five (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

囈〔呓〕 ngai⁶ {yì}

to talk in one's sleep

詣〔诣〕 ngai⁶ {yì}

1. to go (to visit a superior)
2. one's current attainment in learning or art

岳 ngok⁶ {yuè}

wife's parents and paternal uncles

昂 ngong⁴ {áng}

1. to lift
2. to raise
3. to raise one's head
4. high
5. high spirits
6. soaring
7. expensive

念 nim⁶ {niàn}

1. to read
2. to study (a subject)
3. to attend (a school)
4. to read aloud
5. to miss (sb)
6. idea
7. remembrance
8. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿, 20)

寧〔宁〕 ning⁴ {níng}

1. peaceful
2. to pacify
3. to visit (one's parents etc)

捏 nip⁶ {niē}

1. to pinch (with one's fingers)
2. to knead
3. to make up

按 on³ {àn}

1. to press
2. to push
3. to leave aside or shelve
4. to control
5. to restrain
6. to keep one's hand on
7. to check or refer to
8. according to
9. in the light of
10. (of an editor or author) to make a comment

趴 paa¹ {pā}

1. to lie on one's stomach
2. to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc)
3. (Taiwan) percent

刨 paau⁴ {bào}

1. carpenter's plane
2. to plane (woodwork)
3. to shave off
4. to peel (with a potato peeler etc)

披 pei¹ {pī}

1. to drape over one's shoulders
2. to open
3. to unroll
4. to split open
5. to spread out

拼 ping³ {pīn}

1. to piece together
2. to join together
3. to stake all
4. adventurous
5. at the risk of one's life
6. to spell

撲〔扑〕 pok³ {pū}

1. to throw oneself at
2. to pounce on
3. to devote one's energies
4. to flap
5. to flutter
6. to dab
7. to pat
8. to bend over

抱 pou⁵ {bào}

1. to hold
2. to carry (in one's arms)
3. to hug
4. to embrace
5. to surround
6. to cherish

耍 saa² {shuǎ}

1. to play with
2. to wield
3. to act (cool etc)
4. to display (a skill, one's temper etc)

徙 saai² {xǐ}

(literary) to change one's residence

璽〔玺〕 saai² {xǐ}

ruler's seal

曬〔晒〕 saai³ {shài}

1. (of the sun) to shine on
2. to bask in (the sunshine)
3. to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun
4. (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share")
5. (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to

姍〔姗〕 saan¹ {shān}

1. to deprecate
2. lithe (of a woman's walk)
3. leisurely
4. slow

省 saang² {xǐng}

1. to inspect
2. to examine
3. to be aware
4. to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)

嬸〔婶〕 sam² {shěn}

wife of father's younger brother

身 san¹ {shēn}

1. body
2. life
3. oneself
4. personally
5. one's morality and conduct
6. the main part of a structure or body
7. pregnant
8. classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset
9. Kangxi radical 158

甥 sang¹ {shēng}

1. sister's son
2. nephew

擤 sang³ {xǐng}

to blow one's nose

拾 sap⁶ {shí}

1. to pick up
2. to collate or arrange
3. ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

漱 sau³ {shù}

1. to rinse one's mouth with water
2. to gargle

肆 sei³ {sì}

1. four (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
2. unrestrained
3. wanton
4. (literary) shop

閃〔闪〕 sim² {shǎn}

1. to dodge
2. to duck out of the way
3. to beat it
4. shaken (by a fall)
5. to sprain
6. to pull a muscle
7. lightning
8. spark
9. a flash
10. to flash (across one's mind)
11. to leave behind

攝〔摄〕 sip³ {shè}

1. to take in
2. to absorb
3. to assimilate
4. to act for
5. to take a photo
6. photo shoot
7. photo
8. to conserve (one's health)

燒〔烧〕 siu¹ {shāo}

1. to burn
2. to cook
3. to stew
4. to bake
5. to roast
6. to heat
7. to boil (tea, water etc)
8. fever
9. to run a temperature
10. (coll.) to let things go to one's head

相 soeng¹ {xiàng}

1. appearance
2. portrait
3. picture
4. government minister
5. (physics) phase
6. (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features)
7. to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)

喪〔丧〕 song¹ {sàng}

1. to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc)
2. to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc)
3. to die
4. disappointed
5. discouraged

嫂 sou² {sǎo}

1. older brother's wife
2. sister-in-law

叔 suk¹ {shū}

1. uncle
2. father's younger brother
3. husband's younger brother
4. Taiwan pr. [shu2]

屬〔属〕 suk⁶ {zhǔ}

1. to join together
2. to fix one's attention on
3. to concentrate on

裋 syu⁶ {shù}

coarse clothing of camel's hair

他 taa¹ {tā}

1. he or him
2. (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
3. (used before sb's name for emphasis)
4. (used as a meaningless mock object)
5. other
6. another

攤〔摊〕 taan¹ {tān}

1. to spread out
2. vendor's stand

蹄 tai⁴ {tí}

1. hoof
2. pig's trotters

褪 tan³ {tùn}

1. to slip out of sth
2. to hide sth in one's sleeve

馱〔驮〕 to⁴ {tuó}

to carry on one's back

托 tok³ {tuō}

1. prop
2. support (for weight)
3. rest (e.g. arm rest)
4. thanks to
5. to hold in one's hand
6. to support in one's palm
7. to give
8. to base
9. to commit
10. to set
11. Torr (unit of pressure)

哇 waa¹ {wā}

1. Wow!
2. sound of child's crying
3. sound of vomiting

歪 waai¹ {wǎi}

to sprain (one's ankle) (Tw)

懷〔怀〕 waai⁴ {huái}

1. bosom
2. heart
3. mind
4. to think of
5. to harbor in one's mind
6. to conceive (a child)

廆 wai² {huì}

1. a room
2. the wall of a house
3. a man's name

薀〔蕰〕 wan¹ {yùn}

hippuris or mare's tail

和 wo⁴ {hè}

1. to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
2. to join in the singing
3. to chime in with others

捂 wu² {wǔ}

1. to enclose
2. to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears)
3. to cover up (an affair)
4. contrary
5. to contradict

咂 zaap³ {zā}

1. to sip
2. to smack one's lips
3. to taste
4. to savor

擠〔挤〕 zai¹ {jǐ}

1. to crowd in
2. to cram in
3. to force others aside
4. to press
5. to squeeze
6. to find (time in one's busy schedule)

枕 zam² {zhěn}

1. pillow
2. to pillow
3. to rest one's head

睜〔睁〕 zang¹ {zhēng}

to open (one's eyes)

袖 zau⁶ {xiù}

1. sleeve
2. to tuck inside one's sleeve

追 zeoi¹ {zhuī}

1. to chase after
2. to seek
3. to do one's utmost to seek or procure sth
4. to recall

贅〔赘〕 zeoi⁶ {zhuì}

1. superfluous
2. redundant
3. cumbersome
4. refers to a son-in-law living with wife's family

齜〔龇〕 zi¹ {zī}

1. projecting teeth
2. to bare one's teeth

籍 zik⁶ {jí}

1. book or record
2. registry
3. roll
4. place of one's family or ancestral records
5. membership

接 zip³ {jiē}

1. to receive
2. to answer (the phone)
3. to meet or welcome sb
4. to connect
5. to catch
6. to join
7. to extend
8. to take one's turn on duty
9. to take over for sb

照 ziu³ {zhào}

1. according to
2. in accordance with
3. to shine
4. to illuminate
5. to reflect
6. to look at (one's reflection)
7. to take (a photo)
8. photo
9. as requested
10. as before

掌 zoeng² {zhǎng}

1. palm of the hand
2. sole of the foot
3. paw
4. horseshoe
5. to slap
6. to hold in one's hand
7. to wield

壯〔壮〕 zong³ {Zhuàng}

1. Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group
2. Zhuang: Bouxcuengh

觸〔触〕 zuk¹ {chù}

1. to touch
2. to make contact with sth
3. to stir up sb's emotions

宗 zung¹ {zōng}

1. school
2. sect
3. purpose
4. model
5. ancestor
6. clan
7. to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work)
8. classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs

鬃 zung¹ {zōng}

1. bristles
2. horse's mane

鑽〔钻〕 zyun¹ {zuān}

1. to drill
2. to bore
3. to get into
4. to make one's way into
5. to enter (a hole)
6. to thread one's way through
7. to study intensively
8. to dig into
9. to curry favor for personal gain

阿瓜 aa³ gwaa¹ {ā guā}

the black sheep / prodigal / squanderer of a family; someone who ruins his family's fortune or reputation; the fourth eldest amongst the children

阿妗〔啊-〕 aa³ kam⁵ {a jìn}

aunty (the wife of a maternal uncle); the wife of a woman's younger brother

阿舅 aa³ kau⁵ {ā jiù}

brother of one's wife

阿嫲〔啊-〕 aa³ maa⁴ {a má}

grandmother; father's mother (spoken)

阿女 aa³ neoi² {ā nǚ}

the appellation for one's daughter

阿婆 aa³ po⁴ {ā pó}

mother's mother; grandmother

阿嬸〔-婶〕 aa³ sam² {ā shěn}

the way to address a middle age woman; the wife of husband's younger brothers; the wife of a paternal uncle

亞嫂〔亚-〕 aa³ sou² {yà sǎo}

1. one's elder brother's wife 2. wife of one's boss or superior

阿嫂 aa³ sou² {ā sǎo}

(n.) the appellation to address one's older brother's wife; (slang)the appellation to address the wife / girlfriend of one's friend to show respect; the girlfriend / wife of the leader in a gang.

阿太 aa³ taai³ {ā tài}

an appellation to address one's great grandmother

阿仔〔啊-〕 aa³ zai² {a zǐ}

an appellation to address one's son

拗氣〔-气〕 aau³ hei³ {niù qì}

to feel wronged and act rashly just to vent one's anger or to just make a statement

嘔心〔呕-〕 au² sam¹ {ǒu xīn}

something or someone which is irritating or disgusting; to put in all of one's effort 2

巴揸 baa¹ zaa¹ {bā zhā}

a big-mouth; 'shoot one's mouth off' (mostly applied to women)

把火 baa² fo² {bǎ huǒ}

one's energy, temper; to be angry; torch

敗家〔败-〕 baai⁶ gaa¹ {bài jiā}

spending extravagantly and wasting one's family's financial resources

伯公 baak³ gung¹ {bó gōng}

grandfather's elder brother

伯母 baak³ mou⁵ {bómǔ}

(noun) General polite term to call friend's or someone's mother

伯娘 baak³ noeng⁴ {bó niáng}

aunt (the Cantonese way of calling father's older brother's wife)

伯婆 baak³ po⁴ {bó pó}

1. father's aunt 2. husband's aunt

白撞 baak⁶ zong⁶ {bái zhuàng}

wasting sb's time due to one's carelessness (Cantonese)

飽死〔饱-〕 baau² sei² {bǎo sǐ}

(verb) literally: 'to die from overeating'; to be too full from over-eating; (slang) to be disgusted / annoyed by someone; to be unable to stand one's attitude of conceit(as a result of their actions or words); to be turned off by something or someone; to lose one's appetite as a result of something or someone; an expression (in a dismissive tone) used to tell someone that you heard enough of what someone is saying, similar to saying : "don't flatter yourself" / "get over yourself" / "that's enough already"

爆呔 baau³ taai¹ {bào dāi}

the bursting of a vehicle's tyre(s), a slang used to describe a sudden tear of someone's clothing, especially at the back (backside area) of jeans or trousers or pants

俾面 bei² min⁶ {bǐ miàn}

giving one's face (spoken)

秘撈〔-捞〕 bei³ lou¹ {mì lāo}

to secretly work in a second job without telling one's boss

邊位〔边-〕 bin¹ wai² {biān wèi}

who's this? (spoken)

表少 biu² siu³ {biǎo shào}

The term to address the younger male cousin of one's husband; the general term to address men in the past

扑濕 bok¹ sap¹ {pū chì}

verb; to beat up someone until one's head bleed

搏炒 bok³ caau² {bó chǎo}

risking one's job (spoken)

搏彩 bok³ coi² {bó cǎi}

to gamble; to try one's luck

補處〔补处〕 bou² cyu² {bǔ chǔ}

(Buddhist term) to be the next Buddha; to have one's hymen surgically repaired or recreated

補鑊〔补镬〕 bou² wok⁶ {bǔ huò}

the act of trying to resolve the mistake(s) done; to fix things up

背手 bui³ sau² {bèi shǒu}

hands behind one's back; items of bribery

踩場〔-场〕 caai² coeng⁴ {cǎi chǎng}

provoking by entering enemy's turf or area of control (spoken)

踩界 caai² gaai³ {cǎi jiè}

to step on the boundary line; to step into someone else's territory

拆招 caak³ ziu¹ {chāi zhāo}

to break down the tricks; to tackle an opponent's move with a counter move

蠶春〔蚕-〕 caam⁴ ceon¹ {cán chūn}

silkworm's egg

殘生〔残-〕 caan⁴ sang¹ {cán shēng}

(noun) someone's wretched life

插戴 caap³ daai³ {chā dài}

a woman's head ornament; to wear (an ornament) on the head

插足 caap³ zuk¹ {chā zú}

to participate / to put one's foot into something

吵耳 caau² ji⁵ {chǎo ěr}

irritating to one's ears

趁手 can³ sau² {chèn shǒu}

(adverb) conveniently; on the way; on one's way; at one's convenience; in passing; to do something else whilst one is at it (might as well…); (verb) catch this present opportunity or chance, …

抽頭〔-头〕 cau¹ tau⁴ {chōu tóu}

1. to take commission from other's profit 2. to overtake (driving) 3. to escape or getaway

請槍〔请枪〕 ceng² coeng¹ {qǐng qiāng}

hiring someone to handle one's own duty or work; hiring someone to do an exam on one's behalf

吹爆 ceoi¹ baau³ {chuī bào}

to be infuriated by someone; to be angry due to something or someone's act

隨得〔随-〕 ceoi⁴ dak¹ {suí dé}

let him/her be…; leave it up to (someone's decision)

除鞋 ceoi⁴ haai⁴ {chú xié}

to take off one's shoes

出沖〔-冲〕 ceot¹ cung¹ {chū chōng}

a terminology in mahjong, melding another player's discard

出銃〔-铳〕 ceot¹ cung³ {chū chòng}

1. to discard a tile that causes opponent to win immediately (mahjong) 2. to show one's weakness to your enemy

出息 ceot¹ sik¹ {chū xi}

to achieve in one's life (esp. in career)

黐餐 ci¹ caan¹ {chī cān}

to save money by having meals at friends or family's place (spoken)

纏腳〔缠脚〕 cin⁴ goek³ {chán jiǎo}

binding of women's feet

請命〔请-〕 cing² ming⁶ {qǐng mìng}

To plead on somebody's behalf

程翔 cing⁴ coeng⁴ {chéng xiáng}

Ching Cheong, a journalist detained by the People's Republic of China for espionage

滄桑〔沧-〕 cong¹ song¹ {cāng sāng}

(adjective) Vicissitudes of someone's life

操心 cou¹ sam¹ {cāo xīn}

(verb) Concern; (of sarcasm) none of someone's business

充饑〔-饥〕 cung¹ gei¹ {chōng jī}

satisty one's hunger

穿鼻 cyun¹ bei⁶ {chuān bí}

pierce one's nose

打仔 daa² zai² {dǎ zi}

abusing of one's children (spoken)

大份 daai⁶ fan⁶ {dà fèn}

1. big portion 2. big size (of one's body)

大舅 daai⁶ kau⁵ {dà jiù}

uncle, mother's eldest brother

大牌 daai⁶ paai² {dà pái}

one who's cocky and ignorant

大朋 daai⁶ paang⁴ {dà péng}

everyone's; people; the public

大隻〔-只〕 daai⁶ zek³ {dà zhī}

one who's strong and muscular

搭單〔-单〕 daap³ daan¹ {dā dān}

adding to one's order (spoken)

抵命 dai² meng⁶ {dǐ mìng}

to pay with one's life

底細〔-细〕 dai² sai³ {dǐ xì}

one's hidden background or motive

第九 dai⁶ gau² {dì jiǔ}

(adjective) the ninth; to describe one's ability as poor; (of person) useless

鬥快〔斗-〕 dau³ faai³ {dòu kuài}

to compete to see who's faster

趯更 dek¹ gaang¹ {tì gèng}

to sneak off from a shift or work; to desert one's post

敦款 deon¹ fun² {dūn kuǎn}

verb; to exceed one's station, to put on airs, to boast or exagerrate one's status

點樣〔点样〕 dim² joeng² {diǎn yàng}

(question)(phrase) what's with it?; what's up? ; how's it like?; how?; what is it like?

電髮〔电发〕 din⁶ faat³ {diàn fà}

to perm one's hair

頂檔〔顶档〕 ding² dong³ {dǐng dàng}

(verb) tp temporarily take control or take over someone's job/position; to cover for someone; to stand in for someone

頂肚〔顶-〕 ding² tou⁵ {dǐng dù}

(phrasal verb) to grab a quick bite to satisfy one's hunger temporarily.

跌親〔-亲〕 dit³ can¹ {diē qīn}

to tumble; to fall over; to fall down; to fall on one's face

屌閪 diu² hai¹ {diǎo sē}

Cantonese swearing word: it means man fucking a woman's vagina

吊命 diu³ meng⁶ {diào mìng}

when one's life is hanging on a thread, relying on something like medicine to extend one's life; to be on the verge of just being able to survive with the help of something (such as money or medicine)

吊鐘〔-钟〕 diu³ zung¹ {diào zhōng}

1. enkianthus (floral) 2. adam's apple

掉臂 diu⁶ bei³ {diào bì}

to swing one's arm widely and walk off, meaning not caring at all

多口 do¹ hau² {duō kǒu}

a person who talks too much and often says the wrong thing(s)

賭氣〔赌气〕 dou² hei³ {dǔ qì}

(verb) To venting someone's spleen for grudge

侗族 dung⁶ zuk⁶ {Dòng zú}

Dong people, or Kam. One of the ethnic groups in the People's Republic of China

化水 faa³ seoi² {huà shuǐ}

ink spreading on paper; to turn into water, meaning to lose one's possession

翻本 faan¹ bun² {fān běn}

(verb) get back or obtain back what someone's has lost (usually it refers to money)

粉腸〔-肠〕 fan² coeng² {fěn cháng}

hopeless, lazy and having no progress in life; literally 'pig's intestine'; chitterlings (the small intestines of livestocks used as food); can be used as a curse word to call someone a jerk, used as an euphemism for the swear words 'dickface'

份人 fan⁶ jan⁴ {fèn rén}

one's personality

佛誕〔-诞〕 fat⁶ daan³ {Fó dàn}

Buddha's Birthday

佛手 fat⁶ sau² {Fó shǒu}

Buddha's hand; Fingered Citron

飛單〔飞单〕 fei¹ daan¹ {fēi dān}

to not enter an order into the account of the company, but instead into another company's account or to embezzle funds for oneself

芳澤〔-泽〕 fong¹ zaak⁶ {fāng zé}

Kiss; scented hair oil used by woman in old times; fragrance; woman's looks

虎穴 fu² jyut⁶ {hǔ xué}

tiger's den; dangerous place (spoken)

副職〔-职〕 fu³ zik¹ {fù zhí}

part-time job other than one's full time employment

腹稿 fuk¹ gou² {fù gǎo}

A draft plan worked out in one's mind; mental notes

豐滿〔丰满〕 fung¹ mun⁵ {fēng mǎn}

(adjective) Plump (usually it refers to a woman's figure that is sexy and attractive)

風騷〔风骚〕 fung¹ sou¹ {fēng sāo}

to feel great or extremely happy (shown in one's behaviour)

封嘴 fung¹ zeoi² {fēng zuǐ}

to keep one's lips sealed; to shut up

家財〔-财〕 gaa¹ coi⁴ {jiā cái}

a family's financial resources

家鄉〔-乡〕 gaa¹ hoeng¹ {jiā xiāng}

ancestral home or town; origin of one's extended family

家書〔-书〕 gaa¹ syu¹ {jiā shū}

a written letter address to one's home or family

架步 gaa³ bou⁶ {jià bù}

(noun) a personal hangout; someone's home; den; hideaway, usually referring to an illegal underground den used for activities such as gambling or prostitution(e.g. "黄色架步" or "識情架步"= a prostitution parlour); means / artifice; unspoken rules; the procedures; the line-up (its extent / scale represents the degree of importance placed on it)

㗎咋 gaa³ zaa³ / zaa⁴ {jià zǎ}

(modal particle) just, only, that's all

緘口〔缄-〕 gaam¹ hau² {jiān kǒu}

keep secret; to keep one's mouth shut; to hold one's tongue; to say nothing

搞錯〔-错〕 gaau² co³ {gǎo cuò}

what's wrong?

校奶 gaau³ naai⁵ {xiào nǎi}

to get a baby used to drinking cow's milk as a substitute for mother's milk

雞翅〔鸡-〕 gai¹ ci³ {jī chì}

chicken wing(s)

雞心〔鸡-〕 gai¹ sam¹ {jī xīn}

chicken's heart

雞子〔鸡-〕 gai¹ zi² {jī zi}

rooster's testicle

狗蝨〔-虱〕 gau² sat¹ {gǒu shī}

dog's flea

九族 gau² zuk⁶ {jiǔ zú}

across nine generations within one's family

夠皮〔够-〕 gau³ pei² {gòu pí}

(adjective) enough; adequate; (just) sufficient to cover one's costs

夠鐘〔够钟〕 gau³ zung¹ {gòu zhōng}

(adjective) time's up; it is time

技癢〔-痒〕 gei⁶ joeng⁵ {jì yǎng}

desperate to show off one's skill

堅料〔坚-〕 gin¹ liu² {jiān liào}

highly relevant or reliable source(s) revealed by someone regarding a particular matter

夾腳〔夹脚〕 gip⁶ goek³ {jiā jiǎo}

shoes that are too tight which digs into one's foot

鋸扒〔锯-〕 goe³ paa² {jù bā}

slang in Cantonese for eating western dishes especially, chop(s) or steak

腳力〔脚-〕 goek³ lik⁶ {jiǎo lì}

the strength of one's legs

該煨〔该-〕 goi¹ wui¹ {gāi wēi}

(slang) (adjective) terrible; to be down on one's luck; to be out of luck; pitiful; tragic; serves one right, deserved; damnable; to have brought it upon oneself; to have it coming; deserving of the consquences; to have asked for it(interjection) oh my god!; my goodness!; goodness me!; my word!; oh my!1

講數〔讲数〕 gong² sou³ {jiǎng shù}

negotiation to settle issue(s) or problem(s) between two parties (at least two); to haggle; to negotiate

姑表 gu¹ biu² {gū biǎo}

cousins, children of father's sister

咕咕 gu¹ gu¹ {gū gū}

inflexible; little boy's genital

姑奶 gu¹ naai⁴ {gū nǎi}

husband's elder sister

姑太 gu¹ taai³ {gū tài}

husband's aunt, husband's father's sister

姑姐 gu¹ ze¹ {gū jiě}

(n.) father's younger sister.

顧命〔顾-〕 gu³ meng⁶ {gù mìng}

not willing to sacrifice; to be apprehensive of one's life

顧面〔顾-〕 gu³ min⁶ {gù miàn}

to care about others' opinion; for the sake of one's face; to save face; to keep up one's appearances; to spare somebody's feelings

公數〔-数〕 gung¹ sou³ {gōng shù}

company's budget for business usage

關人〔关-〕 gwaan¹ jan⁴ {guān rén}

it has nothing to do with others; it is not anybody else's business (i.e. it only concerns whoever is involved in the matter); "it's none of my business"; "it's not my concern"

刮削 gwaat³ soek³ {guā xiāo}

to exploit; to take poor people's money

閨中〔闺-〕 gwai¹ zung¹ {guī zhōng}

girl's room; boudoir; (adjective) bosom

鬼打 gwai² daa² {guǐ dǎ}

unbelievably; outrageously; (exclamatory phrase) 鬼打!: utterly impossible!; sheer nonsense!; simply absurb!; nothing of the sort!; 鬼打呀! / 鬼打咩!: "you must have been possessed"; "what has gotten into you!"; "what's up with you"

君之 gwan¹ zi¹ {jūn zhī}

the king's

倔篤〔-笃〕 gwat⁶ duk¹ {jué dǔ}

No way out (the idea is not going to work; there's no way out down this road)

過繼〔过继〕 gwo³ gai³ {guò jì}

to adopt a child of a sibling or a cousin / relative; to let one's child be adopted by a sibling or a cousin / relative

過禮〔过礼〕 gwo³ lai⁵ {guò lǐ}

a custom where the bridegroom's family presents gifts to the bride's family before marriage

過路〔过-〕 gwo³ lou⁶ {guò lù}

to pass by (one's way); to cross a street

下文 haa⁶ man⁴ {xià wén}

the update(s) of a particular matter; later development

下懷〔-怀〕 haa⁶ waai⁴ {xià huái}

One's heart's desire;what one's wants

客仔 haak³ zai² {kè zǐ}

customer(s); client; patron

喊驚〔-惊〕 haam³ geng¹ {hǎn jīng}

a custom, where when one's child becomes sick, parents would scream their name in the open for a cure

慳返〔悭-〕 haan¹ faan¹ {qiān fǎn}

to save one's effort / time / money from not having to do something

慳家〔悭-〕 haan¹ gaa¹ {qiān jiā}

adj; describes people who are frugal, economical for supporting one's family

閒事〔闲-〕 haan⁴ si⁶ {xián shì}

other's business

行青 haang⁴ ceng¹ {xíng qīng}

tomb sweeping (to pay respects to one's ancestors or friends)

喺處〔-处〕 hai² syu³ {béi chǔ}

it's here

係噉〔系啖〕 hai⁶ gam² {xì dàn}

be this way, like this; that's it, that's all

口苦 hau² fu² {kǒu kǔ}

bitter taste in one's mouth, the lack of appetite

口吻 hau² man⁵ {kǒu wěn}

(noun) The attitude of someone's said

喉欖〔-榄〕 hau⁴ laam⁵ {hóu lǎn}

adam's apple

喉核 hau⁴ wat⁶ {hóu hé}

adam's apple

起膊 hei² bok³ {qǐ bó}

to hoist something over one's shoulder

起底 hei² dai² {qǐ dǐ}

to investigate someone's background and make them public

起腳〔-脚〕 hei² goek³ {qǐ jiǎo}

(literally: to lift one's foot); to set off; to start a journey; to kick (someone)

起行 hei² hang⁴ {qǐ xíng}

let's go (spoken)

去濕〔-湿〕 heoi³ sap¹ {qù shī}

eliminate inner humidity of one's body (Chinese medicinal)

獻藝〔献艺〕 hin³ ngai⁶ {xiàn yì}

to demonstrate one's talent

獻拙〔献-〕 hin³ zyut³ {xiàn zhuō}

to show oneself up; to show one's inadequacy / incompetency (being modest)

歇馬〔-马〕 hit³ maa⁵ {xiē mǎ}

to rest; to rest one's horse

開面〔开-〕 hoi¹ min⁶ {kāi miàn}

a face painting technique used for the applying make up on the actors in Cantonese opera; a traditional wedding custom for the Han Chinese ethnic group, which involves the plucking of a bride's fine facial hair and hair combing; the curving of the facial features on the statue of a god

開門〔开门〕 hoi¹ mun⁴ {kāi mén}

to speak out (from one's heart)

開手〔开-〕 hoi¹ sau² {kāi shǒu}

to (let something) leave from one's hands; to start; to start a fight

海涵 hoi² haam⁴ {hǎi hán}

to ask for one's forgiveness / tolerance for any short comings

學舌〔学-〕 hok⁶ sit⁶ {xué shé}

it describes parrots which repeat/ imitate people's words; describes someone who just copies what others says without their own ideas

寒塵〔-尘〕 hon⁴ can⁴ {hán chén}

it means one's clothes are broken, damaged, that one is not presentable

寒涼〔-凉〕 hon⁴ loeng⁴ {hán liáng}

adj; Chinese medicinal term; refer to things which are cold and unhealthy for one's body

好閑〔-闲〕 hou² haan⁴ {hào xián}

it's trivial (spoken)

胸襲〔-袭〕 hung¹ zaap⁶ {xiōng xí}

to indecently touch someone's breast without permission

紅裝〔红装〕 hung⁴ zong¹ {hóng zhuāng}

a lady's Sunday best (clothes); a young woman

陰乾〔阴干〕 jam¹ gon¹ {yīngān}

(verb) To dry up something slowly (usually it refers to food preparation, but sometimes it is used on persons, that means to take away or use up the person's money slowly. Used before a name or a pronoun.)

欣澳 jan¹ ou³ {xīn ào}

Sunny Bay, a MTR interchange station for Hong Kong's Disneyland on the Tung Chung line

忍氣〔-气〕 jan² hei³ {rěn qì}

to hold in one's breath; to hold in one's anger

忍手 jan² sau² {rěn shǒu}

cannot do/ touch; to control one's desire, for example, gambling

人情 jan⁴ cing⁴ {rén qíng}

monetary gift for one's wedding (Cantonese)

人生 jan⁴ sang¹ {rén shēng}

one's lifetime

人仔 jan⁴ zai² {rén zǐ}

nickname for Renminbi, the official currency of the People's Republic of China

入黑 jap⁶ haak¹ {rù hēi}