油 jau⁴ zeoi¹ {Yóu zhuī}

moray (a type of eel)

油 jau⁴ {yóu}

1. oil
2. fat
3. grease
4. petroleum
5. to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
6. oily
7. greasy
8. glib
9. cunning

油茶 jau⁴ caa⁴ {yóu chá}

(noun) oil tea

油層〔-层〕 jau⁴ cang⁴ {yóu céng}

oil reservoir

油彩 jau⁴ coi² {yóu cǎi}

oil paint

油菜 jau⁴ coi³ {yóu cài}

cooked vegetables with a dash of oil or oyster sauce (as a dish)

油躉〔-趸〕 jau⁴ dan² {yóu dǔn}

an oil barge

油多 jau⁴ do¹ {yóu duō}

(adjective) too much oil; oily

油灰 jau⁴ fui¹ {yóu huī}

(noun) putty

油鋸〔-锯〕 jau⁴ geoi³ {yóu jù}

a gasoline powered chain saw

油角 jau⁴ gok³ {yóu jiǎo}

(noun) (traditional festival food) (of Chinese New Year) Cantonese peanut puff; crispy half-moon shaped fried dumpling

油管 jau⁴ gun² {yóu guǎn}

oil pipe

油器 jau⁴ hei³ {yóu qì}

deep fried food (especially ones in congee shop)

油潤〔-润〕 jau⁴ jeon⁶ {yóu rùn}

(adjective) moistened; or (noun) lubrication

油耳 jau⁴ ji⁵ {yóu ěr}

waxy ear

油然 jau⁴ jin⁴ {yóu rán}

(adjective) contented; cheerful

油轆〔-辘〕 jau⁴ luk¹ {yóu lù}

a paint roller

油瓶 jau⁴ ping⁴ {yóu píng}

oil bottle; if pronounced as jau4 peng2, it is used to describe step children

油鋪〔-铺〕 jau⁴ pou³ {yóu pù}

grocery store selling sundries

油酸 jau⁴ syun¹ {yóu suān}

oleic acid

油塘 jau⁴ tong⁴ {yóu táng}

Yau Tong, a MTR interchange station for the Kwun Tong line and Tseung Kwan O line situated in Eastern Kowloon

油渣 jau⁴ zaa¹ {yóu zhā}

1. diesel 2. lard

油榨 jau⁴ zaa³ {yóu zhà}

an oil press

油站 jau⁴ zaam⁶ {yóu zhàn}

a petrol station

油螆 jau⁴ zi¹ {yóu cì}

(noun) oil substance; cooking fat

油漬〔-渍〕 jau⁴ zi³ {yóu zì}

grease stains

油跡〔-迹〕 jau⁴ zik¹ {yóu jì}

a grease spot

油氈〔-毡〕 jau⁴ zin¹ {yóu zhān}

linoleum; asphalt felt

油泵 jau⁴ bam¹ {yóu bèng}

oil pump

油餅〔-饼〕 jau⁴ beng² {yóu bǐng}

1. deep-fried doughcake
2. oilcake (animal fodder)

油布 jau⁴ bou³ {yóu bù}

tarpaulin

油漆 jau⁴ cat¹ {yóu qī}

1. oil paints
2. lacquer
3. to paint
4. CL: 層

油尺 jau⁴ cek³ {yóu chǐ}

1. dipstick
2. oil measuring rod

油菜 jau⁴ coi³ {yóu cài}

1. oilseed rape (Brassica napus)
2. flowering edible rape (Brassica chinensis var. oleifera)

油松 jau⁴ cung⁴ {yóu sōng}

Chinese red pine

油燈〔-灯〕 jau⁴ dang¹ {yóu dēng}

oil lamp

油花 jau⁴ faa¹ {yóu huā}

1. grease or fat blobs at the surface of a liquid
2. tricky and dissolute

油庫〔-库〕 jau⁴ fu³ {yóu kù}

1. fuel depot
2. fuel farm

油價〔-价〕 jau⁴ gaa³ {yóu jià}

oil (petroleum) price

油雞〔-鸡〕 jau⁴ gai¹ {yóu jī}

a variety of chicken

油垢 jau⁴ gau³ {yóu gòu}

covered in grease

油膏 jau⁴ gou¹ {yóu gāo}

balm

油光 jau⁴ gwong¹ {yóu guāng}

1. glossy
2. gleaming
3. shiny (due to greasiness)
4. slick
5. greasy
6. oily

油鞋 jau⁴ haai⁴ {yóu xié}

1. waterproof shoes
2. oiled shoes (for wet weather)

油黑 jau⁴ hak¹ {yóu hēi}

glossy black

油氣〔-气〕 jau⁴ hei³ {yóu qì}

oil and gas

油耗 jau⁴ hou³ {yóu hào}

fuel consumption

油印 jau⁴ jan³ {yóu yìn}

to mimeograph

油油 jau⁴ jau⁴ {yóu yóu}

oily

油煙〔-烟〕 jau⁴ jin¹ {yóu yān}

1. soot
2. lampblack

油輪〔-轮〕 jau⁴ leon⁴ {yóu lún}

1. tanker (ship)
2. CL: 艘

油料 jau⁴ liu² {yóu liào}

1. oilseed
2. oil
3. fuel

油亮 jau⁴ loeng⁶ {yóu liàng}

1. glossy
2. shiny

油墨 jau⁴ mak⁶ {yóu mò}

printing ink

油麥〔-麦〕 jau⁴ mak⁶ {yóu mài}

naked oat (old)

油門〔-门〕 jau⁴ mun⁴ {yóu mén}

1. accelerator (pedal)
2. gas pedal
3. throttle

油膩〔-腻〕 jau⁴ nei⁶ {yóu nì}

1. grease
2. greasy food
3. oily
4. rich (of food)
5. fatty
6. greasy and dirty
7. a slippery character

油砂 jau⁴ saa¹ {yóu shā}

oil sand (mining)

油水 jau⁴ seoi² {yóu shuǐ}

1. grease
2. profit
3. ill-gotten gains

油箱 jau⁴ soeng¹ {yóu xiāng}

oil tank

油旋 jau⁴ syun⁴ {yóu xuán}

Youxuan, a kind of a pastry

油船 jau⁴ syun⁴ {yóu chuán}

1. (oil) tanker
2. tank ship

油塔 jau⁴ taap³ {yóu tǎ}

oil tank

油田 jau⁴ tin⁴ {yóu tián}

oil field

油條〔-条〕 jau⁴ tiu² {yóu tiáo}

1. youtiao (deep-fried breadstick)
2. CL: 根
3. slick and sly person

油桃 jau⁴ tou⁴ {yóu táo}

nectarine

油畫〔-画〕 jau⁴ waa² {yóu huà}

oil painting

油滑 jau⁴ waat⁶ {yóu huá}

1. oily
2. greasy
3. unctuous
4. slippery (character)

油猾 jau⁴ waat⁶ {yóu huá}

1. sly
2. slick

油鍋〔-锅〕 jau⁴ wo¹ {yóu guō}

a deep fryer

油污 jau⁴ wu¹ {yóu wū}

1. greasy and dirty
2. oil pollution

油炸 jau⁴ zaa³ {yóu zhá}

to deep fry

油井 jau⁴ zeng² {yóu jǐng}

oil well

油嘴 jau⁴ zeoi² {yóu zuǐ}

1. eloquent and cunning
2. silver tongued

油脂 jau⁴ zi¹ {yóu zhī}

1. grease
2. oil
3. fat

油子 jau⁴ zi² {yóu zi}

1. dense and sticky substance
2. (dialect) wily old fox

油症 jau⁴ zing³ {yóu zhèng}

Yusho disease or Yu-cheng disease, mass poisoning caused by rice bran oil in northern Kyushu, Japan (1968), and in Taiwan (1979)

油棕 jau⁴ zung¹ {yóu zōng}

oil palm

油光帽 jau⁴ gwong¹ mou² {yóu guāng mào}

a bamboo hat varnished with tung oil

油香餅〔--饼〕 jau⁴ hoeng¹ beng² {yóu xiāng bǐng}

deep fried Chinese pancake

油淋淋 jau⁴ lam⁶ lam⁶ {yóu lín lín}

(adjective) greasy; fatty

油麻地 jau⁴ maa⁴ dei⁶ {yóu má dì}

Yau Ma Tei, a town situated in central Kowloon in Hong Kong

油麥菜〔-麦-〕 jau⁴ mak⁶ coi³ {yóumàicài}

(vegetable) Also known as A choi

油淰淰 jau⁴ naam⁵ naam⁵ {yóu niǎn niǎn}

oily

油瓶女 jau⁴ peng⁴ neoi² {yóu píng nǚ}

(noun) illegitimate daughter

油瓶仔 jau⁴ ping⁴ zi² {yóu píng zǐ}

children of a woman who enters another marriage and bring them along with her (slang)

油渣車〔--车〕 jau⁴ zaa¹ ce¹ {yóu zhā chē}

a diesel car

油炸鬼 jau⁴ zaa³ gwai² {yóu zhá guǐ}

(noun) (food) Chinese deep fried Youtiao; Chinese cruller; Chinese doughnut; Chinese fried oil stick

油炸蟹 jau⁴ zaa³ haai⁵ {yóu zhá xiè}

(noun) deep fried crabs

油脂女 jau⁴ zi¹ neoi² {yóu zhī nǚ}

(noun) young women wear fancy fashions, young female hooligans

油脂仔 jau⁴ zi¹ zai² {yóu zhī zǎi}

young adult male who dresses up oddly or dresses up like Grease

油脂裝〔--装〕 jau⁴ zi¹ zong¹ {yóu zhī zhuāng}

fancy dress; outrageous outfits; outlandish costume

油紙遮〔-纸-〕 jau⁴ zi² ze¹ {yóu zhǐ zhē}

(noun) greaseproof paper umbrellas

油占米 jau⁴ zim¹ mai⁵ {yóu zhàn mǐ}

a top quality type of polished rice

油菜籽 jau⁴ coi³ zi² {yóu cài zǐ}

1. oilseed rape (Brassica campestris)
2. rapeseed
3. coleseed

油底殼〔--壳〕 jau⁴ dai² hok³ {yóu dǐ ké}

oil sump

油乎乎 jau⁴ fu¹ fu¹ {yóu hū hū}

1. greasy
2. oily

油灰刀 jau⁴ fui¹ dou¹ {yóu huī dāo}

putty knife

油罐車〔--车〕 jau⁴ gun³ ce¹ {yóu guàn chē}

1. oil tanker truck
2. fuel tanker

油光漆 jau⁴ gwong¹ cat¹ {yóu guāng qī}

varnish

油光光 jau⁴ gwong¹ gwong¹ {yóu guāng guāng}

1. glossy
2. gleaming
3. shiny (due to greasiness)
4. slick
5. greasy
6. oily

油氣田〔-气-〕 jau⁴ hei³ tin⁴ {yóu qì tián}

oilfields and gasfields

油頁岩〔-页-〕 jau⁴ jip⁶ ngaam⁴ {yóu yè yán}

oil shale

油麥菜〔-麦-〕 jau⁴ mak⁶ coi³ {yóu mài cài}

Indian lettuce

油汪汪 jau⁴ wong¹ wong¹ {yóu wāng wāng}

dripping with oil

油尖旺 jau⁴ zim¹ wong⁶ {Yóu jiān wàng}

Yau Tsim Mong district of Kowloon, Hong Kong

油頭粉面〔-头--〕 jau⁴ tau⁴ fan² min⁶ {yóu tóu fěn miàn}

to describe someone with slick hair, or someone who has on heavy make-up

油尖旺區〔---区〕 jau⁴ zim¹ wong⁶ keoi¹ {Yóu jiān wàng qū}

(noun) Yau Tsim Mong Distract in Hong Kong

油光可鑒〔---鉴〕 jau⁴ gwong¹ ho² gaam³ {yóu guāng kě jiàn}

1. lit. oily and shiny to the point of reflecting (idiom)
2. lustrous

油光水滑 jau⁴ gwong¹ seoi² waat⁶ {yóu guāng shuǐ huá}

1. sleek
2. shiny and smooth

油腔滑調〔---调〕 jau⁴ hong¹ waat⁶ diu⁶ {yóu qiāng huá diào}

1. flippant and insincere (piece of writing or speech)
2. glib-tongued
3. oily

油鹽醬醋〔-盐酱-〕 jau⁴ jim⁴ zoeng³ cou³ {yóu yán jiàng cù}

1. (lit.) oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar
2. (fig.) the trivia of everyday life

油然而生 jau⁴ jin⁴ ji⁴ sang¹ {yóu rán ér shēng}

1. arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous
2. to spring up unbidden (of emotion)

油料作物 jau⁴ liu² zok³ mat⁶ {yóu liào zuò wù}

1. oil crop (rape, peanut, soy, sesame etc)
2. oil-bearing crop

油潑扯麵〔-泼-面〕 jau⁴ put³ ce² min⁶ {yóu pō chě miàn}

broad, belt-shaped noodles, popular in Shaanxi, also known as biángbiáng miàn

油炸圈餅〔---饼〕 jau⁴ zaa³ hyun¹ beng² {yóu zhá quān bǐng}

doughnut

油嘴滑舌 jau⁴ zeoi² waat⁶ sit³ {yóu zuǐ huá shé}

1. glib
2. oily-mouthed and smooth talking

油麻地小輪〔----轮〕 jau⁴ maa⁴ dei⁶ siu² leon⁴ {yóu má dì xiǎo lún}

Yaumati Ferry in Hong Kong