叉 caa¹ {chā}

1. fork
2. pitchfork
3. prong
4. pick
5. cross
6. intersect
7. "X"

皮嘢 pei⁴ je⁵ {pí yě}

(noun) X tens of thousands of dollars (usually prefixed by a number)

照鏡〔-镜〕 ziu³ geng³ {zhào jìng}

to look at oneself in the mirror; to go for an x-ray / endoscopic examination

叉架 caa¹ gaa² {chā jià}

1. trestle
2. X-shaped frame

出列 ceot¹ lit⁶ {chū liè}

1. to step out of the ranks
2. Soldier X, step forward!

情願〔-愿〕 cing⁴ jyun⁶ {qíng yuàn}

1. willingness
2. would rather (agree to X than Y)

代替 doi⁶ tai³ {dài tì}

1. instead
2. to replace
3. to substitute (X for Y, or a number in an algebraic expression)

極軸〔极轴〕 gik⁶ zuk⁶ {jí zhóu}

polar axis (x-axis in polar coordinates)

龕影〔龛-〕 ham¹ jing² {kān yǐng}

niche as shown in an X-Ray (medicine)

耗時〔-时〕 hou³ si⁴ {hào shí}

1. time-consuming
2. to take a period of (x amount of time)

胸透 hung¹ tau³ {xiōng tòu}

chest X-ray

餘集〔余-〕 jyu⁴ zaap⁶ {yú jí}

1. complement of a set S (math.)
2. the set of all x not in set S

睽違〔-违〕 kwai⁴ wai⁴ {kuí wéi}

1. to be separated (from a friend, one's homeland etc) for a period of time
2. after a hiatus of (x years)

片子 pin³ zi² {piān zi}

1. film
2. movie
3. film reel
4. phonograph record
5. X-ray image

透視〔-视〕 tau³ si⁶ {tòu shì}

1. to see through
2. perspective
3. to examine by fluoroscopy (i.e. X-ray)

截距 zit⁶ keoi⁵ {jié jù}

intercept (the point at which a line crosses the x- or y-axis)

照X光 ziu³ ik¹ si⁴ gwong¹ {zhào X guāng}

(verb) to get an x-ray scan

不定元 bat¹ ding⁶ jyun⁴ {bù dìng yuán}

indeterminate element (math.), often denoted by x

結合律〔结--〕 git³ hap⁶ leot⁶ {jié hé lǜ}

associative law (xy)z = x(yz) (math.)

二次方 ji⁶ ci³ fong¹ {èr cì fāng}

square (i.e. x times x)

微聚焦 mei⁴ zeoi⁶ ziu¹ {wēi jù jiāo}

microfocus x-ray computed tomography (microCT)

照片子 ziu³ pin² zi² {zhào piàn zi}

X-ray photo

第一象限 dai⁶ jat¹ zoeng⁶ haan⁶ {dì yī xiàng xiàn}

first quadrant (of the coordinate plane, where both x and y are positive)

吉電子伏〔-电--〕 gat¹ din⁶ zi² fuk⁶ {jí diàn zǐ fú}

giga electron volt GeV (unit of energy equal to 1.6 x 10-10 Joules)

可結合性〔-结--〕 ho² git³ hap⁶ sing³ {kě jié hé xìng}

associativity (xy)z = x(yz) (math.)

倫琴射線〔伦--线〕 leon⁴ kam⁴ se⁶ sin³ {lún qín shè xiàn}

1. X-ray
2. Röntgen or Roentgen ray

愛克斯光〔爱---〕 oi³ hak¹ si¹ gwong¹ {ài kè sī guāng}

1. X-ray (loanword)
2. Röntgen or Roentgen ray

新新人類〔---类〕 san¹ san¹ jan⁴ leoi⁶ {xīn xīn rén lèi}

new generation of youths (generation X, Y etc)

兆電子伏〔-电--〕 siu⁶ din⁶ zi² fuk⁶ {zhào diàn zǐ fú}

mega electron volt MeV (unit of energy equal to 1.6 x 10-13 Joules)

雙曲餘割〔双-余-〕 soeng¹ kuk¹ jyu⁴ got³ {shuāng qū yú gē}

hyperbolic cosecant, i.e. function cosech(x)

相提並論〔--并论〕 soeng¹ tai⁴ bing⁶ leon⁶ {xiāng tí bìng lùn}

1. to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms
2. to place on a par with
3. (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y)

同日而語〔---语〕 tung⁴ jat⁶ ji⁴ jyu⁵ {tóng rì ér yǔ}

lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)

愛克斯射線〔爱---线〕 oi³ hak¹ si¹ se⁶ sin³ {ài kè sī shè xiàn}

X-ray radiation

普朗克常數〔----数〕 pou² long⁵ hak¹ soeng⁴ sou³ {Pǔ lǎng kè cháng shù}

Planck's constant h, approximately equal to 6.626 x 10^-34 joule.seconds or 4.135 x 10^-15 electron volt.seconds

阿伏伽德羅數〔----罗数〕 aa³ fuk⁶ gaa¹ dak¹ lo⁴ sou³ {Ā fú jiā dé luó shù}

1. Avogadro's number
2. the number of molecules in a mole, about 6.022 x 10^23

阿伏伽德羅常數〔----罗-数〕 aa³ fuk⁶ gaa¹ dak¹ lo⁴ soeng⁴ sou³ {Ā fú jiā dé luó cháng shù}

1. Avogadro's number
2. the number of molecules in a mole, about 6.022 x 10^23

照X光 ziu³ ik¹ si⁴ gwong¹ {zhào X guāng}

(verb) to get an x-ray scan