串 cyun³ {chuàn}

(adjective) 1. cocky and arrogant; (verb) 1. to arrogantly talk to someone; 2. to tease (someone); (verb) spell (English)

聴 {tīng}

1. to listen
2. to hear
3. to obey
4. a can (loanword from English "tin")
5. classifier for canned beverages

宊 {jiā}

1. home
2. family
3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
4. classifier for families or businesses
5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian
7. CL: 個

聼 {tīng}

1. to listen
2. to hear
3. to obey
4. a can (loanword from English "tin")
5. classifier for canned beverages

家 gaa¹ {jiā}

1. home
2. family
3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
4. classifier for families or businesses
5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian
7. CL: 個

英 jing¹ {Yīng}

1. United Kingdom
2. British
3. England
4. English
5. abbr. for 英國

聽〔听〕 teng¹ {tīng}

1. to listen
2. to hear
3. to obey
4. a can (loanword from English "tin")
5. classifier for canned beverages

赤柱 cek³ cyu⁵ {chì zhù}

a place in Hong Kong called "Chek Chu" / "Stanley" (in English), where the Stanley Prison is located, hence people in Hong Kong often just use the words "Chek Chu" to refer to the prison

雞腸〔鸡肠〕 gai¹ coeng² {jī cháng}

the slang to describe the English writing (literal meaning: chicken intestine)

小明 siu² ming⁴ {xiǎo míng}

noun; "Xiao Ming"It is a name for generic Hong Kong person, to identify unknown name. often appears in school teaching book; equivalent to "John Smith" in English

託福〔托-〕 tok³ fuk¹ {tuō fú}

TOEFL (test of English as a foreign language)

閘住〔闸-〕 zaap⁶ zyu⁶ {zhá zhu}

(expression) literally: "stop it"; usually people say it in an attempt to prevent the unlucky things described / predicted by other people from occurring in reality,similar to how "touch wood" is used in English

疾雷 zat⁶ leoi⁴ {jí léi}

thunderbolt; a metaphor to describe the speed at which something has happened, similar to the use of the expression 'lightning speed' in English

巴利 baa¹ lei⁶ {Bā lì}

1. Pali, language of Theravad Pali canon
2. Barry (name)
3. Gareth Barry (1981-), English footballer

拜倫〔-伦〕 baai³ leon⁴ {Bài lún}

George Byron (1788-1824), English poet

當機〔当机〕 dong¹ gei¹ {dàng jī}

1. to crash (of a computer)
2. to stop working
3. (loanword from English "down")

反英 faan² jing¹ {fǎn Yīng}

anti-English

肯特 hang² dak⁶ {Kěn tè}

Kent (English county)

漢英〔汉-〕 hon³ jing¹ {Hàn Yīng}

Chinese-English

音譯〔-译〕 jam¹ jik⁶ {yīn yì}

1. transliteration (rendering phonetic value, e.g. of English words in Chinese characters)
2. characters giving phonetic value of Chinese word or name (when the correct characters may be unknown)
3. transcription (linguistics)
4. to transcribe phonetic symbols

譯成〔译-〕 jik⁶ sing⁴ {yì chéng}

to translate into (Chinese, English etc)

譯自〔译-〕 jik⁶ zi⁶ {yì zì}

1. translation from
2. loan from (e.g. English word)

英漢〔-汉〕 jing¹ hon³ {Yīng Hàn}

English-Chinese

英譯〔-译〕 jing¹ jik⁶ {Yīng yì}

English translation

英語〔-语〕 jing¹ jyu⁵ {Yīng yǔ}

English (language)

英文 jing¹ man⁴ {Yīng wén}

English (language)

英華〔-华〕 jing¹ waa⁴ {Yīng Huá}

English-Chinese

喬叟〔乔-〕 kiu⁴ sau² {Qiáo sǒu}

Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400), English poet, author of The Canterbury Tales 坎特伯雷故事集

藍儂〔蓝侬〕 laam⁴ nung⁴ {Lán nóng}

John Lennon (1940-1980), English singer, guitarist, and songwriter

美語〔-语〕 mei⁵ jyu⁵ {Měi yǔ}

American English

毛姆 mou⁴ mou⁵ {Máo mǔ}

1. Maugham (family name)
2. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), English writer

雅思 ngaa⁵ si¹ {Yǎ sī}

IELTS (International English Language Testing System)

昇調〔升调〕 sing¹ diu⁶ {shēng diào}

rising tone (phonetics, e.g. on a question in English)

天子 tin¹ zi² {tiān zǐ}

1. the (rightful) emperor
2. "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)

聽頭〔听头〕 ting³ tau⁴ {tīng tóu}

a can (loanword from English "tin")

托福 tok³ fuk¹ {Tuō fú}

1. TOEFL
2. Test of English as a Foreign Language

托業〔-业〕 tok³ jip⁶ {Tuō yè}

TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication)

圖靈〔图灵〕 tou⁴ ling⁴ {Tú líng}

Alan Turing (1912-1954), English mathematician, considered as the father of computer science

韋伯〔韦-〕 wai⁴ baak³ {Wéi bó}

1. Webb (English name)
2. Weber

胡克 wu⁴ hak¹ {Hú kè}

1. Hook or Hooke (name)
2. Robert Hooke (1635-1703), brilliant English experimental scientist and inventor

貞德〔贞-〕 zing¹ dak¹ {Zhēn dé}

1. Jeanne d'Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgundians and English
2. also called Jehanne Darc, the Maid or Orleans, Joan of Arc or St Joan

作用 zok³ jung⁶ {zuò yòng}

1. to act on
2. to affect
3. action
4. function
5. activity
6. impact
7. result
8. effect
9. purpose
10. intent
11. to play a role
12. corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization
13. CL: 個

作秀 zok³ sau³ {zuò xiù}

1. to show off (loanword, from English "show")
2. to grandstand
3. to perform in a stage show

濁音〔浊-〕 zuk⁶ jam¹ {zhuó yīn}

voiced consonant (English z or v, as opposed to unvoiced s or f)

中古 zung¹ gu² {zhōng gǔ}

1. medieval
2. Middle Ages
3. Chinese middle antiquity, 3rd to 9th centuries, including Sui and Tang Dynasties
4. Middle (of a language, e.g. Middle English)
5. used
6. second-hand

中英 zung¹ jing¹ {Zhōng Yīng}

1. Sino-British
2. Chinese-English

阿仙奴〔啊--〕 aa³ sin¹ nou⁴ {a xiān nú}

Arsenal, a football team in the English Premier League

班士利 baan¹ si⁶ lei⁶ {bān shì lì}

Barnsley, a town in England; Barnsley / Tykes, an English football club

雞腸字〔鸡肠-〕 gai¹ coeng⁴ zi⁶ {jī cháng zì}

English words/letter/writing

鬼佬話〔--话〕 gwai² lou² waa⁶ {guǐ lǎo huà}

foreign languages (English)

一個骨〔-个-〕 jat¹ go³ gwat¹ {yī ge gǔ}

15 minutes; quarter-hour; literal meaning: a piece of bone; Cantonese slang, derived from the English word 'quarter', the pronunciation of 'quart' sounds similar to the Cantonese pronunciation of '骨' (gwat1)

英文堂 jing¹ man² tong⁴ {yīng wén táng}

English lesson

明珠台 ming⁴ zyu¹ toi⁴ {míng zhū tái}

Pearl channel, the English channel of TVB

玻意耳 bo¹ ji³ ji⁵ {Bō yì ěr}

Robert Boyle (1627-1691), English chemist

貝葉斯〔贝叶-〕 bui³ jip⁶ si¹ {Bèi yè sī}

1. Bayes (name)
2. Thomas Bayes (1702-1761), English mathematician and theologian

卓別林〔-别-〕 coek³ bit⁶ lam⁴ {Zhuó bié lín}

Charlie Chaplin (1899-1977), English movie actor and director

但尼生 daan⁶ nei⁴ sang¹ {Dàn ní shēng}

1. Tennyson (name)
2. Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (1809-1892), English poet

狄更斯 dik⁶ gang¹ si¹ {Dí gēng sī}

1. Dickens (name)
2. Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist

辜鴻銘〔-鸿铭〕 gu¹ hung⁴ ming⁴ {Gū Hóng míng}

Ku Hung-ming or Gu Hongming (1857-1928), Malaysian man of letters, highly regarded for his literary works written mostly in English, and known for his monarchist views

英吉利 jing¹ gat¹ lei⁶ {Yīng jí lì}

England (historical loan, from English)

英國管〔-国-〕 jing¹ gwok³ gun² {Yīng guó guǎn}

English horn

英語角〔-语-〕 jing¹ jyu⁵ gok³ {Yīng yǔ jiǎo}

1. English corner
2. spoken English practice group

英語熱〔-语热〕 jing¹ jyu⁵ jit⁶ {Yīng yǔ rè}

1. English language fan
2. enthusiasm for English

約克郡〔约--〕 joek³ hak¹ gwan⁶ {Yuē kè jùn}

Yorkshire (English region)

拉夫堡 laai¹ fu¹ bou² {Lā fū bǎo}

Loughborough, English city

林肯郡 lam⁴ hang² gwan⁶ {Lín kěn jùn}

Lincolnshire (English county)

理雅各 lei⁵ ngaa⁵ gok³ {Lǐ Yǎ gè}

James Legge (1815-1897), Scottish Protestant missionary in Qing China and translator of the Chinese classics into English

羅賓漢〔罗宾汉〕 lo⁴ ban¹ hon³ {Luó bīn hàn}

Robin Hood (English 12th century folk hero)

萊斯特〔莱--〕 loi⁴ si¹ dak⁶ {Lái sī tè}

1. Lester or Leicester (name)
2. Leicester, English city in East Midlands

米爾頓〔-尔顿〕 mai⁵ ji⁵ deon⁶ {Mǐ ěr dùn}

1. Milton (name)
2. John Milton (1608-1674), English republican writer and poet, author of Paradise Lost

瓦里斯 ngaa⁵ lei⁵ si¹ {Wǎ lǐ sī}

1. Wallis (name)
2. John Wallis (1616-1703), English mathematician, precursor of Newton

牛津群 ngau⁴ zeon¹ kwan⁴ {niú jīn qún}

Oxfordshire (English county)

柏克郡 paak³ hak¹ gwan⁶ {Bó kè jùn}

Berkshire (English county)

太和殿 taai³ wo⁴ din⁶ {Tài hé diàn}

the central pavilion of the Forbidden City rendered in English as "Hall of Supreme Harmony"

屌你老母 diu² nei⁵ lou⁵ mou² {diǎo nǐ lǎo mǔ}

a foul Cantonese sentence which is similar to the saying of "motherfucker" in English

英式鬆餅〔--松饼〕 jing¹ sik¹ sung¹ beng² {Yīng shì sōng bǐng}

English scone

兩文三語〔两--语〕 loeng⁵ man⁴ saam¹ jyu⁵ {liǎng wén sān yǔ}

literate in written Chinese and English, plus also spoken Cantonese, Mandarin and English

白金漢郡〔--汉-〕 baak⁶ gam¹ hon³ gwan⁶ {Bái jīn hàn jùn}

Buckinghamshire (English county)

不定冠詞〔---词〕 bat¹ ding⁶ gun³ ci⁴ {bù dìng guàn cí}

indefinite article (e.g. English a, an)

全民英檢〔---检〕 cyun⁴ man⁴ jing¹ gim² {Quán mín Yīng jiǎn}

General English Proficiency Test (GEPT), commissioned by Taiwan's Ministry of Education in 1999

東密德蘭〔东--兰〕 dung¹ mat⁶ dak¹ laan⁴ {Dōng mì dé lán}

East Midlands, English county

加來海峽〔-来-峡〕 gaa¹ loi⁴ hoi² haap⁶ {Jiā lái Hǎi xiá}

1. Strait of Calais in the English channel
2. Strait of Dover
3. Pas-de-Calais, département of France

赫福特郡 haak¹ fuk¹ dak⁶ gwan⁶ {Hè fú tè jùn}

Hertfordshire (English county)

亨利五世 hang¹ lei⁶ ng⁵ sai³ {Hēng lì Wǔ shì}

1. Henry V (1387-1422), English warrior king, victor of Agincourt
2. History of Henry V by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞

漢英互譯〔汉--译〕 hon³ jing¹ wu⁶ jik⁶ {Hàn Yīng hù yì}

Chinese and English two-way translation

伊頓公學〔-顿-学〕 ji¹ deon⁶ gung¹ hok⁶ {Yī dùn gōng xué}

Eton public school (English elite school)

現在分詞〔现--词〕 jin⁶ zoi⁶ fan¹ ci⁴ {xiàn zài fēn cí}

present participle (in English grammar)

英漢對譯〔-汉对译〕 jing¹ hon³ deoi³ jik⁶ {Yīng Hàn duì yì}

English-Chinese parallel text

英語教學〔-语-学〕 jing¹ jyu⁵ gaau³ hok⁶ {Yīng yǔ jiāo xué}

1. English Language Teaching (ELT)
2. studying and teaching English

卡文迪什 kaa¹ man⁴ dik⁶ sap⁶ {Kǎ wén dí shí}

1. Cavendish (name)
2. Henry Cavendish (1731-1810), English nobleman and pioneer experimental scientist

求死願望〔--愿-〕 kau⁴ sei² jyun⁶ mong⁶ {qiú sǐ yuàn wàng}

1. death wish (translated from English)
2. Death wish, movie series with Charles Bronson is translated as 猛龍怪客

蘭開夏郡〔兰开--〕 laan⁴ hoi¹ haa⁶ gwan⁶ {Lán kāi xià jùn}

Lancashire (English county)

萊斯特郡〔莱---〕 loi⁴ si¹ dak⁶ gwan⁶ {Lái sī tè jùn}

Leicestershire, English county

艾賽克斯〔-赛--〕 ngaai⁶ coi³ hak¹ si¹ {Ài sài kè sī}

Essex (English county)

諾丁漢郡〔诺-汉-〕 nok⁶ ding¹ hon³ gwan⁶ {Nuò dīng hàn jùn}

Nottinghamshire (English county)

樸次茅斯〔朴---〕 pok³ ci³ maau⁴ si¹ {Pǔ cì máo sī}

Portsmouth, southern English seaport

受命于天 sau⁶ ming⁶ jyu¹ tin¹ {shòu mìng yú tiān}

1. to become Emperor by the grace of Heaven
2. to "receive the Mandate of Heaven" (traditional English translation)

垂懸分詞〔-悬-词〕 seoi⁴ jyun⁴ fan¹ ci⁴ {chuí xuán fēn cí}

hanging participle (error of grammar in English)

聖女貞德〔圣-贞-〕 sing³ neoi⁵ zing¹ dak¹ {Shèng nǚ Zhēn dé}

Joan of Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgundians and English

威爾特郡〔-尔--〕 wai¹ ji⁵ dak⁶ gwan⁶ {Wēi ěr tè jùn}

Wiltshire (English county)

中國日報〔-国-报〕 zung¹ gwok³ jat⁶ bou³ {Zhōng guó Rì bào}

China Daily (an English language newspaper)

中英對照〔--对-〕 zung¹ jing¹ deoi³ ziu³ {Zhōng Yīng duì zhào}

Chinese English parallel texts

英吉利海峽〔----峡〕 jing¹ gat¹ lei⁶ hoi² haap⁶ {Yīng jí lì Hǎi xiá}

English Channel

洋涇浜英語〔-泾--语〕 joeng⁴ ging¹ bong¹ jing¹ jyu⁵ {Yáng jīng bāng Yīng yǔ}

pidgin English

沃克斯豪爾〔----尔〕 juk¹ hak¹ si¹ hou⁴ ji⁵ {Wò kè sī háo ěr}

Vauxhall (English car brand and city)

中英文對照〔---对-〕 zung¹ jing¹ man⁴ deoi³ ziu³ {Zhōng Yīng wén duì zhào}

Chinese-English parallel texts

英格蘭超級聯賽〔--兰-级联赛〕 jing¹ gaak³ laan⁴ ciu¹ kap¹ lyun⁴ coi³ {Yīng gé lán chāo jí lián sài}

English Premier League

魚和炸土豆條兒〔鱼----条儿〕 jyu² wo⁴ zaa³ tou² dau⁶ tiu⁴ ji⁴ {yú hé zhá tǔ dòu tiáo r}

fish and chips (traditional English food)