Cifu Cantonese – Ranks 501–1000

之外

zi1ngoi6

outside/excluding

出聲

ceot1seng1

to utter/to give voice

從來

cung4loi4

always/at all times/never (if used in negative sentence)

看

hon3|hon1

to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to look at/to read/to watch/to consider/to regard as/to view as/to treat as/to judge/(after repeated verb) to give it a try/depending on (how you're judging)/to visit/to call on/to treat (an illness)/to look after/Watch out! (for a danger)

部

bou6

ministry/department/section/part/division/troops/board/(classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc)

得到

dak1dou2

to get/to obtain/to receive

放心

fong3sam1

to set one's mind at rest/to be at ease/to rest

小心

siu2sam1

to be careful/to take care

下面

haa6min6

below/under/next/the following

大聲

daai6seng1

loud voice/in a loud voice/loudly

似乎

ci5fu4

apparently/to seem/to appear/as if/seemingly

門

mun4

gate/door/CL:道[douh]/opening/valve/way to do something/knack/family/house/(religious) sect/school (of thought)/class/category/phylum or division (taxonomy)/classifier for large guns/classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology/CL:扇[shan4] (Mandarin)

反而

faan2ji4

instead/on the contrary/contrary (to expectations)

辛苦

san1fu2

hard/exhausting/with much toil

香港

hoeng1gong2

Hong Kong

附近

fu6gan6

(in the) vicinity/nearby/neighboring/next to

放學

fong3hok6

classes are over

醒

sing2

to wake up/to awaken/to be awake/to give, to present, to let (someone) have (guidance, money, a blow)

唔夠

m4gau3

not enough

其中

kei4zung1

among/in/included among these

秒

miu5

second (of time)/unit of angle or arc equivalent to one sixtieth of a degree

上去

soeng5heoi3

to go up

手機

sau2gei1

cell phone/mobile phone/CL:部[bouh]

興奮

hing1fan5

excited/excitement

曾經

cang4ging1

once/already/former/previously/ever/(past tense marker used before verb or clause)

舒服

syu1fuk6

comfortable/feeling well

者

ze2

-ist, -er (person)/person (who does sth)

發出

faat3ceot1

to issue (an order, decree etc)/to send out/to dispatch/to produce a sound/to let out (a laugh)

認真

jing6zan1

earnest/serious/to take seriously/to take to heart

黑

haak1|hak1

black/dark/unlucky, unfortunate, cursed/(loanword) to hack/abbr. for Heilongjiang 黑龍江 province in northeast China

保護

bou2wu6

to protect/to defend/to safeguard/protection/CL:種[júng]

位置

wai6zi3

position/place/seat

變得

bin3dak1

become/change into

始終

ci2zung1

from beginning to end/all along

解釋

gaai2sik1

explanation/to explain/to interpret/to resolve

一種

jat1zung2

one kind of/one type of

那

naa5

that/those/commonly pr. nei4 before a classifier, esp. in Beijing/variant of 哪/how/which

直到

zik6dou3

until

妹妹

mui4mui2

younger sister/fig. younger woman (esp. girl friend or rival)/female sexual organ, vagina

永遠

wing5jyun5

forever/eternal

啖

daam6

mouthful (drinks, rice, etc) [classifier]

扯

ce2

to pull/to tear

瑜

jyu4

excellence/luster of gems

選擇

syun2zaak6

to select/to pick/choice/option/alternative

色

sik1

color/look/appearance/sex/dice

定

ding6

to set/to fix/to determine/to decide/to order/stable/calm

唔該

m4goi1

please/thank you

遊戲

jau4hei3

game/play

唔好意思

m4hou2ji3si3

excuse me

比較

bei2gaau3

compare/contrast/fairly/comparatively/relatively/quite/rather

師父

si1fu2

used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan)/master/qualified worker

曬

saai3

to dry in the sunshine/to sunbathe/to share web files (loan from English share)

甚至

sam6zi3

even/so much so that

幸福

hang6fuk1

blessed/happiness/happy

幾時

gei2si4

what time?/when?

搭

daap3

to take (boat, train)/to put up/to build (scaffolding)/to hang (clothes on a pole)/to connect/to join/to arrange in pairs/to match/to add

眼淚

ngaan5leoi6

tears/crying

路

lou6

road/CL:條[tìuh]/a trend/a tendency/a way forward (good or bad)/a sexual relationship

咬

ngaau5

to bite/to nip

喱

lei1

grain weight

手指

sau2zi2

finger

自殺

zi6saat3

to kill oneself/to commit suicide

開口

hoi1hau2

open one's mouth/start to talk

成為

sing4wai4

to become/to turn into

嘴

zeoi2

mouth/beak/spout (of teapot etc)/個[go]/CL:張[jēung](Mandarin)

拿

naa4

to hold/to seize/to catch/to apprehend/to take

四

sei3

four/4

飛

fei1

to fly/to get rid of a lover/to end a relationship/a hooligan/a hoodlum

分

fan1|fan6

to divide/to separate/to allocate/to distinguish (good and bad)/one tenth (of certain units)/unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm/minute/a point (in sports or games)/0.01 yuan (unit of money)|part or subdivision/fraction/share/ingredient/component

無論

mou4leon6

no matter what or how/regardless of whether...

出面

ceot1min2

to act for somebody because of one's goodwill/to appear personally/to step in/to step forth/to show up

刀

dou1

knife/CL:把[ba2]

臉

lim5

face

媽咪

maa1mi4

Mummy (mother)

改變

goi2bin3

to change/to alter/to transform

人生

jan4sang1

life

原因

jyun4jan1

cause/origin/root cause/reason

右

jau6

right (-hand)

奇怪

kei4gwaai3

strange/odd

接受

zip3sau6

to accept/to receive

並

bing6

and/furthermore/(not) at all/simultaneously/also/together with/to combine/to join/to merge

留

lau4

leave (message)/to retain/to stay/to remain/to keep/to preserve

靚

leng3

pretty

收

sau1

to receive/to accept/to collect/in care of (used on address line after name)

份

fan6

part/share/portion/classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc/copy

幫手

bong1sau2

helper/assistant

爬

paa4

to crawl/to climb

意思

ji3si1

idea/opinion/meaning/wish/desire

尷尬

gaam3gaai3

awkward/embarrassed

感受

gam2sau6

to sense/perception/to feel (through the senses)/a feeling/an impression/an experience

車

ce1|geoi1

car/vehicle/CL:輛[léung](Mandarin)/CL:架[ga]/machine/to shape with a lathe/surname Che|war chariot (archaic)/rook (in Chinese chess)/rook (in chess)

即使

zik1si2

even if/even though

內

noi6

inside/inner/internal/within/interior

自然

zi6jin4

nature/natural/naturally

之中

zi1zung1

inside

邊度

bin1dou6

where

黃

wong4

yellow/sulfur/surname Wong

晚

maan5

evening/night/late

距離

keoi5lei4

distance/to be apart

大佬

daai6lou2

big shot (leading some field or group)/godfather/an exclamation used to express impatience with someone (male or female)

既然

gei3jin4

since/as/this being the case

主人

zyu2jan4

master/host

經過

ging1gwo3

to pass/to go through/process/course

讀

duk6

comma/phrase marked by pause/to read/to study/reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1]

鐘意

zung1ji3

like

成功

sing4gung1

success/to succeed

攻擊

gung1gik1

to attack/to accuse/to charge/an attack (terrorist or military)

班長

baan1zoeng2

class monitor/squad leader/team leader

所謂

so2wai6

so-called

感

gam2

to feel/to move/to touch/to affect

與

jyu5

(same as 歟|欤, final particle expression doubt or surprise, similar to 吗 or 呢)/and/to give/together with/take part in

晴

cing4

clear/fine (weather)

賢

jin4

worthy (person)

政

zing3

political/politics/government

佬

lou2

male/man (Cantonese)

由於

jau4jyu1

due to/as a result of/thanks to/owing to/since/because

實在

sat6zoi6

in reality/honestly/really/verily/concrete

消失

siu1sat1

to disappear/to fade away

可愛

ho2oi3

amiable/cute/lovely

神

san4

God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being/an idol/a role model/a hero

抽

cau1

to draw out/to pull out from in between/to remove part of the whole/to whip or thrash

揸

zaa1

to hold/to drive/to pilot/to make a decision

等等

dang2dang2

etcetera/and so on ../wait a minute!/hold on!

教

gaau3

religion/teaching/to teach/to make (Mandarin)/to cause (Mandarin)/to tell (Mandarin)

闆

baan2

see 老闆|老板, boss

故事

gu3si6

old practice

心情

sam1cing4

mood/frame of mind

白色

baak6sik1

white/fig. reactionary

亂

lyun6

in confusion/disorderly

肉

juk6

meat/flesh/pulp (of a fruit)

魔

mo1

devil

錫

sek3|sik1

tin

貓

maau1

cat/to be drunk/to be high on drugs

講到

gong2dou3

to talk about sth

公司

gung1si1

(business) company/company/firm/corporation/incorporated/CL:家[gā](Mandarin)/CL:間[gāan]

回憶

wui4jik1

to recall/recollection

毒

duk6

poison/narcotics

扮

baan6|baan3

to disguise oneself/to dress up/adorn

定係

ding6hai6

or

皓

hou6

bright/luminous/white (esp. bright white teeth of youth or white hair of old age)

差

caa1|caai1|cī

difference/discrepancy/to differ/error/to err/to make a mistake/to differ from/to fall short of/lacking/wrong/inferior|the police/to send/to commission/messenger/mission|uneven

人類

jan4leoi6

humanity/human race/mankind

一手

jat1sau2

a skill/mastery of a trade/by oneself/without outside help

能

nang4

can/may/capable/energy/able/surname Neng

用力

jung6lik6

exert oneself (physically)/put forth one's strength

五

ng5

five/5

血

hyut3

blood/informal colloquial and Taiwan pr. xie3/also pr. xue3

存在

cyun4zoi6

to exist/to be

能夠

nang4gau3

be capable of/can/is able

普通

pou2tung1

common/ordinary/general/average

二

ji6

two/2

馬上

maa5soeng6

at once/right away/immediately/lit. on horseback/mounted

掂

dim1|dim6

to weigh in the hand/to estimate|satisfactory/okay

勁

ging6|ging3

strong/powerful/excellent/great|strength/energy/enthusiasm/CL:把[bá]

旁邊

pong4bin1

lateral/side/to the side/beside

返學

faan1hok6

go to school

屎

si2

feces/excrement/shit/bad, inferior, of low quality

現實

jin6sat6

reality/actuality/real/actual

處

cyu2|cyu3|syu3

place/location/spot/point/office/department/bureau/respect/one's virginity/classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point/to reside/to live/to dwell/to be in/to be situated at/to stay/to get along with/to be in a position of/to deal with/to discipline/to punish

愈

jyu6

heal/the more...the more/to recover/better

魔法

mo1faat3

enchantment/magic

盡

zeon6

to use up/to exhaust/to end/to finish/to the utmost/exhausted/finished/to the limit (of sth)

動作

dung6zok3

movement/motion/action

讓

joeng6

to yield/to permit/to let sb do sth/to have sb do sth

星期

sing1kei4

week

十分

sap6fan1

to divide into ten equal parts/very/hundred percent/completely/extremely/utterly/absolutely

的確

dik1kok3

really/indeed

少女

siu3neoi5

maiden

大學

daai6hok6

university

左右

zo2jau2|zo2jau6

about/approximately/around|left and right/to control/to influence

絕對

zyut6deoi3

absolute/unconditional

可惜

ho2sik1

it is a pity/what a pity/(it's) too bad

日子

jat6zi2

day/a (calendar) date/days of one's life

種

zung2|zung3

abbr. for 物種|物种, genus/race/seed/breed/species/strain/kind/type/has guts (i.e. courage)/nerve/classifier for types: kind, sort/classifier for languages/to plant/to grow/to cultivate

性

sing3

nature/character/property/quality/attribute/sexuality/sex/gender/surname/suffix forming adjective from verb/suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity/essence

面對

min6deoi3

to confront/to face

至於

zi3jyu1

as for/as to/to go so far as to

留意

lau4ji3

to take care/mindful

到時

dou3si4

at that (future) time

添

tim1

to add/to increase/to replenish

鬧

naau6

to scold/to quarrel/noisy/cacophonous/to make noise/to disturb/to vent (feelings)

得閒

dak1haan4

to have free time/available

身上

san1soeng6

on the body

依然

ji1jin4

still/as before

吹

ceoi1

to blow/to play a wind instrument/to perform fellatio on/to give a "blow job" to/to blast/to puff/to boast/to brag/to end in failure/to fall through

感情

gam2cing4

feeling/emotion/sensation/likes and dislikes/deep affection for sb or sth/relationship (i.e. love affair)

濕

sap1

moist/wet/to beat up

夢

mung6

to dream

分別

fan1bit6

difference/distinction/apart/separate/separately/respectively

忽然

fat1jin4

suddenly/all of a sudden

失去

sat1heoi3

to lose

樓梯

lau4tai1

stair/staircase

努力

nou5lik6

great effort/to strive/to try hard

無奈

mou4noi6

have no choice

書

syu1

book/letter/same as 書經|书经 Book of History

休息

jau1sik1

rest/to rest

屋

uk1|nguk1

house/room

站

zaam6

station/to stand/to halt/to stop/branch of a company or organization/website

瞬間

seon3gaan1

moment/momentary/in a flash

火

fo2

fire/urgent/ammunition/fiery or flaming/internal heat (Chinese medicine)/hot (popular)/wild, bad-tempered, crazy

便

bin6|pin4

advantageous/cheap/ordinary/plain/convenient/as convenient/when the chance arises/handy/easy/informal/simple/so/thus/to relieve oneself/to urinate/to defecate/equivalent to 就: then/in that case/even if/soon afterwards

記憶

gei3jik1

memories/remember/memory

抹

maat3|mut3

to wipe/to forget/to wipe out a memory/classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc (Mandarin)

照顧

ziu3gu3

to take care of/to show consideration/to attend to/to look after

擺

baai2

to arrange/to exhibit/to move to and fro/a pendulum

個個

go3go3

each one individually/each and every/same as 各個|各个

小姐

siu2ze2

young lady/miss/a nightclub hostess/a call girl/a prostitute

打算

daa2syun3

to plan/to intend/to calculate/plan/intention/calculation/CL:個[go]

意識

ji3sik1

consciousness/awareness/consciously (i.e. deliberately)/to be aware

樓

lau4

house with more than 1 story/storied building/floor/CL:層[chàhng],座[joh],棟[duhng]

阿婆

aa3po4

an old woman/maternal grandmother

總之

zung2zi1

in a word/in short/in brief

香

hoeng1

fragrant/sweet smelling/aromatic/savory or appetizing/(to eat) with relish/(of sleep) sound/perfume or spice/joss or incense stick/CL:枝[jī]/to die (euphemistic, a reference to the custom of burning joss sticks in honour of the departed).

詩

si1

poem/CL: 首[shou3]/poetry/verse/abbr. for Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[shi1 jing1]

全身

cyun4san1

whole body/em-dash, a hyphen the length of an m in current typeface, one half the Chinese dash 破折號|破折号 ──

危險

ngai4him2

danger/dangerous

真正

zan1zing3

genuine/real/true/genuinely

踩

caai2

to step on/to tread/to stamp/to press a pedal/to pedal (a bike)/to enter, to cross into (territory)

主動

zyu2dung6

(to take the) initiative

推

teoi1

to push/to cut/to refuse/to reject/to decline/to shirk (responsibility)/to put off/to delay/to push forward/to nominate/to elect

微笑

mei4siu3

smile

爆

baau3

to explode or burst/to quick fry or quick boil/to come sexually, to ejaculate

興趣

hing3ceoi3

interest (directed towards, not inherent in something)

精神

zing1san4

spirit/mind/consciousness/thought/mental/psychological/essence/gist

唱

coeng3

to sing/to gossip maliciously, to speak ill of

笑容

siu3jung4

smile/smiling expression

驚訝

ging1ngaa6

amazed/astonished/to surprise/amazing/astonishment/awe

踢

tek3

to kick/to play (e.g. soccer)/to raid/to attack

近

gan6|kan5

near/close to/approximately

理由

lei5jau4

reason/grounds/justification

難

naan6|naan4

difficult (to...)/problem/difficulty/difficult/not good|disaster/distress/to scold

方向

fong1hoeng3

direction/orientation/path to follow

廁所

ci3so2

toilet/lavatory

居然

geoi1jin4

unexpectedly/to one's surprise/go so far as to

線

sin3

thread/string/wire/line

意

ji3

idea/meaning/thought/to think/wish/desire/intention/to expect/to anticipate/abbr. for Italy 意大利

室

sat1

room

最好

zeoi3hou2

best/(you) had better (do what we suggest)

上次

soeng6ci3

last time

頭髮

tau4faat3

hair (on the head)

軒轅

hin1jyun4

a name for the Yellow Emperor

語氣

jyu5hei3

tone/manner of speaking/mood

分手

fan1sau2

to split up/to break up

工作

gung1zok3

job/work/construction/task

白

baak6

white/clear/pure/bright/clean/plain/in vain/for nothing/free of charge/vernacular/the spoken part in an opera/to state/to explain/a surname

放低

fong3dai1

to lower

返工

faan1gung1

go to work

麻煩

maa4faan4

inconvenient/troublesome/annoying/to trouble or bother sb/to put sb to trouble

呵

ho1

expel breath/my goodness/variantof 啊/phonetic "a"

作為

zok3wai4

one's conduct/deed/activity/accomplishment/achievement/to act as/as (in the capacity of)/qua/to view as/to look upon (sth as)/to take sth to be

已

ji5

already/to stop/then/afterwards

正當

zing3dong1

honest/reasonable/fair/sensible/timely/just (when needed)

之下

zi1haa6

under/beneath/less than

介紹

gaai3siu6

to present/introduction/to introduce

黑色

haak1sik1

black

外面

ngoi6min6

outside

嘻

hei1

laugh/giggle

唯一

wai4jat1

only/sole

冷靜

laang5zing6

calm/cool-headed

原本

jyun4bun2

originally/original/abbr. for Euclid's elements 幾何原本|几何原本

指

zi2

finger/to point/to direct/to indicate/to refer to/to rely on/to count on/(hair) stands stiffly on end

茵

jan1

Skimmia japonica/cushion

對於

deoi3jyu1

regarding/as far as sth is concerned/with regards to

女神

neoi5san4

goddess/nymph

一件

jat1gin6

piece

環境

waan4ging2

environment/circumstances/surroundings

警察

ging2caat3

police/policeman/policewoman

砰

ping1

sound of crashing/thunder

副

fu3

secondary/auxiliary/deputy/assistant/vice-/abbr. for 副詞|副词 adverb/classifier for pairs

掛

gwaa3

to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)/(of a telephone call) to hang up/to be worried or concerned

呼吸

fu1kap1

breathe

段

dyun6

surname Duan/paragraph/section/segment/stage (of a process)/classifier for stories

先生

sin1saang1

sir/mister/teacher/(title of respect)

靚女

leng3neoi2

pretty girl

進入

zeon3jap6

to enter/to join/to go into

控制

hung3zai3

control/to exercise control over/to contain

代表

doi6biu2

representative/delegate/to represent/to stand for

牆

coeng4

wall

回

wui4

to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to revolve/Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)/time/classifier for acts of a play/section or chapter (of a classic book)

遠

jyun5

far/distant/remote

無人

mou4jan4

unmanned/uninhabited

使

sai2|si2|si3

to spend (money)/to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/to send/to instruct sb to do sth/envoy/messenger

跌

dit3

to drop/to fall/to tumble

旅行

leoi5hang4

travel

安全

on1cyun4

safe/secure/safety/security

明顯

ming4hin2

clear/distinct/obvious

袋

doi6|doi2

to bag|a pouch/bag/sack/pocket/a condom/scrotum

覺

gaau3|gok3

a nap/a sleep/CL:場[chèuhng](Mandarin)/CL:個[go]|feel/find that/thinking/awake/aware

實

sat6

real/true/honest/really/solid/fruit/seed/used as a euphemism for the obscene 柒 [chaht] "prick"

反正

faan2zing3

to put things back in order/to return to the correct path/in any event/come what may/whatever happens (I'm still sure it's right)

嘗試

soeng4si3

to try/to attempt

夜晚

je6maan5

night

出街

ceot1gaai1

1. to go out/2. to be broadcast (radio, films, TV programmes)/3. (of a hostness) to leave a night-club with a customer, normally for sex.

飯

faan6

food/cuisine/cooked rice/meal/CL:碗[wún]/CL:嚿[gauh]/CL:頓[deuhn](Mandarin)

龍

lung4

dragon/CL:條[tìuh]/imperial/a queue/snake meat

出發

ceot1faat3

to start out/to set off

無事

mou5si6

to have nothing to do

追

zeoi1

to chase after/to seek/to do one's utmost to seek or procure sth/to recall

溫柔

wan1jau4

gentle and soft/tender

大哥

daai6go1

eldest brother/a big brother/a triad boss, a gang leader

髮

faat3

hair

介意

gaai3ji3

to care about/to take offense/to mind

痛苦

tung3fu2

pain/suffering/painful

仆

puk1|fu6

to fall forward/to fall prostrate

型

jing4

model/good-looking/cool/handsome/type (e.g. blood type)

唔緊要

m4gan2jiu3

not important

鐸

dok6

large ancient bell/a surname

褲

fu3

drawers/trousers/pants/CL:條[tìuh]

米

mai5

rice/CL:粒[lāp]/meter/money/a cigarette

影響

jing2hoeng2

an influence/an effect/to influence/to affect (usually adversely)/to disturb

公園

gung1jyun2

public park

英文

jing1man4

English (language)

充滿

cung1mun5

full of/brimming with/very full/permeated

受

sau6

to receive/to accept/to suffer/subjected to/to bear/to stand/pleasant/(passive marker)

雙

soeng1

two/double/pair/both/surname Shuang

氣

hei3

gas/air/smell/weather/to anger/to get angry/vital energy/qi

遇到

jyu6dou2

to meet/to run into/to come across

每次

mui5ci3

every time

靠

kaau3

to lean against or on/to stand by the side of/to come near to/to depend or rely on/to trust/to fuck (vulgar) (Mandarin)

現在

jin6zoi6

now/at present/modern/current/nowadays/at the moment/as of now

樓下

lau4haa6

downstairs

嚮

hoeng3

variant of 向, direction/orientation/to face/to turn toward/to/towards/shortly before/formerly/to side with/to be partial to/all along (previously)/surname Xiang

波

bo1

ball/breasts/a typhoon/wave/ripple/storm/surge/abbr. for Poland

半

bun3

half/semi-/incomplete/(after a number) and a half

兄弟

hing1dai6

brothers/CL:對[deui]/friend or comrade bound by strong ties of loyalty

醫院

ji1jyun2

hospital

內心

noi6sam1

heart/innermost being

感到

gam2dou3

to feel/to sense/to have the feeling that/think that/to move/to affect

哼

hang1

hum/(interj. of contempt)

像

zoeng6

(look) like/similar (to)/appearance/to appear/to seem/image/portrait/resemble/seem

串

cyun3

to string together/to mix up/to conspire/to connect/a string (computing)/(classifier for rows or strings)

穿

cyun1

to bore through/to pierce/to perforate/to penetrate/to pass through/to dress/to wear/to put on/to thread/damaged with a hole or holes (e.g. pots, socks)

轉頭

zyun3tau4

to turn one's head/to change direction/U-turn/volte face/to repent/nutation (plants turning to face the sun)

這個

ze5go3

this/this one

一步

jat1bou6

(single) step

拍拖

paak3to1

to have a romantic relationship with someone/2. to go out with someone, to go on a date, to date

飛機

fei1gei1

airplane/CL: 架[jia4]

讀書

duk6syu1

study/read

背

bui3|bui6

the back of a body or object/to turn one's back/to hide something from/to be burdened/to carry on the back or shoulder|to learn by heart/to recite from memory/ignorant/out of date/unfashionable/remote

屋企人

uk1kei2jan4

family

紅

hung4

red/revolutionary/blood/very popular, e.g. a film star, a pop singer at the peak of their career, to be "hot".

有錢

jau5cin2

to be rich/rich

校長

haau6zoeng2

(college, university) president/headmaster

愛情

oi3cing4

romance/love (between man and woman)

校服

haau6fuk6

school uniform/CL:件[gihn]

射

se6

to shoot/to look after, to protect, to watch over/to ejaculate, to "come"/radio- (chemistry)

下次

haa6ci3

next time

遺書

wai4syu1

/will

放棄

fong3hei3

to renounce/to abandon/to give up

包

baau1

to cover/to wrap/to promise/to guarantee/to include/to keep a mistress or second wife/package/wrapper/container/bag/bundle/packet

祖先

zou2sin1

ancestor/forebears

朗

long5

clear/bright

肥

fei4

fat/fertile/loose-fitting or large/to fertilize/to become rich by illegal means/fertilizer/manure

醫生

ji1sang1

doctor

日本

jat6bun2

Japan/Japanese

幻想

waan6soeng2

delusion/fantasy

性格

sing3gaak3

nature/disposition/temperament/character

影

jing2

picture/image/film/movie/photograph/reflection/shadow/trace

解

gaai2|haai6

surname Xie/to divide/to break up/to split/to separate/to dissolve/to solve/to melt/to remove/to untie/to loosen/to open/to emancipate/to explain/to understand/to know/a solution/a dissection/transport under guard

一時

jat1si4

a period of time/a while/for a short while/temporary/momentary/at the same time

失蹤

sat1zung1

missing/lost/unaccounted for

味

mei6

taste/smell/a sexual service, a type of sex or sexual stimulation offered by a prostitute

熊

hung4

bear/to scold/to rebuke/brilliant light/to shine brightly/surname Hung

腦海

nou5hoi2

the mind/the brain

搶

coeng2

to fight over/to rush/to scramble/to grab/to rob/to snatch

冇錯

mou5co3

that's correct

輕輕

heng6heng1

lightly/softly

享受

hoeng2sau6

to enjoy (rights, benefits etc)

教授

gaau3sau6

professor/to instruct/to lecture on

嘈

cou4

bustling/tumultuous/noisy

乖

gwaai1

(of a child) obedient, well-behaved/clever/shrewd/alert/perverse/contrary to reason/irregular/abnormal

劍

gim3

(double-edged) sword

傷害

soeng1hoi6

injure/harm

快樂

faai3lok6

happy/merry

一片

jat1pin3

piece/slice

滿足

mun5zuk1

to satisfy/to meet (the needs of)

父母

fu6mou5

father and mother/parents

情緒

cing4seoi5

feeling/sentiment

雙眼

soeng1ngaan5

the two eyes

小朋友

siu2pang4jau5

children

接

zip3

to receive/to answer (the phone)/to meet or welcome sb/to connect/to catch/to join/to extend/to take one's turn on duty/take over for sb

對面

deoi3min6

opposite

習慣

zaap6gwaan3

habit/custom/usual practice/to be used to

鐘

zung1

clock/o'clock/time as measured in hours and minutes/bell/surname Zhong

傳

cyun4|zyun6

biography/to pass on/to spread/to transmit/to infect/to transfer/to circulate/to conduct (electricity)

細

sai3

small/fine/delicate/trifling/junior, subordinate members of an organisation

俊

zeon3

smart/eminent/handsome/talented

視線

si6sin3

line of sight

套

tou3

cover/sheath/to encase/a case/to overlap/to interleave/bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names)/harness/classifier for sets, collections/tau (Greek letter Ττ)

手臂

sau2bei3

arm/helper

忘記

mong4gei3

to forget

電腦

din6nou5

computer

故

gu3

happening/instance/reason/cause/deceased/old

如

jyu4

as/as if/such as

叫做

giu3zou6

be called/be known as

目光

muk6gwong1

sight/vision/view

一口氣

jat1hau2hei3

one breath/in one breath

掉

diu6

to fall/to drop/to lag behind/to lose/to go missing/to reduce/fall (in prices)/to lose (value, weight etc)/to wag/to swing/to turn/to change/to exchange/to swap/to show off/to shed (hair)

經歷

ging1lik6

experience/go through

背後

bui3hau6

behind/at the back/in the rear/behind sb's back

金

gam1

gold/money/golden/a surname/Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)/feces

對話

deoi3waa6

dialog

有事

jau5si6

to be occupied

一點

jat1dim2

a bit/a little/one dot/one point

甜

tim4

sweet

出口

ceot1hau2

to speak/an exit/to export

阿爸

aa3baa4

Abba (Aramaic word father)/by ext. God the Father in Christian gospel)

期待

kei4doi6

to look forward to/to await/expectation

學

hok6

learn/study/science/-ology

基本上

gei1bun2soeng6

basically/on the whole

夜

je6

night

剩

zing6|sing6

to remain/to be left/to have as remainder

大約

daai6joek3

approximately/about

短

dyun2

short or brief/to lack/weak point/fault

應

jing1|jing3

ought/surname Ying/to answer/to respond

中間

zung1gaan1

between/intermediate/mid/middle

中心

zung1sam1

center/heart/core

懷疑

waai4ji4

to doubt/to suspect/doubt/suspicion/skeptical

急

gap1

urgent/pressing/rapid/hurried/worried

變態

bin3taai3

abnormal/perverted/anomalous/metamorphosis

整

zing2

exactly/in good order/whole/complete/entire/in order/orderly/to repair/to mend/to renovate/to make sb suffer/to punish/to fix/to give sb a hard time/to give/to fetch/to trick

深

sam1

deep/profound

解決

gaai2kyut3

to settle (a dispute)/to resolve/to solve

收到

sau1dou3|sau1dou2

to receive|used to say that one has understood, "message received!"; "understood!"; "I get what you're saying!"/to receive (colloquial)

裏

leoi5

inside/internal/interior/lining/village/basic unit of city administration

十

sap6

ten/10

及

kap6

and/to reach/up to/in time for

裙

kwan4

skirt

假

gaa2|gaa3

fake/false/artificial/to borrow/if/suppose|vacation

起碼

hei2maa5

at the minimum/at the very least

天

tin1

day/sky/heaven

阻止

zo2zi2

to prevent/to block

甩

lat1

to lose/to get rid of/to know the mahjong tiles by touch, without needing to look and see if the tile is wanted

認識

jing6sik1

to know/to recognize/to be familiar with/acquainted with sth/knowledge/understanding/awareness/cognition

個位

go3wai6

the units place (or column) in the decimal system

狀態

zong6taai3

state of affairs/state/mode/situation

起來

hei2loi4

beginning or continuing an action/upward movement/stand up

幾日

gei2jat6

several days

大力

daai6lik6

energetic/vigorous/vigorously

畫面

waa2min2

(picture) frame

吸引

kap1jan5

to attract (interest, investment etc)

巴士

baa1si2

bus/motor coach

結婚

git3fan1

to marry/to get married

堂

tong4

(main) hall/large room for a specific purpose/relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family/of the same clan/classifier for sets (or suites) of furniture, classes etc

子

zi2

(noun suffix)/son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat/Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[ńgh dáng jeuk waih]

同樣

tung4joeng6

same/equal/equivalent

伸出

san1ceot1

to extend

阿哥

aa3go1

(familiar) elder brother

至

zi3

arrive/most/to/until

酒

zau2

wine (esp. rice wine)/liquor/spirits/alcoholic beverage

大叔

daai6suk1

uncle

回答

wui4daap3

to reply/to answer/the answer

負責

fu6zaak3

to be in charge of/to take responsibility for/to be to blame/conscientious

發

faat3

to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/(classifier for gunshots, "rounds")

有人

jau5jan4

someone/people/anyone/there is someone there/occupied (as in restroom)

硬

ngaang6

hard/stiff/strong/firm

氣氛

hei3fan1

atmosphere/mood

行動

hang4dung6

operation/action/to move/mobile

淫

jam4

excess/excessive/wanton/lewd/lascivious/obscene/depraved

今年

gam1nin4

this year

的士

dik1si2

taxi

跪

gwai6

to kneel

有點

jau5dim2

a little

震

zan3

to shake/to vibrate/to jolt/to quake/excited/shocked/one of the eight trigram, symbolizing thunder

宜家

ji4gaa1

IKEA (Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd), Scandinavian-style furniture store

有種

jau5zung2

to have guts/to have courage/to be brave

生存

saang1cyun4

to exist/to survive

話題

waa6tai4

subject (of a talk or conversation)/topic

一眼

jat1ngaan5

first glance

可是

ho2si6

but/however

容易

jung4ji6

easy/likely/liable (to)

目標

muk6biu1

target/goal/objective

武器

mou5hei3

weapon/arms

底

dai2

background/bottom/base/plan, strategy or secret/the end of a period of time/towards the end of (last month)

玻璃

bo1lei1

glass/nylon/plastic

最多

zeoi3do1

at most/maximum/largest (number of sth)/the most

杞

gei2

Chinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense)/willow/name of a feudal state

速度

cuk1dou6

speed/rate/velocity

曦

hei1

light of day

靈

ling4

quick/alert/efficacious/effective/spirit/departed soul/coffin

接近

zip3gan6

near/close to

一半

jat1bun3

half

處理

cyu2lei5

to handle/to treat/to deal with/to process

機

gei1

machine/engine/CL:臺|台[tòih](Mandarin)/CL:部[bouh]/opportunity/intention/aircraft/pivot/crucial point/flexible(quick-witted)/organic/a surname

立刻

laap6hak1

forthwith/immediate/prompt/promptly/straightway/thereupon/at once

拒絕

keoi5zyut6

to refuse/to decline/to reject

走廊

zau2long2

corridor/aisle/hallway/colonnade/passageway/piazza/veranda

才

coi4

ability/talent/endowment/gift/an expert/only (then)/only if/just

還是

waan4si6

or/still/nevertheless

至少

zi3siu2

at least/(to say the) least

妖怪

jiu1gwaai3

monster/devil

一世

jat1sai3

generation/period of 30 years/one's whole lifetime/lifelong/age/era/times/the whole world/the First (of named European Kings)

答案

daap3on3

answer/solution

有機

jau5gei1

organic

後悔

hau6fui3

regret/repent

讚

zaan3

to praise

岩

ngaam4

cliff/rock

熟悉

suk6sik1

to be familiar with/to know well

電視

din6si6

television/TV

成績

sing4zik1

achievement/performance records/grades