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hen / don't know (humorous slang mimicking Cantonese 唔知, Jyutping: m4 zi1)
HSK 6
light refreshments / pastry / dim sum (in Cantonese cooking) / dessert
HSK 7-9
Cantonese language
(Cantonese) iron pipe (weapon)
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  *基* | 基* | *基
(bound form) base; foundation / (bound form) radical (chemistry) / (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)
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  *粤* | 粤* | *粤
Cantonese / short name for Guangdong 廣東|广东
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  *屌* | 屌* | *屌
penis / (slang) cool or extraordinary / (Cantonese) to fuck
a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese) / to buy property on a mortgage
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  *唔* | 唔* | *唔
oh (expression of agreement or surprise) / (Cantonese) not
(coll.) awesome / stunning / electrifying / breathtaking / (originally Cantonese) / also pr. [jin4 bao4]
cookie (loanword via Cantonese 曲奇 kuk1 kei4)
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  *佬* | 佬* | *佬
male / man (Cantonese)
to have tea and refreshments / to have dim sum lunch (Cantonese)
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  *咩* | 咩* | *咩
the bleating of sheep / final particle which transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise (Cantonese)
downtown area / commercial district / (chiefly Cantonese) wet market, i.e. a marketplace selling fresh meat, fish and vegetables etc
brisket (esp. Cantonese) / belly beef / spongy meat from cow's underside and neighboring ribs / erroneously translated as sirloin
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  *噏* | 噏* | *噏
to gossip / to babble (Cantonese)
Eve, the first woman (transcription used in Protestant versions of the Bible) (from Hebrew Ḥawwāh, probably via Cantonese 夏娃 {Haa6waa1})
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  *乜* | 乜* | *乜
used in 乜斜 / (Cantonese) what?
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  *冇* | 冇* | *冇
to not have (Cantonese) (Mandarin equivalent: 沒有|没有)
Cantonese opera
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  *嘢* | 嘢* | *嘢
(Cantonese) thing / matter / stuff
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  *揾* | 揾* | *揾
to look for (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent:
milkshake (Note: is loaned from English "shake" via Cantonese , pr. sik1)
soy sauce (chiefly in Cantonese and Hakka areas)
Cantonese cuisine
rooster / cock / (slang) (Cantonese) to visit a prostitute
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  *炆* | 炆* | *炆
(Cantonese) to simmer / to cook over a slow fire
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  *啽* | 啽* | *啽
to speak (Cantonese)
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  *咗* | 咗* | *咗
Cantonese particle equivalent to or 過|过
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  *嘅* | 嘅* | *嘅
possessive particle (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent:
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  *腩* | 腩* | *腩
brisket / belly beef / spongy meat from cow's underside and neighboring ribs / see 牛腩 esp. Cantonese / erroneously translated as sirloin
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  *埲* | 埲* | *埲
used in 塕埲 / (Cantonese) classifier for walls
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  *噼* | 噼* | *噼
child's buttocks (esp. Cantonese) / (onom.) crack, slap, clap, clatter etc
meddling woman / nosy parker (Cantonese)
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  *咁* | 咁* | *咁
so (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 這樣|这样
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  *佢* | 佢* | *佢
(Cantonese) he, she, it
Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"
breaded and fried cutlet (loanword via Cantonese)
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  *乸* | 乸* | *乸
feminine suffix (Cantonese) / postfix indicating feminine
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  *喥* | 喥* | *喥
used in location words (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 裡|里
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  *撚* | 撚* | *撚
to play tricks on or toy with / delicate / exquisite (Cantonese)
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  *喺* | 喺* | *喺
to be at, in or on (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent:
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  *啲* | 啲* | *啲
some / few / a little (Cantonese)
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  *篼* | 篼* | *篼
bamboo, rattan or wicker basket / sedan chair for mountain use (Cantonese)
to pay the bill (in a restaurant etc) (loanword from Cantonese) / (fig.) to bear responsibility
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  *唞* | 唞* | *唞
to take a rest (Cantonese)
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  *脷* | 脷* | *脷
(cattle) tongue (Cantonese)
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  *蔃* | 蔃* | *蔃
cigarette (slang) (Cantonese)
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  *鰦* | 鰦* | *鰦
(archaic) a kind of black fish / bad person (Cantonese slang)
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  *冧* | 冧* | *冧
(Cantonese) to topple / to collapse / to coax / flower bud
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  *嘥* | 嘥* | *嘥
to waste (Cantonese)
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  *啱* | 啱* | *啱
correct / suitable / to suit sb / just now (Cantonese)
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  *軚* | 軚* | *軚
(Cantonese) steering wheel / (Cantonese) tire (car, bicycle)
(Cantonese) (coll.) good-for-nothing / loser
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  *攰* | 攰* | *攰
totally exhausted (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent:
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  *腬* | 腬* | *腬
greasy (Cantonese)
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  *孭* | 孭* | *孭
to carry on the back or shoulders (Cantonese)
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  *瞓* | 瞓* | *瞓
to sleep (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent:
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  *乪* | 乪* | *乪
a bend in a river (Cantonese)
alone and poor / humble / (Cantonese) miserly
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  *㗂* | 㗂* | *㗂
variant of / tight-lipped / to examine / to watch / to scour (esp. Cantonese)
Caucasian woman (Cantonese)
Cantonese-style
Guangdong pidgin (a mix of Standard Mandarin and Cantonese)
northerner, person from Northern China (Cantonese)
barbecue (Cantonese style)
to sleep (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 睡覺|睡觉
siu mei / spit-roasted meat dish in Cantonese cuisine
Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"
to earn one's living (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 謀生|谋生
silly talk or "mo lei tau" (Cantonese), genre of humor emerging from Hong Kong late in the 20th century
what? (Cantonese) (Mandarin equivalent: 什麼|什么)
Cantonese (people)
"wok hei", a distinctive smoky, charred, and slightly caramelized flavor imparted to food cooked in a wok over a high flame (orthographic borrowing from Cantonese, Jyutping: wok6 hei3)
Luxor, city in Egypt (Cantonese transliteration)
(Cantonese) to stop talking; to shut up
(coll.) (from Cantonese) the boss; the big cheese; the top dog
Croceine croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea), a fish popular in Cantonese cooking
eggplant (Cantonese)
Cantonese sponge cake also known as mara cake
ambulance (slang) (Cantonese)
prisoner (Cantonese)
yi mein (or yee mee or yee-fu noodles etc), a variety of Cantonese egg noodle
good-looking (Cantonese)
(Cantonese, Jyutping: baa1 bai3) / to act high and mighty; to make big fuss over a small matter / impressive
Cantonese romanization / Jyutping, one of the many Cantonese romanization systems
foreigner (Cantonese) / Westerner
nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages)
(Cantonese) home; family (Mandarin equivalent: )
(Cantonese) (of a woman) to direct a coquettish look, comment or gesture at a guy
(Internet slang) young lady (Cantonese-influenced alternative to 小姐姐)
pasta (abbr. for 意大利麵|意大利面) / (Tw) yi mein, a variety of Cantonese egg noodle
handbrake / game controller (Cantonese)
Montreal (chiefly used in Hong Kong and the Chinese community in Canada) (from Cantonese 滿地可|满地可 Mun5 dei6 ho2)
Jyutping, one of the many Cantonese romanization systems / abbr. of 粵語拼音|粤语拼音
drop dead! / go to hell! / fuck you! (Cantonese)
(Cantonese) same as 紅包|红包
talkative person (Cantonese)
unattractive (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 不好看

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