Taishanese	IPA	Cantonese	Mandarin	English	Notes
几好讲	ŋi55 hɔu215 gɔŋ55	点讲	怎么说呢	how should I put it?
成班人	sein22 ban33 ŋin22	成班人	一帮人	a group of people
早两年	dɔu55 liaŋ55 nein22	早两年	前两年	couple years ago
讲几讲	gɔŋ55 gi55 gɔŋ55	讲讲下	说着说着	while talking..., in the middle of talking ...
实情	sit32 tein325	实情325	事实上	really, actually, in reality
仅爽	gin55 sɔŋ55	啱好	刚好	(amount) just right, barely, about
摆明	bai55 mein22	摆明	明摆着	obvious, clear, plain
箱	ɬiaŋ215	箱	箱子	chest, box, suitcase
料	liau325	料	材料	material, ingredient
帮轻	bɔŋ33 hiaŋ33	帮轻	减轻负担	to reduce (burden), to help, to share (burden)
呻	ɬin33	呻	诉苦	(colloquial) to lament, to complaint
呻吟	sin33 ŋim22	呻吟	呻吟	(Literal) to groan, to moan
创业	tsɔŋ55 ŋiap32	创业	创业	to start a major undertaking or business	Also [tsɔŋ33 ŋiap32] as a result of tonal correspondence adaptation to Cantonese.
揾吃	vun55 hiak33	揾食	谋生, 赚钱糊口	to earn a living
细佬哥	ɬai33 lau55 gɔ55	细佬哥	小孩	kid, children
纵	dzəŋ33	纵	宠	to spoil (a child)	纵 normally [dəŋ33]. [dzəŋ33] is Cantonese pronunciation
细民女	ɬam33 min55 nui55	细民女	小女孩	girls	Assimilation: [ɬai33 min55 nui55] → [ɬam33 min55 nui55]
家头细务	ga33 həu22 ɬai33 mu32	家头细务	家务, 家庭琐事	domestic chores, household chores, housework
使乜讲	sɔi55 mɔt55 gɔŋ55	使乜讲	那还用说	That goes without saying
使乜	sɔi55 mɔt55	使乜	何必, 用不着	no need, not necessary	Example: 使乜睇医生啊? Why is it necessary to see a doctor?
肉赤	ŋək32 tiak33	肉赤	心疼	to feel distressed/pain (over love ones or things treasured)
波鞋	bɔ33 hai22	波鞋	球鞋	athletic shoes, sneakers
乱噏	lɔn32(5) ŋap33	乱噏	胡说	to talk nonsense
听闻	hiaŋ33 mun22	听闻	听说	to be told, heard
听闻讲	hiaŋ33 mun22 gɔŋ55	听闻话	听说	to be told, heard
打骰	a55 sɛt55	打骰	负责, 说了算	to be in charge, to be the boss	Variant: 打色
打色	a55 sɛt55	打色	负责, 说了算	to be in charge, to be the boss	Variant: 打骰
讲数	gɔŋ55 su33	讲数	谈判	to negotiate, to bargain
问心讲句	mun32 ɬim335 gɔŋ55 gui33	问心嗰句	扪心自问	to ask oneself honestly
厌	yiam33	厌	膩	to be fed up with (too much of something), to be tired of, to be bored, having enough	Example: 吃公仔面吃到厌 to be fed up with instant noodles
一阵间	yit55 jin21 gan335	一阵间	一会儿	later, some time later
顾住	gu33 dzi32	顾住	顾着, 只顾; 小心	to be occupied with, to worry about; be careful
煀眼	vut33 ŋan55	煀眼	薰眼	smoke in eyes
熟落	sək32 lɔk33	熟落	熟稔	to be familiar with (someone)
明白事理	mein22 bak32 ɬu32 li21	明白事理	通情达理	sensible, reasonable
竖	si55	竖	竖起	(hair, tree branch, flag) to stick out, to poke out	Example: 篱篱竖竖 [li33 li33 si55 si55] jagged, uncombed. 长毛竖霎 [tsiaŋ22 mɔu22 si55 sap55] hairs too long
抽时间	tsəu33 si22 gan33	抽时间	抽空	to manage to find time to
扑来扑去	pɔk33 lɔi22 pɔk33 hui33(5)	扑来扑去	折腾来折腾去	to rush back and forth, to run around
转头	dzɔn55 həu21	转头	回头	later
返唔转头	fan33 m22 dzɔn55 həu21	返唔转头	一去不返	to be gone forever, never to return, cannot change one's mind
托手踭	hɔk33 siu55 dzaŋ21	托手踭	故意为难, 制肘	to give a hard time to, to reject, to deny help	Literally to block one's elbows (so that one cannot bow and make requests)
太子爷	hai33 du55 yia215	太子爷	少东	boss's son
影	yein55	影	拍	to take picture
懒懒闲	lan33 lan33 han22	懒懒闲	拖拖拉拉	to dawdle, to procrastinate
放监	fɔŋ33 gam33	放监	出狱	to be released from prison
同齐	həŋ22 tai225	齐齐	一起	together, as a group
*	kia553	扁	坍塌	(pipe, tube) crumpled, collapsed
埋位	mɔi22 vi325	埋位	就座	to take one's seat (in a feast)
*	nək33	揿	按	to press with hand, to push with figure
揿	gim32	揿	按	to press with hand, to push with figure	Variant: 㩒
㩒	gim32	㩒	按	to press with hand, to push with figure	Variant: 揿
预	yi32	预	预期	to expect, to plan for
走罅	dəu55 la21	走罅	钻漏洞	to exploit loopholes	Example: 走法律罅 to exploit legal loopholes
走法律罅	dəu55 fat55 lut32 la21	走法律罅	钻法律漏洞	to exploit legal loopholes
补数	bu55 su33	补数	补偿	compensation, amend, atonement
实得	sit32 dak33	实得	一定行	to be able to make it for certain	Assimilation: [sit32 ak33] → [sit32 dak33]. Example: 你实得! You can make it!
有穷句讲穷句	yiu321 gui33 gɔŋ521 gui33	有果句讲果句	实话实说	To tell the truth ...	Contraction of [yiu33 kəŋ21 gui33 gɔŋ55 kəŋ21 gui33]
开首	hɔi33 siu55	开首	开始	at the beginning, the first
拿手	na22 siu55	拿手	擅长	to be good at, to be an expert of
化	fa33	化	化	to transform, to change
唔化	m22 fa33	唔化	食古不化	pedantic, stubborn, obstinate, inflexible, conservative	Example: 佢都唔化 He is so unreasonable.
醒瞓	ɬiaŋ55 fun33(5)	醒瞓	容易醒/睡得醒	to wake up at the slightest thing; sleep very uneasily
落晒形	lɔk32 ɬai33 yein22	落晒形	憔悴不堪	emaciated, haggard, tired, worn
大乡里	ai32 hiaŋ33 li21	大乡里	乡巴佬	country person, yokel, country cousin, hick, bumpkin
飕	sɔu55	风干	风干	to air-dry
整定	dzein55 ein32	整定	注定	to be destined to, to be doomed to
木独	mək32 ək32	木独	木讷	expressionless, sluggish, slow
行得正企得正	haŋ22 ak33 dziaŋ55 ki33 ak33 dziaŋ33	行得正企得正	光明磊落	honorable, of integrity, clean, open, frank
唔使𢗉	m22 sɔi55 nut32	唔使惊	不用怕	don't be afraid
坝	ba33	坝	坝	dam, dike. levee
坝	ba33	斜坡	斜坡	slope, inclination, ramp	Example: 上坝 to go up a slope
旺季	vɔŋ32 gi33	旺季	旺季	busy season, peak season
打泥	a55 nai33	整邋遢	弄脏	to dirty, to make dirty, to soil
箩柚	lɔ55 yiu215/lɔu55 yiu215	箩柚	屁股	buttock, behind, rear end	Assimilation: [lɔ55 yiu215] → [lɔu55 yiu215]
箩*	lɔ55 piat55/lɔu55 piat55	箩柚	屁股	buttock, behind, rear end	Assimilation: [lɔ55 piat55] → [lɔu55 piat55]
补碌	bu55 lək55	碌柚	柚子	pomelo
打理你	a55 li21 ni33	理得你	管你	'who cares (about you)!'
侧转	dzak55 dzɔn55	斜咗	倾斜	to tilt; tilted
侧转	dzak55 dzɔn55	侧转	转侧	on one's side
带仔	ai33 dɔi55	有身纪	怀孕	to be pregnant
面盆	mein32 pun21	面盆	脸盆	washbasin
雷响	lui22 hiaŋ55	打雷	打雷	to thunder
扯秧	tsia55 yiaŋ33	掹秧	拔秧	to pull out rice seedling
龙牙白	ləŋ22 ŋa22 bak32	绍菜	大白菜	napa cabbage
窗眼	tɔŋ33 ŋan55	窗门	窗子	window
天公	hein33 gəŋ33	天公	天	the ruler of heaven, heaven; sky, weather
雷劈	lui22 piak33	雷劈	雷击	thunder strike
成	siaŋ22	成	整	(modifier) whole, all	Example: 成日 all day, all the time; 成堆 the whole pile; 成串 the whole cluster
成	sein22	成	成	to become, to succeed; completed, finished	Literal: [sein22], Colloquial: [siaŋ44]
畀日	i55 ŋit33	畀日	找天	some day, when I have time
淡静	am32 dein32	淡定	沉静	(of temperament) quiet, poised, composed, calm
竹椅	dzək55 yi55	竹椅	竹椅	bamboo chair
板凳	ban55 aŋ21	长凳	长板凳	bench
订枱	iaŋ32 hɔi215	订枱	预订座位	to book a table, to make a restaurant reservation
谂头	nam55 həu22	谂头	想法,计划	thought, plan
漏裤	ləu32 fu21	漏裤	裤子耷拉	pants sagging
语言	ŋui21 ŋun22	语言	语言	language
啊	a33	啊	啊	ah; (Grammar) question particle
呢	nɛ55	呢	呢	(Grammar) question particle	Usually follows a noun phase, with the meaning 'what about.' Example: 你呢? What about you?
嘢	yia33	嘢	东西	thing, things, stuff, goods
寄	gi33	寄	寄	to send by mail
送	ɬəŋ33	送	送	to give (gift/present); to see off
送饭	ɬəŋ33 fan32	送饭	下饭	go well with rice, to go with rice	Example: 餸系用来送饭个 Dishes of food are to be eaten with rice.
好餸	hɔu55 ɬəŋ21	好餸	(菜)丰富	to have many delicious dishes	Example: 该好餸啊! There are so many delicious dishes!
买餸	mai33 ɬəŋ21	买餸	买菜	to go grocery shopping; grocery shopping
买菜	mai33 tɔi33	买菜	买蔬菜	to buy vegetables
餸菜	ɬəŋ21 tɔi33	餸菜	菜	dishes (of fish, meat, and vegetables), food, entrée
餸	ɬəŋ21	餸	菜	dishes (of fish, meat, and vegetables), food, entrée
钱	tein225	钱	钱	money, wealth	[tein22] coin; [tein225] money
今晚	gim33 man21	今晚	今晚	tonight, this evening
今年	gim33 nein22	今年	今年	this year
今	gim33	今	今	present, current, this
制水	dzai33 sui55	制水	限制供水	water rationing, water restriction
制	dzai33	制	同音, 愿意	(colloquial) yes, agree, I am willing	Example: 制唔制? 制! Do you want to do that? Yes!
制	dzai33	制	治, 管束	(colloquial, esp. to children) to regulate, to control, to punish
尼姑	nai22 gu33	尼姑	尼姑	nun
尼	nai55	啲	些	(colloquial) some, a few
哪	nai21	边	哪一	Which, every, any	Contraction of 哪一
乃	nai215	边道	哪里	(colloquial) where, which	Contraction of 哪一. Colloquial substitute of 哪
有	yiu33	有	有	to have, to possess; there is, there are, to be present, to exist	Antonym of 冇
冇	mɔu33	冇	没有	do not have, to not possess; there is not, to be not present, do not exist	Antonym of 有
墙	tiaŋ22	墙	墙壁	wall
间	gan33	间	间	classifier/unit for rooms, buildings, houses, etc.	Example: 该间屋有两间房 This home has two rooms.
啦嘛	la55 ma33	啦嘛	吧	final particle (to indicate a suggested action)	Example: 几好啦嘛? Are you all right?
张	dziaŋ33	张	张	classifier for objects that are flat (paper, sheet, ticket), stretchable (bow), and furniture (chair, table)
支	dzi33	支	支	classifier for long, slender, inflexible objects (pole, pen, toothpaste, pistol)
吗	ma33	吗	吗	(Grammar) question particle	Example: 你好吗? How are you?
画报	va32 bɔu335	画报	画报	pictorial magazine
报告	bɔu33 gɔu33	报告	报告	to report; report, announcement
微风雪水	mi22 fəŋ33 ɬut55 sui55	阴风细雨	寒风细雨(形容初春寒风夹杂着毛毛细雨既冷又湿情景)	idiom to describe the chilly damp weather of early spring
碌架床	lak55 ga21 tsɔŋ225	碌架床	双层床	bunk bed	Assimilation: [lək55 ga21 tsɔŋ225] → [lak55 ga21 tsɔŋ225]
自细	du32 ɬai33	自细	从小	since childhood, from an early age
炒米煎	tsɔu55 mai55 dein55	炒米煎	炒米块	nuggets made with fried rice flour and brown sugar, a sweet for occasions including weddings and Lunar New Year.
七老八十	tit55 lɔu55 bat33 sip32	七老八十	七八十岁	of old age	Literally in one's seventy and eighties
转侧	dzɔn55 dzak21	翻身	(睡觉时)翻动身子	to turn one's body (during sleep)	聊斋志异·促织: 转侧床头,惟思自尽
管佢	gɔn553 kui33	由佢	随他便	just let it be
在生	dɔi32 saŋ33	在生	在世	to be alive, living
揾吃	vun55 hiak33	揾食	谋生	to earn a living, to make a living
牛屎圆	ŋəu22 si55 yɔn215	牛屎圆	牛屎圆	round dumpling made of Chinese fever vine, rice flour, and brown sugar	一种鸡屎藤和米碾成粉造的圆子, 也叫叶糍
泥狗钻	nai22 gəu55 dɔn215	泥鳅	鳅鱼	pond loach
细细个	ɬai33 ɬai33 gɔi335	细细个	从小	since childhood
讲先	gɔŋ55 ɬein33	先(至)	再, 先	only then, first	Example: 吃唉讲先去咯 Eat before you go. 吃唉讲先 Eat first.
成日做到黑	siaŋ22 ŋit21 du33 ɔu33 hak55	由朝做到晚	從早上工作到夜晚	to toil from down till dusk
拍住上	pak33 dzi32 siaŋ33	拍住上	联手上	to join hands in a task
自由自在	du32 yiu22 du32 dɔi32	自由自在	自由自在	at liberty, at one's ease, unconstrained, carefree
该	kɔi21	呢	这	this, these
该	kɔi21	咁	这么	so, such, what	Example: 该靓 so pretty. 该啱 what a coincidence; so correct
来唔及	lɔi22 m22 giap32	来唔切	来不及	not in time, late
一切	yit55 tai33	一切	一切	all matter, everything; every
圾口	ɬəp55 həu55	小食	小吃	snack, refreshment, junk food
削	ɬiak33	削	削	to peel, to scrape; to reduce
剥削	mɔk55 ɬiak55	剥削	剥削	to exploit; exploitation
涼削	liaŋ22 ɬiak55	涼削	(药性)寒凉	(Chinese Medicine) cooling
到	ɔu55	到	到	(Grammar) particle used after a verb to indicate achievement and attainment	Example: 听到 to hear, have heard. 听唔到 cannot hear, could not hear, have not heard.
反解	fan55 gai33	反解	遣返	to repatriate (refugees, prisoners)
元	yɔn22	元	(unit of currency) Yuan, Yen, Dollar, Won
元旦	ŋun22 an33	元旦	元旦	New Year's Day
元素	ŋun22 ɬu33	元素	元素	element, aspect, component, ingredient
卅	ɬap32	卅	三十	thirty-	Example: 卅一 thirty-one.
屯	hun21	屯	屯	to station, to camp; station, village
卌	ɬip32	四十	四十	forty-	Example: 卌一 forty-one.
可汗	hak55 hɔn32	可汗	可汗	(Loanword) khan
夹衲	gap33 nap21	夹衲	夹衣	layered jacket
画	vak32	画	画	to draw, to paint, to sketch; to delineate, to mark
画	vak21	画	画	stroke of a Chinese Character	Same as 划
三画王	ɬam33 vak21 vɔŋ225	三画王	三画王	the Wong (王) with three horizontal strokes
奏	dəu33	奏	奏	to play musical instruments (esp. pipes and horns)
独奏	ək32 dəu33	独奏	独奏	to play solo; a solo
背囊	bɔi33 nɔŋ22	背囊	背包	backpack
静静失	dein32 dein32 sit55	静鸡鸡	静悄悄	very quiet
几乎	gi33 fu22(5)	几乎	几乎	almost, nearly
乐器	ŋɔk32 hi33	乐器	乐器	musical instrument
预兆	yi32 siau21	预兆	预兆	omen, foreboding, premonition
烟	yian335	烟	香烟	tobacco
泻	ɬia55	泻	泻	(fluid, rice, sand) spill out, pour out
泻	ɬia33	泻	泻	(fluid, mud, sand pile) rush down, roll down; diarrhea	Example: 山泥倾泻 landslide. 股价爆泻 stock value nosedive
滾泻	gun55 ɬia55	滾泻	煮得溢出来	to boil over; boiling over
肚泻	u55 ɬia33	肚泻	腹泻	to have diarrhea; diarrhea
自卑	du32 bi33	自卑	自卑	to feel inferior; inferior complex
抽水	tsəu33 sui55	抽水	抽水	do pump water, to draw water
抽水	tsəu33 sui55	抽水	抽头	take a cut off the winnings in gambling by the dealer
品质	bin55 dzit55	品质	品质	quality, character
物质	mɔt32 dzit55	物质	物质	material, substance; (Physics) mass
人质	ŋin22 dzi33	人质	人质	hostage
垂头丧气	sui22 həu22 ɬɔŋ33 hi33	垂头丧气	垂头丧气	(Idiom) to be dejected, crestfallen, downcast
周围	dziu33 vi22	周围	周围	around, about; surroundings	Example: 屋企周围 around home.
周密	dziu33 mit32	周密	周密	(of plan) thorough, careful, detail
周济	dziu33 dai33	周济	接济	to give financial help to, to offer material assistance to
拜拜	bai55 bai33	拜拜	再见	bye bye	Transcription of bye bye
重量	dzəŋ32 liaŋ32	重量	重量	weight; of heavyweight
重	tsəŋ22	重	重	to repeat, to duplicate	Example: 重修 to retake (class); 重返 to return to (place); 重读 to reread
重复	tsəŋ22 fək55	重复	重复	to repeat, to duplicate
重新	tsəŋ22 ɬin33	重新	重新	again, once more; re-
保重	bɔu55 dzəŋ32	保重	保重	(greeting/wish) to take care of yourself
举重	gui55 tsəŋ335	举重	举重	to lift weight; weightlifting
慎重	sin32 dzəŋ32	慎重	慎重	careful, prudent, cautious
贵重	gi33 dzəŋ32	贵重	贵重	valuable, treasures
重点	dzəŋ32 iam55	重点	重点	focal point, emphasis, focus
重视	dzəŋ32 si32	重视	重视	to emphasize, to attach importance to
双重	sɔŋ33 tsəŋ22	双重	双重	double, dual, twofold	Example: 双重标准 double-standard
重开	tsəŋ22 hɔi33	重开	重开	to reopen
超重	tsiau3 tsəŋ335	超重	超重	overweight
重皮	tsəŋ33 pi225	重皮	成本重, 费用高	costly, expensive
复发	fək32 fat55	复发	复发	to relapse
恢复	fɔi33 fək32	恢复	恢复	to restore, to recover, to resume; restoration, resumption
粤剧	yɔt32 kiak55	粤剧	粤剧	Cantonese Opera
粤	yɔt32	粤	粤	Cantonese; Guangdong Province, Canton
气嘘嘘	hi33 hia21 hia21	气嘘气喘	气喘吁吁	out of breath, breathless, puffing and blowing
可靠	hɔ55 kəu33	可靠	可靠	reliable, dependable
靠害	kəu33 hɔi32	靠害	坑人	to cheat, to trap, to hurt others, to play dirty tricks
树丫	si32 a21	树丫	树丫	tree bifurcation, two-branching tree stump
丫叉	a55 tsa55	丫叉	叉子	long fork (used for lifting and lowering bamboo poles to hang dry cloths)
弹叉	(d)an32 tsa215	弹叉	弹弓	slingshot
弹	an325	弹	弹	bomb	Example: 原子弹 atom bomb; 燃烧弹 firebomb
因为	yin33 vi32	因为	因为	because
作为	dɔk55 vi22	作为	作为	to serve as, as; conduct, accomplishment
认为	ŋin32 vi22	认为	认为	deem, regard as, to believe, to consider
永远	vein21 yɔn55	永远	永远	forever, always, eternal
永久	vein21 giu55	永久	永久	permanent, forever, lasting, perpetual
上头	siaŋ32 hǝu22	上头	上头	boss, upper management, upper officer
上头	siaŋ33 hǝu22	上头	涌上头	(alcohol, drug) up in one's head
农历	nǝŋ33 lɛt32	农历	农历	lunar calendar
良好	liaŋ22 hau55	良好	良好	fine, good
优良	yiu33 liaŋ22	优良	优良	excellent, fine, good
良种	liaŋ22 dzəŋ55	良种	良种	high-quality seeds; fine breeds
从良	təŋ22 liaŋ22	从良	从良	to leave a life of prostitution and get married
良心	liaŋ22 ɬim33(5)	良心	良心	conscience
改良	gɔi55 liaŋ22	改良	改良	to reform, to improve; reformation, improvement
试卷	si33 gun55	试卷	试卷	test paper, examination paper
卷入	gun55 yip32	卷入	卷入	be drawn into, be involved in
反叛	fan55 bɔn32	反叛	反叛	to rebel; rebellion; rebellious
背叛	bɔi33 bɔn32	背叛	背叛	to betray
公益	gəŋ33 yɛt55	公益	公益	Gongyi (Town in Taishan)
诗	si33	诗	诗	poem
起名	hi55 miaŋ225	起名	起名	to name
捞埋	lɔu33 mɔi22	捞埋	混和	to mix
刁难	iau33 nan32	刁难	刁难	to make things difficult
刁蛮	iau33 man22	刁蛮	刁蛮	obstinate, unruly, selfish, disrespectful, impudent
飞	fei215	飞	票	ticket	Transcription of fee. Example: 买飞 to buy ticket
学习	hɔk32 dip32	学习	学习	to study, to learn; to attend political-study classes (during Cultural Revolution)
练习	lein32 dip32	练习	练习	to practice
见习	gein33 dip32	见习	见习	to learn on the job; on-the-job learning	Example: 见习生 trainee.
贵	gi33	贵	贵	expensive, costly; noble, distinguished
贵族	gi33 dək32	贵族	贵族	nobility
贵重	gi33 dzəŋ32	贵重	贵重	(of material/countable objects) valuable, precious
宝贵	bɔu55 gi33	宝贵	宝贵	(of abstract/uncountable objects, life, time, friendship, beauty, etc) precious, noble
富贵	fu33 gi33	富贵	富贵	wealth and status; riches and honor
发生	fat55 saŋ33	发生	发生	to happen, to take place
发现	fat55 yian32	发现	发现	to discover, to find; discovery, find
发明	fat55 mein22	发明	发明	to invent; invention
发扬	fat55 yiaŋ22	发扬	发扬	to develop, to make full use of, to promote
发挥	fat55 fi33	发挥	发挥	(of one's talent) to bring into play, to utilize, to exploit
尽管	din32 gɔn55	尽管	尽管	although, in spite of
尽量	din32 liaŋ32(5)	尽量	尽量	to the best of one's ability, as much as possible
尽快	din32 fai33(5)	尽快	尽快	as soon as possible, as quickly as possible
立即	lip32 dɛt55	立即	立即	immediately
即时	dɛt55 si22	即时	即时	immediate, instant; immediately, instantly
即日	dɛt55 ŋit33	即日	即日	the very day
奴隶	nu22 lai32	奴隶	奴隶	slave
隶书	lai32 si33	隶书	隶书	(Chinese Calligraphy) clerical script
承认	sein22 ŋin32	承认	承认	to admit, to acknowledge, to recognize
继承	gai33 sein22	继承	继承	to carry on, to inherit
承起	sein22 hi55	撑起	顶起	to pop up, to support
承包	sein22 bɔu33	承包	承包	to contract, to outsource; contract, outsourcing
来函	lɔi22 ham22	来函	来函	(Literal) incoming letter
公函	gəŋ33 ham22	公函	公函	official letter
木虱	mək32 siat55	木虱	臭虫	bedbug
既然	gi33 ŋein22(5)	既然	既然	as this is the case, being the case, since, now
犹豫	yiu22 yi32	犹豫	犹豫	to hesitate; hesitation
协和	hiap32 vɔ22	和諧/协和	协和	Concord
协定	hiap32 ein32	协定	协定	accord, agreement, convention
协会	hiap32 vɔi325	协会	协会	association, society
妥协	hɔ21 hiap32	妥协	妥协	to compromise; compromise
克服	hak55 fək32	克服	克服	to overcome
克	hak55	克	克	gram
坦克	han55 hak55	坦克	坦克	tank (military vehicle)	Loanword through Cantonese or Mandarin, transcription of tank
克制	hak55 dzai33	克制	克制	to restraint (desire, behavior); self-control
卓越	tsiak33 yɔt32	卓越	卓越	outstanding, remarkable
直接	dzɛt32 diap55	直接	直接	direct, directly
简直	gan55 dzɛt32	简直	简直	simply, plainly
丧失	ɬɔŋ33 sit55	丧失	丧失	lose, forfeit (power, privilege, lives, territory, etc.)
丧气	ɬɔŋ33 hi33	丧气	丧气	downcast, dejected, dispirited
出卖	tsut55 mai32	出卖	出卖	to betray, to sell out
卖弄	mai32 ləŋ32	卖弄	卖弄	to show-off, to flaunt
外卖	ŋɔi32 mai32	外卖	外卖	(restaurant) to-go; to-go order
卖相	mai32 ɬiaŋ33	卖相	卖相	the appearance of a merchandise or food dish
真正	dzin33 dzein33	真正	真正	real, authentic
当真	ɔŋ33 dzin33	当真	当真	to take seriously, to mean it; seriously, really
真相	dzin33 ɬiaŋ33	真相	真相	the facts, the truth
真诚	dzin33 sein22	真诚	真诚	sincere, genuine, honest, true; sincerity, honesty
真心	dzin33 ɬim33	真心	真心	sincere, heartfelt, honest
天真	hein33 dzin33	天真	天真	naive, innocent
真空	dzin33 həŋ33	真空	真空	vacuum, empty space
讲真穷句	gɔŋ55 dzin335 kəŋ21 gui33	讲真嗰句	说个老实话	in fact, to tell the truth
摸索	mɔ55 sɔk55	摸索	摸索	to feel around, to grope about, to explore, to fumble
搜索	ɬəu55 sɔk55	搜索	搜索	(Military) to search; search
索	ɬɔk55	索	索	to tighten, to squeeze	Verb: [ɬɔk55] to tighten, to squeeze; Noun: [ɬɔk21] thick rope; cable.
索	ɬɔk21	索	索	thick rope, cable	Verb: [ɬɔk55] to tighten, to squeeze; Noun: [ɬɔk21] thick rope, cable.
索取	sɔk55 tui55	索取	索取	to ask for, to request, to demand, to exact
铁索	hɛt33 ɬɔk21	铁索	铁索	iron cable
博物馆	bɔk55 mɔt32 gɔn55	博物馆	博物馆	museum
无辜	mu22 gu33	无辜	无辜	innocent, not guilty
辜负	gu33 fu32	辜负	辜负	to let down, to fail to live up to, to disappoint
矗立	tsək55 lip32	矗立	矗立	(building, prominent figure) to stand tall and upright, to stand upright and imposing
仄	dzɛt55	仄	仄	(Chinese Phonology) the oblique tone	Example: 平仄 the level and oblique tones.
仄	tsɛt55	仄	仄	(Banking) a check	Transcription of check
严厉	ŋiam22 lai32	严厉	严厉	strict, severe
厉害	li32 hɔi32	厉害	厉害	formidable, terrible, serious
匿名信	nɛt32 mein22 ɬin335	匿名信	匿名信	anonymous letter
厂房	tsɔŋ55 fɔŋ22	厂房	厂房	factory building
厂家	tsɔŋ55 ga335	厂家	厂家	maker, manufacturer, factory
发电厂	fat33 ein32 tsɔŋ55	发电厂	发电厂	power plant
舞厅	mu55 hiaŋ335	舞厅	舞厅	ballroom, dance hall
厘米	li22 mai55	厘米	厘米	centimeter
厄运	ak55 vun32	厄运	厄运	misfortune, disaster, bad luck, adversity
鼓励	gu55 lai32	鼓励	鼓励	to encourage; encouragement
奖励	diaŋ55 lai32	奖励	奖励	to reward; reward, incentive
激励	gɛt55 lai32	激励	激励	to inspire, to motivate, to encourage, to urge; inspiration, motivation, encouragement
男厕	nam22 ɬu33	男厕	男厕	gentlemen's room
女厕	nui55 ɬu33	女厕	女厕	lady's room
面皮厚	mein32 pi22 hǝu21	面皮厚	臉皮厚	thick-skinned, unashamed
优厚	yiu33 hǝu21	优厚	优厚	(of pay) generous
厚身	hǝu21 sin335	厚身	厚身	(of clothing) thick, substantial
厚度	hǝu21 u32	厚度	厚度	thickness
判	pɔn33	判	判	(Legal) to judge, to sentence, to decide
谈判	ham22 pɔn33	谈判	谈判	to negotiate; negotiation
判决	pɔn33 kut55	判决	判决	(Legal) to sentence; judgment
批判	pai33 pɔn33	批判	批判	to criticize; criticism, critique
外判	ŋɔi32 pɔn33	外判	外判	to outsource; outsourcing
判刑	pɔn33 yein22	判刑	判刑	to sentence to jail terms
裁判	tɔi22 pɔn33	裁判	裁判	referee, umpire, judge
刺绣	ɬu33 ɬiu33	刺绣	刺绣	embroidery
到期	ɔu33 ki22	到期	到期	to expire; to be due
制服	dzai33 fək32	制服	制服	uniform
制度	dzai33 u32	制度	制度	system, institution, regime, set of rules
剔	tɛt55	剔	提	(Chinese Characters) the rising stroke
剔	tɛt55	剔	打勾, 勾号	to check with √; the symbol √
剔除	tɛt55 tsui22	剔除	剔除	to pick out and reject, to eliminate
剔手边	tɛt55 siu55 bein215	剔手边	提手旁	(Chinese Characters) radical 扌
剝削	mɔk55 ɬiak55	剝削	剝削	to exploit; exploitation
剥夺	mɔk55 ɔt32	剥夺	剥夺	to deprive, to expropriate (rights, gains, titles) ; deprivation
副	fu33	副	副	vice, secondary; (Classifier) pair, set
副业	fu33 ŋiap32	副业	副业	side business, moonlighting
副作用	fu33 dɔk55 yəŋ32	副作用	副作用	side effect, by-effect
剧烈	kiat55 lɛt32	剧烈	剧烈	violent, severe, fierce, acute
话剧	va32 kiat55	话剧	话剧	drama
剧本	kiat55 bɔn55	剧本	剧本	drama script, opera script
京剧	gein33 kiat55	京剧	京剧	Peking Opera
剩返	dzein32 fan33	剩返	剩下, 只有	remain, only ... left	Example: 剩返三个 There's only three left.
剩余	dzein32 yi22	剩余	剩余	remainder, left over, surplus
过剩	gɔ33 dzein32	过剩	过剩	surplus, excess
卜	bək55	卜	占卜	to divine
卜位	bək55 vi325	卜位	预定座位	to book seats, to make reservation	卜 is the transcription of book
卜起条嘴	mək33 hi55 hiau22 dui55		收紧嘴唇	to press lips together and inward
火嘴	fɔ55 dui55	火嘴	火花塞	spark plug
占卜	dziam33 bək55	占卜	占卜	to divine; divination
占领	dziam33 lein21	占领	占领	(Military) to occupy; occupation
外	ŋɔi32	外	外	outside, external; foreign, alien; additional, extra; (Relation) of one's mother, sisters or daughters
以外	yi21 ŋɔi325	以外	以外	outside of, external to; except for, apart from, other than
外面	ŋɔi32 mein32	外面	外面	outside
外头	ŋɔi32 həu22	外头	外面	outside
外星人	ŋɔi32 ɬein33 ŋin22	外星人	外星人	alien, E.T.
海外	hɔi55 ŋɔi32	海外	海外	overseas
意外	yi33 ŋɔi32	意外	意外	accident; accidental, unexpected
野外	yia21 ŋɔi32(5)	野外	野外	field, open country, outdoors, countryside
外宾	ŋɔi32 bin33	外宾	外宾	foreign guest, foreign visitor
外表	ŋɔi32 biau55	外表	外表	outward appearance
除外	tsui33 ŋɔi32	除外	除外	except, excluding
外形	ŋɔi32 yein22	外形	外形	shape, external form, appearance
外汇	ŋɔi32 vɔi32	外汇	外汇	(Currency) foreign exchange; money sent back from overseas
例外	lai32 ŋɔi32	例外	例外	exception
号外	hɔu32 ŋɔi32	号外	号外	extra (of a newspaper)
排外	pai22 ŋɔi32	排外	排外	xenophobia
外向	ŋɔi32 hiaŋ33	外向	外向	extrovert, outgoing
贞操	dzein33 tɔu33	贞操	贞操	chastity, virginity; loyalty, moral integrity
童贞	həŋ22 dzein33	童贞	童贞	virginity, chastity
八卦	bat55 ga33	八卦	八卦	the eight trigrams; gossip; gossipy
桌	dziak55/tsiak55	桌	桌	desk	Colloquial: 枱.
桌球	tsiak55 kiu22	桌球	台球	billiards, pool; (Old Usage) table tennis
圆桌会议	yɔn22 tsiak55 vɔi32 ŋi32	圆桌会议	圆桌会议	round table conference
用	yǝŋ32	用	用	to use, to employ
有用	yiu33 yǝŋ32	有用	有用	useful; to have used
冇用	mɔu33 yǝŋ32	冇用	没用	useless; to have not used
信用卡	ɬin33 yəŋ32 ka(t)55	信用卡	信用卡	credit card
食用	sɛt32 yəŋ32	食用	食用	edible, dietary, for the table
日用品	ŋit32 yəŋ32 bin55	日用品	日用品	daily necessities, groceries (except food)
兩用	liaŋ55 yəŋ32(5)	兩用	兩用	dual-use
耐用	nɔi32 yəŋ32	耐用	耐用	durable, lasting
重用	dzəŋ32 yəŋ32	重用	重用	to place (someone) in an important position
使用	sɔi33 yəŋ32	使用	费用	expenses, cost; spending money, pocket money
使用	si55 yəŋ32	使用	使用	(Formal) to use; usage
冇鬼用	mɔu33 gi55 yəŋ32	冇鬼用	没用	bloody useless
实用	sit32 yəŋ32	实用	实用	practical
试用	si33 yəŋ32	试用	试用	trial; to try something out
用户	yəŋ32 fu32	用户	用户	user, subscriber
用力	yəŋ32 lɛt32	用力	用力	to exert oneself, with effort, hard
利用	li32 yəŋ32	利用	利用	to exploit, to take advantage of; to make use of, to use
费用	fi33 yəŋ32	费用	费用	expenditure, expenses, cost
民用	min22 yəŋ32	民用	民用	for civilian use; civilian
应用	yein33 yəŋ32	应用	应用	to apply; application
用料	yəŋ32 liau325	用料	材料	material, ingredient
相同	ɬiaŋ33 həŋ22	相同	相同	same, identical
可恼也	kɔ55 lau55 yia55	可恼也	岂有此理	outrageous, absurd, nonsense	Cantonization of the Peking Opera expression.