基 jī (bound form) base / foundation / (bound form) radical (chemistry) / (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese) syn 粤语拼音 粵語拼音 yuè yǔ pīn yīn Cantonese romanization / Jyutping, one of the many Cantonese romanization systems 軚 dài (Cantonese) steering wheel / (Cantonese) tire (car, bicycle) 救护车 救護車 jiù hù chē ambulance / CL:輛|辆[liang4] 可容6副担架的4轮驱动救护车 可容6副擔架的4輪驅動救護車 ambulance 4 X 4, up to 6 stretchers 装甲救护车 裝甲救護車 armoured ambulance 救护船 救護船 jiù hù chuán ambulance 救护飞机 救護飛机 jiù hù fēi jī ambulance 救护车司机 救護車司機 ambulance driver 野战救护车 野戰救護車 field ambulance 消防和救护车事务科 消防和救護車事務科 Fire and Ambulance Services 母鸡 母雞 mǔ jī hen / don't know (humorous slang mimicking Cantonese 唔知, Jyutping: m4 zi1) syn 叫鸡 叫雞 jiào jī rooster / cock / (slang) (Cantonese) to visit a prostitute 屌 diǎo penis / (slang) cool or extraordinary / (Cantonese) to fuck 蔃 qiáng cigarette (slang) (Cantonese) 鰦 zī (archaic) a kind of black fish / bad person (Cantonese slang) 小改改 xiǎo gǎi gǎi (Internet slang) young lady (Cantonese-influenced alternative to 小姐姐[xiao3 jie3 jie5]) 收山 shōu shān (slang) (from Cantonese) to bow out after a long career / to pack it in / (of a gangster, prostitute etc) to get out of the game / (of a business) to cease to operate 动Ｌ 動Ｌ dòng L flowing / flexible / lively (internet slang) / flowing / flexible / lively (Internet slang) 小白 xiǎo bái (slang) novice / greenhorn / (old) (slang) fool / idiot / abbr. for 小白臉|小白脸[xiao3 bai2 lian3], pretty boy 尬舞 gà wǔ (slang) to battle each other in street dancing (derived from Taiwanese 較, which sounds similar to Mandarin 尬[ga4]) / (slang) to perform weird dance moves 下头 下頭 xià tóu (slang) (of a person or manner) off-putting / (slang) to feel put off syn 拆家 chāi jiā (slang) low-level drug dealer / (slang) (of a pet) to wreck the house (scattering trash, chewing on furniture etc) 捡漏 撿漏 jiǎn lòu to repair a leaky roof / (dialect) to find fault / to nitpick / (slang) to score a bargain (esp. when the seller is unaware of the item's true value) / (slang) to take advantage of an unexpected opportunity 树洞 樹洞 shù dòng tree hollow / (slang) anonymous platform for sharing secrets / (slang) confidant 粤语 粵語 yuè yǔ Cantonese language 点心 點心 diǎn xin light refreshments / pastry / dim sum (in Cantonese cooking) / dessert syn 按揭 àn jiē a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese) / to buy property on a mortgage 饮茶 飲茶 yǐn chá to have tea and refreshments / to have dim sum lunch (Cantonese) syn 无厘头 無厘頭 wú lí tóu silly talk or "mo lei tau" (Cantonese), genre of humor emerging from Hong Kong late in the 20th century 夏娃 xià wá Eve, the first woman (transcription used in Protestant versions of the Bible) (from Hebrew Ḥawwāh, probably via Cantonese 夏娃 {Haa6waa1}) 埋单 埋單 mái dān to pay the bill (in a restaurant etc) (loanword from Cantonese) / (fig.) to bear responsibility 广东人 廣東人 guǎng dōng rén Cantonese (people) 粤菜 粵菜 yuè cài Cantonese cuisine 广东话 廣東話 guǎng dōng huà Cantonese language 街市 jiē shì downtown area / commercial district / (chiefly Cantonese) wet market, i.e. a marketplace selling fresh meat, fish and vegetables etc 粤剧 粵劇 yuè jù Cantonese opera syn 烧腊 燒臘 shāo là barbecue (Cantonese style) 吉列 jí liè breaded and fried cutlet (loanword via Cantonese) 牛腩 niú nǎn brisket (esp. Cantonese) / belly beef / spongy meat from cow's underside and neighboring ribs / erroneously translated as sirloin 呢 nī this (Cantonese) / see also 哩[li1] syn 大黄鱼 大黃魚 dà huáng yú Croceine croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea), a fish popular in Cantonese cooking syn 豉油 chǐ yóu soy sauce (chiefly in Cantonese and Hakka areas) 哩 lī this (Cantonese) / see also 呢[ni1] / see also 哩哩羅羅|哩哩罗罗[li1 li1 luo1 luo1] syn 粤 粵 yuè Cantonese / short name for Guangdong 廣東|广东[Guang3 dong1] 唔 wú oh (expression of agreement or surprise) / (Cantonese) not syn 佬 lǎo male / man (Cantonese) syn 噼 pī child's buttocks (esp. Cantonese) / (onom.) crack, slap, clap, clatter etc 呔 tāi tie / necktie / tire (Cantonese) syn 乜 miē used in 乜斜[mie1xie5] / (Cantonese) what? syn 腩 nǎn brisket / belly beef / spongy meat from cow's underside and neighboring ribs / see 牛腩[niu2 nan3] esp. Cantonese / erroneously translated as sirloin 瞓 xùn to sleep (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 睡[shui4] 瞓 fèn to sleep (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 睡[shui4] 脷 lì (cattle) tongue (Cantonese) 篼 dōu bamboo, rattan or wicker basket / sedan chair for mountain use (Cantonese) 腬 róu greasy (Cantonese) 鬼佬 guǐ lǎo foreigner (Cantonese) / Westerner 鬼婆 guǐ pó Caucasian woman (Cantonese) 咁 gān so (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 這樣|这样[zhe4 yang4] 冇 mǎo to not have (Cantonese) (Mandarin equivalent: 沒有|没有[mei2 you3]) 奶昔 nǎi xī milkshake (Note: 昔[xi1] is loaned from English "shake" via Cantonese 昔, pr. sik1) 佢 qú (Cantonese) he, she, it 㗂 shěng variant of 省[sheng3] / tight-lipped / to examine / to watch / to scour (esp. Cantonese) 㗎 jià sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese) / see also 嘅[kai4] 乜嘢 miē yě what? (Cantonese) (Mandarin equivalent: 什麼|什么[shen2 me5]) 九声六调 九聲六調 jiǔ shēng liù diào nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages) 乪 nāng a bend in a river (Cantonese) 乸 nǎ feminine suffix (Cantonese) / postfix indicating feminine 仆街 pū jiē drop dead! / go to hell! / fuck you! (Cantonese) 八婆 bā pó meddling woman / nosy parker (Cantonese) 利事 lì shì (Cantonese) same as 紅包|红包[hong2 bao1] 北佬 běi lǎo northerner, person from Northern China (Cantonese) 唔好睇 wú hǎo dì unattractive (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 不好看[bu4 hao3 kan4] 唞 dǒu to take a rest (Cantonese) 啱 yān correct / suitable / to suit sb / just now (Cantonese) 啲 dī some / few / a little (Cantonese) 啽 án to speak (Cantonese) 喥 dù used in location words (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 裡|里[li3] 喺 xǐ to be at, in or on (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 在[zai4] 嗰 gě that (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 那[na4] 嘅 kài possessive particle (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 的[de5] 嘢 yě (Cantonese) thing / matter / stuff 嘥 sāi to waste (Cantonese) 噏 xī to gossip / to babble (Cantonese) 埲 běng used in 塕埲[weng3beng3] / (Cantonese) classifier for walls 好睇 hǎo dì good-looking (Cantonese) 孭 miē to carry on the back or shoulders (Cantonese) 屋企 wū qǐ (Cantonese) home / family (Mandarin equivalent: 家[jia1]) 巴闭 巴閉 bā bì (Cantonese, Jyutping: baa1 bai3) / to act high and mighty / to make big fuss over a small matter / impressive 手掣 shǒu chè handbrake / game controller (Cantonese) 揾食 搵食 wèn shí to earn one's living (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 謀生|谋生[mou2 sheng1] 撚 niǎn to play tricks on or toy with / delicate / exquisite (Cantonese) 攰 guì totally exhausted (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 累[lei4] 晒骆驼 曬駱駝 shài luò tuo xylitol (Cantonese) / see also 木糖醇[mu4 tang2 chun2] 炆 wén (Cantonese) to simmer / to cook over a slow fire 烧味 燒味 shāo wèi siu mei / spit-roasted meat dish in Cantonese cuisine 白鬼 bái guǐ "white ghost", derogatory term for caucasians (Cantonese) 眼瞓 yǎn xùn sleepy (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 睏|困[kun4] 瞓觉 瞓覺 xùn jiào to sleep (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 睡覺|睡觉[shui4 jiao4] 