English words from Cantonese
- Cheok KaA village in Taipa, Macau.
- cheong funA Cantonese form of steamed rice noodle roll.
- Cheung ChauAn island of Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
- Cheung Sha WanAn area of Sham Shui Po district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- ChiuchowRelating to the Chaoshan region of China and/or its people.
- Choong WanA former district of Victoria, Hong Kong, United Kingdom.
- chop-chopUsed to urge someone to do something quickly.
- choy sumA Chinese vegetable, a variety of Brassica rapa parachinensis subspecies, similar to bok choy but slimmer, with smooth green leaves and pale green stems, and clusters of flowers on the tips of the inner shoots.
- ChuhoiSynonym of Zhuhai: the Cantonese-derived name.
- Chung Yeung FestivalSynonym of Double Ninth Festival.
- conpoyA dried seafood product made from scallops, used in Chinese cuisine.
- Dai DiA Chinese card game where the number two cards are the most powerful in the deck.
- dai pai dongA kind of open-air food stall.
- Da Jiu FestivalA Taoist ritual and festival for requesting peace and harmony in a locality.
- dau miusnow pea shoots in Chinese cuisine
- Deep Water BayAn area of Southern district, Hong Kong.
- delay no moreFuck you; fuck your mother.
- Diamond HillAn area of Wong Tai Sin district, Hong Kong.
- dim sumA Cantonese-style meal traditionally eaten in the morning or early afternoon, comprising tea and food typically placed in small steamer baskets or on small plates, and often served from carts that move around from table to table in a restaurant.
- dragon gateAn architectural design feature to allow for concordance with the philosophy of feng shui, a portal that allows dragons to flow through structures, by leaving an empty hole through a building.
- fan-tanA Chinese gambling game in which coins or other small objects are placed upon a table, usually under a cup, and the players bet as to what remainder will be left when the sum of the counters is divided by four.
- fat choya blue-green alga (Nostoc flagelliforme) used as a vegetable in Chinese cooking
- Fat ShanSynonym of Foshan.
- FatshanSynonym of Foshan: the Cantonese-derived name.
- fokistaff
- foo yungA Chinese omelette dish usually made with meat and vegetables.
- Fung Mei WaiA village in Fung Yuen, Tai Po district, Hong Kong.
- fung shuiSynonym of feng shui: the Cantonese-derived name.
- gah daiSweeter; with more sugar or condensed milk added.
- gai gaiTo go out for a walk.
- gao dimTo get something done; to settle or take care of something; to resolve an outstanding issue; to have finished settling something.
- Gau TauFormer name of Shek Ngau Chau: an uninhabited island of Tai Po district, Hong Kong.
- give faceTo honor; to pay respect.
- Hac SaA beach, area, and village in Coloane, Macau.
- hakawa traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling
- hambalangEntire; all; every
- Hang HauAn area of Tseung Kwan O, Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
- Ha TsuenAn area of Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
- Ha WanA former district of Victoria, Hong Kong, United Kingdom.
- hill fireSynonym of forest fire.
- hofanA flat rice noodle, commonly used in Cantonese cuisine.
- HoifungSynonym of Haifeng: the Cantonese-derived name.
- HoihowSynonym of Haikou: the Cantonese-derived name.
- Hoi PingSynonym of Kaiping: the Cantonese-derived name.
- HoipingSynonym of Kaiping: the Cantonese-derived name.
- HokloA member of a group of Han Chinese whose traditional ancestral homes are in southern Fujian, South China.
- HokshanSynonym of Heshan: the Cantonese-derived name.
- Ho Man TinA residential area of Kowloon City district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- HonamA historical region of South Korea, covering the modern-day Gwangju and Jeolla provinces.
- Hong KongA city and special administrative region in southern China, located on an island east of the Pearl River delta in the South China Sea; a former British colony.
- hoppoThe imperial Chinese board of revenue, especially its branch in Guangzhou during the Qing Dynasty.
- hor funA flat rice noodle, commonly used in Cantonese cuisine.
- hototayChinese soup of Cantonese origin typically made of chicken breast, carrots, peas, poached eggs, etc.
- how seewhat do you think?, what say you?
- Hung HomAn area of Kowloon City district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- jetsoA bargain; discount.
- jie jieTerm of address for an elder sister within Chinese families.
- Ká HóAn area and village in Coloane, Macau.
- kaifongA kind of mutual aid organization in Hong Kong, originally set up under British colonial rule, and mainly intended to provide free or cheap services to Chinese refugees.
- Kam TinAn area of Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
- kan cheongNervous, anxious, keyed up
- Kau Shi WaiFormer name of Fung Mei Wai: a village in Fung Yuen, Tai Po district, Hong Kong.
- kautimto finish, to complete
- kor korTerm of address for an elder brother within Chinese families.
- Kowloon TongA residential area of Kowloon City district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- Kowloon TsaiAn area of Kowloon Tong, Kowloon City district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- Kung Hei Fat ChoiHappy Chinese New Year
- Kwai ChungAn area of Kwai Tsing district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
- kwai muka species of plant (Artocarpus parvus) endemic to South-East Asia and China
- Kwun TongAn area of Kwun Tong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- Lai Chi KokAn area of Sham Shui Po district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- Lai Chi VunA village in Coloane, Macau.
- lai seeLucky money, usually coming in red envelopes for Chinese New Year.
- lam chauMutual, internecine destruction as a revolutionary strategy against the Chinese Communist Party adopted during the 2019–2020 Hong Kong Protests.
- Lam TinAn area of Kwun Tong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- lap cheongA type of sausage from southern China, used in Cantonese cuisine.
- lapsang souchongA variety of smoked black tea (Camellia sinensis), originally from the Wuyi region of the Fujian province of southern China.
- laugh die mevery funny
- Lei Yue MunA short channel in Hong Kong between Junk Bay and Victoria Harbour, separating Kowloon and Hong Kong Island.
- leng zaigood-looking man, pretty boy
- lok-lokA food consisting of meat, vegetables, etc. served on a skewer for dipping into sauce.
- long time no seeI (or we) have not seen you for a long time.
- Lo WuAn area in the New Territories of Hong Kong, on the border with China proper.
- LuichowSynonym of Leizhou.
- LukfungSynonym of Lufeng.
- lukongconstable of Chinese descent
- lup supdirty; sleazy.
- Ma On ShanAn area and town in Sha Tin district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
- Ma Tau ChungAn area of Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- Ma WanAn island of Tsuen Wan district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
- Mei FooAn area of Sham Shui Po district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- mei funRice vermicelli, rice noodles, as used in East Asian (especially Cantonese) cooking.
- Mong HaA former village in Macau.
- Mong KokAn area of Yau Tsim Mong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- mooi-jaiA female household servant, usually an unwanted daughter bought from another family.
- mook jongA type of wooden dummy designed to be kicked and punched in Wing Chun kung fu training.
- MuifaA name given to certain tropical cyclones in 2004, 2011 and 2017.
- Mui WoA town in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
- Ngau Chi WanAn area of Wong Tai Sin district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- Ngau Tau KokAn area of Kwun Tong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.