English words from Cantonese
- no eye seeTo be unable to bear (the sight of) something anymore; to refuse to be involved further; to be disinclined to continue caring about.
- OopackA kind of black tea.
- pai gowA Chinese gambling game played with dominoes.
- PakhoiSynonym of Beihai: the Cantonese-derived name.
- pak paiA car used as an illegal taxi in Hong Kong.
- Pak Sha WanA bay in Sai Kung district, Hong Kong: Hebe Haven.
- paktorTo go out on a date with someone whom one is romantically involved with.
- Pat HeungAn area of Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
- peaka peowA gambling game, originally Chinese, in which bets are laid on secretly selected numbers.
- Peng ChauAn island of Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
- Ping ShanAn area of Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
- Pok Fu LamA village in Southern district, Hong Kong.
- Po ToiAn island group of Islands district, Hong Kong.
- Sai KungA town in Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
- Sai WanAn area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong.
- Sai Wan HoAn area of Eastern district, Hong Kong.
- Sai Ying PunAn area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong.
- samshuA triple-distilled variety of rice-based baijiu.
- San Ma LouNickname for Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro: a street and area of Macau.
- San Po KongAn area of Wong Tai Sin district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- San TinAn area of Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
- Sau Mau PingAn area of Kwun Tong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- Seac Pai VanAn area of Coloane, Macau.
- see humBlood cockles; ark clams (as food)
- Sham ChunSynonym of Shenzhen.
- Sham Shui PoAn area of Sham Shui Po district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- Shap Pat HeungAn area of Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
- shar-peiA dog of a distinctive breed with deep wrinkles, especially when young, a blue-black tongue, and a rough short coat.
- Sha Tau KokA town in North district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
- Sha TinAn area and town in Sha Tin district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
- Shau Kei WanAn area of Eastern district, Hong Kong.
- shee sheeTo urinate; to pee.
- Shek Ngau ChauAn uninhabited island of Tai Po district, Hong Kong.
- Shek OA village in Southern district, Hong Kong.
- Shek Pai WanAn area of Aberdeen, Southern district, Hong Kong.
- Shek Tong TsuiAn area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong.
- ShektongtsuiA former district of Victoria, Hong Kong.
- Sheung ShuiAn area and town in North district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
- Sheung WanAn area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong.
- ShiuhingSynonym of Zhaoqing: the Cantonese-derived name.
- ShiukwanSynonym of Shaoguan: the Cantonese-derived name.
- sinkwa towelspongeA gourd of species Luffa acutangula, whose fruits are eaten when half-ripe and when mature can be dried out to form a loofah.
- siu haauA kind of barbecue sauce used in Cantonese cuisine.
- siu meiMeat roasted on spits over an open fire or wood burning rotisserie oven, as in Cantonese cuisine.
- Siu Sai WanA residential area of Eastern district, Hong Kong.
- So Kon PoAn area of Wan Chai district, Hong Kong.
- Sookun PooA former district of Victoria, Hong Kong, United Kingdom.
- soon hockSynonym of marbled goby (“Oxyeleotris marmorata”).
- spring pocketScrotum; testicles.
- syceeAny of various gold or silver ingots used as currency in imperial China.
- Sze YapSynonym of Siyi.
- SzeyapSynonym of Siyi.
- Tai HangAn area of Wan Chai district, Hong Kong.
- Tai Kok TsuiAn area of Yau Tsim Mong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- Tai LongA certain Tai people.
- Tai Long WanA bay of Lantau Island in Chi Ma Wan, Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
- Tai OA fishing town in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
- taipaolarge Chinese steamed stuffed bun
- Tai Ping ShanAn area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong.
- TaipingshanA former district of Victoria, Hong Kong.
- Tai PoAn area and town in Tai Po district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
- Tai TamAn area of Southern district, Hong Kong.
- Ta Kwu LingAn area of North district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
- taosiA fermented black soybean sauce.
- tapaoTo order (food) as takeaway; to pack food so it can be consumed elsewhere.
- TinpakSynonym of Dianbai: the Cantonese-derived name.
- Tin Shui WaiAn area and town in Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
- ToisaneseSynonym of Taishanese.
- ToishanSynonym of Taishan: the Cantonese-derived name.
- To Kwa WanAn area of Kowloon City district, Hong Kong.
- tong faiA tuition fee collected by public sector schools.
- tong lauA tenement building, found in Southern China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
- tsatleeA high-quality white raw silk from Zhejiang, China, produced mostly for export.
- Tsat Tsz MuiAn area of Eastern district, Hong Kong.
- Tseung Kwan OAn area and town in Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
- Tsim Sha TsuiAn area of Yau Tsim Mong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- Tsing YiAn island of Kwai Tsing district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
- Tsuen WanAn area and town in Tsuen Wan district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
- Tsz Wan ShanAn area of Wong Tai Sin district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- Tuen MunA district of Hong Kong.
- Tung ChungAn area and town in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
- TungkunSynonym of Dongguan: the Cantonese-derived name.
- two-dish riceA meal consisting of rice and two side dishes, often sold at a low price; economy rice.
- WaichowSynonym of Huizhou: the Cantonese-derived name
- wampeeA tree, Clausena lansium, native to Southern China and Indochina.
- Wan ChaiA district of Hong Kong.
- WanfowSynonym of Yunfu: the Cantonese-derived name
- war su gaiAlmond-battered deep-fried chicken breast (white meat).
- Wing ChunA popular style of kung fu.
- wok heiThe slightly seared flavour imparted to food that has been traditionally cooked in a seasoned wok.
- wombokNapa cabbage.
- Wong Chuk HangAn area of Southern district, Hong Kong.
- Wong Tai SinAn area of Wong Tai Sin district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- Yangzhou fried riceSynonym of special fried rice.
- Yau Ma TeiAn area of Yau Tsim Mong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- Yau TongAn area of Kwun Tong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- yeet hayinternal heat
- yeukitch, a prickly feeling
- YeungkongSynonym of Yangjiang: the Cantonese-derived name
- your face, your fateOne's fate and how one is treated in life depends on one's looks.