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咪係mai6 hai6to be; that's right; isn't it like that咪miu1(verb) 1. don't; must not; are not; is not; 2. hardly study (adverb) 1. so; might (noun); microphone; 2. mile咪咪摸摸mi1 mi1 mo1 mo1Slowly咪喐mai5 juk1don't move咪嘈mai5 cou4shut up; keep quiet (spoken)咪嘴mai1 zeoi2to lip-sync咪媽爛臭mi1 maa1 laan6 cau3smelly咪家mai1 gaa1a person who studies day and night咪拘mai5 keoi1don't hold yourself; or also an expression of rejection, don't think or don't dare咪搞mai5 gaau2Don't include; involve me, don't count me in咪摸mai5 mo2dawdle, slow咪書mai1 syu1to study hard; to read books excessively咪自mai5 zi6a similar pronunciation of 咪住, which means stop, hold a second咪表mai1 biu1Parking parameter咪話mai5 waa6don't say咪郁mai5 juk1don't move咪錶mai1 biu1parking meter咪高峰mai1 gou1 fung1microphone咬一啖ngaau5 jat1 daam6Have a bite咬口ngaau5 hau2bite the mouth; tender咬口唇ngaau5 hau2 seon4bite the lips咬ngaau5(verb) 1. accuse; 2. pronounce (on words); 3. to secretly ear whisper to others "咬耳仔"咬唔入ngaau5 m4 jap6having no chance of winning against someone, often used to describe a lawsuit咬字ngaau5 zi6enunciate咬弦ngaau5 jin4to describe when two people or more hold different opinions or argue a lot咬糧ngaau5 loeng4to live on a retirement service pension after retiring from a government position咬耳仔ngaau5 ji5 zai2the act of someone sharing a secret with another, with such a soft tone that they have to literally talk into each others' ears to be able to hear what it being said; literally 'biting ears'咭kaat1(noun) card (e.g. credit card, name card, etc.)咭數kaat1 sou3credit card debt咭片kaat1 pin2(noun) a name card; a business card咭紙kaat1 zi2cardboard, thick paper咯咯聲lok1 lok1 seng1speak fluently