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有骨jau5 gwat1having bones; thorns; suggesting something innocent on the surface which is indeed an indirect insult; criticism有鬼jau5 gwai2haunted朊毒體jyun2 duk6 tai2prions服務中心fuk6 mou6 zung1 sam1(noun) service center服務行業fuk6 mou6 hong4 jip6the service industry朗尼long5 nei4Wayne Rooney, a professional footballer朗屏long5 ping4Long Ping, an MTR West Rail Line station in Hong Kong朗拿度long5 naa4 dou6Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, a professional footballer朗拿甸奴long5 naa4 din6 nou4Ronaldo de Assis Moreira; Ronaldinho Gaúcho, a professional footballer朗豪坊long3 hou4 fong1(noun) Langham Place, which is a mall in Mongkok, Hong Kong朗豪酒店long5 hou4 zau2 dim3the Langham Place Hotel, a hotel in Hong Kong朘朘zeoi1 zeoi1willy望住mong6 zyu6to look or stare at; to guard or take care of望到頸都長mong6 dou3 geng2 dou1 zoeng2to look forward to something eagerly; to wait for such a long time that your neck gets sore望天打卦mong6 tin1 daa2 gwaa3to resign to fate望山跑死馬mong6 saan1 paau2 sei2 maa5a place that appears to be nearby but is in fact very far away望洋興歎mong6 joeng4 hing1 taan3to feel small in front of a big ocean, a metaphor to describe the feeling of inadequacy when faced with a mountainous task or an over ambitious goal望穿秋水mong6 cyun1 cau1 seoi2to wait forever, eagerly hoping to see the relatives and family who are far away望角mong6 gok3the old name for Mongkok in Hong Kong, which is now called 旺角 (wong6 gok3) in Cantonese朝九晚五ziu1 gau2 maan5 ng5nine to five (working hours)朝政ciu4 zing3(noun) country affiliation; the affairs of a state朝早ziu1 zou2(noun) morning; (adverb) in the morning朝暉ziu1 fai1(noun) Morning朝ziu1morning; dawn朝朝早ziu1 ziu1 zou2(noun) every morning朝朝ciu4 ciu4every morning (spoken)朝行晚拆ziu1 hang4 maan5 caak3to lay out the bed for sleeping at night and pack it away in the morning朝頭早ziu1 tau4 zou2(noun) morning; (adverb) in the morning朝鮮薊ziu1 sin1 gai3an artichoke期待kei4 doi6to anticipate期末考試kei4 mut6 haau2 si5the end of term final exams期貨市場kei4 fo3 si5 coeng4the futures market ; future exchange