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鮓皮zaa2 pei4lousy; appalling鮮奶咖啡sin1 naai5 gaa3 fe1latte鮮嫩sin1 nyun6fresh and tender鮮有sin2 jau5seldom have; rare; not often to be had; few鮮果sin1 gwo2fresh fruit鮮甜sin1 tim4fresh and sweet (food)鮮竹卷sin1 zuk1 gyun2bean curd roll stuffed with fillings such as pork, Chinese mushroom and bamboo shoots, a type of Cantonese dim sum dish鮮紅色sin1 hung4 sik1bright red鮮菇冧sin1 gu1 lam1fresh baby mushroom, where the gills on the underside of the mushroom cap have not opened up yet鮮蠔sin1 hou4fresh oyster鮮見sin2 gin3rarely seen; seldomly seen鮮豔sin1 jim6colourful鮮車怒馬sin1 geoi1 nou6 maa5new carriage (driven by) fat horses, leading a luxurious life鮮魷sin1 jau4fresh squid鮮麗sin1 lai6floridity; brightly-colored ; sharp and beautiful鯁唔落gang2 m4 lok6can not swallow; not willing to bear; unable to stomach something鯁嚫gang2 can3to choke on something鯁頸kang2 geng2to choke (literally, or metaphorically by failing on the verge of success)鯁骨gang2 gwat1to choke on bones; fishbones鯇魚waan5 jyu4grass carp鯉魚門lei5 jyu2 mun4Lei Yue Mun, a fishing village in south-eastern Kowloon in Hong Kong鯛魚diu1 jyu4Japanese seabream; seabream snapper, a type of fish鯨吞king4 tan1swallow like a whale; to devour; to annex (territory); to seize and occupy鯨鯢king4 ngai4a chess pieces in Japanese shogi鯪魚球leng4 jyu4 kau4dace fish balls鯿魚bin2 jyu2Parabramis pekinensis鰂魚zak1 jyu4Tilapia, a type of fish鰥寡gwaan1 gwaa2surviving spouse; widowers and widows鰨沙魚taap3 saa1 jyu4Soleoidei; a flatfish鰨沙taap3 saa1Soleoidei; a flatfish鱗爪leon4 zaau2(literally: scales and paw); bits and fragments of something鱟魚hau6 jyu2horseshoe crab