101.
Cantonese: 死狗咁樣 (sei2 gau2 gam2 joeng6)
English: Devastated; destitute
Written Chinese: 落魄的樣子
102.
Cantonese: 齮齮齕齕 (ji2 ji2 ngaat6 ngaat6) (More generally, gee1 gee1 gaat6 gaat6)
English: Nagging; a lot of complaints / opinions
Written Chinese: 嘮嘮叨叨
103.
Cantonese: 扯開兩邊 (ce2 hoi1 loeng5 bin1)
English: Split into half
Written Chinese: 撕開兩半
104.
Cantonese: 拗咗好多次 (ngaau3 zo2 hou2 do1 ci3)
English: Debating repeatedly
Written Chinese: 多番爭辯
105.
Cantonese: 嘍佢傾偈 (lau3 keoi5 king1 gai2)
English: Get someone to have a chat
Written Chinese: 逗他閒聊
106.
Cantonese: 得啦 (dak1 laa1)
English: Alright
Written Chinese: 行了
107.
Cantonese: 心淡 (sam1 taam5)
English: Discouraged; downhearted
Written Chinese: 心灰意冷
108.
Cantonese: 多士爐 (do1 si6 lou4)
English: Bread toaster
Written Chinese: 烤麵包爐
109.
Cantonese: 啱聽 (ngaam1 teng1)
English: Pleasant to the ear; sound agreeable
Written Chinese: 中聽
110.
Cantonese: 應承 (jing1 sing4)
English: Make a promise
Written Chinese: 答應
Linguistic Reference:
https://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-can/
https://words.hk/
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