| male | neu3 a |
| female | nu:3 a |
| Mister | xi1 sang |
| Miss | xiaw3 jia |
| Mrs | ta ta |
| comrade | dong3 zi1 |
| surname | xing2 |
| name | ming zi3 |
| Old Wang | law3 wang2 |
| Young Wang | xiaw3 wang2 |
| Wang | wang3 |
| Huang | wang3 |
| Deng | deng2 |
| Chen | sen2 |
| Zhang | dzang4 |
| Lin | ling2 |
| Ge | gat1 |
| Li | li3 |
| Peng | paang4 |
| Liu | liu2 |
| Yao | yaw2 |
| Jiang | gang4 |
| Xu | xi2 |
| Wu | wu2 |
| father | ba1 ba |
| mother | ma1 ma / ma4 |
| elder brother | gu1 gu / ah gu1 |
| younger brother | di di1 / ah di1 |
| elder sister | ja ja1 / ah ja1 |
| younger sister | me me1 / ah me1 |
| wife | ta1 ta1 / law3 bu2 |
| husband | xi1 sang / law2 gong3 |
| daughter | nu:3 ng2 |
| son | ni2 zi1 |
| grandson | seng1 zi |
| granddaughter | seng nu:4 ng3 |
| grandfather | ya ya1 |
| grandmother | ne1 ne |
| uncle | su su |
| aunt | a yi |
| child | xiaw3 ning |
| Foreigner | law3 ngam nga3 gok nin2 |
| doctor | yi1 sang |
| driver | si1 ji |
| secretary | mi si1 |
| editor | bi1 chei |
| teacher | law3 si |
| student | haw sang2 |
| translator | fei1 ye |
| journalist | ji3 dzat1 |
| nurse | u3 zi2 |
| Mao Tsetung | maw3 zat1 dong4 |
| Zhou Enlai | zou1 en1 lei2 |
| Deng Xiaoping | dang xiaw1 bing2 |
| Jiang Zimin | gang1 dzat1 min3 |
| Li Peng | li3 baang2 |
| Lee Teng-hui | li3 deng1 hui4 |
| Li Ka-shing | li3 jia1 seng2 |
| Bruce Lee | li3 xiaw1 long |
| Chiang Kaishek | jiang3 ga1 zat |
| Jackie Chan | zeng3 long1 |
| Jackie Cheung | dzang1 aw2 yu3 |
| Lai Ming | li3 ming2 |
| Aaron Kwok | guo1 fu1 zeng2 |
| Andy Lau | liu2 dat1 oo2 |
| Wang Fei | wang2 fee4 |
| Lei Feng | lei2 foong1 |
| foreigner | nga3 gok ning |
| Japanese | sap3 ban2 ning |
| American | me3 gok ning |
| Frenchperson | fat3 gok ning |
| Britisher | ying1 gok ning |
| Chinese | zhong1 gok ning |
| bad girls | la se1 |
| bad boy | liu3 maang1 |
| country bumpkin | gang1 buot2 ning ("north of the river" people - people to look down on) |
| skin | bi fu1 |
| hip | yaw4 |
| leg | tei3 |
| knee | zha mu dou |
| foot | jat1 |
| toe | jat jie1 dou |
| heel | jat geng1 |
| finger | sow3 zhi1 dou |
| hand | sow3 |
| wrist | sow3 u1 |
| stomach | we2 |
| elbow | zou3 que1 zhe |
| arm | bi1 bu |
| heart | xin |
| breasts | xiong4 bu |
| back | be2 |
| shoulder | ji1 gak |
| neck | dou2 jing1 |
| throat | u3 long2 |
| head | dou2 |
| forehead | nga guat1 dou |
| face | mi3 kong1 |
| ear | ni3 du1 |
| eye | ngie2 jing1 |
| mouth | zi2 bu1 |
| nose | bi3 dou2 |
| lips | zi3 zun1 |
| tooth | nga3 zi |
| chin | aw3 bu |
| armpit | gat3 dzi2 |
| buttocks | pi gu |
| pubic hair | yin1 maw |
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