Cantonese Dictionary

哎唷

aai1 jo1

Mandarin: ai1 yo1

Ow! Ouch!

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哎喲

aai1 jo1

Mandarin: ai1 yo1

Simplified: 哎哟

(interjection) Oops

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哽耳

ang2 ji5

Mandarin: geng3 er3

unpleasantness to the ears, which means words spoken to the listener are something that he or she does not enjoy to hear

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哽腳

ang2 goek3

Mandarin: geng3 jiao3

Cantonese

scratchy to the foot; hurt the foot

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唉

aai1

Mandarin: ai1

(exclamation, sign in despair); alas

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唉聲嘆氣

aai1 seng1 taan3 hei3

Mandarin: ai1 sheng1 tan4 qi4

heave deep sighs; moan and groan; sigh in despair

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啞人

aa2 jan4

a dumb/mute person

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啞仔

aa2 zai2

Mandarin: ya3 zi3

Simplified: 哑仔

speech-impaired boy

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啞仔食黃蓮

aa2 zai2 sik6 wong4 lin4

Mandarin: ya3 zi3 shi2 huang2 lian2

Simplified: 哑仔食黄莲

to suffer in silence [colloquial]

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啞佬

aa2 lou2

Mandarin: ya3 lao3

Simplified: 哑佬

speech-impaired man

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啞佬斷奶

aa2 lou2 tyun5 naai5

Mandarin: ya3 lao3 duan4 nai3

Cantonese

unable to express one's pain; unable to vocalize one's hardships [歇]有苦難言 [Syn]啞仔食黃連-有苦自己知-有苦難言

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啞光

aa2 gwong1

Mandarin: ya3 guang1

Simplified: 哑光

Matte

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啞劇

aa2 kek6

Mandarin: ya3 ju4

pantomime; dumb show

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啞叔

aa2 suk1

Cantonese

Uncle Dumb (a pun on 阿叔)

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啞口無言

aa2 hau2 mou4 jin4

Mandarin: ya3 kou3 wu2 yan2

to be speechless

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啞女

aa2 neoi2

Mandarin: ya3 nv3

Simplified: 哑女

girls who cannot talk

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啞女

aa2 neoi5*2

a mute girl or daughter

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啞婆

aa2 po2

Mandarin: ya3 po2

Simplified: 哑婆

women who cannot talk

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啞婆

aa2 po4*2

a mute old woman

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啞子食黃蓮

aa2 zi2 sik6 wong4 lin4

Mandarin: ya3zi5 shi2 huang2 lian2

Simplified: 哑子食黄莲

to suffer in silence [colloquial]

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啞巴

aa2 baa1

Mandarin: ya5 ba1

mute; a mute person

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啞巴英語

aa2 baa1 jing1 jyu5

Mandarin: ya5 ba1 ying1 yu3

can read and write a language but can't speak it (Lit. English of the mutes)

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啞忍

aa2 jan2

Mandarin: ya3 ren3

Cantonese

silently endure

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啞色

aa2 sik1

Mandarin: ya3 se4

Simplified: 哑色

Matte

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啞鈴

aa2 ling4

dumbbells

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啞面

aa2 min6

Cantonese

matte; not shining, surface is slightly rough and not smooth [Syn.] [華]: 無光, 無光澤 [粵]: 啞光

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啱

aam1

Mandarin: yan1

correct | suitable | to suit sb | just now (Cantonese) | by chance | by coincidence | # adapted from cc-cedict

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啽

am2

Mandarin: an2

to speak (Cantonese) | # adapted from cc-cedict

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嗌

aai3

Mandarin: jiao4

Simplified: 叫

Cantonese

to shout; to call; to order (food, Cantonese)

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嗌乜春呀

aai3 mat1 ceon1 aa3

Mandarin: ai4 mie1 chun1 ya5

Cantonese

what's with the yelling | shouting? [colloquial]

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