Cantonese Dictionary

變種人

bin3 zung2 jan4

Mandarin: bian4 zhong3 ren2

Simplified: 变种人

Mutants

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變節

bin3 zit3

Mandarin: bian4 jie2

[1] make a political recantation; [2] turn one's coat

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變節份子

bin3 zit3 fan6 zi2

Mandarin: bian4 jie2 fen4 zi3

[n] turncoat

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變節的

bin3 zit3 dik1

Mandarin: bian4 jie2 de5

making a political recantation; betraying

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變色龍

bin3 sik1 lung4

Mandarin: bian4 se4 long2

chameleon

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變調

bin3 diu6

Mandarin: bian4 diao4

[ling.] changed tone, sandhi tone (surface or derived tones)

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變賣

bin3 maai6

Mandarin: bian4 mai4

to sell off (one's property)

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變質

bin3 zat1

Mandarin: bian4 zhi4

to change; to turn bad; to deteriorate

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變質作用

bin3 zat1 zok3 jung6

Mandarin: bian4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4

[geol.] metamorphism

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變速器

bin3 cuk1 hei3

Mandarin: bian4 su4 qi4

gearbox

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變遷

bin3 cin1

Mandarin: bian4 qian1

Simplified: 变迁

transition

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變陣

bin3 zan6

a change in formation

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變電站

bin3 din6 zaam6

Mandarin: bian4 dian4 zhan4

(transformer) substation

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變革

bin3 gaak3

Mandarin: bian4 ge2

to transform; to change

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變音

bin3 jam1

Mandarin: bian4 yin1

Simplified: 变音

To change the tone

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變體

bin3 tai2

Mandarin: bian4 ti3

variant

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豳

ban1

Mandarin: Bin1

ornamental | refined | a Zhoy dynasty state | # adapted from cc-cedict

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貝

bui3

Mandarin: bei4

Simplified: 贝

cowrie | shellfish | currency (archaic) | # adapted from cc-cedict

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貝多芬

bui3 do1 fan1

Mandarin: bei4 duo1 fen1

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

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貝殼

bui3 hok3

Mandarin: bei4 ke2

shell (of molluscs etc.)

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貝殼學

bui3 hok3 hok6

Mandarin: bei4 ke2 xue2

[n] conchology

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貝殼念珠

bui3 hok3 nim6 zyu1

Mandarin: bei4 ke2 nian4 zhu1

[n] wampum

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貝澳

bui3 ou3

Mandarin: bei4 ao4

Simplified: 贝澳

Pui O, an area on Lantau Island in Hong Kong

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貝立茲

bui3 laap6 zi1

Mandarin: bei4 li4 zi1

Berlitz (international language school, language method)

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貝聿銘

bui3 jyut6 ming4

Mandarin: bei4 yu4 ming2

I. M. Pei, famous Chinese-American architect

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貝雷帽

bui3 leoi4 mou6*2

Mandarin: bei4 lei2 mao4

a beret

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貶

bin2

Mandarin: bian3

Simplified: 贬

to diminish | to demote | to reduce or devaluate | to disparage | to censure | to depreciate | criticism | # adapted from cc-cedict

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貶低

bin2 dai1

Mandarin: bian3 di1

to belittle; to depreciate; to play down

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貶值

bin2 zik6

Mandarin: bian3 zhi2

to devalue; to depreciate

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貶抑

bin2 jik1

debase

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