Cantonese Dictionary

扁桃腺

bin2 tou4 sin3

Mandarin: bian3 tao2 xian4

tonsil

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扁桃腺炎

bin2 tou4 sin3 jim4

Mandarin: bian3 tao2 xian4 yan2

tonsillitis, the inflammation of the tonsils in the mouth

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扁荳

bin2 dau6*2

kidney bean; French green bean

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扁蟲

bin2 cung4

Mandarin: bian3 chong2

a flatworm

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扁食

bin2 sik6

wonton (Fujian term) | [粵]: 雲吞

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扁魚

bin2 jyu2

Mandarin: bian3 yu2

Simplified: 扁鱼

noun; edible flatfish

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扁魚

bin2 jyu4*2

bream

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扁鼻佬戴眼鏡

bin2 bei6 lou2 daai3 ngaan5 geng2

Mandarin: bian3 bi2 lao3 dai4 yan3 jing4

Simplified: 扁鼻佬戴眼镜

no one is better

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扁鼻子

bin2 bei6 zi2

snub nose

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扑嘢

bok1 je5

Mandarin: pu1 ye3

Cantonese

Slang for 'having sex'

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扑扑齋

bok1 bok1 zaai1

Cantonese

old-style school

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扑濕

bok1 sap1

Mandarin: pu1 chi4

verb; to beat up someone until one's head bleed

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扑瓜

bok1 gwaa1

Mandarin: pu1 gua1

verb; to beat up someone severely or to beat someone to death

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扑鑊勁

bok1 wok6 ging6

Mandarin: pu1 huo4 jin4

Simplified: 扑镬劲

to beat up violently; to have vigorous sex [colloquial]

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扑頭黨

bok1 tau4 dong2

Mandarin: pu1 tou2 dang3

Simplified: 扑头党

robbers who hit other's head and rob the money

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扮串

baan3 cyun3

Mandarin: ban4 chuan4

to be arrogant | cocky [colloquial]

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扮代表

baan6 doi6 biu2

Mandarin: ban4 dai4 biao3

to pretend one is a representative, it means one does not know much but acts as if one knows a lot

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扮作

baan6 zok3

Mandarin: ban4 zuo4

to disguise as; to impersonate

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扮傻

baan3 so4

Mandarin: ban4 sha3

to pretend dumb or stupid

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扮傻

baan6 so4

act opossum

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扮到

baan6 dou3

Mandarin: ban4 dao4

to pretend; to dress up as; to disguise as

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扮嘢

baan6 je5

Mandarin: ban4 ye3

Cantonese

(verb) to pretend; to fake; (adjective) pretentious

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扮大袋

baan6 daai6 doi2

Mandarin: ban4 da4 dai4

to act the big shot [colloquial]

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扮好人

baan6 hou2 jan4

Mandarin: ban4 hao3 ren2

pretend to be a good | kind person

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扮晒叉燒

baan6 saai3 caa1 siu1

Cantonese

to pretend

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扮晒嘢

baan6 saai3 je5

Mandarin: ban4 shai4 ye3

Cantonese

to be boastful; to claim to be very powerful [colloquial]

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扮晒蟹

baan6 saai3 haai5

Mandarin: ban4 shai4 xie4

verb; literally: one acting as a crab; run amuck like a crab; describe one to act capable when acutally not

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扮晒鬼佬

baan6 saai3 gwai2 lou2

Mandarin: ban4 shai4 gui3 lao3

Cantonese

acting like a foreigner

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扮晒魚蝦蟹

baan6 saai3 jyu4 haa1 haai5

Mandarin: ban4 shai4 yu2 xia1 xie4

Simplified: 扮晒鱼虾蟹

to act as if one is very powerful; to behave pretentiously [colloquial]

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扮曬嘢

baan6 saai3 je5

Mandarin: ban4 shai4 ye3

Simplified: 扮晒嘢

Cantonese

to be boastful; to claim to be very powerful [colloquial]

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