Cantonese Dictionary

炒一鑊熟

caau2 jat1 wok6 suk6

Mandarin: chao3 yi1 huo4 shu2

Simplified: 炒一镬熟

to give someone a serious thrashing [colloquial]

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炒作

caau2 zok3

Mandarin: chao3 zuo4

hype up; sensationalize; publicize; make profits through speculation

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炒匯

caau2 wui6

Mandarin: chao3 hui4

arbitrage

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炒友

caau2 jau5*2

Mandarin: chao3 you3

a speculator

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炒友

caau2 jau5

Mandarin: chao3 you3

speculator in stock market or any investments

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炒咗一鑊

caau2 zo2 jat1 wok6

Mandarin: chao3 zuo3 yi1 huo4

Simplified: 炒咗一镬

Cantonese

to have made a real mess of something [colloquial]

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炒嘢

caau2 je5

Mandarin: chao3 ye3

Cantonese

to argue with; to fight with; to have sex; to make out [colloquial]

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炒埋一碟

caau2 maai4 jat1 dip6

Mandarin: chao3 mai2 yi4 die2

gather; combine (spoken)

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炒大鑊

caau2 daai6 wok6

Mandarin: chao3 da4 huo4

Simplified: 炒大镬

a big confrontation [colloquial]

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炒孖展

caau2 maa1 zin2

Mandarin: chao3 ma1 zhan3

to speculate through margin trading [colloquial]

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炒家

caau2 gaa1

speculator

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炒更

caau2 gaang1

Cantonese

moonlighting (working a second job at night for extra income)

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炒樓

caau2 lau4*2

property speculation

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炒樓

caau2 lau4

Mandarin: chao3 lou2

Simplified: 炒楼

property speculation

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炒河

caau2 ho2

Mandarin: chao3 he2

(food) stir-fried rice noodles

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炒燶

caau2 nung1

Mandarin: chao3 nong2

Simplified: 炒㶶

making a loss in the stock market or any investments

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炒米粉

caau2 mai5 fan2

Mandarin: chao3 mi3 fen3

fried rice noodles

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炒米餅

caau2 mai5 beng2

Mandarin: chao3 mi3 bing3

Simplified: 炒米饼

(food) stir-fried rice crackers; stir-fried rice cookies

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炒粉

caau2 fan2

Mandarin: chao3 fen3

(food) stir-fried rice noodles

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炒粿條

caau2 gwai3 diu1 [馬] caau2 gwai2 diu1

Mandarin: chao3 guo2 tiao2

fried koay teow (rice noodles, broader than 米粉 but narrower than 沙河粉 or 豬腸粉) | A common dish in Southeast Asia and Southeast China. Fried Koay Teow is usu. fried with pork lard, chilli, prawns, mussels (螄蚶), eggs and sometimes 臘腸. This dish varies from place to place. In Malaysia and Singapore, Penang Fried Koay Teow is the definitive style.

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炒粿條

caau2 gwo2 tiu4

Mandarin: chao3 guo3 tiao2

Simplified: 炒粿条

char kway teow, a noodle dish from Malaysia

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炒糕

caau2 gou1

Mandarin: chao3 gao1

fried rice cake

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炒老板魷魚

caau2 lou5 baan2 jau4 jyu4*2

to quit a job (also 炒老細魷魚)

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炒老板魷魚

caau2 lou5 baan2 jau4 jyu2

Mandarin: chao3 lao3 ban3 you2 yu2

Simplified: 炒老板鱿鱼

to quit a job

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炒老細魷魚

caau2 lou5 sai3 jau4 jyu4*2

Cantonese

to quit a job (also 炒老板魷魚)

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炒老細魷魚

caau2 lou5 sai3 jau4 jyu2

Mandarin: chao3 lao3 xi4 you2 yu2

Simplified: 炒老细鱿鱼

quit from a job (slang)

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炒股

caau2 gu2

to gamble in stocks; to speculate in stocks

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炒股票

caau2 gu2 piu3

gamble in stocks

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炒菜鏟

caau2 coi3 caan2

Mandarin: chao3 cai5 chan3

Simplified: 炒菜铲

a cooking spatula

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炒蝦拆蟹

caau2 haa1 caak3 haai5

Mandarin: chao3 xia1 chai1 xie4

Simplified: 炒虾拆蟹

to swear; foul-mouthed

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