Cantonese Dictionary

粗麵

cou1 min6

Mandarin: cu1 mian4

thick wheat flour noodles (from which udon was derived)

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粗齒鋸

cou1 ci2 geoi3

Mandarin: cu1 chi3 ju4

ripsaw

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粢飯

ci1 faan6

Mandarin: ci1 fan4

Simplified: 粢饭

(food) Shanghainese sticky rice roll

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粲

caan3

Mandarin: can4

beautiful | bright | splendid | smilingly | radiant | premium quality rice | # adapted from cc-cedict

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糙

cou3

Mandarin: cao1

rough | coarse (in texture) | unpolished (rice) | unrefined | vulgar | # adapted from cc-cedict

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糙皮病

cou3 pei4 beng6

Mandarin: cao1 pi2 bing4

pellagra, a disease caused by a nicotinic acid deficiency which common in people who obtain most of their food energy from corn

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糙米

cou3 mai5

Mandarin: cao1 mi3

brown rice

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綢

cau4

Mandarin: chou2

Simplified: 绸

(light) silk fabric M: 匹pǐ [匹] | satin damask | # adapted from cc-cedict

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綢仔

cau4*2 zai2

pongee; thin silk

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綢仔

cau4 zai2

Mandarin: chou2 zi3

Simplified: 绸仔

silk (spoken)

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綢子

cau4 zi2

Mandarin: chou2 zi5

silk cloth; silk fabric

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綵

coi2

Mandarin: cai3

coloured/variegated silk

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綵排

coi2 paai4

Mandarin: cai3 pai2

Simplified: 彩排

rehearsal

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綵燈

coi2 dang1

Mandarin: cai3 deng1

Simplified: 彩灯

Festive lantern

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綵球

coi2 kau4

Mandarin: cai3 qiu2

colored balls (such as Christmas balls, etc.)

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綽

coek3

Mandarin: chuo4

Simplified: 绰

generous | ample | wide | spacious | well-off | to grip | graceful | delicate | nickname | upright | faintly | gentle | to grab | to lift up | # adapted from cc-cedict

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綽綽有餘

coek3 coek3 jau5 jyu4

Mandarin: chuo4 chuo4 you3 yu2

more than enough

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綽號

coek3 hou6

Mandarin: chuo4 hao4

nickname | [粵]: 花名

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綽頭

coek3 tau4

Mandarin: chuo4 tou2

Simplified: 绰头

a gimmick

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緝

cap1

Mandarin: ji1

Simplified: 缉

to seize | to search and arrest a criminal | Taiwan pr. [qì] | to weave hempen thread | to hem clothing | to sew in close stitches | bright | open | peaceful | # adapted from cc-cedict

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緝拿

cap1 naa4

Mandarin: ji1 na2

to apprehend; to seize; arrest

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緝拿歸案

cap1 naa4 gwai1 on3

Mandarin: ji1 na2 gui1 an4

to apprehend; to bring sb. to justice

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緝捕

cap1 bou6

Mandarin: ji1(PRC) qi1 (TW) bu3

arrest; apprehend

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緝毒犬

cap1 duk6 hyun2

Mandarin: qi1 (TW) ji1 (PRC) du2 quan3

narcotics dog; sniffer dog; drug detector dog

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緝私

cap1 si1

Mandarin: ji1 si1

to suppress smugglers; to search for smuggled goods

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縝

can2

Mandarin: zhen3

Simplified: 缜

fine and dense | detailed | closely woven | # adapted from cc-cedict

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縝密

can2 mat6

Mandarin: zhen3 mi4

meticulous; careful; deliberate

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纏住

cin4 zyu6

Mandarin: chan2 zhu4

Simplified: 缠住

(verb) entangle; or (verb) being obsessed by something

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纏喉風

cin4 hau4 fung1

Mandarin: chan2 hou2 feng1

[TCM] throat-entwining wind

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纏綿

cin4 min4

Mandarin: chan2 mian2

tangled up; touching (emotions)

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