Cantonese Dictionary

蜻蜓

cing1 ting4

Mandarin: qing1 ting2

the dragonfly | [粵]: 塘尾

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蟲媒花

cung4 mui4 faa1

Mandarin: chong2 mei2 hua1

insect-pollinated

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蟲子

cung4 zi2

Mandarin: chong2 zi5

worm; insect; bug | Spoken Cant. typically just '蟲' (cung4)

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蟲災

cung4 zoi1

a plague of insects

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蟲膠

cung4 gaau1

Mandarin: chong2 jiao1

shellac

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蟲膠清漆

cung4 gaau1 cing1 cat1

Mandarin: chong2 jiao1 qing1 qi1

shellac

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蟲草

cung4 cou2

Mandarin: chong2 cao3

Chinese caterpillar fungus (Cordyceps sinensis); full name: 冬蟲夏草; literally "winter worm, summer grass".

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蟲蛀

cung4 zyu3

moth-eaten

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蟲蟲蟻蟻

cung4 cung4 ngai5 ngai5

Mandarin: chong2 chong2 yi3 yi3

Simplified: 虫虫蚁蚁

bugs

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蟶

cing1

Mandarin: cheng1

Simplified: 蛏

mussel | razor clam | # adapted from cc-cedict

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蠆

caai3

Mandarin: chai4

insect of scorpion kind

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蠆盆

caai3 pun4

Mandarin: chai4 pen2

the scorpion pit (an ancient form of torture)

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蠢人

ceon2 jan4

Mandarin: chun3 ren2

a fool or blockhead

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蠢到加零一

ceon2 dou3 gaa1 ling4 jat1

Mandarin: chun3 dao4 jia1 ling2 yi1

very stupid

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蠢材

ceon2 coi4

Mandarin: chun3 cai2

idiot; fool; blockhead; dull wit; dullard

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蠢蠢欲動

ceon2 ceon2 juk6 dung6

ready and excited to have a go

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蠢豬

ceon2 zyu1

Cantonese

idiot; fool (Standard Chinese: 蠢才 or 白痴)

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蠢豬!

ceon2 zyu1 !

Mandarin: chun3 zhu1

[phrase] stupid swine!

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蠢過隻豬

ceon2 gwo3 zek3 zyu1

Mandarin: chun3 guo4 zhi1 zhu1

Simplified: 蠢过只猪

dumber than a pig (spoken)

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蠢鈍

ceon2 deon6

Mandarin: chun3 dun4

Simplified: 蠢钝

Stupid

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蠢頓

ceon2 deon6

Mandarin: chun3 dun4

Simplified: 蠢顿

Stupid

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蠶

caam4

Mandarin: can2

silkworm

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蠶春

caam4 ceon1

Mandarin: can2 chun1

Simplified: 蚕春

silkworm's egg

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蠶繭

caam4 gaan2

Mandarin: can2 jian3

silkworm cocoon

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蠶蛹

caam4 jung2

Mandarin: can2 yong3

silkworm pupa

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蠶蟲

caam4 cung4

Mandarin: can2 chong2

Simplified: 蚕虫

silkworm

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蠶蟲

caam4 cung4*2

silkworm

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蠶蟲師爺

caam4 cung4 si1 je4

Mandarin: can2 chong2 shi1 ye5

Simplified: 蚕虫师爷

strategist (slang)

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蠶蟲師爺

caam4 cung4*2 si1 ye4

Mandarin: can2 chong2 shi1 ye2

Cantonese

a person who gets caught in his own trap

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蠶豆

caam4 dau6*2

Mandarin: can2 dou4

horsebean

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