Cantonese Dictionary

踩上門

caai2 soeng5 mun4

Mandarin: cai3 shang4men2

Simplified: 踩上门

to harass someone; to invade someone's territory [colloquial]

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踩低

caai2 dai1

Mandarin: cai3 di1

step-over | bad-month

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踩住人膊頭

caai2 zyu6 jan4 bok3 tau4

Mandarin: cai3 zhu4 ren2 bo2 tou2

Simplified: 踩住人膊头

to advance or gain advantage over others (slang)

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踩冰

caai2 / jaai2 bing1

Mandarin: cai3 bing1

1. step on ice 2. (Canto only) go ice skating

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踩冰

caai2 bing1

Mandarin: cai3 bing1

to step on ice; to go ice skating

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踩单车

caai2 daan1 ce1

Mandarin: cai3 dan1 che1

to ride a bike

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踩台

caai2 toi4

Mandarin: cai3 tai2

stage rehearsal

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踩單車

caai2 daan1 ce1

Mandarin: cai3 dan1 che1

Simplified: 踩单车

bicycle riding; cycling

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踩嚫條尾

caai2 can3 tiu4 mei5

Mandarin: cai3 chen4 tiao2 wei3

Simplified: 踩嚫条尾

Cantonese

to offend someone; to tread on someone's toes

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踩地盤

caai2 dei6 pun4

Mandarin: cai3 di4 pan2

Simplified: 踩地盘

to step into one's sphere of influence and to be of a threat to their benefits (or conflicts with their interests)

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踩地雷

caai2 dei6 leoi4

Mandarin: cai3 di4 lei2

1. step on a landmine 2. step on dog poo

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踩場

caai2 coeng4

Mandarin: cai3 chang3

Simplified: 踩场

provoking by entering enemy's turf or area of control (spoken)

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踩拫油

caai2 hang4 jau4

Mandarin: cai3 hen2 you2

Cantonese

stomp heavily on the accelerator; make strong efforts (to achieve sth)

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踩板

caai2 baan2

Mandarin: cai3 ban3

Cantonese

玩滑板

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踩板場

caai2 baan2 coeng4

Mandarin: cai3 ban3 chang3

Cantonese

skatepark

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踩死蟻

caai2 sei2 ngai5

Mandarin: cai3 si3 yi3

Simplified: 踩死蚁

walking slowly (slang)

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踩水影

caai2 seoi2 jing2

Mandarin: cai3 shui3 ying3

to tread water

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踩波車

caai2 bo1 ce1

Mandarin: cai3 bo1 che1

Simplified: 踩波车

to lose balance after stepping on the ball (football jargon)

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踩界

caai2 gaai3

Mandarin: cai3 jie4

to step on the boundary line; to step into someone else's territory

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踩線

caai2 sin3

to go from door to door, canvassing by cold-calling, etc.

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踩腳踏車

caai2 goek3 daap6 ce1

Mandarin: cai3 jiao3 ta4 che1

to ride a bike (Taiwan) | [普]: 騎自行車 [粵]: 踩單車

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踩著芋莢都當蛇

caai2 zoek6 wu6 hap3 dou1 dong3 se4

Cantonese

false suspicion

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踩親條尾

caai2 can1 tiu4 mei5

Mandarin: cai3 qin1 tiao2 wei3

Simplified: 踩亲条尾

(literally: to step on someone's tail); to offend someone

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踩踏

caai2 daap6

Mandarin: cai3 ta4

to trample on

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踩車

caai2 ce1

Mandarin: cai3 che1

Simplified: 踩车

to ride a bike

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踩過界

caai2 gwo3 gaai3

Mandarin: cai3 guo4 jie4

Simplified: 踩过界

stepping over the boundary; taking things too far (spoken)

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踩鋼綫

caai2 gong3 sin3

Cantonese

ropedancer; ropewalker; wirewalking

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踩鋼線

caai2 gong3 sin3

Mandarin: cai3 gang1 xian4

Simplified: 踩钢线

to do dangerous things; to walk a tighwire

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踩錯腳

caai2 co3 goek3

Mandarin: cai3 cuo4 jiao3

Simplified: 踩错脚

to stumble; to lose one's footing

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踩雪屐

caai2 syut3 kek6

Mandarin: cai3 xue3 ji1

roller-skating

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