Cantonese Dictionary

速記

cuk1 gei3

Mandarin: su4 ji4

shorthand, stenography [also] 速記法

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速讀

cuk1 duk6

Mandarin: su4 du2

Simplified: 速读

speed reading

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速速

cuk1 cuk1

Mandarin: su4 su4

be quick

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速速磅

cuk1 cuk1 bong6

Mandarin: su4 su4 bang4

Cantonese

hand over the money quickly!

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速速磅唔好兩頭望

cuk1 cuk1 bong6 m4 hou2 loeng5 tau4 mong6

Mandarin: su4 su4 bang4 wu2 hao3 liang3tou2 wang4

Simplified: 速速磅唔好两头望

Cantonese

just pay up quickly! [colloquial]

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速速磅水

cuk1 cuk1 bong6 seoi2

Mandarin: su4 su4 bang4 shui3

hand over the money quickly! [colloquial]

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速遞

cuk1 dai6

Mandarin: su4 di4

speedpost; express/fast mail; express/special delivery

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造票

cou3 /cou5 /zou6 piu3

vote rigging

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造詣

cou3 ngai6

Mandarin: zao4 yi4

to visit sb; depth of attainment in scholarship or craftsmanship

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逴

coek3

Mandarin: chuo4

apparent | distant | highly | argue | squabble | # adapted from cc-cedict

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遒

cau4

Mandarin: qiu2

strong | vigorous | robust | to draw near | to come to an end | forceful | unyiedling | # adapted from cc-cedict

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遒勁

cau4 ging6

Mandarin: qiu2 jing4

Simplified: 遒劲

(of strokes in calligraphy or painting) vigorous and powerful

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遲下

ci4 haa5

Mandarin: chi2 xia4

Simplified: 迟下

later

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遲來先上岸

ci4 lai4 sin1 soeng6 ngon6

one who started late reaches the target faster (lit., "late to come, first to get up on the beach")

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遲來的

ci4 loi4 dik1

Mandarin: chi2 lai2 di4

belated

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遲到

ci4 dou3

Mandarin: chi2 dao4

Simplified: 迟到

to be late; to arrive late

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遲到好過冇到

ci4 dou3 hou2 gwo3 mou5 dou3

Mandarin: chi2 dao4 hao3 guo4 mao3 dao4

Simplified: 迟到好过冇到

Cantonese

better late than never

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遲到早退

ci4 dou3 zou2 teoi3

to arrive late but to leave early

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遲到的

ci4 dou3 dik1

Mandarin: chi2 dao4 de5

[adj] afterwards, later

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遲啲

ci4 di1

Mandarin: chi2 di1

Simplified: 迟啲

Cantonese

later on; will be late (spoken)

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遲啲見

ci4 di1 gin3

Mandarin: chi2 di1 jian4

Simplified: 迟啲见

Cantonese

see you later

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遲嚟先上岸

ci4 lei4 sin1 soeng5 ngon6

Mandarin: chi2 li2 xian1 shang4 an4

Simplified: 迟嚟先上岸

Cantonese

jumped the line; describes a situation where a person who came later than others but managed to do something before others (who came before him | her)

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遲嚟先走

ci4 lai4 sin1 zau2

Cantonese

late to come, first to leave; last in first out (e.g., with staff layoffs)

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遲幾日

ci4 gei2 jat6

Mandarin: chi2 ji3 ri4

Simplified: 迟几日

a few days later

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遲早

ci4 zou2

Mandarin: chi2 zao3

sooner or later

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遲疑

ci4 ji4

Mandarin: chi2 yi2

to hesitate

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遲緩

ci4 wun6

Mandarin: chi2 huan3

slow; sluggish | [粵]: 𣲷懦

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遲遲

ci4 ci4

Mandarin: chi2 chi2

slow; (be) late (with a task, etc.)

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遲鈍

ci4 deon6

slow; not sharp (in thought or action)

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遷

cin1

Mandarin: qian1

Simplified: 迁

to move | to shift | to change (a position or location etc) | to promote | to transfer | to migrate | # adapted from cc-cedict

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