Cantonese Dictionary

醜詆

cau2 dai2

Mandarin: chou3 di3

[literary] hurl insults at; use bad language against

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醜話

cau2 waa6*2

Mandarin: chou3 hua4

abusive words; blunt words; vulgarism, vulgarity

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醜陋

cau2 lau6

Mandarin: chou3 lou4

Simplified: 丑陋

disgust

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醜陋的中國人

cau2 lau6 dik1 zung1 gwok3 jan4

Mandarin: chou3 lou4 de5 Zhong1 guo2 ren2

Simplified: 丑陋的中国人

The Ugly Chinaman (a book)

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醜頸

cau2 geng2

Mandarin: chou3 jing3

Simplified: 丑颈

bad tempered (spoken)

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采

coi3

Mandarin: cai3

fief | feudal estate | vassalage | # adapted from cc-cedict

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采邑

coi3 jap1

Mandarin: cai4 yi4

fief; vassalage; benefice

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采青

coi2 ceng1

Mandarin: cai3 qing1

"plucking the greens", during the lion dance to celebrate Chinese New Year or the opening of new shops, auspicious green vegetable such as a lettuce (due to it sounding similar to "making money") is normally hung on a pole for the lion to eat

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重九節

cung4 gau2 zit3

Mandarin: chong2 jiu3 jie2

Double Ninth Festival (9th day of the 9th lunar month)

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重低音

cung5 dai1 jam1

sub-woofer; subwoofer; subs

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重修舊好

cung4 sau1 gau6 hou2

Mandarin: chong2 xiu1 jiu4 hao3

to get back together

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重傷

cung5 soeng1

grave bodily injury; grievous bodily harm

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重元素

cung5 jyun4 sou3

Mandarin: zhong4 yuan2 su4

heavy element (in chemistry)

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重兵

cung5 bing1

Mandarin: zhong4 bing1

a large number of troops; massive forces

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重出江湖

cung4 ceot1 gong1 wu4

Mandarin: chong2 chu1 jiang1 hu2

make a reapperance after years of retirement

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重刑

cung5 jing4

Mandarin: zhong4 xing2

severe punishment; heavy penalty

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重創

cung5 cong1

Mandarin: zhong4 chuang1

inflict heavy losses (or casualties) on; maul

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重力

cung5 lik6

Mandarin: zhong4 li4

gravity; gravitational force

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重力水

cung5 lik6 seoi2

Mandarin: zhong4 li4 shui3

gravity water (well water moved with the assistance of gravity)

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重印

cung4 jan3

Mandarin: chong2 yin4

reprint, reprinted [Syn.] 再版

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重口味

cung5 hau2 mei6

Mandarin: zhong4 kou3 wei4

1.to have a heavy taste; to like food with a strong flavour like really salty or really sweet food 2. to have rough sexual preferences

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重嘢

cung5 je5

Mandarin: zhong4 ye3

Cantonese

heavy things

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重回

cung4 wui4

Mandarin: chong2 hui2

to return; [n] return

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重型

cung5 jing4

Mandarin: zhong4 xing2

heavy duty

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重型機械

cung5 jing4 gei1 haai6

Mandarin: zhong4 xing2 ji1 xie4

heavy machinery

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重型武器

cung5 jing4 mou5 hei3

Mandarin: zhong4 xing2 wu3 qi4

heavy-duty weapons; heavy weapons

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重婚

cung4 fan1

bigamy

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重子

cung5 zi2

Mandarin: zhong4 zi3

baryon

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重工

cung5 gung1

heavy industry

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重工業

cung5 gung1 jip6

Mandarin: zhong4 gong1 ye4

heavy industry

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