Cantonese Dictionary

重陽

cung4 joeng4

Mandarin: chong2 yang2

Double Ninth Festival

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重陽節

cung4 joeng4 zit3

Mandarin: Chong2yang2jie2

Simplified: 重阳节

(noun) The Chung Yeung Festival, which similar to The Ching Ming Festival, congregating at cemeteries to worship ancestors for whole families. It is also popular to go hiking to bring good luck.

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重音

cung5 jam1

Mandarin: zhong4yin1

[ling.] stress; accent

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重頭

cung5 tau4

Mandarin: zhong4 tou2

Simplified: 重头

to do something over again

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重𢱕𢱕

cung5 dap6 dap6

Mandarin: Zhong4 da1 da1

very heavy [colloquial]

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重𣲷𣲷

cung5 nap6 nap6

Mandarin: Zhong4 ni4 ni4

Heavy-ish

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釵

caai1

Mandarin: chai1

hairpin (formerly worn by women for adornment)

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鈔

caau1

Mandarin: chao1

bank note; paper money; bill

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鈔

caau3

Mandarin: chao1

Simplified: 钞

money | paper money | variant of 抄chāo [抄] | bank notes | copy | # adapted from cc-cedict

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鈔票

caau1 piu3

Mandarin: chao1 piao4

paper money; currency note; currency bill | [粵]: 銀紙

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銃

cung3

Mandarin: chong4

Simplified: 铳

ancient firearm | gun | a blunderbuss | # adapted from cc-cedict

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銃手

cung3 sau2

Mandarin: chong4 shou3

(mahjong) discarder of the winning tile; using tone 3 is the standard literary pronunciation of /cung/, however pronunciation of the syllable usually differs from person to person and is also commonly heard in tones 1 and 2 within the context of mahjong

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銓

cyun4

Mandarin: quan2

Simplified: 铨

to estimate | to select | to weigh | to measure | to select officials by certain standards | # adapted from cc-cedict

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鋤

co4

Mandarin: chu2

Simplified: 锄

a hoe | to hoe or dig | to weed | to get rid of | to eradicate | to work with a hoe | to uproot | to eliminate | to wipe out | to 'screw' (have sex with) | to arrest | to study hard | to study gambling form | # adapted from cc-cedict

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鋤Ｄ

co4 di2

Mandarin: chu2Ｄ

Simplified: 锄Ｄ

to play the card games of 'big two' [colloquial]

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鋤大D

co4 daai6 di2

Mandarin: chu2 da4 D

Simplified: 锄大D

Big Two; a card game

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鋤大弟

co4 daai6 di2

Mandarin: chu2 da4 di4

Simplified: 锄大弟

Big Two (Chinese poker game)

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鋤強扶弱

co4 koeng4 fu4 joek6

Mandarin: chu2 qiang2 fu2 ruo4

to suppress the strong and aid the weak

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鋤晒

co4 saai3

Cantonese

study very hard; crazy about; to be into

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鋤死

co4 sei2

Mandarin: chu2 si3

Simplified: 锄死

to prosecute | catch someone and not let them get away lightly [colloquial]

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鋤爆

co4 baau3

Mandarin: chu2 bao4

Simplified: 锄爆

to have vigorous sex [colloquial]

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鋤頭

co4 tau4

Mandarin: chu2 tou5

hoe

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錘仔

ceoi4 zai2

Mandarin: chui2 zi3

Simplified: 锤仔

a hammer

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錘煉

ceoi4 lin6

Mandarin: chui2 lian4

Simplified: 锤炼

to temper; to polish; to hammer into shape; to exercise

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錘頭

ceoi4 tau4

Mandarin: chui2 tou2

Simplified: 锤头

fist (literally: head of a hammer)

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錚

caang1

Mandarin: zheng1

Simplified: 铮

clang of metals | small gong | # adapted from cc-cedict

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錢七

cin4 cat1

Mandarin: qian2 qi1

Simplified: 钱七

an old car

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錢伯斯

cin4 baak3 si1

Mandarin: qian2 bo2 si1

the surname Chambers (transliterated)

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錢債

cin4 zaai3

Mandarin: qian2 zhai4

Simplified: 钱债

monetary debts [written and colloquial]

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錢包

cin4*2 baau1

Mandarin: qian2 bao1

purse; wallet

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