Cantonese Dictionary

錯誤的結合

co3 ng6 dik1 git3 hap6

Mandarin: cuo4 wu4 de5 jie2 he2

illusory conjunction

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錯謬

co3 mau6

Mandarin: cuo4 miu4

wrong; false

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錯過

co3 gwo3

Mandarin: cuo4 guo4

to miss (train, opportunity, etc.)

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錯配

co3 pui3

Mandarin: cuo4 pei4

[n] mismatch

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鍤

caap3

Mandarin: cha1

Simplified: 锸

spade | shovel | a marking pin | # adapted from cc-cedict

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鎗

coeng1

Mandarin: qiang1

gun | firearm | rifle | spear | thing with shape or function similar to a gun M: 支zhī [支] | 把bǎ [把] | 杆gǎn [杆] | 条tiáo [条] | 枝zhī [枝] | to substitute for another person in a test | to knock | classifier for rifle shots | lance | javelin | # adapted from cc-cedict

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鎚

ceoi4

Mandarin: chui2

hammer | to hammer into shape | weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance) | mallet | to forge | a type of weapon used in the past with a heavy head and a handle or a chain | # adapted from cc-cedict

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鎚仔

ceoi4 zai2

Mandarin: chui2 zi3

Simplified: 锤仔

hammer (spoken)

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鏘鏘

coeng1 coeng1

Mandarin: qiang1 qiang1

Simplified: 锵锵

mimetic word, sounds of clashing metal, similar to 'clang clang'

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鏟

caan2

Mandarin: chan3

Simplified: 铲

to shovel | to remove | spade | shovel | a trowel | a scoop | to level off | # adapted from cc-cedict

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鏟上

caan2 soeng6

Cantonese

career onto, mount

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鏟地皮

caan2 dei6 pei4

Mandarin: chan3 di4 pi2

Simplified: 铲地皮

to sell items (often antiques) that has been dug up from graves or collected from villages

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鏟平

caan2 ping4

level

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鏟泥機

caan2 nai4 gei1

a payloader (lit., "dirt shoveller")

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鏟泥車

caan2 nai4 ce1

Mandarin: chan3 ni2 che1

Simplified: 铲泥车

a bulldozer

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鏟車

caan2 ce1

Mandarin: chan3 che1

forklift [Syn] 叉車；[國]堆高車

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鏟除

caan2 ceoi4

Mandarin: chan3 chu2

Simplified: 铲除

to eradicate; to exterminate

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長

coeng4

Mandarin: chang2

Simplified: 长

long; length

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長久

coeng4 gau2

Mandarin: chang2 jiu3

long time; ages | [粵]: 耐

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長久的

coeng4 gau2 dik1

Mandarin: chang2 jiu3 de5

[adj] timeproof

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長住

coeng4 zyu6

Mandarin: chang2 zhu4

to live for a long time

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長倉

coeng4 cong1

Mandarin: zhang3 cang1

Simplified: 长仓

long term shares [written and colloquial]

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長假期

coeng4 gaa3 kei4

Mandarin: chang2 jia4 ji1

Simplified: 长假朞

a long vacation; a long holiday

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長凳

coeng4 dang3

Mandarin: chang2 deng4

bench

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長命

coeng4 meng6

Mandarin: chang2 ming4

Simplified: 长命

long life; longevity

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長命債長命還

coeng4 meng6 zaai3 coeng4 meng6 waan4

Mandarin: chang2 ming4 zhai4 chang2 ming4 hai2

Simplified: 长命债长命还

a huge debt that will take a lifetime to repay slowly

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長命富貴

coeng4 meng6 fu3 gwai3

Mandarin: chang2 ming4 fu4 gui4

We wish you long life and riches! (lit., "long life, abundant riches")

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長命斜

coeng4 meng6 ce3

Mandarin: chang2 ming4 xie2

Simplified: 长命斜

a long and steep slope

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長命百歲

coeng4 meng6 baak3 seoi3

Mandarin: chang2 ming4 bai3 sui4

Simplified: 长命百岁

to live a long life

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長命百歲

coeng4 ming6 baak3 seoi3

Mandarin: chang2 ming4 bai3 sui4

live to be a hundred; live to a ripe old age

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