Cantonese Dictionary

長撓撓

coeng4 naau4 naau4

Mandarin: zhang3 nao2 nao2

Simplified: 长挠挠

very long (time)

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長方形

coeng4 fong1 jing4

Mandarin: chang2 fang1 xing2

[1] oblong — an elongated shape derived from a rectangular or spherical shape. The elongation is in one dimension only. | eg., the shape of the standard Olympic running track [2] rectangle

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長方體

coeng4 fong1 tai2

Mandarin: chang2 fang1 ti3

[math.] cuboid

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長明小燈

coeng4 ming4 siu2 dang1

Mandarin: chang2 ming2 xiao3 deng1

a pilot light

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長春

coeng4 ceon1

Mandarin: chang2 chun1

Changchun, Cheung Chun

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長春籐

coeng4 ceon1 tang4

Mandarin: chang2 chun1 teng2

Simplified: 长春藤

 ivy (Hedera)

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長時

coeng4 si4

Mandarin: chang2 shi2

Simplified: 长时

for a long time

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長期

coeng4 kei4

Mandarin: chang2 qi1 (PRC), chang2 qi2 (Taiwan)

long-term

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長期以來

coeng4 kei4 ji5 loi4

Mandarin: chang2 qi1 yi3 lai2 (PRC), chang2 qi2 yi3 lai2 (Taiwan)

ever since a long time ago

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長期委任

coeng4 kei4 wai2 jam6

Mandarin: chang2 qi1 wei3 ren4 (PRC), chang2 qi2 wei3 ren4 (Taiwan)

[v] canonize

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長期的

coeng4 kei4 dik1

Mandarin: chang2 qi1 de5 (PRC), chang2 qi2 de5 (Taiwan)

[adj] chronic, extended, long-range, long-standing, long term

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長期的爭論

coeng4 kei4 dik1 zang1 leon6

Mandarin: chang2 qi1 de5 zheng1 lun4 (PRC), chang2 qi2 de5 zheng1 lun4 (Taiwan)

[n] controversy

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長期穩定

coeng4 kei4 wan2 ding6

Mandarin: chang2 qi1 wen3 ding4

long-term stability

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長期穩定性

coeng4 kei4 wan2 ding6 sing3

Mandarin: chang2 qi1 wen3 ding4 xing4 (PRC), chang2 qi2 wen3 ding4 xing4 (Taiwan)

long term stability

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長期記憶

coeng4 kei4 gei3 jik1

Mandarin: chang2 qi2 ji4 yi4 (PRC), chang2 qi2 ji4 yi4 (Taiwan)

[psych.] long-term memory

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長柄鑊

coeng4 beng3 wok6

saucepan

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長樂

coeng4 lok6

Mandarin: chang2 le4

Changle (city in Fujian), Cheung Lok

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長此以往

coeng4 ci2 ji5 wong5

Mandarin: chang2 ci3 yi3 wang3

Simplified: 长此以往

if things continue this way

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長武

coeng4 mou5

Mandarin: chang2 wu3

Changwu (place in Shaanxi)

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長毛

coeng4 mou1

Mandarin: chang2 mao2

Simplified: 长毛

long-haired; long hair, also the nick name for Leung Kwok-Hung, a Hong Kong politician

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長毛賊

coeng4 mou4 caak6

Mandarin: chang2 mao2 zei2

Simplified: 长毛贼

slang name given for Taiping Rebellion participants during Qing Dynasty; long-haired thief

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長氣

coeng4 hei3

Mandarin: zhang3 qi4

Simplified: 长气

(adjective) long-winded; protracted; interminable; prolix; verbose

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長氣袋

coeng4 hei3 doi6*2

Cantonese

a talkative person, a gasbag, a person who mumbles

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長氣袋

coeng4 hei3 doi6

Mandarin: zhang3 qi4 dai4

Simplified: 长气袋

one who loves to talk; one who can run and sing with plenty of breathes (slang)

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長汀

coeng4 ting1

Mandarin: chang2 ting1

Changting (place in Fujian)

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長江

coeng4 gong1

Mandarin: Chang2 Jiang1

Simplified: 长江

(spelling) the spelling in Hong Kong should be: Cheung Kong

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長江三峽

coeng4 gong1 saam1 haap6

Mandarin: chang2 jiang1 san1 xia2

Three Gorges

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長江三角洲

coeng4 gong1 saam1 gok3 zau1

Yangzi River Delta

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長沙

coeng4 saa1

Mandarin: chang2 sha1

Changsha (capital of Hunan province)

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長沙灣

coeng4 saa1 waan1*4

Mandarin: chang2 sha1 wan1

Cheung Sha Wan (MTR station, poultry market in HK)

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