Cantonese Dictionary

青春常駐

cing1 ceon1 soeng4 zyu3

Mandarin: qing1 chun1 chang2 zhu4

"(wish you) to stay young / young forever" [wish addressed to women] (used as a festive greeting at Chinese New Year and other special occasions)

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青春期

cing1 ceon1 kei4

Mandarin: qing1 chun1 qi1 (PRC), qing1 chun1 qi2 (Taiwan)

puberty

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青春永駐

cing1 ceon1 wing5 zyu3

Mandarin: qing1 chun1 yong3 zhu4

stay young forever

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青春痘

cing1 ceon1 dau6*2

Mandarin: qing1 chun1 dou4

whelk; acne; pimples

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青春豆

cing1 ceon1 dau6*2

acne (more correct and far more prevalent form is 青春痘)

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青梅竹馬

cing1 mui4 zuk1 maa5

Mandarin: qing1 mei2 zhu2 ma3

childhood friendship between a boy and girl. Referring to a time of innocence. From a poem 李白《長干行》

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青椒

ceng1 ziu1

green pepper; bell pepper

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青椰菜

ceng1 je4 coi3

Mandarin: qing1 ye1 cai4

cabbage

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青樓

cing1 lau4*2

Mandarin: qing1 lou2

brothel, whorehouse, bordello

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青檸

ceng1 ning4*2

Mandarin: qing1 ning2

lime - a fruit or drink

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青檸檬

cing1 ning4 mung4*1

Mandarin: qing1 ning2 meng2

lime (fruit)

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青洲

cing1 zau1

Mandarin: qing1 zhou1

Green Island, an island in Hong Kong; Ilha Verde, a place in Macao, China

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青海

cing1 hoi2

Mandarin: qing1 hai3

Qinghai, western Chinese province

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青海湖

cing1 hoi2 wu4

Mandarin: qing1 hai3 hu2

Qinghai Lake

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青海省

cing1 hoi2 saang2

Mandarin: qing1 hai3 sheng3

Qinghai, western Chinese province

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青瓜

ceng1 gwaa1

Cantonese

cucumber -- term used in Hong Kong (Standard Chinese: 黃瓜)

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青發

ceng1 faat3

Mandarin: qing1 fa1

(mahjong) an alternate name for the green dragon; more commonly 發財

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青睞

cing1 laai6

Mandarin: qing1 lai4

to favour

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青磚沙梨

cing1 zyun1 saa1 lei4

Mandarin: qing1 zhuan1 sha1 li2

Simplified: 青砖沙梨

to describe a person to which someone has done something for, which resulted in not only a failure to get anything back in return, but also wasted the effort of someone

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青竹蛇

ceng1 zuk1 se4

Cantonese

bamboo snake (a kind of viper)

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青竹蛇

cing1 zuk1 se4

Mandarin: qing1 zhu2 she2

bamboo viper; Chinese tree viper

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青筋

ceng1 gan1

Mandarin: qing1 jin1

blue veins

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青紫

ceng1 zi2

Mandarin: qing1 zi3

cyan-; cyano-; cyanochroia; cyanoderma; cyanose; cyanosis

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青綠

ceng1 luk6

Mandarin: qing1 lv4

Simplified: 青绿

green colour; turquoise

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青綠色

ceng1 luk6 sik1

Mandarin: qing1 lv4 se4

cyan, lime green

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青花菜

ceng1 faa1 coi3

Mandarin: qing1 hua1 cai4

broccoli | also 西蘭花

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青苔

ceng1 toi4

Mandarin: qing1​ tai2​

moss; lichen

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青苗

cing1 miu4

Mandarin: qing1 miao2

green sprouts; young seedlings | crops

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青草

ceng1 cou2

Mandarin: qing1 cao3

grass

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青菜

ceng1 coi3

Mandarin: qing1 cai4

green vegetables; greens

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