Cantonese Dictionary

剷齒車床

caan2 ci2 ce1 cong4

Mandarin: chan3 chi3 che1 chuang2

a backing-off lathe

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剿襲

caau1 zaap6

Mandarin: chao1 xi2

plagiarize

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劖

caam5

Mandarin: chan2

bore | cut | polish | to make into mince | # adapted from cc-cedict

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劖

caam4 caam5

Mandarin: chan2

make into mince; cut

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匆

cung1

Mandarin: cong1

hasty; hurried; in a rush

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匆促

cung1 cuk1

Mandarin: cong1 cu4

hastily; in a hurry

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匆匆

cung1 cung1

Mandarin: cong1 cong1

hurriedly

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匆忙

cung1 mong4

Mandarin: cong1 mang2

hasty; hurried; rushed

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匆忙得

cung1 mong4 dak1

Mandarin: cong1 mang2 de5

speedily

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匙羹

ci4 gang1

Mandarin: shao2 zi5

Simplified: 勺子

Cantonese

spoon (Cantonese)

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匙羹白

ci4 gang1 baak6

Mandarin: chi2 geng1 bai2

colour like the white spoon

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千

cin1

Mandarin: qian1

thousand

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千倍

cin1 pui5

thousand-fold

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千克

cin1 hak1

Mandarin: qian1 ke4

kilogram, the SI unit of mass | Note: This term is somewhat more "textbookish" than the more casual '公斤'

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千分之一

cin1 fan6 zi1 jat1

Mandarin: qian1 fen1 zhi1 yi1

one in a thousand

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千古

cin1 gu2

Mandarin: qian1 gu3

through the ages; eternal; for all time

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千吉字節

cin1 gat1 zi6 zit3

Mandarin: qian1 ji2 zi4 jie2

a terabyte (TB)

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千周

cin1 zau1

Mandarin: qian1 zhou1

kilohertz (kHz)

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千嬌百媚

cin1 giu1 baak3 mei6

Mandarin: qian1 jiao1 bai3 mei4

Simplified: 千娇百媚

beautiful and charming

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千字節

cin1 zi6 zit3

Mandarin: qian1 zi4 jie2

kilobyte

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千家萬戶

cin1 gaa1 maan6 wu6

Mandarin: qian1 jia1 wan4 hu4

(saying) every family

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千層糕

cin1 cang4 gou1

Mandarin: qian1 ceng2 gao1

Simplified: 千层糕

layered cake or dessert

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千層闊條麵

cin1 cang4 fut3 tiu4*2 min6

Cantonese

lasagne

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千層麵

cin1 cang4 min6

Mandarin: qian1 ceng2 mian4

lasagne (layered Italian pasta dish)

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千山萬水

cin1 saan1 maan6 seoi2

Mandarin: qian1 shan1 wan4 shui3

Simplified: 千山万水

a lengthy and hard expedition

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千峯萬壑

cin1 fung1 maan6 kok3

Mandarin: qian1 feng1 wan4 he4

describes rolling hills with overlapping peaks and valleys

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千島群島

cin1 dou2 kwan4 dou2

Mandarin: qian1 dao3 qun2 dao3

Kuril islands

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千年期

cin1 nin4 kei4

Mandarin: qian1 nian2 qi2 (Taiwan) / qian1 nian2 qi1 (PRC)

[period of time] millennium

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千斤

cin1 gan1

Mandarin: qian1 jin1

a Chinese measuring unit, equals to approximately 500 kg per unit | very heavy; weighty

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千斤頂

cin1 gan1 ding2

Mandarin: qian1 jin1 ding3

hoisting jack; jack

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