Cantonese Dictionary

差天共地

caa1 tin1 gung6 dei6

Mandarin: cha1 tian1 gong4 di4

very different; worlds apart; as different as night and day

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差妹

caa1 mui6

Mandarin: cha1 mei4

a derogatory term to address Indian or South Asian girls [colloquial]

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差婆

caai1 po4

Mandarin: cha1 po2

(noun) a female police officer

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差少少

caa1 siu2 siu2

Mandarin: cha1 shao3 shao1

adj.; almost; a bit bad or poor (quality)

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差廚

caa1 cyu4

Mandarin: cha1 chu2

Simplified: 差厨

to charge (prosecute); a criminal charge; in差廚: to be in charge [colloquial]

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差強人意

caa1 koeng4 jan4 ji3

Mandarin: cha1 qiang2 ren2 yi4

just passable; barely satisfactory

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差役

caai1 jik6

Mandarin: chai1 yi4

corvee; runner or bailiff in a feudal yamen

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差得多

caa1 dak1 do1

Mandarin: cha1 de5 duo1

very different; entirely different [Syn.] 差得遠

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差得遠

caa1 dak1 jyun5

Mandarin: cha4 de5 yuan3

Simplified: 差得远

so different; far from it

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差拳

caai1 kyun4

Mandarin: cha1 quan2

morra, a drinking game [written and colloquial]

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差枚

caai1 mui2

Mandarin: cha1 mei2

morra, a drinking game [written and colloquial]

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差異

caa1 ji6

Mandarin: cha1 yi4

difference; discrepancy

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差皮

caa1 pei4

Mandarin: cha1 pi2

bad, poor

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差舘

caai1 gun2

Cantonese

police station [Var.] 差館 [華]: PRC Mandarin: 派出所. Non-PRC Chinese: 警察局

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差距

caa1 keoi5

Mandarin: cha1 ju4

disparity; gap; difference

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差遣

caai1 hin2

Mandarin: chai1 qian3

[v] send sb. on an errand or mission, dispatch, assign

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差錯

caa1 co3

Mandarin: cha1 cuo4

mistake; accident

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差餉

caai1 hoeng2

[HK] government rates

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差餉

caa1 hoeng2

Mandarin: chai1 xiang3

Simplified: 差饷

rates, a type of property tax system

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差館

caai1 gun2

Mandarin: chai1 guan3

Simplified: 差馆

(noun) a police station

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差點

caa1 dim2

Mandarin: cha4 dian3

almost | Cant.: 差啲; 爭啲 | Syn.: 幾乎; 差一點點; 差點兒

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差點兒

caa1 dim2 ji4

Mandarin: cha4 dianr3

almost; just about to | Cant.: 差啲

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帩

ciu3

Mandarin: qiao4

a headscarf

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幟

ci3

Mandarin: zhi4

Simplified: 帜

flag | banner | sign | mark | # adapted from cc-cedict

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幢幢

cong4 cong4

Mandarin: chuang2 chuang2

(of shadow, etc) flickering; dancing; moving to and fro

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幧

ciu1

Mandarin: qiao1

a piece of cloth for putting together man's hair in the past; hat

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床

cong4

Mandarin: chuang2

bed

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床上戲

cong4 soeng5 hei3

Mandarin: chuang2 shang4 xi4

Simplified: 床上戏

noun; sex scene in the media

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床上戲

cong4 soeng6 hei3

a bed show

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床下底

cong4 haa6 dai2

Mandarin: chuang2 xia4 di3

underneath the bed

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