Cantonese Dictionary

彩旦

coi2 daan3*2

Cai Dan, clownish female roles in opera

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彩旦

coi2 daan2

Mandarin: cai3 dan4

a character in Chinese opera, which is usually an ugly woman

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彩棚

coi2 paang4

Mandarin: cai3 peng2

noun; the wooden framework decorated with silk, colour paper, etc. Normally used for funeral, wedding or celebration

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彩票

coi2 piu3

Mandarin: cai3 piao4

lottery ticket

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彩色

coi2 sik1

Mandarin: cai3 se4

colour (U.S.: color); multicoloured

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彩色繽紛

coi2 sik1 ban1 fan1

Mandarin: cai3 se4 bin1 fen1

[n] riot of color

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彩色菲林

coi2 sik1 fei1 lam4*2

color film (for cameras)

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彩色蠟筆

coi2 sik1 laap6 bat1

Mandarin: cai3 se4 la4 bi3

(n.) coloured crayon (cl: zi1 枝)

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彩色鉛筆

coi2 sik1 jyun4 bat1

coloured pencils

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彩色電視

coi2 sik1 din6 si6

Mandarin: cai3 se4 dian4 shi4

Simplified: 彩色电视

noun; chroma television, Color TV

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彩蚌

coi2 pong5

Mandarin: cai3 bang4

painted shell; painting on shell

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彩蛋

coi2 daan6*2

Mandarin: cai3 dan4

Easter egg; colored egg; painted eggshell

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彩轎

coi2 giu2

Mandarin: cai3 jiao4

Simplified: 彩轿

bridal sedan chair

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彩轎

coi2 giu6*2

a bridal sedan chair

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彩門

coi2 mun4*2

decorated gateway

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彩門

coi2 mun4

Mandarin: cai3 men2

Simplified: 彩门

decorated gate for celebration

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彩陶

coi2 tou4

Mandarin: cai3 tao2

painted pottery

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彩陶文化

coi2 tou4 man4 faa3

Mandarin: Cai3 tao2 Wen2 hua4

painted pottery culture

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彩霞

coi2 haa4

Mandarin: cai3 xia2

pink clouds; rosy clouds

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彩頭

coi2 tau4

Mandarin: cai3 tou2

good omen; good luck (in business etc); profits (gained in gambling, lottery etc)

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彳亍

cik1 cuk1

Mandarin: chi4 chu4

take small steps; want to walk but not walk

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徂

cou4

Mandarin: cu2

to go | to reach | to die | # adapted from cc-cedict

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徐

ceoi4

Mandarin: xu2

slowly | gently | a surname | leisurely | gradual | # adapted from cc-cedict

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徐克

ceoi4 hak1

Tsui Hark (new-wave film director)

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徐婕兒

ceoi4 zit3 ji4

Mandarin: xu2 jie2 er2

Jill Hsu

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徐子珊

ceoi4 zi2 saan1

Mandarin: xu2 zi5 shan1

Kate Tsui Tsz-shan, name of an actress in Hong Kong

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徐小鳳

ceoi4 siu2 fung6

Mandarin: xu2 xiao3 feng4

Simplified: 徐小凤

noun; Paula Tsui Siu-Fung, a Hong Kong female singer during 70s and 80s

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徐少強

ceoi4 siu2 koeng4

Mandarin: xu2 shao3 jiang1

Norman Tsui, name of an actor in Hong Kong

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徐州

ceoi4 zau1

Mandarin: xu2 zhou1

Xuzhou (city in Jiangsu province)

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徐州地區

ceoi4 zau1 dei6 keoi1

Mandarin: xu2 zhou1 di4 qu1

Xuzhou district (district in Jiangsu)

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