Cantonese Dictionary

暹

cim3

Mandarin: xian1

sunrise | to advance | to go forward | used in transliterations | # adapted from cc-cedict

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暹

cim3 cim1

Mandarin: xian1

Siam (the old name of the Thailand)

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暹羅

cim3 lo4

Mandarin: xian1 luo2

Siam, the old name of the Thailand 泰國

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暹羅貓

cim3 lo4 maau1

Mandarin: xian1 luo2 mao1

siamese (cat breed)

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曙光

cyu5 gwong1

Mandarin: shu3 guang1

dawn; the first light of dawn

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曙光乍現

cyu5 gwong1 zaa6 jin6

Mandarin: shu3 guang1 zha4 xian4

the first gleams of day

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曙色

cyu5 sik1

Mandarin: shu3 se4

noun; light of early dawn

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曹

cou4

Mandarin: cao2

class or grade | generation | plaintiff and defendant (old) | government department (old) | a surname | a plural particle | staff | ministry officials | shift of duty | two parties in lawsuit | stables | # adapted from cc-cedict

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曹操

cou4 cou1

Mandarin: cao2 cao1

Ts'ao Ts'ao (Cao Cao), a warlord and brilliant military strategist of the last Eastern Han dynasty 東漢 most familiar as one of the main characters in the historical novel 三國演義

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曹縣

cou4 jyun6

Mandarin: cao2 xian4

Cao county (county in Shandong)

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曾幾何時

cang4 gei2 ho4 si4

Mandarin: ceng2 ji3 he2 shi2

before long; just a while ago; not long before/since/after; once upon a time

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曾經

cang4 ging1

Mandarin: ceng2 jing1

previously; once in the past

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曾經滄海

cang4 ging1 cong1 hoi2

Mandarin: ceng2 jing1 cang1 hai3

to have sailed the seven seas; to have experienced much of life

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朁

caam2

Mandarin: can3

if; supposing; nevertheless

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會意

CAPTION

Mandarin: AUTOSTATUS

轉注

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朝代

ciu4 doi6

Mandarin: chao2 dai4

dynasty

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朝廷

ciu4 ting4

Mandarin: chao2 ting2

an imperial administration; imperial court; royal court

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朝拜

ciu4 baai3

Mandarin: chao2 bai4

pay (religious) homage to

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朝政

ciu4 zing3

Mandarin: chao2 zheng4

(noun) country affiliation; the affairs of a state

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朝服

ciu4 fuk6

Mandarin: chao2 fu2

court-dress

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朝朝

ciu4 ciu4

Mandarin: zhao1 zhao1

every morning (spoken)

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朝臣

ciu4 san4

Mandarin: chao2 chen2

a courtier

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朝覲

ciu4 gan6

Mandarin: chao2 jin4

go on a pilgrimage [Religion]

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朝貢

ciu4 gung3

Mandarin: chao2 gong4

to present tribute to an emperor

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朝香

ciu4 hoeng1

Mandarin: chao2 xiang1

to go to a temple to burn incense

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杈

caa3

Mandarin: cha1

fork of a tree | a twig | # adapted from cc-cedict

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杉

caam3

Mandarin: shan1 sha1

various species of pine and fir; China fir

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杉斑

caam3 baan1

camouflage grouper; flowery grouper

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杉木

caam3 muk6

Mandarin: sha1 mu4

pine wood

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杉板

caam3 baan2

pine boards

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