Cantonese Dictionary

兜踎

dau1 mau1

Mandarin: dou1 mou2

(adj.) describes someone who is having a hard time making ends meet; to look shabby; to be in a wretched state

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兜車

dau1 ce1

Mandarin: dou1 che1

Simplified: 兜车

to drive a car [colloquial]

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兜風

dau1 fung1

Mandarin: dou1 feng1

go for a drive; go for a ride

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典

din2

Mandarin: dian3

canon | law | standard work of scholarship | literary quotation or allusion | ceremony | to be in charge of | to mortgage or pawn | a rule | to roll | to roll about | # adapted from cc-cedict

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典型

din2 jing4

Mandarin: dian3 xing2

typical; representative; model; example; specimen; type

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典型用途

din2 jing4 jung6 tou4

Mandarin: dian3 xing2 yong4 tu2

typical use; typical application

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典型肺炎

din2 jing4 fai3 jim4

classical pneumonia

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典型調查

din2 jing4 diu6 caa4

Mandarin: dian3 xing2 diao4 cha2

Simplified: 典型调查

typical investigation

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典床典蓆

din2 cong4 din2 zek6

Mandarin: dian3 chuang2 dian3 xi2

Simplified: 典床典席

rolling around in bed; tossing and turning [colloquial]

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典故

din2 gu3

Mandarin: dian3 gu4

allusion; literary quotation

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典獄長

din2 juk6 zoeng2

Mandarin: dian3 yu4 zhang3

warden

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典禮

din2 lai5

Mandarin: dian3 li3

celebration; ceremony

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典範

din2 faan6

Mandarin: dian3 fan4

model; example; paragon

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典雅

din2 ngaa5

Mandarin: dian3 ya3

elegant; refined

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冬

dung1

Mandarin: dong1

wint | # adapted from cc-cedict

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冬大過年

dung1 daai6 gwo3 nin4

Mandarin: dong1 da4 guo4 nian5

Simplified: 冬大过年

Winter Solstice is more significant than Lunar New Year

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冬天

dung1 tin1

Mandarin: dong1 tian1

winter

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冬季

dung1 gwai3

Mandarin: dong1 ji4

(noun) Winter season

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冬季服務車輛

dung1 gwai3 fuk6 mou6 ce1 loeng6*2

Mandarin: dong1 ji4 fu2 wu4 che1 liang4

a winter service vehicle; a snow removal vehicle

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冬小麥

dung1 siu2 mak6

Mandarin: dong1 xiao3 mai4

Simplified: 冬小麦

Winter wheat

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冬山鄉

dung1 saan1 hoeng1

Mandarin: dong1 shan1 xiang1

Tungshan (village in Taiwan)

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冬烘

dung1 hong3

Mandarin: dong1 hong1

shallow but pedantic

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冬瓜

dung1 gwaa1

Mandarin: dong1 gua1

wax gourd; wintermelon

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冬瓜盅

dung1 gwaa1 zung1

Mandarin: dong1 gua1 zhong1

winter melon soup served in an urn

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冬瓜豆腐

dung1 gwaa1 dau6 fu6

Mandarin: dong1 gua1 dou4 fu5

(phrase) used when one speculates that someone may encounter fatal accidents in the future; mishaps

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冬甩

dung1 lat1

Mandarin: dong1 shuai3

donut

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冬眠

dung1 min4

Mandarin: dong1 mian2

[v] hibernation; [v] to hibernate

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冬節

dung1 zit3

Mandarin: dong1 jie2

winter solstice

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冬紅花

dung1 hung4 faa1

Holmskioldia sanguinea (parasol-flower)

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冬至

dung1 zi3

Mandarin: dong1 zhi4

the winter solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms 22nd December-5th January

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