Cantonese Dictionary

獨立思考

duk6 laap6 si1 haau2

Mandarin: du2 li4 si1 kao3

Simplified: 独立思考

independent thinking

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獨立王國

duk6 laap6 wong4 gwok3

Mandarin: du2 li4 wang2 guo2

independent kingdom

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獨立自主

duk6 laap6 zi6 zyu2

Mandarin: du2 li4 zi4 zhu3

(idiom) self-determination; independence of action

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獨立董事

duk6 laap6 dung2 si6*2

Mandarin: du2 li4 dong3 shi4

independent director

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獨立調查

duk6 laap6 diu6 caa4

Mandarin: du2 li4 diao4 cha2

independent investigation

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獨立選民

duk6 laap6 syun2 man4

Mandarin: du2 li4 xuan3 min2

independent voter

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獨聯體

duk6 lyun4 tai2

Mandarin: du2 lian2 ti3

Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union)

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獨腳架

duk6 goek3 gaa3*2

Mandarin: du2 jiao3 jia4

monopod, unipod stand

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獨自

duk6 zi6

Mandarin: du2 zi4

alone; by oneself | [粵]: 自己

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獨苗

duk6 miu4

Mandarin: du2 miao2

only child; sole scion

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獨處

duk6 cyu2

Mandarin: du2 chu3

alone

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獨行俠

duk6 hang4 haap6

Mandarin: du2 xing2 xia2

a loner

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獨裁

duk6 coi4

Mandarin: du2 cai2

[n] dictatorship | 專制 is a related term

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獨裁國家

duk6 coi4 gwok3 gaa1

Mandarin: du2 cai2 guo2 jia1

dictatorship country

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獨裁政權

duk6 coi4 zing3 kyun4

Mandarin: du2 cai2 zheng4 quan2

Simplified: 独裁政权

dictatorship

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獨裁者

duk6 coi4 ze2

Mandarin: du2 cai2 zhe3

dictator, autocrat

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獨資

duk6 zi1

Mandarin: du2 zi1

exclusive investment

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獨贏

duk6 jeng4

Mandarin: du2 ying2

Simplified: 独赢

win (horse racing)

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獨身

duk6 san1

Mandarin: du2 shen1

celibate, single, unmarried

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獨闢蹊徑

duk6 pik1 hai4 ging3

Mandarin: du2 pi4 xi1 jing4

Simplified: 独辟蹊径

off the beaten track; originality

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獨食

duk6 sik6

Mandarin: du2 shi2

Simplified: 独食

(verb) to eat alone and not share with others; selfish and not willing to share or cooperate with others

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獨食難肥

duk6 sik6 naan4 fei4

Mandarin: du2 shi2 nan2 fei2

Simplified: 独食难肥

unwilling to share fruits of success (slang)

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玎璫

ding1 dong1

Mandarin: ding1 dang1

Simplified: 玎珰

ding dong (sound); Doraemon, a Japanese manga series that has been adapted into an anime series

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玓

dik1

Mandarin: di4

pearly

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玳瑁

doi6 mui6

Mandarin: dao4 mao4

hawksbill turtle

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玳瑁筵

dai4 mei4 yan2

Mandarin: doi6 mui6 jin4

a sumptuous banquet

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玷

dim2

Mandarin: dian4

blemish | disgrace | flaw in jade | character flaw | to disgrace | to cast a stain upon | to besmear | to humiliate | to blemish | to tarnish | # adapted from cc-cedict

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玷污

dim3 wu1

Mandarin: dian4 wu1

tarnish; begrime; defile; stain

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玷辱

dim3 juk6

Mandarin: dian4 ru3 [PRC] ru4 [TW]

disgrace; bring humiliation upon; bring ignominy upon

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琢

doek3

Mandarin: zuo2

to ponder | to mull over | to think through | Taiwan pr. [zhuómó] | to polish | cut jade | to refine | to improve | to chisel | to carve | # adapted from cc-cedict

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