Cantonese Dictionary

短訊服務

dyun2 seon3 fuk6 mou6

Mandarin: duan3 xun4 fu2 wu4

SMS (Short Message Service) text messaging ― a service for mobile phone users to send text messages to one another; texting

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短路

dyun2 lou6

short circuit

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短頭髮

dyun2 tau4 faat3

short hair

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短體

dyun2 tai2

Mandarin: duan3 ti3

[math.] cuboid

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砥礪

dai2 lai6

Mandarin: di3 li4

Simplified: 砥砺

encouragement; a sharpening stone

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碇

ding3

Mandarin: ding4

anchor - heavy stone to anchor a boat to

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碉

diu1

Mandarin: diao1

rock cave (archaic) | room made of stone | a watchtower | # adapted from cc-cedict

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碉堡

diu1 bou2

Mandarin: diao1 bao3

pillbox (military fortification); blockhouse

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碉樓

diu1 lau4

Mandarin: diao1 lou2

watchtower

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碓

deoi3

Mandarin: dui4

pestle; husking device

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碓頭

deoi3 tau4

Mandarin: dui4 tou2

Simplified: 碓头

Pestle head

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碘

din2

Mandarin: dian3

[chem] iodine

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碘化鉀溶液

din2 faa3 gaap3 jung4 jik6

Mandarin: dian3 hua4 jia3 rong2 yi4/ye4 (Taiwan/PRC)

[化] potassium iodide soluion

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碘酒

din2 zau2

Mandarin: dian3 jiu3

Iodine tincture

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碘酸

din2 syun1

Mandarin: dian3 suan1

[chem] iodic acid

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碟

dip2

Mandarin: die2

measure word for plates of food

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碟

dip6

Mandarin: die2

dish | plate | # adapted from cc-cedict

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碟仔

dip6 zai2

Mandarin: die2 zi3

(noun) a small plate; a sauce plate

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碟仙

dip6 sin1

Ouija board

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碟子

dip6 zi2

Mandarin: die2 zi5

small dish; plate; diskette | Cant.: 碟 /dip6/ or /dip62/ | Mainland PRC prefers '盤子' to '碟子' and 盤-compounds to 碟-compounds whereas HK & TW prefer 碟 to 盤 for computer-related items like disks and drives. Mandarin prefers '盤子' or '盤兒' for 'plate' or 'dish' (as in the utensil you put food on); Cantonese prefers 碟, 碟仔

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碟頭飯

dip6 tau2 faan6

Mandarin: die2 tou2 fan4

Simplified: 碟头饭

a meal consisting of white rice and the accompanying dishes (such as the meats and vegetables), all served on a single plate

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碭

dong6

Mandarin: dang4

Simplified: 砀

stone with color veins | name of a mountain | suddenly | # adapted from cc-cedict

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碭山

dong6 saan1

Mandarin: dang4 shan1

Dangshan (place in Anhui)

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磴口

dang3 hau2

Mandarin: deng4 kou3

Dengkou (place in Inner Mongolia)

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磾

dai1

Mandarin: di1

Simplified: 䃅

A stone that can be used to make black dye

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秩

dit6

Mandarin: zhi4

order | orderliness | (classifier) ten years | orderly | salary | decade | official rank | stipend | # adapted from cc-cedict

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秩序

dit6 zeoi6

Mandarin: zhi4 xu4

[n] order (in order; orderly)

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秩序井然

dit6 zeoi6 zeng2 jin4

Mandarin: zhi4 xu4 jing3 ran2

orderliness

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稻

dou6

Mandarin: dao4

paddy; rice

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稻城

dou6 sing4

Mandarin: dao4 cheng2

Daocheng (place in Sichuan)

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