Cantonese Dictionary

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頂心頂肺
Mandarin: ding3 xin1 ding3 fei4
Simplified: 顶心顶肺
a person who is not only argumentative but says hurtful words as well; someone who is a constant source of irriation; to feel vexed and perturbed by the actions of others
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頂手
Mandarin: ding3 shou3
Simplified: 顶手
to take over (a shop | business | property); the selling price of a property or a shop; to sell a property or a shop
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頂撞
Mandarin: ding3 zhuang4
contradict (one's elder or superior), charge, knock, against (person, obj)
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頂更
Mandarin: ding3 geng1
Cantonese
to work a shift in another person's place
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頂樓
Mandarin: ding3 lou2
loft; penthouse; attic
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頂檔
Mandarin: ding3 dang4
Simplified: 顶档
(verb) tp temporarily take control or take over someone's job | position; to cover for someone; to stand in for someone
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頂爛市
Mandarin: ding3 lan4 shi4
Simplified: 顶烂市
cut-throat competition (spoken)
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頂爺
Mandarin: ding3 ye2
Simplified: 顶爷
the boss of a triad gang [colloquial]
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頂瓜瓜
Mandarin: ding3 gua1 gua1
Simplified: 顶瓜瓜
very good; great (spoken)
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頂癮
Mandarin: ding3 yin3
Simplified: 顶瘾
interesting; to satisfy a craving | addiction temporarily
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頂盡
Mandarin: ding2 jin4
Cantonese
at the most; at best
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頂石
capstone
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頂硬上
Mandarin: ding3 ying4 shang4
Simplified: 顶硬上
(verb) to keep or to stick to working on something despite difficulties; to hang on and continue doing something; to brave it out; to brace oneself to do something; to put a brave face on; to summon up courage
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頂禮膜拜
Mandarin: ding3 li3 mo2 bai4
Simplified: 顶礼膜拜
to prostrate oneself in worship
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頂端
Mandarin: ding3 duan1
summit; peak
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頂籠
full capacity; at the extreme point (best, worst, most)
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頂籠
Mandarin: ding3 long2
Simplified: 顶笼
at the extreme point (such as 'at most', 'at worst' or 'at best')
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頂級
Mandarin: ding3 ji2
first rank, top level
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頂罪
Mandarin: ding3 zui4
bear the blame for sb. else, take the blame for sb. else's crime etc.
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頂肚
Mandarin: ding3 du4
Simplified: 顶肚
(phrasal verb) to grab a quick bite to satisfy one's hunger temporarily.
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頂肚餓
Mandarin: ding3 du4 e4
Simplified: 顶肚饿
to satisfy one's hunger temporarily
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頂艇
Mandarin: ding3 ting3
Simplified: 顶艇
congested traffic [colloquial]
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頂薪
Mandarin: ding3 xin1
maximum salary
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頂角
Mandarin: ding3 jiao3
[math.] vertical angle
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頂證
Mandarin: ding3 zheng4
Simplified: 顶证
testify
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頂讓
Mandarin: ding3 rang4
sell a business (to sell a business/a store to another person including the equipments)
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頂趾鞋
Mandarin: ding3 zhi3 xie2
Simplified: 顶趾鞋
(literally: shoes that are too small); describes a wife who has very strict control over her husband
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頂頂大名
famous
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頂頭上司
Mandarin: ding3 tou2 shang4 si5
Simplified: 顶头上司
(noun) Someone's supervisor or boss
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頂頭陣
Mandarin: ding3 tou5 zhen4
Simplified: 顶头阵
leading an attack; avant-garde (spoken)
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