Cantonese Dictionary

點擊捐贈

dim2 gik1 gyun1 zang6

Mandarin: dian3 ji2 juan1 zeng4 (Taiwan), dian3 ji1 juan1 zeng4 (PRC)

One Click Charity Donation

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點斜式

dim2 ce4 sik1

Mandarin: dian3 xie2 shi4

[math.] point-slope form

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點樣

dim2 joeng2

Mandarin: zen3 yang4

Simplified: 怎样

Cantonese

how; in what way (Cantonese)

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點樣做

dim2 joeng2 zou6

Mandarin: dian3 yang4 zuo4

Simplified: 点样做

Cantonese

how to do something; how to handle something [colloquial]

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點樣做

dim2 joeng6*2 zou6

Mandarin: dian3 yang4 zuo4

Cantonese

how to do sth; how to handle sth; how to manage sth | Std. Chin.: 怎麼做; 怎麼辦; 怎樣做; 怎辦; 怎麼搞; 怎麼幹 | Syn.: 點做

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點樣都

dim2 joeng6*2 dou1

anyhow, however

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點歌

dim2 go1

Mandarin: dian3 ge1

Simplified: 点歌

Cantonese

to request a song

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點止

dim2 zi2

Mandarin: dian3 zhi3

Simplified: 点止

Cantonese

not only (spoken)

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點止咁簡單

dim2 zi2 gam3 gaan2 daan1

Mandarin: dian3 zhi3 gan1 jian3dan1

Simplified: 点止咁简单

Cantonese

it's not so simple [colloquial]

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點火

dim2 fo2

Mandarin: dian3 huo3

Simplified: 点火

Cantonese

to provoke

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點火器

dim2 fo2 hei3

an igniter

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點火者

dim2 fo2 ze2

igniter

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點火鍵

dim2 fo2 gin6

an ignition key

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點燃

dim2 jin4

Mandarin: dian3 ran2

to ignite; to light up

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點燃聖火

dim2 jin4 sing3 fo2

Mandarin: dian3 ran2 sheng4 huo3

ignite the olympic flame

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點球

dim2 kau4

Mandarin: dian3 qiu2

[football] penalty kick; spot kick [field hockey] penalty hit | [粵][俗]: 十二碼

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點球大戰

dim2 kau4 daai6 zin3

Mandarin: dian3 qiu2 da4 zhan4

[football] penalty shootout

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點畫

dim2 waak6

stipple, draw with dots

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點相

dim2 soeng3

Mandarin: dian3 xiang1

Simplified: 点相

Cantonese

to be picked out (usually for something bad, such as for revenge) [colloquial]

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點睇

dim2 tai2

Mandarin: dian3 di4

Simplified: 点睇

Cantonese

how do you see this? (spoken)

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點知

dim2 zi1

Mandarin: dian3 zhi1

Simplified: 点知

Cantonese

"how would I know?"; "who knows?"; "God knows"; "how is one to know"; "who would have thought"; "who would have guessed"; "only to"

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點破

dim2 po3

Mandarin: dian3 po4

to expose; to lay bare; to bring sth. out into the open

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點票

dim2 piu3

counting (of votes)

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點票機

dim2 piu3 gei1

counting machine (e.g., for votes)

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點穴

dim2 jyut6

Mandarin: dian3 xue4 (Taiwan), dian3 xue2 (PRC)

to attack a pressure point (穴道); in movies, this often temporarily paralyzes the opponent, either until the attack wears off or until the pressure point is relieved (解穴) | See also 點脈 Dim Mak, the death touch.

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點算

dim2 syun3

Mandarin: dian3 suan4

Simplified: 点算

Cantonese

what should one do?; what to do?; how to resolve this?

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點算好

dim2 syun3 hou2

Mandarin: dian3 suan4 hao3

Simplified: 点算好

Cantonese

what to do

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點算好呢

dim2 syun3 hou2 ne1

Mandarin: dian3 suan4 hao3 ne5

Simplified: 点算好呢

Cantonese

(don't know) what to do?; how to resolve this? (with a tone of despair)

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點算好呢?

dim2 syun3 hou2 ne1

Cantonese

What can I/we do?

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點紅點綠

dim2 hung4 dim2 luk6

Mandarin: dian3 hong2 dian3 lv4

Simplified: 点红点绿

Cantonese

giving wrong instructions or advice (slang)

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