Cantonese Dictionary

地蜈蚣

dei6 ng4 gung1

Mandarin: di4 wu2 gong1

an earwig

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地衣

dei6 ji1

Mandarin: di4 yi1

lichen

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地貌

dei6 maau6

Mandarin: di4 mao4

relief, landform (geology)

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地質

dei6 zat1

Mandarin: di4 zhi4

Simplified: 地质

geological

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地質力學

dei6 zat1 lik6 hok6

Mandarin: di4 zhi4 li4 xue2

Simplified: 地质力学

Geomechanics

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地質學

dei6 zat1 hok6

Mandarin: di4 zhi4 xue2

geology

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地質學家

dei6 zat1 hok6 gaa1

Mandarin: di4 zhi4 xue2 jia1

geologist

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地踎

dei6 mau1

Mandarin: di4 mou2

describes a person who is jobless and acts like a gangster who squats around certain places; lower class

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地踎茶居

dei6 mau1 caa4 geoi1

Cantonese

cheap restaurant, cheap Chinese tea house

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地踎館

dei6 mau1 gun2

Mandarin: di4 mou2 guan3

Simplified: 地踎馆

street restaurants; roadside stalls | eateries

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地車

dei6 ce1

animal drawn cart

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地道

dei6 dou6

Mandarin: di4 dao5

local

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地鐵有限公司

dei6 tit3 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1

MTR Corporation Ltd.

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地鐵沿線

dei6 tit3 jyun4 sin3

Mandarin: di4 tie3 yan2 xian4

subway line, MTR line | [Var.] 地鐵沿綫

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地鐵站

dei6 tit3 zaam6

Mandarin: di4 tie3 zhan4

subway station

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地除

dei6 ceoi4

Mandarin: di4 chu2

know [colloquial, not very commonly used nowadays, only used in some parts of Guangzhou]

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地雷

dei6 leoi4

Mandarin: di4 lei2

land mine

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地雷拉發線

dei6 leoi4 laai1 faat3 sin3

Mandarin: di4 lei2 la1 fa1 xian4

a tripwire; a trip wire

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地震

dei6 zan3

Mandarin: di4 zhen4

earthquake

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地震圖

dei6 zan3 tou4

seismogram

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地震學

dei6 zan3 hok6

Mandarin: di4 zhen4 xue2

seismology; science of earthquakes

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地震學家

dei6 zan3 hok6 gaa1

Mandarin: di4 zhen4 xue2 jia1

seismologist; earthquake scientist

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地震活動

dei6 zan3 wut6 dung6

seismic activity

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地震預報

dei6 zan3 jyu6 bou3

Mandarin: di4 zhen4 yu4 bao4

Simplified: 地震预报

Earthquake forecast

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地面化

dei6 min2 faa3

Mandarin: di4 mian4 hua4

coming to the surface, it means things are becoming obvious and in public; to publicize

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地面化

dei6 min6*2 faa3

to publicize; openness (of government, PRC equivalent of 'glasnost')

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地面核爆炸

dei6 min6*2 hat6 baau3 zaa3

Mandarin: di4 mian4 he2 bao4 zha4

surface nuclear explosion

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地面部隊

dei6 min6*2 bou6 deoi6*2

ground forces

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地頭

dei6 tau4

Mandarin: di4 tou2

Simplified: 地头

territory; turf

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地頭蛇

dei6 tau4 se4

Mandarin: di4 tou2 she2

Cantonese

[1] someone who knows an area (or people from an area) particularly well [2] a locally influential gangster; a local bully / villain / tyrant

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