Cantonese Dictionary

大街小巷

daai6 gaai1 siu2 hong6

Mandarin: da4 jie1 xiao3 xiang4

large streets and small lanes

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大衛

daai6 wai6

Mandarin: dai4 wei4

David

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大衣

daai6 ji1

Mandarin: da4 yi1

overcoat; cloak | [粵]: 大褸

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大袋

daai6 doi6

Mandarin: da4dai4

a big bag of; to have money and power [colloquial]

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大袋子

daai6 doi6 zi2

Mandarin: da4 dai4 zi5

sack

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大褸

daai6 lau1

Mandarin: da4 lv3

Simplified: 大褛

(noun) a coat

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大褸

daai6 lau5*1

Cantonese

coat, overcoat; cloak

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大西島

daai6 sai1 dou2

Atlantis (fabled island located west of the Strait of Gibraltar)

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大西洋

daai6 sai1 joeng4

Mandarin: da4 xi1 yang2

Atlantic Ocean

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大規模

daai6 kwai1 mou4

Mandarin: da4 gui1 mo2

large-scale

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大規模殺傷性武器

daai6 kwai1 mou4 saat3 soeng1 sing3 mou5 hei3

Mandarin: da4 gui1 mo2 sha1 shang1 xing4 wu3 qi4

weapons of mass destruction

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大規模毀滅性武器

daai6 kwai1 mou4 wai2 mit6 sing3 mou5 hei3

Mandarin: da4 gui1 mo2 hui3 mie4 xing4 wu3 qi4

Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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大規模的宣傳活動

daai6 kwai1 mou4 dik1 syun1 cyun4 wut6 dung6

Mandarin: da4 gui1 mo2 de5 xuan1 chuan2 huo2 dong4

promotion blitz

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大規模超市

daai6 kwai1 mou4 ciu1 si5

Mandarin: da4 gui1 mo2 chao1 shi4

hypermarket; hypermart; superstore (with a grocery element); supercentre; supercenter | See also: 大型超市; 霸級市場; 大超市; 大型商場; 超級商場 | Google Hits (Sep 2005): 629

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大覺瞓

daai6 gaau3 fan3

Mandarin: da4 jue2 fen4

Simplified: 大觉瞓

Cantonese

literally: 'deep sleep'; (adjective) untroubled; carefree

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大角咀

daai6 gok3 zeoi2

Mandarin: da4 jiao3 ju3

the name of a place in Hong Kong: Tai Kok Tsui

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大解

daai6 gaai2

Mandarin: da4 jie3

defecate; poop

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大試管

daai6 si3 gun2

Mandarin: da4 shi4 guan3

[化] boiling tube

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大話

daai6 waa6

Mandarin: da4 hua4

Simplified: 大话

(noun) a lie (this means 'big talk' in Mandarin)

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大話夾好彩

daai6 waa6 gaap3 hou2 coi2

Mandarin: da4 hua4 jia1 hao3 cai3

Simplified: 大话夹好彩

all by luck; by a stroke of luck

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大話王

daai6 waa6 wong4

Mandarin: da4 hua4 wang2

liar [Syn.] 大話精

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大話精

daai6 waa6 zing1

Mandarin: da4 hua4 jing1

Simplified: 大话精

noun; Spin doctor or big fat liar

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大話骰

daai6 waa6 sik1

Cantonese

a chinese drinking/dice game where 2-6 players take turns asking eachother the total value of all the dice; the loser drinks.

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大話鬼

daai6 waa6 gwai2

Mandarin: da4hua4 gui3

Simplified: 大话鬼

a liar [colloquial]

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大調

daai6 tiu4

Mandarin: da4 diao4

[Music] major

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大諗頭

daai6 nam2 tau4

Mandarin: da4 shen3 tou2

Simplified: 大谂头

Cantonese

full of useless or impractical ideas (spoken)

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大豆

daai6 dau6*2

soybean

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大豆芽

daai6 dau2 ngaa4

Mandarin: da4 dou4 ya2

soy bean sprouts

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大豆芽

daai6 dau6*2 ngaa4

yellow bean sprouts

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大豆芽菜

daai6 dau6*2 ngaa4 coi3

yellow bean sprouts

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