Cantonese Dictionary

大豆芽菜

daai6 dau2 ngaa4 coi3

Mandarin: da4 dou4 ya2 cai4

bean sprouts

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大豐

daai6 fung1

Mandarin: da4 feng1

Dafeng (place in Jiangsu)

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大象

daai6 zoeng6

Mandarin: da4 xiang4

[1] elephant [Canto: 大笨象] [2] (placename) Tai Cheng

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大象腳

daai6 zoeng6 goek3

Mandarin: da4 xiang4 jiao3

Simplified: 大象脚

noun; to describe someone's thigh is as heavy or thick as an elephant

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大貪

daai6 taam1

Mandarin: da4 tan1

Simplified: 大贪

greedy; corruption

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大貪鬼

daai6 taam1 gwai2

Mandarin: da4 tan1 gui3

Simplified: 大贪鬼

a greedy pig [colloquial]

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大賭

daai6 dou2

high play

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大賽

daai6 coi3

Mandarin: da4 sai4

Simplified: 大赛

noun; competition

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大赦

daai6 se3

Mandarin: da4 she4

amnesty; general pardon

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大赦國際

daai6 se3 gwok3 zai3

Mandarin: da4 she4 guo2 ji4

Amnesty International

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大起大落

daai6 hei2 daai6 lok6

Mandarin: da4 qi3 da4 luo4

big up's and down's

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大超市

daai6 ciu1 si5

Mandarin: da4 chao1 shi4

hypermarket; hypermart; superstore (with a grocery element); supercentre; supercenter | See also: 霸級市場; 大型超市; 大型商場; 超級商場 | Google Hits (Sep 2005): 319,000

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大足

daai6 zuk1

Mandarin: da4 zu2

Dazu (place in Sichuan)

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大路元帥

daai6 lou6 jyun4 seoi3

Mandarin: da4 lu4 yuan2 shuai4

Simplified: 大路元帅

noun; Head of Triad Community in Hong Kong

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大路嘢

daai6 lou6 je5

Cantonese

major thing

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大躍進

daai6 joek6 zeon3

Mandarin: da4 yue4 jin4

the Great Leap Forward (1956-1958)

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大車

daai6 ce1

Mandarin: da4 che1

Simplified: 大车

big car; a big car full of something

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大轆

daai6 luk1

Mandarin: da4 lu4

Simplified: 大辘

something that is big and thick, and in a cylinder shape

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大轆木

daai6 luk1 muk6

Mandarin: da4 lu4 mu4

Simplified: 大辘木

noun; big wood, Metaphor for a person who is stupid and dull

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大轆竹

daai6 luk1 zuk1

Mandarin: da4 lu4 zhu2

Simplified: 大辘竹

Chinese hookah, made of bamboo; big piece of bamboo

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大轆藕

daai6 luk1 ngau5

Mandarin: da4 lu4 ou3

Simplified: 大辘藕

people who spend money like water; a spendthrift

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大轉彎

daai6 zyun3 waan1

Mandarin: da4 zhuan3 wan1

Simplified: 大转弯

a volte-face; a big turn

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大農場

daai6 nung4 coeng4

Mandarin: da4 nong2 chang3

ranch

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大逆不道

daai6 jik6 bat1 dou6

Mandarin: da4 ni4 bu4 dao4

noun; treason and heresy

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大造

daai6 zou6

Mandarin: da4 zao4

to make up something exaggeratedly; an abundant year for the harvesting

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大連

daai6 lin4

Mandarin: da4 lian2

Dalian (an important city in the N of China with natural harbors, industry, and also active in trade and tourism)

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大過

daai6 gwo3

Mandarin: da4 guo4

serious offence; [粵] bigger than

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大道

daai6 dou6

Mandarin: da4 dao4

main street; main road; major thoroughfare; (placename) Tai To

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大道中

daai6 dou6 zung1

Mandarin: da4 dao4 zhong1

noun; Short term for Queen's Road Central, as Queen's Road is too long, it divided into three parts, Queen's Road East, Queen's Road West and Queen's Road Central

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大道東

daai6 dou6 dung1

Mandarin: da4 dao4 dong1

Simplified: 大道东

noun; Short term for Queen's Road East, as Queen's Road is too long, it divided into three parts, Queen's Road East, Queen's Road West and Queen's Road Central

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