Cantonese Dictionary

大餸

daai6 sung3

Mandarin: da4 song4

people who only eat the accompanying dishes but not eat the rice

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大馬

daai6 maa5

Mandarin: da4 ma3

Malaysia

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大馬路

daai6 maa5 lou6

Mandarin: da4 ma3 lu4

Simplified: 大马路

noun; it is part of Castle Peak Road, Yuen Long, whIch also named as Yuen Long Main Street or short term Main Street.

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大騷

daai6 sou1

Mandarin: da4 sao1

Simplified: 大骚

noun; to participate in a huge show; to show off

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大驚失色

daai6 geng1 sat1 sik1

Mandarin: da4 jing1 shi1 se4

to turn pale with fright

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大驚小怪

daai6 ging1 siu2 gwaai3

Mandarin: da4 jing1 xiao3 guai4

much ado over nothing; making a mountain out of a molehill

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大髀

daai6 bei2

Mandarin: da4 bi4

(noun) thigh; lap

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大體

daai6 tai2

Mandarin: da4ti3

Simplified: 大体

(adverb) Overall; (adjective) 1. Elegant and poised

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大鬧天宮

daai6 naau6 tin1 gung1

Mandarin: da4 nao4 tian1 gong1

"Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven", a story of Suen Ng Hung, the Monkey King

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大鬼

daai6 gwai2

Mandarin: da4 gui3

Cantonese

(of poker) big joker

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大魚

daai6 jyu4

Mandarin: da4 yu2

Simplified: 大鱼

big fish; significant person or thing; great future benefits

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大魚

daai6 jyu4*2

big game

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大魚大肉

daai6 jyu4 daai6 juk6

Mandarin: da4 yu2 da4 rou4

literally "Big fish, big meat", meaning a bountiful feast. Describes that which is overly lavish or extravagant - can be said disparagingly.

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大鱷

daai6 ngok6

Mandarin: da4e4

Simplified: 大鳄

(noun) Crook

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大鹿

daai6 luk6*2

Mandarin: da4 lu4

moose

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大麗花

daai6 lai6 faa1

dahlia plant

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大麥

daai6 mak6

barley

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大麻

daai6 maa4

Mandarin: da4 ma2

weed

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大麻屋

daai6 maa4 uk1

Mandarin: da4 ma2 wu1

grow-op; dope house; drug house

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大鼻

daai6 bei6

Mandarin: da4 bi2

big nose; arrogant

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大㗰

daai6 saai1

Mandarin: da4 cong2

wasteful [colloquial]

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大𨶙鑊

daai6 lan2 wok6

Cantonese

a very serious ("fucking big") problem

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奠

din6

Mandarin: dian4

to fix | to settle | a libation to the dead | to lay foundation stone | to establish | to lay | to pay respects | # adapted from cc-cedict

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奠基

din6 gei1

Mandarin: dian4 ji1

[n] groundbreaking; [v] lay a foundation

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奠定

din6 ding6

Mandarin: dian4 ding4

to establish; to settle; to fix

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奠祭

din6 zai3

Mandarin: dian4 ji4

pouring of wine on ground for sacrifice

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奪

dyut6

Mandarin: duo2

Simplified: 夺

to seize | to take away forcibly | to wrest control of | to compete or strive for | to force one's way through | to leave out | to lose | # adapted from cc-cedict

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奪冠

dyut6 gun3

Mandarin: duo2 guan4

to win first place; to capture the championship

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奪去

dyut6 heoi3

Mandarin: duo2 qu4

seize from; snatch away

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奪取

dyut6 ceoi2

Mandarin: duo2 qu3

Simplified: 夺取

(verb) Snatch

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