Cantonese Dictionary

奪命

dyut6 ming6

Mandarin: duo2 ming4

often used in names of movies like 奪命佳人；奪命槍火 etc.

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奪得

dyut6 dak1

Mandarin: duo2 de2

win; carry off; come away with; capture; take; get

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奪獎

dyut6 zoeng2

Mandarin: duo2 jiang3

to capture a prize; to win a award

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奪目

dyut6 muk6

Mandarin: duo2 mu4

Simplified: 夺目

(adjective) Eye-catching

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奪眶而出

dyut6 hong1 ji4 ceot1

Mandarin: duo2 kuang4 er2 chu1

Simplified: 夺眶而出

tears bursting out

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奪門而出

dyut6 mun4 ji4 ceot1

Mandarin: duo2 men2 er2 chu1

to hasten out of the house in a great rush (lit. to force open the door and rush out)

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奪魁

dyut6 fui1

Mandarin: duo2 kui2

win gold; rank first place; be a champion

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妒

dou3

Mandarin: du4

[adj] jealous; envious [n] jealousy; envy

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妒嫉

dou3 zat6

Mandarin: du4 ji2

to be jealous of; envy

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妒忌

dou3 gei6

Mandarin: du4 ji4

jealous | Cant.: 呷醋 | Synon.: 吃醋; 眼紅 | This is the more formal term

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妒恨

dou3 han6

Mandarin: du4 hen4

to be jealous of and hate

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妒火中燒

dou3 fo2 zung1 siu1

Mandarin: du4 huo3 zhong1 shao1

Simplified: 妒火中烧

it describes people who become really emotional because of strong jealousy; burining with jealousy

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嫡

dik1

Mandarin: di2

first | legal wife | son of first | relatives of closest tie | orthodox | legitimate | genuine | # adapted from cc-cedict

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嫡傳

dik1 cyun4

Mandarin: di2 chuan2

(of a skill, learning, etc) be handed down directly from the master/founder to the disciple or his official heir

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嫡派

dik1 paai3

Mandarin: di2 pai4

authentic skills | academic knowledge; the authentic inheriting branch in a family; direct line of descent; disciple taught by the master

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嫡系

dik1 hai6

Mandarin: di2 xi4

direct line of descent

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宕

dong6

Mandarin: dang4

dissipated | put off | to procrastinate | dissolute | unrestrained | stone quarry | cave dwelling | # adapted from cc-cedict

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宕昌

dong6 coeng1

Mandarin: dang4 chang1

Dangchang (place in Gansu)

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定

ding6

Mandarin: ding4

to set | to fix | to determine | to decide | surely | certainly | definitely | stable | calm | # adapted from cc-cedict

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定下

ding6 haa6

[1] decide; [2] fix

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定位裝置

deng6 wai6*2 zong1 zi3

Mandarin: ding4 wei4 zhuang1 zhi4

locating device

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定係

ding6 hai6

Mandarin: ding4 xi4

Simplified: 定系

Cantonese

(conjunction) or

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定做

ding6 zou6

Mandarin: ding4 zuo4

to have something made to order

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定價

ding6 gaa3

Mandarin: ding4 jia4

fixed price; set price; to fix a price

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定冠詞

ding6 gun3 ci4

Mandarin: ding4 huan4 ci2

[ling.] definite article

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定力

ding6 lik6

Mandarin: ding4 li4

the ability to resist temptation

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定南

ding6 naam4

Mandarin: ding4 nan2

Dingnan (place in Jiangxi)

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定向

ding6 hoeng3

Mandarin: ding4 xiang4

directional; orientation; sense of orientation; predetermination

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定向培訓

ding6 hoeng3 pui4 fan3

Mandarin: ding4 xiang4 pei2 xun4

training for specific posts

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定啲嚟

ding6 di1 lei4

Mandarin: ding4 di1 li2

Cantonese

calm down and do it slowly and steadily

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