Cantonese Dictionary

對抗

deoi3 kong3

Mandarin: dui4 kang4

[1] to antagonize; to counter [2] antagonism; confrontation [3] to resist; to oppose; to withstand

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對接

deoi3 zip3

Mandarin: dui4 jie1

to join up; to dock; a joint (between components)

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對摳

deoi3 kau1

Mandarin: dui4 kou1

Simplified: 对抠

half and half mix together

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對撼

deoi3 ham6

Mandarin: dui4 han4

Simplified: 对撼

to come head-to-head

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對撼

deoi3 ham6*2

to fight with

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對敵

deoi3 dik6

enemy

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對數

deoi3 sou3

Mandarin: dui4 shu4

[math.] logarithm

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對數方程

deoi3 sou3 fong1 cing4

Mandarin: dui4 shu4 fang1 cheng2

logarithmic equation

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對方

deoi3 fong1

Mandarin: dui4 fang1

counterpart; the other side; the other party; the opposite side

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對於

deoi3 jyu1

Mandarin: dui4 yu2

with regards to; regarding; concerning

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對日

deoi3 jat6

Mandarin: dui4 ri4

(policy, etc.) towards Japan

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對正

deoi3 zing3

Mandarin: dui4 zheng4

alignment

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對正

deoi3 zing3*zeng3

Mandarin: dui4 zheng4

Simplified: 对正

aligning with; right opposite [written and colloquial]

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對此

deoi3 ci2

Mandarin: dui4 ci3

toward this

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對死

deoi3 sei2

Mandarin: dui4 si3

Simplified: 对死

stuck; stalemate in mahjong [colloquial]

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對比

deoi3 bei2

Mandarin: dui4 bi3

Simplified: 对比

(verb) Compare with

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對決

deoi3 kyut3

Mandarin: dui4 jue2

face-off; fight to the finish

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對沖

deoi3 cung1

Mandarin: dui4 chong1

hedge, hedging (in finance)

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對流

deoi3 lau4

Mandarin: dui4 liu2

convection

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對準

deoi3 zeon2

Mandarin: dui4 zhun3

[v] to aim

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對焦

deoi3 ziu1

Mandarin: dui4 jiao1

focus

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對照

deoi3 ziu3

Mandarin: dui4 zhao4

contrast

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對牛彈琴

deoi3 ngau4 taan4 kam4

Mandarin: dui4 niu2 tan2 qin2

to play the violin before a cow (choose the wrong audience)

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對症下藥

deoi3 zing3 haa6 joek6

Mandarin: dui4 zheng4 xia4 yao4

to treat a problem or illness with the right measure or medicine

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對白

deoi3 baak6

Mandarin: dui4 bai2

dialogue (in a story, novel, film or play)

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對眼

deoi3 ngaan5

Mandarin: dui4 yan3

cross-eyed. Cant.: 鬥雞眼

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對稱

deoi3 can3

Mandarin: dui4 chen4

symmetry; symmetrical

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對稱中心

deoi3 cing3 zung1 sam1

Mandarin: dui4 cheng1 zhong1 xin1

symmetric point; symcenter

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對稱性

deoi3 can3 sing3

Mandarin: dui4 chen4 xing4

symmetry

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對立

deoi3 laap6

Mandarin: dui4 li4

to oppose; to be antagonistic to; to set sth. against; antithetical; relative opposite; opposing; diametrical

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