Cantonese Dictionary

度縮

dok6 suk1

Mandarin: du4 suo1

Simplified: 度缩

(adj.) to describe someone who is not willing to spend money;a cheapskate; to be tight with money; stingy

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度蜜月

dou6 mat6 jyut6

Mandarin: du4 mi4 yue4

verb; to go for a honeymoon

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度街

dou6 gaai1

Mandarin: du4 jie1

to go for a walk on the street (around shops | high street); to o window shopping

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度身

dok6 san1

Mandarin: du4 shen1

adj; made-to-measure

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度身訂做

dok6 san1 deng6 zou6

Mandarin: du4 shen1 ding4 zuo4

Simplified: 度身定做

Tailor-made

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度身訂造

dok6 san1 deng6 zou6

Mandarin: du4 shen1 ding4 zao4

Simplified: 度身订造

adj; tailor-made

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度過

dou6 gwo3

Mandarin: du4 guo4

to spend (time); to pass (the time)

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度頸

dok6 geng2

Mandarin: du4 jing3

Simplified: 度颈

to hang (someone) [colloquial]

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弔

diu3

Mandarin: diao4

a string of 100 cash (arch.) | to lament | to condole with | variant of 吊diào [吊] | to mourn | to pity | to hang | to reminisce | # adapted from cc-cedict

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弔唁

diu3 jin6

Mandarin: diao4 yan4

to console sb. mourning, to express condolence

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弔橋

diu3 kiu4

Mandarin: diao4 qiao2

Simplified: 吊桥

a drawbridge

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弟兄

dai6 hing1

Mandarin: di4 xiong1

brothers; [粤] Christians

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弟兄們

dai6 hing1 mun4

Mandarin: di4 xiong1 men2

brethren, "brothers" (粤: "兄弟"), used when referring to your brethren

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弟子

dai6 zi2

Mandarin: di4 zi5

disciple, student

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弟弟

dai6*4 dai6*2; di4 di2

Mandarin: di4 di5

[1] younger brother (also 細佬 in Cantonese) [2] [粵] slang for the penis

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彈丸之地

daan2 jyun2 zi1 dei6

Mandarin: dan4 wan2 zhi1 di4

Simplified: 弹丸之地

small and narrow places

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彈出嚟

daan6 ceot1 lei4

Mandarin: dan4 chu1 li2

Simplified: 弹出嚟

Cantonese

to jump out; to suddenly appear; to pop up [colloquial]

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彈坑

daan2 haang1

Mandarin: dan4 keng1

bomb crater

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彈射器

daan6*2 se6 hei3

a catapult

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彈弓

daan6 gung1

Mandarin: dan4 gong1

Simplified: 弹弓

spring (bed mattress) | tricks (Cantonese)

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彈弓床

daan6 gung1 cong4

Mandarin: dan4 gong1 chuang2

Cantonese

spring mattress bed

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彈彈跳

daan6 daan6*2 tiu3

jumping

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彈性

daan6 sing3

Mandarin: tan2 xing4

Simplified: 弹性

flexible

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彈性外交

daan6 sing3 ngoi6 gaau1

Mandarin: tan2 xing4 wai4 jiao1

elastic diplomacy

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彈性工作時間

daan6 sing3 gung1 zok3 si4 gaan1*3

flexitime

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彈性工資

daan6 sing3 gung1 zi1

Mandarin: tan2 xing4 gong1 zi1

flexible pay

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彈性繃帶

daan6 sing3 bang1 daai3*2

Mandarin: tan2 xing4 beng1 dai4

an elastic bandage, an elastic wrap; a compression bandage

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彈指之間

daan6 zi2 zi1 gaan1

Mandarin: tan2 zhi3 zhi1 jian1

within an instant; within the blink of an eye; within a snap of one's fingers

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彈殼

daan6*2 hok3

Mandarin: dan4 ke2

a bullet casing; a bullet shell

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彈珠

daan6*2 zyu1

Mandarin: dan4 zhu1

[普][n] a marble; marbles (i.e. small glass balls used by children to play the game of marbles) | [粵:] 波子

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