Cantonese Dictionary

化纖

faa3 cim1

Mandarin: hua4 xian1

synthetic fiber

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化肥

faa3 fei4

Mandarin: hua4 fei2

fertilizer | [粵]: also 肥田料

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化肥廠

faa3 fei4 cong2

Mandarin: hua4 fei2 chang3

Simplified: 化肥厂

fertilizer plant or manufacturer

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化腐朽為神奇

faa3 fu2 nau2 wai4 san4 kei4

Mandarin: hua4 fu3 xiu3 wei2 shen2 qi2

transform something rotten into something magical

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化裝

faa3 zong1

Mandarin: hua4 zhuang1

(of actors) to make up; to disguise oneself

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化裝品店

faa3 zong1 ban2 dim3

a cosmetics shop

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化解

faa3 gaai2

to reconcile

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化身

faa3 san1

Mandarin: hua4 shen1

incarnation / reincarnation / embodiment (of abstract idea) / personification

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化隆回族自治縣

faa3 lung4 wui4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6

Mandarin: hua4 long2 hui2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4

Hualong Huizu autonomous county (county in Qinghai)

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化險為夷

faa3 him2 wai4 ji4

Mandarin: hua4xian3wei2yi2

Simplified: 化险为夷

(saying) Forestall all risk and be safe

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化驗

faa3 jim6

Mandarin: hua4 yan4

laboratory test; to have (laboratory) tests done

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化驗室

faa3 jim6 sat1

Mandarin: hua4 yan4 shi4

Simplified: 化验室

laboratory

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化驗師

faa3 jim6 si1

Mandarin: hua4 yan4 shi1

Simplified: 化验师

lab analyst

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化骨龍

faa3 gwat1 lung4

Mandarin: hua4 gu3 long2

Simplified: 化骨龙

(slang) dependent child or elderly person, most commonly used to refer to children that have been raised by parents who have expended a lot of blood, sweat and tears (originally a mythical fish that would cause one to vanish when eaten)

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化鴟為鳳

faa3 ci1 wai4 fung6

Mandarin: hua4 chi1 wei2 feng4

Simplified: 化鸱为凤

able to transform the bad to good, and govern the society well

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匚

fong1

Mandarin: fang1

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 22), occurring in 区, 医, 匹 etc | see also 三框栏sānkuànglán [三框栏] | see also 区字框qūzìkuàng [区字框] | box | # adapted from cc-cedict

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匪

fei2

Mandarin: fei3

bandit | (literary) not | robbers | gangsters | criminals | rebel | not | # adapted from cc-cedict

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匪夷所思

fei1 ji4 so2 si1

Mandarin: fei3 yi2 suo3 si1

unbelievable; incredible; unthinkable; unimaginably queer

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匪幫

fei2 bong1

Mandarin: fei3 bang1

bandit gang; gang of bandits

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匪徒

fei2 tou4

Mandarin: fei3 tu2

bandit; gangster

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匪徒集團

fei2 tou4 zaap6 tyun4

Mandarin: fei3 tu2 ji2 tuan2

gangster

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匪諜

fei2 dip6

Mandarin: fei3 die2

bandit spies, label by the Kuomintang for spies for Chinese communists

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反

faan3

Mandarin: fan3

solemn attitude | # adapted from cc-cedict

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反串

faan2 cyun3

Mandarin: fan3 chuan4

cross-gender acting

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反之

faan2 zi1

Mandarin: fan3 zhi1

conversely; on the contrary; otherwise

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反之亦然

faan2 zi1 jik6 jin4

Mandarin: fan3 zhi1 yi4 ran2

vice versa

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反仰

faan2 ngong5

Mandarin: fan3 yang3

lying down with face up

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反作用

faan2 zok3 jung6

Mandarin: fan3 zuo4 yong4

reaction

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反作用力

faan2 zok3 jung6 lik6

Mandarin: fan3 zuo4 yong4 li4

reaction

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反倒

faan2 dou3

Mandarin: fan3 dao4

on the contrary; instead

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