Cantonese Dictionary

發射機

faat3 se6 gei1

Mandarin: fa1 she4 ji1

catapult

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發展

faat3 zin2

Mandarin: fa1 zhan3

to develop; development

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發展不平衡

faat3 zin2 bat1 ping4 hang4

Mandarin: fa1 zhan3 bu4 ping2 heng2

disparate development

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發展中國家

faat3 zin2 zung1 gwok3 gaa1

Mandarin: fa1 zhan3 zhong1 guo2 jia1

developing countries; developing world

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發展商

faat3 zin2 soeng1

developer (commerce related)

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發展核武器

faat3 zin2 hat6 mou5 hei3

Mandarin: fa1 zhan3 he2 wu3 qi4

to develop nuclear weapons

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發市

faat3 si5

Mandarin: fa1 shi4

Simplified: 发市

open for business

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發怒

faat3 nou6

Mandarin: fa1 nu4

get angry; get mad

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發情

faat3 cing4

Mandarin: fa1 qing2

be horny; libidinous; lustful when referring to animals, oestrus, "in heat" | Cant: 發姣

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發情期

faat3 cing4 kei4

Mandarin: fa1 qing2 qi1 (PRC) / qi2 (TW)

the period of rut, the heat period

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發惡

faat3 ngok3

Mandarin: fa1 e4

Simplified: 发恶

getting angry

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發惡

faat3 ok3

Cantonese

to lose one's temper; to turn nasty

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發愁

faat3 sau4

Mandarin: fa1 chou2

to worry; to be concerned; to be anxious; to become sad; sullen | [粵]: 愁, 閉翳

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發愣

faat3 ling6

Mandarin: fa1 leng4

day dreaming, in a daze

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發憤圖強

faat3 fan5 tou4 koeng4

Mandarin: fa1 fen4 tu2 qiang2

to rise in great vigour; with firm resolve to succeed; to work with a will to make the country strong; to work with determination to make the country strong; to work with stamina for the prosperity of the country | Also written as '發奮圖強'

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發懵

faat3 mung2

Mandarin: fa1 meng3

Simplified: 发懵

(verb) to daydream; to be dumbfounded

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發抆憎

faat3 mang2 zang2

Mandarin: fa1 wen3 zeng1

Simplified: 发抆憎

(verb) get cranky; grumpy; complaining,

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發抖

faat3 dau2

Mandarin: fa1 dou3

to shake; to shiver; to tremble; to quiver; tremulous | [粵]: 打震

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發掘

faat3 gwat6

dig; disinter; exhume; explore; unearth; disentomb

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發揚

faat3 joeng4

Mandarin: fa1 yang2

to develop; to make full use of; to utilise

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發揚光大

faat3 joeng4 gwong1 daai6

Mandarin: fa1 yang2 guang1 da4

to carry forward; to develop; to advocate; to promote; to promulgate; to enhance; to foster and enhance; to give full play to; give greater scope to; to bring to a greater height of development; to develop and shine with greater brilliance; to develop to a higher stage; to spread and flourish

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發揚精神

faat3 joeng4 zing1 san4

develop an idea

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發揮

faat3 fai1

Mandarin: fa1 hui1

[1] to bring into play; to give play to; to give scope to; to give free reign to [2] to develop; to eleborate; to amplify; to expound [3] to make happen; to realise

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發揮精神

faat3 fai1 zing1 san4

develop an idea

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發放

faat3 fong3

Mandarin: fa1 fang4

provide, give, grant, distribute

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發散

faat3 saan3

Mandarin: fa1 san4

exhale, diffuse out of a gas; let out perspiration/bodily humors

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發明

faat3 ming4

Mandarin: fa1 ming2

to invent; invention

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發明創造

faat3 ming4 cong3 zou6

Mandarin: fa1 ming2 chuang4 zao4

inventions

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發明家

faat3 ming4 gaa1

Mandarin: fa1 ming2 jia1

inventor

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發晒呆

faat3 saai3 ngoi4

Mandarin: fa1 shai4 dai1

Simplified: 发晒呆

to be totally lost in thought; to be in a total daze [colloquial]

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