Cantonese Dictionary

發晦氣

faat3 fui3 hei3

Mandarin: fa1 hui4 qi4

Simplified: 发晦气

(verb) to throw a tantrum because someone is upset of something

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發木獨

faat3 muk6 duk6

Mandarin: fa1 mu4 du2

Simplified: 发木独

distracted; dazed; absent-minded (spoken)

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發板

faat3 baan2

to make the decision

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發榜

faat3 bong2

Mandarin: fa1 bang3

to publish a roll-call of successful candidates

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發毛

faat3 mou4*1

Mandarin: fa1 mao4

[1] [粵] to grow mildewed; to get mouldy (U.S.: moldy) | [華]: 發霉 , 發黴 [2] [漢] [俗] be afraid (to sleep alone, etc.); be covered with goose flesh; to get goose bumps [3] [漢] [方] to lose one's temper

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發氣

faat3 hei3

Mandarin: fa1 qi4

get angry

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發水

faat3 seoi2

Mandarin: fa1 shui3

Simplified: 发水

(verb) flood

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發水樓

faat3 seoi2 lau4

Mandarin: fa1 shui3 lou2

Simplified: 发水楼

(noun) an inflated building; an inflated apartment

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發水樓

faat3 seoi2 lau4*2

Cantonese

inflated building - having the saleable area of a building (or unit) inflated by including the common areas as part of its gross floor area so as to secure a higher selling price

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發泄

faat3 sit3

Mandarin: fa1 xie4

give vent to (a feeling); let off

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發泡膠

faat3 pou5 gaau1

foam plastic

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發泡膠盒

faat3 bou2 gaau1 hap2

Mandarin: fa1 pao4 jiao1 he2

Simplified: 发泡胶盒

Styrofoam box

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發泡錠

faat3 paau1 ding3

Mandarin: fa1 pao4 ding4

effervescent tablet (e.g., foaming vitamin c tablets that are placed in water and then the fizzy water is drunk)

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發洩

faat3 sit3

Mandarin: fa1 xie4

let off; take out; abreact; vent

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發源

faat3 jyun4

Mandarin: fa1 yuan2

begin from; originate from

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發火

faat3 fo2

Mandarin: fa1 huo3

[1] to catch fire; to ignite; to detonate; to go off; to explode [2] to get angry; to lose one's temper; to be enraged; to flare up; to blow up | [粵]: 嬲, 發惡

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發炎

faat3 jim4

Mandarin: fa1 yan2

[1] to become inflamed (of wounds, etc.) [2] inflammation; anger; fire

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發炎的

faat3 jim4 dik1

inflamed

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發熱

faat3 jit6

Mandarin: fa1 re4

[1] to give out heat; to generate heat; to produce heat [2] heating; warming [3] to run a temperature; to have a fever | see '發燒' [4] to be hotheaded | see '發火' [5] (prefix) pyreto-

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發熱絲

faat3 jit6 si1

Mandarin: fa1 re4 si1

Simplified: 发热丝

heating element

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發燒友

faat3 siu1 jau5*2

Mandarin: fa1 shao1 you3

a fanatic; an enthusiast; a ...-phile; a fan (of a hobby, pastime, a particular topic, activity or sport) | eg.: 集郵發燒友 an avid stamp collector | Std. Chin. only: 愛好者; 狂慕者 | Syn.: 迷 | Note: Used to be Cantonese-only; has now found its way to Mandarin on both sides of the Taiwan Straits

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發燒友

faat3 siu1 jau5

Mandarin: fa1 shao1 you3

Simplified: 发烧友

(noun) 1. addict; 2. (of suffix) –holic (of an interest or hobby)

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發爛渣

faat3 laan6 zaa2

Mandarin: fa1 lan4 zha1

Simplified: 发烂渣

to throw a tantrum

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發爛苲

faat3 laan6 zaa2

Mandarin: fa1 lan4 zha3

Simplified: 发烂苲

to make trouble without reason; to throw a tantrum

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發爛苲

faat3 laan6 zaa3*2

Cantonese

(For details, please refer to the more popular form 發爛渣)

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發牙痕

faat3 ngaa4 han4

Mandarin: fa1 ya2 hen2

Simplified: 发牙痕

craving for snacks or junk food; infants love to bite (spoken)

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發牢騷

faat3 lou4 sou1

Mandarin: fa1 lao2 sao1

whine

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發狂

faat3 kong4

Mandarin: fa1 kuang2

frenetic; become mad or obsessed [in doing something]; to fall into compulsive or obsessive behavior; to go crazy, to go mad

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發狼戾

faat3 long1 lai2

Mandarin: fa1 lang2 li4

Simplified: 发狼戾

(verb) get outrageous; get angry

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發狼戾

faat3 long4*1 lai2

Cantonese

get angry, lose temper, get mad, get rude, to get tough with sb | [華]:發脾气

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