Cantonese Dictionary

荒年

fong1 nin4

Mandarin: huang1 nian2

Famine year

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荒廢

fong1 fai3

Mandarin: huang1 fei4

1. let fall into disrepair 2. remain uncultivated 3. neglect

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荒涼

fong1 loeng4

Mandarin: huang1 liang2

Simplified: 荒凉

(adjective) Deserted

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荒淫

fong1 jam4

Mandarin: huang1 yin2

licentious; waste away one's life over sex

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荒疏

fong1 so1

Mandarin: huang1 shu1

to be out of practice; rusty

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荒腔走板

fong1 hong1 zau2 baan2

Mandarin: huang1 qiang1 zou3 ban3

out of tune; to describe something that has deviated very far from what is appropriate

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荒蕪

fong1 mou4

Mandarin: huang1 wu2

Simplified: 荒芜

(adjective) (of land) 1. Barren; 2. Desolate

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荒謬

fong1 mau6

Mandarin: huang1 miu4

irrational; absurd; foolish; ridiculous

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荒野

fong1 je5

Mandarin: huang1 ye3

wilderness

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菲

fei2

Mandarin: fei1

humble | unworthy | meagre | simple | # adapted from cc-cedict

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菲傭

fei1 jung4

Mandarin: fei1 yong1

Filipino domestic workers

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菲力貓

fei1 lik6 maau1

Mandarin: fei1 li4 mao1

Felix the cat (cartoon character)

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菲律賓人

fei1 leot6 ban1 jan4

Mandarin: fei1 lv4 bin1 ren2

Filipino, Pinoy, Pinay

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菲律賓國家銀行

fei1 leot6 ban1 gwok3 gaa1 ngan4 hong4

Philippine National Bank

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菲律賓大學

fei1 leot6 ban1 daai6 hok6

Mandarin: fei1 lv4 bin1 da4 xue2

University of the Philippines

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菲律賓綜合指數

fei1 leot6 ban1 zung3 hap6 zi2 sou3

Manila Composite Index

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菲律賓航空

fei1 leot6 ban1 hong4 hung1

Philippine Airlines

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菲林

fei1 lam4*2

Cantonese

film | Mand.: 膠捲; 膠卷; 膠片

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菲薄

fei2 bok6

Mandarin: fei3 bo2

meager; belittle

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菲酌

fei2 zoek3

meager meal, a poor feast (humbly referring to a prepared feast)

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葫蘆

fu1 lou4*2; wu4 lou4*2

Mandarin: hu2 lu2

Cantonese

[fu1 lou4*2]: a full house (poker); [wu4 lou4*2]: a bottle gourd

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葷菜

fan1 coi3

Mandarin: hun1 cai4

a meat dish (on menu)

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蕃

faan4

Mandarin: fan1

flourishing | luxuriant | lush | to proliferate | to multiply | to increase | # adapted from cc-cedict

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蕃石榴

faan1 sek6 lau4*2

guava

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蕃茄

faan1 ke4*2

Mandarin: fan1 qie2

tomato [Var.] 番茄

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蕃茄汁

faan1 ke4*2 zap1

Mandarin: fan1 qie2 zhi1

tomato juice; ketchup [Var.] 番茄汁

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蕃茄湯

faan1 ke4*2 tong1

Mandarin: fan1 qie2 tang1

tomato soup [Var.] 番茄湯

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蕃薯

faan4 syu4

Mandarin: fan1 shu3

sweet potato

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蕃薯

faan1 syu4*2

Mandarin: fan1 shu3

Cantonese

sweet potato | Usu. written as "番薯"

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薖

fo1

Mandarin: ke1

big | hungry-looking | empty | a type of grass | # adapted from cc-cedict

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