Cantonese Dictionary

急急腳

gap1 gap1 goek3

Mandarin: ji2 ji2 jiao3

Simplified: 急急脚

(verb) to rush off; to go hurriedly | hastily; in a hurry

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急性

gap1 sing3

Mandarin: ji2 xing4

[adj] acute

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急性子

gap1 sing3 zi2

Mandarin: ji2 xing4 zi5

of impatient disposition; impetuous; an impetuous person

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急性氰化物中毒

gap1 sing3 cing1 faa3 mat6 zung3 duk6

Mandarin: ji2 xing4 qing1 hua4 wu4 zhong1 du2

acute cyanide poisoning

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急性照射

gap1 sing3 ziu3 se6

Mandarin: ji2 xing4 zhao4 she4

acute exposure

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急才

gap1 coi4

Mandarin: ji2 cai2

quick-wittedness; nimble mind; resourceful

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急救

gap1 gau3

Mandarin: ji2 jiu4

first aid; emergency treatment

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急救中心

gap1 gau3 zung1 sam1

Mandarin: ji2 jiu4 zhong1 xin1

Emergency Center

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急救箱

gap1 gau3 soeng1

Mandarin: ji2 jiu4 xiang1

first-aid box [Syn.] 急救藥箱

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急於

gap1 jyu1

Mandarin: ji2yu2

Simplified: 急于

(adverb) 1. In hurry; 2. Urgently

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急時抱佛腳

gap1 si4 pou5 fat6 goek3

Mandarin: ji2 shi2 bao4 Fo2 jiao3

Simplified: 急时抱佛脚

to procrastinate and do things in the last minute

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急流

gap1 lau4

Mandarin: ji2 liu2

torrent; rapids [Syn.] 激流 , 急湍

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急流勇退

gap1 lau4 jung5 teoi3

Mandarin: ji2 liu2 yong3 tui4

verb; step down at the height of the career; to leave off while the play is good; to quit while you are ahead

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急湍

gap1 teon1

Mandarin: ji2 tuan1

rapids (e.g. in a river)

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急症

gap1 zing3

Mandarin: ji2 zheng4

emergency

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急症室

gap1 zing3 sat1

Mandarin: ji2 zheng4 shi4

emergency room

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急診

gap1 can2

Mandarin: ji2 zhen3

emergency call

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急起直追

gap1 hei2 zik6 zeoi1

Mandarin: ji2 qi3 zhi2 zhui1

to take actions and work hard to catch up

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急跌

gap1 dit3

Mandarin: ji2 die1

to plunge, to drop | decline drastically

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急躁

gap1 cou3

Mandarin: ji2 zao4

irritable; impetuous; irascible

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急轉直下

gap1 zyun2 zik6 haa6

Mandarin: ji2 zhuan3 zhi2 xia4

suddenly worsen; take a dramatic plunge; take a sudden unfavourable turn

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急速

gap1 cuk1

Mandarin: ji2 su4

fast, hastily

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急速出發

gap1 cuk1 ceot1 faat3

Mandarin: ji2 su4 chu1 fa1

false starting (e.g., at the beginning of a race)

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急難

gap1 naan6

Mandarin: ji2 nan4

dire distress

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急需

gap1 seoi1

Mandarin: ji2 xu1

urgently need

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急風

gap1 fung1

Mandarin: ji2 feng1

Simplified: 急风

speedy wind, typhoon

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急風暴雨

gap1 fung1 bou6 jyu5

Mandarin: ji2 feng1 bao4 yu3

Simplified: 急风暴雨

sudden and intense wind and rain, storm, it also describes challenges and revolutions | social movements

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急馳

gap1 ci4

Mandarin: ji2 chi2

to ride urgently; to speed along

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急驚風遇着慢郎中

gap1 ging1 fung1 jyu6 zoek6 maan6 long4 zung1

Mandarin: ji2 jing1 feng1 yu4 zhao2 man4 lang2 zhong1

Simplified: 急惊风遇着慢郎中

during very important and urgent moments, when you need to get something done as soon as possible, you happen to meet people who work very slowly, and because of their inefficiency, you miss the timing

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怪不得

gwaai3 bat1 dak1

Mandarin: guai4 bu4 de2

no wonder | Cant.: 唔怪得; 唔怪之得; 唔怪得

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