Cantonese Dictionary

恭喜吉祥

gung1 hei2 gat1 coeng4

Mandarin: gong1xi3 ji2xiang2

wishing you good fortune and luck (a Chinese New Year greeting) [written and colloquial]

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恭喜恭喜

gung1 hei2 gung1 hei2

"congratulations!"

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恭喜發財

gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4

Mandarin: gong1 xi3 fa1 cai2

Simplified: 恭喜发财

Happy New Year; may you prosper

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恭城

gung1 sing4

Mandarin: gong1 cheng2

Gongchen (place in Guangxi)

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恭敬

gung1 ging3

Mandarin: gong1 jing1

reverent; respectful; deferential; with great respect

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恭敬不如從命

gung1 ging3 bat1 jyu4 cung4 ming6

Mandarin: gong1 jing4 bu4 ru2 cong2 ming4

Said when offered a gift from an elder or superior

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恭碩良

gung1 sek6 loeng4

Mandarin: gong1 shuo4 liang2

Jun Kung (a.k.a, Joventino Couto Remotigue)

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恭祝

gung1 zuk1

Mandarin: gong1 zhu4

to congratulate respectfully; to wish good luck and success (esp. to a superior); with best wishes (in writing)

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恭維

gung1 wai4

Mandarin: gong1 wei2

to flatter of give a complement

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恭請

gung1 cing2

Mandarin: gong1 qing3

to respectfully request

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恭賀

gung1 ho6

Mandarin: gong1 he4

to congratulate

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恭賀新禧

gung1 ho6 san1 hei1

Mandarin: gong1 he4 xin1 xi3

Happy New Year

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恭賀春釐

gung1 ho6 ceon1 hei1

Mandarin: gong1 he4 chun1 lai4

Simplified: 恭贺春釐

Celebration for the lunar new year

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恭送

gung1 sung3

Mandarin: gong1 song4

to respectfully see sb. off

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恭順

gung1 seon6

Mandarin: gong1 shun4

deferent

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悸

gwai6

Mandarin: ji4

to palpitate | fearful | apprehensive | perturbed | # adapted from cc-cedict

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悸動

gwai3 dung6

Mandarin: ji4 dong4

palpitate due to fear

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悸慄

gwai6 leot6

Mandarin: ji4 li4

shake with fear

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惃

gwan2

Mandarin: gun3

confused | dizzy | chaotic | unconscious | # adapted from cc-cedict

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惃頭惃腦

gwan1 tau4 gwan1 nou5

Mandarin: gun3 tou2 gun3 nao3

Simplified: 惃头惃脑

stupid, dumb

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感

gam2

Mandarin: gan3

(verb) Get a cold

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感人

gam2 jan4

Mandarin: gan3 ren2

touching; moving; stirring

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感人肺腑

gam2 jan4 fai3 fu2

Mandarin: gan3 ren2 fei4 fu3

very touching

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感光性的

gam2 gwong1 sing3 dik1

Mandarin: bao4 guang1 ji4

an actinometer

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感光紙

gam2 gwong1 zi2

Mandarin: gan3 guang1 zhi3

Simplified: 感光纸

photosensitive paper

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感冒

gam2 mou6

Mandarin: gan3 mao4

a cold; to catch a cold

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感冒藥

gam2 mou6 joek6

Mandarin: gan3 mao4 yao4

cold medicine

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感到

gam2 dou3*2

Mandarin: gan3 dao4

[1] to feel, to have the feeling that; [2] to sense; [3] think that

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感到不妙

gam2 dou3 bat1 miu6

Mandarin: gan3 dao4 bu4 miao4

smell a rat; not feel good about sth

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感動

gam2 dung6

Mandarin: gan3 dong4

Simplified: 感动

heart-moving; heartening

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