Cantonese Dictionary

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掛單
Mandarin: gua4 dan1
Simplified: 挂单
to stay in a Buddhist or Taoist temple temporarily; buying on credit; to be single
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掛單和尚
Mandarin: gua4 dan1 he2shang5
Simplified: 挂单和尚
to go to someone else house just to get a meal [colloquial]
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掛圖
Mandarin: gua4 tu2
Simplified: 挂图
to hang the picture; picture that is hanging on the wall; a wall chart
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掛失
Mandarin: gua4 shi1
to report something that has been lost
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掛好
Mandarin: gua4 hao3
to hang up properly (telephone, picture, clothes, etc.)
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掛帥
assume leadership; be in command
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掛心
Mandarin: gua4 xin1
to worry
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掛念
Mandarin: gua4 nian4
to be concerned about sb.; to worry about sb. who is away; to miss sb. | [粵]: 記掛, 掛住
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掛慮
Mandarin: gua4 lv4
to worry about
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掛曆
Mandarin: gua4 li4
wall calendar
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掛望
Mandarin: gua4 wang4
Simplified: 挂望
verb; thought or worry for something; eager about something
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掛毯
Mandarin: gua4 tan3
tapestry
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掛爐鴨
Mandarin: gua4 lu2 ya1
Simplified: 挂炉鸭
roasted duck that is cooked from hanging on the edge of an oven
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掛臘鴨
Mandarin: gua4 la4 ya1
Simplified: 挂腊鸭
(v.) (slang) to commit suicide by hanging oneself.
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掛臘鴨
to commit suicide by hanging (lit., "hanging dried duck")
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掛藍燈籠
Mandarin: gua4 lan2 deng1 long5
Simplified: 挂蓝灯笼
noun; literally: hanging blue lantern. it means a candidate member in a triad Committee who has not yet fully committed
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掛號
Mandarin: gua4 hao4
[1] to register (at a hospital, for a conference, at a hotel, etc.) | Syn.: 登記; 報到; 登錄; 記名; 註冊 [2] to register a letter; to send a registered letter
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掛號信
Mandarin: gua4 hao4 xin4
registered mail
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掛號證
Mandarin: gua4 hao4 zheng4
register card
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掛鉤
Mandarin: gua4 gou1
[1] (of trains, vehicles, etc.) to couple; to articulate [2] to establish contact with; to link up with; to get in touch with [3] (n) coupling; latch hook
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掛鎖
Mandarin: gua4 suo3
padlock
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掬
Mandarin: ju1
to hold with both hands | to grasp firmly | fig. to offer up sincerely | to hasten | to boost | to gush out due to high pressure | to be in a state of high pressure | # adapted from cc-cedict
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掬氣
Mandarin: ju1 qi4
Simplified: 掬气
to feel injured and resentful
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揀到
Mandarin: jian3 dao4
Cantonese
to choose (successfully); to get (something good) | 書: 選到; 挑到
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揀卒
Mandarin: jian3 zu2
Simplified: 拣卒
to select the right candidate [colloquial]
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揀擇
Mandarin: jian3 ze2
Simplified: 拣择
(adjective) picky; choosy; fussy
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揀樓
Mandarin: jian3 lou2
Simplified: 拣楼
to pick a house; to find a house
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揀樓
Mandarin: jian3 lou2
Cantonese
choose a flat
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揀蜶
Mandarin: jian3 suo4
Simplified: 拣蜶
to select the right candidate [colloquial]
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揀選
Mandarin: jian3 xuan3
to select
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