Cantonese Dictionary

今非昔比

gam1 fei1 sik1 bei2

Mandarin: jin1 fei1 xi1 (PRC) xi2 (TW) bi3

the present cannot be compared with the past; things have changed [syn.][粵]今時唔同往日

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今音

gam1 jam1

Mandarin: jin1 yin1

modern (i.e. not ancient) pronunciation of a Chinese character

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介

gaai3

Mandarin: jie4

to introduce | to lie between | between | shell | armour | to keep in mind | a harbinger | # adapted from cc-cedict

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介乎

gaai3 fu4

Mandarin: jie4hu1

(adjective) In-between

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介休

gaai3 jau1

Mandarin: jie4 xiu1

Jiexiu (city in Shanxi)

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介入

gaai3 jap6

Mandarin: jie4 ru4

to get involved, to intervene

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介子

gaai3 zi2

Mandarin: jie4 zi3

(phys.) meson, mesotron

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介意

gaai3 ji3

Mandarin: jie4 yi4

to mind; to take offence; to take heed of; have caution; reck | Always used in the negative with 唔; 不; 别; 沒 etc. preceding.

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介懷

gaai3 waai4

Mandarin: jie4 huai2

take offence; mind

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介於

gaai3 jyu1

Mandarin: jie4 yu2

in between [Syn][粵]介乎

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介紹

gaai3 siu6

Mandarin: jie4 shao4

Simplified: 介绍

to introduce; introduction

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介紹人

gaai3 siu6 jan4

Mandarin: jie4 shao4 ren2

Simplified: 介绍人

introducer; sponsor

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介紹信

gaai3 siu6 seon3

Mandarin: jie4 shao4 xin4

Simplified: 介绍信

a referral letter

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介詞

gaai3 ci4

Mandarin: jie4 ci2

(lang.) preposition | Also 介系詞

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介面

gaai3 min6*2

Mandarin: jie4 mian4

interface

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件

gin2

Mandarin: jian4

item | component | classifier for events, things, clothes etc | matter | letter | document | correspondence | # adapted from cc-cedict

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件

gin6

Mandarin: jian4

measure word for clothing items, matters

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件件

gin6 gin6

Mandarin: jian4 jian4

pieces (spoken)

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件頭

gin6 tau4

Mandarin: jian4 tou2

Simplified: 件头

piece (swimwear)

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价

gaai3

Mandarin: jie4

emissary; male servant; attendant

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伎倆

gei6 loeng5

Mandarin: ji4 liang3

tricky maneuver; devious trick

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估

gu3

Mandarin: gu1

second hand | vintage (clothing for sale) | # adapted from cc-cedict

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估價

gu2 gaa3

Mandarin: gu1 jia4

estimate a price or cost; quote an estimate for work to be performed

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估價單

gu2 gaa3 daan1

Mandarin: gu1 jia4 dan1

bill of estimate, evaluation / estimate sheet

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估吓

gu2 haa5

Mandarin: gu1 xia4

take a guess

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估唔到

gu2 m4 dou2

Mandarin: gu1 n2 dao4

Cantonese

cannot guess; used to describe a person who is hard to predict or unpredictable; literal translation: can't figure out; "didn't expect that"; "did not see that that coming"; "who would have thought | guessed that…"

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估計

gu2 gai3

Mandarin: gu1 ji4

Simplified: 估计

estimation; guess

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伽利略

gaa1 lei6 loek6

Mandarin: jia1 li4 lve4

Galileo

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伽利略探測器

gaa1 lei6 loek6 taam3 caak1 hei3

Mandarin: jia1 li4 lve4 tan4 ce4 qi4

Galileo probe

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伽師

gaa1 si1

Mandarin: jia1 shi1

Jiashi (place in Xinjiang)

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