Cantonese Dictionary

機械零件

gei1 haai6 ling4 gin6*2

Mandarin: ji1 xie4 ling2 jian4

spare parts for a machine; a mechanical component

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機構

gei1 kau3

Mandarin: ji1 gou4

organisation; organization; institution; agency; body; mechanism

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機構改革

gei1 kau3 goi2 gaak3

Mandarin: ji1 gou4 gai3 ge2

Simplified: 机构改革

restructuring; structural reform

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機構臃腫

gei1 kau3 jung2 zung2

Mandarin: ji1 gou1 yong1 zhong3

overstaffing in organizations (government)

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機構重疊

gei1 kau3 cung4 dip6

Mandarin: ji1 gou1 chong2 die2

organizational overlapping

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機槍

gei1 coeng1

Mandarin: ji1 qiang1

machine gun | also 機關槍

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機油

gei1 jau4*2

engine oil; machine oil; machinery oil; mobile oil; automotive "grease"

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機油尺

gei1 jau4*2 cek3

a bayonet gauge (dipstick)

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機率

gei1 leot6*2

Mandarin: ji1 lv4

probability; odds

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機理

gei1 lei5

Mandarin: ji1 li3

mechanism

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機票

gei1 piu3

Mandarin: ji1 piao4

plane ticket (short for 飛機票)

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機竇

gei1 dau3

Mandarin: ji1 dou4

Simplified: 机窦

(noun) arcade

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機管局

gei1 gun2 guk6

Mandarin: ji1 guan3 ju2

short for 香港機場管理局

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機箱

gei1 soeng1

Mandarin: ji1 xiang1

case (for a computer) (lit., "machine box")

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機組

gei1 zou2

Mandarin: ji1 zu3

unit (i.e., in formations like "reactor unit")

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機組人員

gei1 zou2 jan4 jyun4

Mandarin: ji1 zu3 ren2 yuan2

Simplified: 机组人员

the flight crew; the cabin crew

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機緣

gei1 jyun4

Mandarin: ji1 yuan2

by chance

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機能

gei1 nang4

Mandarin: ji1 neng2

function

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機舖

gei1 pou3

Mandarin: ji1 pu4

Simplified: 机铺

electronic game arcade

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機舖

gei1 pou3*2

Cantonese

videogame centre; video arcade

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機船

gei1 syun4

Mandarin: ji1 chuan2

motor vessel

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機艙

gei1 cong1

Mandarin: ji1 cang1

1.engine room 2. cabin; passenger compartment (of an airplane)

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機製

gei1 zai3

Mandarin: ji1 zhi4

machine-made; machine-processed; machine-finished

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機要

gei1 jiu3

Mandarin: ji1 yao4

Simplified: 机要

confidential

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機詐

gei1 zaa3

Mandarin: ji1 zha4

deceitful

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機警

gei1 ging2

Mandarin: ji1 jing3

alert

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機身

gei1 san1

airframe, fuselage

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機車

gei1 ce1

Mandarin: ji1 che1

[1] motorcycle; motorbike | Cant. & MY/SG Mand.: 電單車 | This is the Mandarin term in Taiwan. Mainland China uses 摩托車 [2] locomotive; train engine car

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機軸

gei1 zuk6

Mandarin: ji1 zhou4

an arbor (for a machine)

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機遇

gei1 jyu6

Mandarin: ji1 yu4

stroke of good luck; fortune; opportunity | [粵]: 際遇

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