Cantonese Dictionary

監生

gaam1 sang1

Mandarin: jian4 sheng1

Simplified: 监生

alive

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監生吞

gaam3 saang1 tan1

force yourself to swallow something which you are not willing to swallow (also 夾生吞)

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監督

gaam1 duk1

Mandarin: jian1 du1

to supervise; to control; to inspect; oversee; monitor

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監督部門

gaam1 duk1 bou6 mun4

Mandarin: jian1 du1 bu4 men2

surveillance department; watchdog

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監硬

gaam1 ngaang6

Mandarin: jian1 ying4

Simplified: 监硬

forcefully; without consent (spoken)

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監硬

gaam3 ngaang6*2

Cantonese

to act recklessly

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監禁

gaam1 gam3

Mandarin: jian1 jin4

to imprison | [粵]: 韞, 關押

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監管

gaam1 gun2

to supervise and manage

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監管者

gaam1 gun2 ze2

superintendent

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監粗

gaam3 cou1

Cantonese

to act recklessly

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監粗來

gaam3 cou1 lei4

Mandarin: jian1 cu1 lai2

Simplified: 监粗来

to achieve something by force; to force one's way to something

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監粗來

gaam3 cou1 lai4

to achieve one's ends by force ("might makes right")

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監粗嚟

gaam1 cou1 lai2

Mandarin: jian1 cu1 li2

Simplified: 监粗嚟

Cantonese

act with rash and force (spoken)

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監考

gaam1 haau2

invigilate an exam, proctor an exam

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監聽

gaam1 teng1

Mandarin: jian1 ting1

monitoring; to listen in

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監視

gaam1 si6

Mandarin: jian1 shi4

to oversee; to supervise; to watch over | [粵]: 睺住, 吼住

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監視器

gaam1 si6 hei3

Mandarin: jian1 shi4 qi4

invigilator; monitor

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監護

gaam1 wu6

Mandarin: jian1 hu4

guardianship, custody

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監護人

gaam1 wu6 jan4

Mandarin: jian1 hu4 ren2

guardian

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監護病房

gaam1 wu6 beng6 fong2

Mandarin: jian1 hu4 bing4 fang2

Simplified: 监护病房

Intensive Care Unit

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監護病房

gaam1 wu6 bing6 fong4*2

Mandarin: jian1 hu4 bing4 fang2

intensive care unit (China)/ Taiwan 加護病房 / HK 深切治療部

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監躉

gaam1 dan2

Cantonese

prisoner; convict; jailbird

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監頭

gaam1 tau4

Mandarin: jian1 tou2

Simplified: 监头

head of prison officer (spoken)

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監頭

gaam1 tau4*2

a jailer; a prison officer

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盥

gun2

Mandarin: guan4

to wash (especially hands) | # adapted from cc-cedict

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盥

gun3 fun2

Mandarin: guan4

[literary] wash one's hands/face

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盥洗

gun3 sai2

Mandarin: guan4 xi3

to wash up , wash one's hands and face

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盥洗室

gun3 sai2 sat1

Mandarin: guan4 xi3 shi4

[台]: toilet, washroom, bathroom, powder room, lavatory

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盥洗盆

gun3 sai2 pun4

Mandarin: guan4 xi3 pen2

Washbasin

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盥洗袋

gun3 sai2 doi6*2

Mandarin: guan4 xi3 dai4

sponge bag

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