Cantonese Dictionary

膠體

gaau1 tai2

Mandarin: jiao1 ti3

colloid

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膠體溶液

gaau1 tai2 jung4 jik6

Mandarin: jiao1 ti3 rong2 ye4

Simplified: 胶体溶液

Colloidal solution

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膠黏帶

gaau1 nim4 daai3*2

Mandarin: jiao1 nian2 dai4

adhesive cellophane tape; Scotch tape ™; sticky tape; gummed tape | [港] = 膠紙 | Also: 膠帶; 透明膠帶

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臌

gu2

Mandarin: gu3

dropsical swelling | swollen | puffy bloated | distension of abdomen | tympanites | # adapted from cc-cedict

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臌脹

gu2 zoeng3

drum belly; wind-dropsy; wooden belly

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舉

geoi2

Mandarin: ju3

Simplified: 举

to lift | to hold up | to cite | to enumerate | to act | to raise | to choose | to elect | an act | a move | a deed | an action | to initiate | to undertake | to nominate | to recommend | to praise | to give birth to | to erect | to suggest | all of | deportment | # adapted from cc-cedict

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舉一反三

geoi2 jat1 faan2 saam1

take one example and apply to many others

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舉世無雙

geoi2 sai3 mou4 soeng1

Mandarin: ju3 shi4 wu2 shuang1

matchless; peerless; unrivalled

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舉世矚目

geoi2 sai3 zuk1 muk6

Mandarin: ju3 shi4 zhu3 mu4

have worldwide attention

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舉世聞名

geoi2 sai3 man6 ming4

Mandarin: ju3 shi4 wen2 ming2

world-famous

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舉中指

geoi2 zung1 zi2

Mandarin: ju3 zhong1 zhi3

Simplified: 举中指

sticking up the middle finger

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舉人

geoi2 jan4

Mandarin: ju3 ren2

graduate; successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination

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舉例

geoi2 lai6

Mandarin: ju3 li4

to give an example

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舉例來說

geoi2 lai6 loi4 syut3

Mandarin: ju3 li4 lai2 shuo1

for example

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舉出

geoi2 ceot1

enumerate

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舉動

geoi2 dung6

Mandarin: ju3 dong4

to act; to make a move

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舉嘢

geoi2 je5

Cantonese

to pawn valuables (lit., "raise things")

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舉國

geoi2 gwok3

Mandarin: ju3 guo2

the whole country [Syn]全國

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舉國上下

geoi2 gwok3 soeng6 haa6

Mandarin: ju3 guo2 shang4 xia4

the whole nation; everyone in the country

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舉報

geoi2 bou3

Mandarin: ju3 bao4

to report to the authorities; to denounce

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舉報電話

geoi2 bou3 din6 waa6*2

Mandarin: ju3 bao4 dian4 hua4

a hotline telephone line (for reporting sth to the authorities)

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舉手

geoi2 sau2

to raise one's hand(s); "Hands up!" as a command

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舉措

geoi2 cou3

Mandarin: ju3 cuo4

move; measure; step; act; decision; conduct

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舉旗

geoi2 kei4

lift a flag, raise a banner

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舉旗不定

geoi2 kei4 bat1 ding6

Mandarin: ju3 qi2 bu4 ding4

hesitate about (or over) what move to make; be unable to make up one's mind; vacillate

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舉殯

geoi2 ban3

Mandarin: ju3 bin4

hold a funeral

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舉目無親

geoi2 muk6 mou4 can1

Mandarin: ju3 mu4 wu2 qin1

be a stranger in a foreign land; be without friends or family; have nobody to turn to

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舉腳贊成

geoi2 goek3 zaan3 sing4

Mandarin: ju3 jiao3 zan4 cheng2

Simplified: 举脚赞成

total support; complete agreement

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舉薦

geoi2 zin3

Mandarin: ju3 jian4

recommend

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舉行

geoi2 hang4

Mandarin: ju3 xing2

Simplified: 举行

to host

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