Cantonese Dictionary

芥蘭炒牛肉

gaai3 laan4*2 caau2 ngau4 juk6

Mandarin: gai4 lan2 chao3 niu2 rou4

stir-fry beef and (Chinese) broccoli

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芥蘭牛肉

gaai3 laan4*2 ngau4 juk6

Mandarin: jie4 lan2 niu2 rou4

beef with broccoli

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芥蘭花

gaai3 laan4 faa1

broccoli

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芥蘭頭

gaai3 laan2 tau4

Mandarin: gai4 lan2 tou2

Simplified: 芥兰头

Kohlrabi; turnip cabbage

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芥辣

gaai3 laat6

Mandarin: jie4 la4

(n.) wasabi; mustard.

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芥醬

gaai3 zoeng3

Mandarin: jie4 jiang4

Simplified: 芥酱

mustard (condiment)

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芶

gau1

Mandarin: gou1

a surname

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苟

gik1

Mandarin: gou3

self-disciplined | # adapted from cc-cedict

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苟且

gau2 ce2

Mandarin: gou3 qie3

[1] drift along; resigned to circumstances [2] careless; perfunctorily [3] illicit (sexual relations); improper

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苟且偷生

gau2 ce2 tau1 sang1

Mandarin: gou3 qie3 tou1 sheng1

disgracefully stay alive; drag out one's ignoble existence; muddle on from day to day

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苟同

gau2 tung4

Mandarin: gou3 tong2

agree without giving serious thought

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苟安

gau2 on1

Mandarin: gou3 an1

be content with temporary comfort; hang on to momentary but insecure ease; live for the moment

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苟活

gau2 wut6

Mandarin: gou3 huo2

live on in degradation

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茭筍

gaau1 seon2

Mandarin: jiao1 sun3

Simplified: 茭笋

water bamboo; wild rice shoots

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荊

ging1

Mandarin: jing1

Simplified: 荆

chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus) | alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty State of Chu 楚国 Chǔ Guó [楚国] | thorns | brambles | cane | a dated way to address one's wife | a surname | # adapted from cc-cedict

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荊棘

ging1 gik1

Mandarin: jing1 ji2

bramble; thistles and thorns; wild thorny undergrowth; briars

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荊棘載途

ging1 gik1 zoi3 tou4

Mandarin: jing1 ji2 zai4 tu2

to face many setbacks and adversities

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荊門

ging1 mun4

Mandarin: jing1 men2

Jingmen (city in Hubei)

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莒

geoi2

Mandarin: ju3

alternative name for taro (old) | a hemp like plant | part of a place name (old) | # adapted from cc-cedict

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莒光鄉

geoi2 gwong1 hoeng1

Mandarin: ju3 guang1 xiang1

Chukuang (village in Taiwan)

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莒南

geoi2 naam4

Mandarin: ju3 nan2

Junan (place in Shandong)

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莒縣

geoi2 jyun6

Mandarin: ju3 xian4

Ju county (county in Shandong)

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莞寶方言

gun2 bou2 fong1 jin4

Mandarin: guan3 bao3 fang1 yan2

Guanbao division of Yue dialects

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菇

gu1

Mandarin: gu1

mushroom | fungus | # adapted from cc-cedict

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菊

guk1

Mandarin: ju2

chrysanthemum

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菊普

guk1 pou2

Mandarin: ju2 pu3

chrysanthemum Pu-erh tea [written and colloquial]

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菊花

guk1 faa1

Mandarin: ju2 hua1

chrysanthemum

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菊花茶

guk1 faa1 caa4

Mandarin: ju2 hua1 cha2

chrysanthemum tea

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菊苣

guk1 geoi6

endive, chicory

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菓

gwo2

Mandarin: guo3

fruit | result | resolute | indeed | if really | nuts | berries | # adapted from cc-cedict

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