Cantonese Dictionary

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講嘢有骨
Mandarin: jiang3 ye3 you3 gu3
Simplified: 讲嘢有骨
Cantonese
to talk with a hidden message; to hint at something [colloquial]
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講嚟講去
Cantonese
to say the same thing again and again
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講嚟講去三幅被
Mandarin: jiang3 li2 jiang3 qu4 san1 fu2 bei4
Simplified: 讲嚟讲去三幅被
Cantonese
to keep saying the same things
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講堂
Mandarin: jiang3 tang2
lecture hall; lecture theatre
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講多無謂
Mandarin: jiang3 duo1 wu2wei4
Simplified: 讲多无谓
there is no use talking; it's pointless to talk anymore about it; there is nothing more to say on it [colloquial]
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講多錯多
Mandarin: jiang3 duo1 cuo4 duo1
Simplified: 讲多错多
the more one says, the more mistakes one made; a closed mouth catches no flies; the least said the better
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講大話
Mandarin: jiang3 da4 hua4
Simplified: 讲大话
(verb) to lie; to fib
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講學
Mandarin: jiang3 xue2
lecture
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講實
Mandarin: jiang3 shi2
Simplified: 讲实
confirm (spoken)
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講就易，做就難
Mandarin: jiang3 jiu4 yi4 , zuo4 jiu4 nan2
Simplified: 讲就易，做就难
Easy to talk about but hard to do; easier said than done
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講師
Mandarin: jiang3 shi1
lecturer
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講座
Mandarin: jiang3 zuo4
[1] course of lectures; seminar; talk; dialogue [2] professorship; chairmanship; chair
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講得出就講
Mandarin: jiang3 de2 chu1 jiu4 jiang3
Simplified: 讲得出就讲
speak carelessly
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講得口響
Mandarin: jiang3 de5 kou3 xiang3
Simplified: 讲得口响
making empty promises; exagerrating benefits (spoken)
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講得好聽啲
Cantonese
to put it mildly; say sth as an understatement
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講得快
Cantonese
to speak quickly
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講得流利
Cantonese
to speak fluently
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講得清楚
Mandarin: jiang3 de5 qing1chu5
Simplified: 讲得清楚
to speak clearly; to explain something clearly [written and colloquial]
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講心啫
Mandarin: jiang3 xin1 ze1
Simplified: 讲心啫
to treat a person with sincerity; be loyal in friendship; to carry one's heart upon one's sleeve; to confide in someone
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講心嗰句
Mandarin: jiang3 xin1 g5? ju4
Simplified: 讲心嗰句
Cantonese
to tell you the truth from the heart
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講情
Mandarin: jiang3 qing2
Simplified: 讲情
To intercede; to plead for somebody; to ask for leniency for somebody;
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講手
Mandarin: jiang3 shou3
Simplified: 讲手
martial art contest; sparring
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講打講殺
Mandarin: jiang3 da3 jiang3 sha1
Simplified: 讲打讲杀
violence
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講故
Mandarin: jiang3 gu4
Simplified: 讲故
Storytelling
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講故事
to tell a story or a tale, taletelling
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講故仔
Mandarin: jiang3 gu4 zi3
Simplified: 讲故仔
Storytelling
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講數
Mandarin: jiang3 shu4
Simplified: 讲数
negotiation to settle issue(s) or problem(s) between two parties (at least two); to haggle; to negotiate
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講數口
Mandarin: jiang3 shu4 kou3
Simplified: 讲数口
negotiating the terms or the price; to haggle
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講明
explain; make clear
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講明就陳顯南
Mandarin: jiang3 ming2 jiu4 chen2 xian3 nan2
Simplified: 讲明就陈显南
One will naturally understand without having to explain all the details
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