Cantonese Dictionary

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講是非
Mandarin: jiang3 shi4 fei1
Simplified: 讲是非
gossiping
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講書
Mandarin: jiang3 shu1
Simplified: 讲书
teaching (spoken)
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講桌
Mandarin: jiang3 zhuo1
lectern; podium
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講極都唔明
Mandarin: jiang3 ji2 dou1 n2 ming2
Simplified: 讲极都唔明
Cantonese
to be unable to get through to someone; to talk to a brick wall [colloquial]
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講歪音
Cantonese
speaking with distorted pronunciation: speaking one dialect with an accent as if one were speaking in another dialect (e.g., one might use Cantonese readings for some syllables when speaking in Mandarin)
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講法
Mandarin: jiang3 fa5
Simplified: 讲法
way of saying something; wording
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講波
Mandarin: jiang3 bo1
Simplified: 讲波
football commentatory (spoken)
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講波佬
Mandarin: jiang3 bo1 lao3
Simplified: 讲波佬
football commentators
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講漏嘴
Mandarin: jiang3 lou4 zui3
Simplified: 讲漏嘴
blurt out
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講演
Mandarin: jiang3 yan3
to present a lecture; to give a talk
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講理
Mandarin: jiang3 li3
to discuss the merits of an argument
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講真
Mandarin: jiang3 zhen1
Simplified: 讲真
tell the truth (spoken)
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講真吖
Cantonese
truth be told; to tell you the truth; to be honest
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講真嗰句
Mandarin: jiang3 zhen1 g5? ju4
Simplified: 讲真嗰句
Cantonese
"seriously," ...
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講究
Mandarin: jiang3 jiu4 (Taiwan), jiang3 jiu1 (PRC)
to pay particular attention to; aesthetic; exquisite
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講笑
Mandarin: jiang3 xiao4
Simplified: 讲笑
(verb) kidding; to joke
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講笑搵第樣
Mandarin: jiang3 xiao4 wen3 di4 yang4
Simplified: 讲笑揾第样
Cantonese
joke about something else (spoken)
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講粗口
Mandarin: jiang3 cu1 kou3
Simplified: 讲粗口
swearing
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講緊電話
Cantonese
speaking on the phone (at the present time). | Mand.: 在講電話
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講義
Mandarin: jiang3 yi4
teaching materials; class handouts; lecture notes
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講義氣
Mandarin: jiang3 yi4 qi4
be loyal to friends; remain faithful to friends
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講耶穌
Mandarin: Jiang3 Ye1 su1
Simplified: 讲耶稣
(verb) to preach; to lecture; to bull shit about (usually when referring to talk that others are not interested in or they consider to be a waste of time)
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講聲對唔住
Mandarin: jiang3 sheng1 dui4 n2 zhu4
Simplified: 讲声对唔住
Cantonese
to apologise [colloquial]
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講解
Mandarin: jiang3 jie3
to explain
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講評
Mandarin: jiang3 ping2
comment on and appraise
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講話
Mandarin: jiang3 hua4
to speak; to talk | [粵]: 說話
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講話有骨
Mandarin: jiang3 hua4 you3 gu3
Simplified: 讲话有骨
speech with hidden message; to hint at something
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講說話
Mandarin: jiang3 shuo1 hua4
Simplified: 讲说话
say something
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講課
Mandarin: jiang3 ke4
to teach; to lecture
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講講
Mandarin: jiang3 jiang3
Simplified: 讲讲
to talk [written and colloquial]
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