Cantonese Dictionary

跟手尾

gan1 sau2 mei5

Mandarin: gen1 shou3 wei3

to clean up someone else's mess; to finish off somebody's incomplete work

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跟斗

gan1 dau2

Mandarin: gen1 dou5

a somersault;

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跟班

gan1 baan1

Mandarin: gen1 ban1

attendant; footman (servant)

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跟紅頂白

gan1 hung4 ding2 baak6

Mandarin: gen1 hong2 ding3 bai2

Simplified: 跟红顶白

to be snobbish

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跟蹤

gan1 zung1

Mandarin: gen1 zong1

Simplified: 跟踪

(verb) Stalk

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跟蹤審計

gan1 zung1 sam2 gai3

Mandarin: gen1 zong1 shen3 ji4

follow-up auditing

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跟進

gan1 zeon3

Mandarin: gen1 jin4

follow, follow up

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跟隨

gan1 ceoi4

Mandarin: gen1 sui2

to follow

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跟頭

gan1 tau4

Mandarin: gen1 tou5

[1] to trip to fall down [2](v)(n) somersault | [粵]: 關斗

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跟頭蟲

gan1 tau4 cung4

Mandarin: gen1 tou5 chong2

a lugworm; a wriggler | [粵]: 沙蟲

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跟風

gan1 fung1

follow the latest fashion

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跤

gaau1

Mandarin: jiao1

a tumble | a fall | to stumble | wrestle | # adapted from cc-cedict

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跪

gwai6

Mandarin: gui4

to kneel | # adapted from cc-cedict

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跪下

gwai6 haa6

Mandarin: gui4 xia5

to kneel; to kneel down; to get down on one's knees | Also: 下跪 | 粵: 跪低

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跪低

gwai6 dai1

Mandarin: gui4 di1

surrender; kneel down

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跪地餵豬乸

gwai6 dei6 wai3 zyu1 naa2

Mandarin: gui4 di4 wei4 zhu1 na2

Simplified: 跪地喂猪乸

literally: 'to kneel on the ground to feed a sow' describes someone who is willing to do anything because of the benefits(usually money)

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跪拜

gwai6 baai3

Mandarin: gui4 bai4

to kneel down and worship; kowtow

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跪求

gwai6 kau4

Mandarin: gui4 qiu2

beg on one's knees

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跪薦

gwai6 zin3

Mandarin: gui4 jian4

Simplified: 跪荐

one pleading for recommendation

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跪薦

gwai6 zin3*2

worshipping while kneeling on a cushion

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踞

geoi3

Mandarin: ju4

to be based upon | to squat | to crouch | to sit on | to occupy | # adapted from cc-cedict

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踽

geoi2

Mandarin: ju3

hunchbacked | walk alone | self-reliant | # adapted from cc-cedict

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踽踽獨行

geoi2 geoi2 duk6 hang4

Mandarin: ju3 ju3 du2 xing2

to walk all alone [Syn]踽踽而行

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躀低

gwaan3 dai1

Mandarin: guan3 di1

defeat; slipped over (spoken)

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躀直

gwaan3 zik6

Mandarin: guan3 zhi2

total failure; a complete failure

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躀親

gwaan3 can1

Mandarin: guan4 qin1

Cantonese

to stumble; to trip; to fall

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身毒

gyun1 duk6

Mandarin: juan1 du2

Ancient name for India | Also 天竺

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車

geoi1

Mandarin: che1

Simplified: 车

war chariot | name of a chess piece in Chinese chess | # adapted from cc-cedict

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車水馬龍

geoi1 seoi2 maa5 lung4

incessant stream of horses and carriages (heavy traffic on the street)

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車馬費

geoi1 maa5 fai3

Mandarin: che1 ma3 fei4

Simplified: 车马费

transport allowance (e.g. for expense reporting in the workplace)

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