Cantonese Dictionary

金牛

gam1 ngau4

Mandarin: Jin1 niu2

(noun) the one-thousand dollar bill of Hong Kong

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金牛座

gam1 ngau4 zo6

Taurus - a member of the twelve western Zodiac signs (十二星座), symbolised by the bull. (Lit. Golden Bull)

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金牛星座

gam1 ngau4 sing1 zo6

Taurus

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金玉

gam1 juk6

Mandarin: jin1 yu4

gold and jade; precious

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金玉滿堂

gam1 juk6 mun5 tong4

Mandarin: jin1 yu4 man3 tang2

abundant wealth and numerous children

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金玉良言

gam1 juk6 loeng4 jin4

Mandarin: jin1 yu4 liang2 yan2

gems of wisdom; priceless advice

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金瓜

gam1 gwaa1

Mandarin: jin1 gua1

pumpkin

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金瓶梅

gam1 ping4 mui4

Mandarin: jin1 ping2 mei2

"Golden Lotus" or "The Plum in the Golden Vase", (first Chinese novel to depict sexuality graphically)

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金盤洗手

gam1 pun4 sai2 sau2

Mandarin: jin1 pan2 xi3 shou3

Simplified: 金盘洗手

retire from mafia or gangster; retirement (slang)

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金目鱸

gam1 muk6 lou4

Mandarin: jin1 mu4 lu2

Barramundi; Lates calcarifer (catadromous fish of Latidae Perciformes); asian sea bass [粵]盲鰽

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金盾工程

gam1 teon5 gung1 cing4

Mandarin: jin1 dun4 gong1 cheng2

Golden Shield Project

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金睛火眼

gam1 zing1 fo2 ngaan5

Mandarin: jin1 jing1 huo3 yan3

extremely tired | fully alert

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金碧輝煌

gam1 bik1 fai1 wong4

Mandarin: jing1 bi4 hui1 huang2

dazzling

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金磚

gam1 zyun1

Mandarin: jin1 zhuan1

gold brick

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金磚五國

gam1 zyun1 ng5 gwok3

Mandarin: jin1 zhuan1 wu3 guo2

[economics] BRICS countries

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金禧

gam1 hei1

Mandarin: jin1 xi3

golden jubilee; fiftieth anniversary

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金秀瑤族自治縣

gam1 sau3 jiu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6

Mandarin: jin1 xiu4 Yao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4

Jinxiu Yaozu autonomous county (county in Guangxi)

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金秋

gam1 cau1

Mandarin: jin1 qiu1

(golden) autumn

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金竹

gam1 zuk1

Mandarin: jin1 zhu2

Phyllostachys parvifolia, a type of bamboo

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金笸籮

gam1 po2 lo4

Mandarin: jin1 po3 luo5

Simplified: 金笸箩

golden boy (a precious child); something this is very precious

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金筍

gam1 seon2

Mandarin: jin1 sun3

Simplified: 金笋

carrot

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金管局

gam1 gun2 guk6

Mandarin: jin1 guan3 ju2

the Monetary Authority

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金絲貓

gam1 si1 maau1

Mandarin: jin1 si1 mao1

Simplified: 金丝猫

Thiania subopressa, a species of spider

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金絲雀

gam1 si1 zoek3*2

Mandarin: jin1 ​si1 ​que4​

canary

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金綠寶石

gam1 luk6 bou2 sek6

Mandarin: jin1 lv4 bao3 shi2

[mining] chrysoberyl

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金縷衣

gam1 leoi5 ji1

Mandarin: jin1 lv3 yi1

gold-threaded jade burial clothes; a jade burial suit

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金縷衣

gam1 lau5 ji1

Mandarin: jin1 lv3 yi1

Simplified: 金缕衣

gold-woven jade burial clothes

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金翅

gam1 ci3

Mandarin: jin1 chi4

oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica)

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金脚帶

gam1 goek3 daai3

Cantonese

a banded krait

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金腳帶

gam1 goek3 daai3

Mandarin: jin1 jiao3 dai4

Simplified: 金脚带

banded krait (snake)

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