Cantonese Dictionary

關鍵時刻

gwaan1 gin6 si4 haak1

Mandarin: guan1 jian4 shi2 ke4

Simplified: 关键时刻

critical moment

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關鍵詞

gwaan1 gin6 ci4

Mandarin: guan1 jian4 ci2

keyword | Also 鍵詞

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關門

gwaan1 mun4

Mandarin: guan1 men2

[1] close the door; close (a business). Synon.: 閉門. Cant.: 閂門 [2] not receptive to other viewpoints.

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關閉

gwaan1 bai3

Mandarin: guan1 bi4

to close; to shut; close; shut

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關頭

gwaan1 tau4

juncture; moment

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關顧

gwaan1 gu3

Mandarin: guan1 gu4

Simplified: 关顾

take care of

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降低

gong3 dai1

Mandarin: jiang4 di1

to reduce; to lower; to lessen; to bring down

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降價

gong3 gaa3

Mandarin: jiang4 jia4

price reduction

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降冪

gong3 mik6

Mandarin: jiang4 mi4

[math.] descending powers

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降升機

gong3 sing1 gei1

Mandarin: jiang4 sheng1 ji1

lift; escalator | mainland PRC mangling of 升降機 | Syn.: 升降機; 電梯; 𨋢 /lip1/

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降半音

gong3 bun3 jam1

Mandarin: jiang4 ban4 yin1

[Music] flat, b [Syn.] 降低半音

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降壓器

gong3 aat3 hei3

Mandarin: jiang4 ya1 qi4

step-down transformer

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降序

gong3 zeoi6

Mandarin: jiang4 xu4

descending

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降旗

gong3 kei4

Mandarin: jiang4 qi2

lower a flag

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降溫

gong3 wan1

cooling; hypothermia; hypothermy

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降級

gong3 kap1

Mandarin: jiang4 ji2

demotion; degrade; downgrade (computer)

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降罪

gong3 zeoi6

Mandarin: jiang4 zui4

to inflict punishment upon

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降職

gong3 zik1

Mandarin: jiang4 zhi2

demote; lower one's post

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降臨

gong3 lam4

Mandarin: jiang4 lin4

to befall

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降臨節

gong3 lam4 zit3

Mandarin: jiang4 lin2 jie2

Advent (four week period before Christmas)

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降落

gong3 lok6

Mandarin: jiang4 luo4

to descend; to go down; to come down; to land

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降落傘

gong3 lok6 saan3

Mandarin: jiang4 luo4 san3

parachute

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降落地點

gong3 lok6 dei6 dim2

Mandarin: jiang4 luo4 di4 dian3

landing site

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降雨

gong3 jyu5

Mandarin: jiang4 yu3

precipitation, rainfall, rain

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降頭

gong3 tau4

Mandarin: jiang4 tou2

Simplified: 降头

a curse o black magic

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陔

goi1

Mandarin: gai1

step | terrace | a grade | a ledge | # adapted from cc-cedict

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階

gaai1

Mandarin: jie1

Simplified: 阶

rank or step | stairs | official hierarchy | # adapted from cc-cedict

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階層

gaai1 cang4

Mandarin: jie1 ceng2

hierarchy; social class

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階段

gaai1 dyun6

Mandarin: jie1 duan4

section; part; stage (level)

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階磚

gaai1 zyun1

Mandarin: jie1 zhuan1

Simplified: 阶砖

paving tile; diamond (the suit in a pack of playing cards)

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