Cantonese Dictionary

飢不擇食

gei1 bat1 zaak6 sik6

beggars can't be choosers; when very hungry, eat whatever is available

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飢困交迫

gei1 kwan3 gaau1 bik1

Mandarin: ji1 kun4 jiao1 po4

be both hungry and exhausted

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飢寒交迫

gei1 hon4 gaau1 bik1

Mandarin: ji1 han2 jiao1 po4

suffer from cold and hunger; be wedged between hunger and cold

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飢腸轆轆

gei1 coeng4 luk1 luk1

Mandarin: ji1 chang2 lu4 lu4

be so hungry that one's stomach begins to growl; of one's stomach to rumble with hunger

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飢荒

gei1 fong1

Mandarin: ji1 huang5

Simplified: 饥荒

starvation; famine;

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飢餓

gei1 ngo6

Mandarin: ji1 e4

hungry; starving; to starve; hunger; starvation | [粵]: 餓, 肚餓

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餃

gaau2

Mandarin: jiao3

Simplified: 饺

dumplings with filling | # adapted from cc-cedict

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餃子

gaau2 zi2

Mandarin: jiao3 zi5

dumplings

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餃子形餡餅

gaau2 zi2 jing4 haam6*2 beng2

Mandarin: jiao3 zi5 xing2 xian4 bing3

piroshki, individual-sized baked or fried buns stuffed with a variety of fillings

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館

gun2

Mandarin: guan3

Simplified: 馆

a public building or office | shop | term for certain service establishments | embassy or consulate | schoolroom (old) M: 家jiā [家] | # adapted from cc-cedict

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館陶

gun2 tou4

Mandarin: guan3 tao2

Guantao (place in Hebei)

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饉

gan6

Mandarin: jin3

Simplified: 馑

time of famine or crop failure | # adapted from cc-cedict

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饋

gwai6

Mandarin: kui4

Simplified: 馈

food | to make a present of something | to present a gift | to offer sacrifice to | to offer food | # adapted from cc-cedict

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饋贈

gwai6 zang6

Mandarin: kui4 zeng4

present a gift

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饑

gei1

Mandarin: ji1

hungry | starving | famine | hunger | # adapted from cc-cedict

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饑餓

gei1 ngo6

Mandarin: ji1 e4

Simplified: 饥饿

hunger; starvation

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饑饉三十

gei1 gan2 saam1 sap6

Mandarin: ji1 jin3 san1 shi2

Simplified: 饥馑三十

Famine events, localized events of voluntary fasting for 30 or 40 hours depending on the region to raise money and awareness for world hunger.

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駕

gaa3

Mandarin: jia4

Simplified: 驾

to harness | to draw (a cart etc) | to drive | to pilot | to sail | to ride | your good self (honorific) | prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞) | to over ride | to disseminate | cart | carriage | the emperor | # adapted from cc-cedict

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駕崩

gaa3 bang1

Mandarin: jia4 beng1

death (of an emperor)

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駕步

gaa3 bou6

Mandarin: jia4 bu4

Simplified: 驾步

den | attitude

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駕照

gaa3 ziu3

Mandarin: jia4 zhao4

drivers license

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駕車

gaa3 ce1

Mandarin: jia4 che1

to drive (a car); [粵] 揸車

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駕車人士

gaa3 ce1 jan4 si6

motorist

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駕馭

gaa3 jyu6

Mandarin: jia4 yu4

control

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駕駛

gaa3 sai2

Mandarin: jia4 shi3

to drive

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駕駛人士

gaa3 sai2 jan4 si6

motorist

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駕駛執照

gaa3 sai2 zap1 ziu3

Mandarin: jia4 shi3 zhi2 zhao4

driving licence (UK); driver('s) licence (CA/AU/NZ); driver('s) license (US)

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駕駛學校

gaa3 sai2 hok6 haau6

driving school

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駕駛學院

gaa3 sai2 hok6 jyun6*2

Mandarin: jia4 shi3 xue2 yuan4

driving school

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駕駛教練

gaa3 sai2 gaau3 lin6

a driving instructor

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