Cantonese Dictionary

高額長者生活津貼

gou1 ngaak6 zoeng2 ze2 sang1 wut6 zeon1 tip3

Mandarin: gao1 e2 zhang3 zhe3 sheng1 huo2 jin1 tie1

Higher Old Age Living Allowance

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高風亮節

gou1 fung1 leong6 zit3

Mandarin: gao1 feng1 liang4 jie2

have integrity and noble character

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高飛

gou1 fei1

Mandarin: gao1 fei1

to soar; to fly high

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高飛狗

gou1 fei1 gau2

Goofy (from Walt Disney)

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高高

gou1 gou1

Mandarin: gao1 gao1

tall

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高高地

gou1 gou1 dei2

Mandarin: gao1 gao1 di4

high; tall

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高高地

gou1 gou1 dei6*2

highly

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高麗

gou1lai6

Mandarin: gao1 li4

Korean Goryeo 고려 dynasty, 918-1392 ; Korea, esp. in context of art and culture

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高麗虹

gou1 lai6 hung4

Mandarin: gao1 li4 hong2

Joyce Godenzi

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高齡

gou1 ling4

Mandarin: gao1 ling2

old age; advancing in age; elderly

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高齡津貼

gou1 ling4 zeon1 tip3

Mandarin: gao1 ling2 jin1 tie1

Simplified: 高龄津贴

old age allowance

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高齡產婦

gou1 ling4 caan2 fu5

Mandarin: gao1 ling2 chan3 fu4

aged pregnant women; a women who gets pregnant in her late 30's and 40's

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高齡者

gou1 ling4 ze2

Mandarin: gao1 ling2 zhe3

an old person; a senior citizen; the aged

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髻

gai3

Mandarin: ji4

topknot; hair worn in a bun/coil

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鬼

gwai2

Mandarin: gui3

ghost; devil | devilish; cunning

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鬼上身

gwai2 soeng5 san1

Mandarin: gui3 shang4 shen1

(phrasal verb) to be possessed by ghosts or spirits

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鬼主意

gwai2 zyu2 ji3

Mandarin: gui3 zhu3 yi5

evil plan; wicked idea

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鬼五馬六

gwai2 ng5 maa5 luk6

Mandarin: gui3 wu3 ma3 liu4

Simplified: 鬼五马六

(slang) (of people) weird; bizarre; to act eccentrically; witty; to be full of devilish tricks and cunning strategies

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鬼仔

gwai2 zai2

Mandarin: gui3 zai3

(noun) western boy; caucasian boy

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鬼仔戲

gwai2 zai2 hei3

Mandarin: gui3 zi3 xi4

Simplified: 鬼仔戏

a puppet show

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鬼佬

gwai2 lou2

Cantonese

Caucasian man (may be considered derogatory) -- lit. "ghost person" so called because of their pale complexion

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鬼佬涼茶

gwai2 lou2 loeng4 caa4

Mandarin: gui3 lao3 liang2 cha2

Simplified: 鬼佬凉茶

beer (slang)

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鬼佬話

gwai2 lou2 waa6*2

Cantonese

a foreign language (of Westerners)

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鬼佬話

gwai2 lou2 waa6

Mandarin: gui3 lao3 hua4

Simplified: 鬼佬话

foreign languages (English)

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鬼佬齋

gwai2 lou2 zaai1

Mandarin: gui3 lao3 zhai1

Simplified: 鬼佬斋

western-style vegetable cuisine

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鬼出電入

gwai2 ceot1 din6 jap6

Mandarin: gui3 chu1 dian4 ru4

Simplified: 鬼出电入

full of rapid changes and wizardlike elusiveness

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鬼剃頭

gwai2 tai3 tau4

Mandarin: gui3 ti4 tou2

Simplified: 鬼剃头

alopecia

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鬼古

gwai2 gu2

Mandarin: gui3 gu3

a ghost story

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鬼叫...咩

gwai2 giu3… me1

Mandarin: gui3jiao4… mie1

Cantonese

who told…to…; who else is to blame for…; whose fault is it now [colloquial]

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鬼咁

gwai2 gam2

Mandarin: gui3 gan1

Cantonese

so (spoken)

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