Cantonese Dictionary

鳩笠

gau1 lap1

Mandarin: jiu1 li4

Simplified: 鸠笠

a condom [colloquial]

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鴣

gu1

Mandarin: gu1

a species of pigeon

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鴿

gap2

Mandarin: ge1

Simplified: 鸽

pigeon | dove | # adapted from cc-cedict

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鴿

gap3 gaap3

Mandarin: ge1

dove; pigeon

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鴿子

gap3 zi2

Mandarin: ge1 zi3

pigeon; dove | Cant: 白鴿 or just 鴿 gap3(2)

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鶼鰈情深

gim1 dip6 cing4 sam1

Mandarin: jian1 die2 qing2 shen1

Simplified: 鹣鲽情深

loving married couple; deeply in love

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鷄

gai1

Mandarin: ji1

fowl | chicken M: 只zhī [只] | (slang) prostitute | ten thousand dollars | the trigger of a gun | # adapted from cc-cedict

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鷄公花

gai1 gung1 faa1

cockspur coral tree (Erythrina crista-galli)

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鸛

gun3

Mandarin: guan4

stork

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鸛鳥

gun3 niu5

Mandarin: guan4 niao3

Simplified: 鹳鸟

a stork

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鹼

gaan2

Mandarin: jian3

Simplified: 碱

base | alkali | soda (chemistry) | alkaline | lye | # adapted from cc-cedict

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鹼水粽

gaan2 seoi2 zung2

Mandarin: jian3 shui3 zong4

Simplified: 硷水粽

Akumaki, a type of glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo leaves

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鹼水粽

gaan2 seoi2 zung3*2

Mandarin: jian3 shui3 zong4

Kee Chang, alkaline dumpling: rice is soaked in alkaline water first and wrapped with sweetened red beans. Also 碱水粽。

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鼓

gu2

Mandarin: gu3

drum M: 通tòng [通] | 面miàn [面] | to drum | to strike | to rouse | to bulge | to swell | the beating of the drum (used to denote the time during night-watch) | to sound | to pout one's lips | bulging | to applaud | # adapted from cc-cedict

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鼓動

gu2 dung6

Mandarin: gu3 dong4

agitate, arouse, instigate

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鼓勵

gu2 lai6

Mandarin: gu3 li4

Simplified: 鼓励

encouragement

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鼓吹

gu2 ceoi1

advocacy, implantation, infusion

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鼓噪

gu2 cou3

Mandarin: zu3 zao4

to raise a hubbub; to make an uproar; to clamor

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鼓埋泡腮

gu2 maai4 paau1 soi1

Mandarin: gu3 mai2 pao4 sai1

one feeling upset and frustrated (slang)

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鼓山區

gu2 saan1 keoi1

Mandarin: gu3 shan1 qu1

Kushan (area in Taiwan)

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鼓手

gu2 sau2

Mandarin: gu3 shou3

[music] a drummer

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鼓掌

gu2 zoeng2

Mandarin: gu3 zhang3

applaud; clap

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鼓棍

gu2 gwan3

Mandarin: gu3 gun4

[music] drum stick, drumstick [Syn.] 鼓棒, 鼓槌

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鼓槌

gu2 ceoi4

Mandarin: gu3 chui2

a drumstick

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鼓氣袋

gu2 hei3 doi6

Mandarin: gu3 qi4 dai4

Simplified: 鼓气袋

one who is bloating with anger (spoken)

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鼓皮

gu2 pei4

Mandarin: gu3 pi2

a drum skin; a drumhead

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鼓舞

gu2 mou5

Mandarin: gu3 wu3

(verb) Inspire

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鼓譟

gu2 cou3

Mandarin: gu3 zao4

Simplified: 鼓噪

frustrated

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鼓起

gu2 hei2

belly; call forth; heave; knob; plump; summon

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鼓起勇氣

gu2 hei2 jung5 hei3

Mandarin: gu3 qi3 yong3 qi4

muster up courage

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