Cantonese Dictionary

九棍

gau2 gwan3

lizard fish

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九江

gau2 gong1

Mandarin: jiu3 jiang1

Jiujiang (city in Jiangxi)

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九江地區

gau2 gong1 dei6 keoi1

Mandarin: jiu3 jiang1 di4 qu1

Jiujiang district (district in Jiangxi)

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九江煎堆

gau2 gong1 zin1 deoi1

Mandarin: jiu3 jiang1 jian1 dui1

Jiujiang Sesame Ball (a type of Chinese deep fried pastry)

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九牛一毛

gau2 ngau4 jat1 mou4

a drop in the ocean (lit., "nine cows, one hair")

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九牛二虎之力

gau2 ngau4 ji6 fu2 zi1 lik6

tremendous effort

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九百萬

gau2 baak3 maan6

Mandarin: jiu3 bai3 wan4

nine million; 9,000,000

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九肚魚

gau2 tou5 jyu4*2

Cantonese

bombay duck (fish); tenagamizutengu; luli-luli

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九肚魚

gau2 tou5 jyu4

Mandarin: jiu3 du4 yu2

Simplified: 九肚鱼

Bombay Duck | Bummalo

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九華山

gau2 waa6 saan1

Mandarin: jiu3 hua4 shan1

Mt Jiuhua in Anhui, one of the Four Sacred Mountains

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九蓮寶燈

gau2 lin4 bou2 dang1

Mandarin: jiu3 lian2 bao3 deng1

(mahjong) alternative name for the nine gates/gates of heaven hand, the "nine sacred lamps of lotus"; commonly used in Japanese variants of mahjong | cf. 九子連環

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九蝦

gau2 haa1

nine-striped shrimp

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九邊形

gau2 bin1 jing4

Mandarin: jiu3 bian1 xing2

[geom.] nonagon

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九重葛

gau2 cung4 got3

Mandarin: jiu3 chong2 ge2

bougainvillea: thorny ornamental vines, bushes, and trees with flower-like spring leaves near its flowers

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九針群島

gau2 zam1 kwan4 dou2

Mandarin: jiu3 zhen1 qun2 dao3

Simplified: 九针群岛

North Ninepin Island | Pak Kwo Chau (A place in Hong Kong)

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九鐵

gau2 tit3

Mandarin: jiu3 tie3

Simplified: 九铁

Kowloon-Canton Railway

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九點鐘

gau2 dim2 zung1

Mandarin: jiu3 dian3 zhong1

Simplified: 九点钟

Cantonese

Nine o'clock

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九龍

gau2 lung4

Mandarin: jiu3 long2

Simplified: 九龙

Kowloon

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九龍公園

gau2 lung4 gung1 jyun4*2

Mandarin: jiu3 long2 gong1 yuan2

Kowloon Park

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九龍公園

gau2 lung4 gung1 jyun4

Mandarin: Jiu3 long2 gong1 yuan2

Simplified: 九龙公园

Kowloon Park

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九龍區

gau2 lung4 keoi1

Mandarin: jiu3 long2 qu1

Kowloon district

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九龍城

gau2 lung4 sing4

Mandarin: jiu3 long2 cheng2

Kowloon City

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九龍城區

gau2 lung4 sing4 keoi1

Mandarin: Jiu3 long2 cheng2 qu1

Simplified: 九龙城区

Kowloon City District

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九龍城寨公園

gau2 lung4 sing4 zaai6 gung1 jyun4

Mandarin: Jiu3 long2 Cheng2 zhai4 gong1 yuan2

Simplified: 九龙城寨公园

Kowloon Walled City Park

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九龍城寨公園

gau2 lung4 sing4 zaai6 gung1 jyun4*2

Mandarin: jiu3 long2 cheng2 zhai4 gong1 yuan2

Kowloon Walled City Park

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九龍塘

gau2 lung4 tong4

Mandarin: Jiu3 long2 tang2

Simplified: 九龙塘

the name of a place in Hong Kong: Kowloon Tong

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九龍山

gau2 lung4 saan1

Mandarin: jiu3 long2 shan1

Simplified: 九龙山

Kowloon Hill

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九龍巴士

gau2 lung4 baa1 si6*2

Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB)

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九龍巴士

gau2 lung4 baa1 si6

Mandarin: Jiu3 long2 ba1 shi4

Simplified: 九龙巴士

The Kowloon Motor Bus

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九龍殯儀館

gau2 lung4 ban3 ji4 gun2

Kowloon Funeral Parlour

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