Cantonese Dictionary

卷舌音

gyun2 sit6 jam1

[ling.] retroflex (sound made with tongue rolled back)

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古

gu2

Mandarin: gu3

ancient | old | paleo- | ancient times | things | antiquity | a surname | # adapted from cc-cedict

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古丈

gu2 zoeng6

Mandarin: gu3 zhang4

Guzhang (place in Hunan)

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古井無波

gu2 zeng2 mou4 bo1

Mandarin: gu3 jing3 wu2 bo1

Simplified: 古井无波

feeling calm and peaceful, untouched by the external things | outside world; impervious to desires and passions

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古交

gu2 gaau1

Mandarin: gu3 jiao1

Gujiao (city in Shanxi)

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古人

gu2 jan4

people from ancient times

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古仔

gu2 zai2

Mandarin: gu3 zi3

a story

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古代

gu2 doi6

ancient times; olden times; long ago

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古來

gu2 loi4

Mandarin: gu3 lai2

old-time

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古典

gu2 din2

Mandarin: gu3 dian3

vintage

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古典主義

gu2 din2 zyu2 ji6

Mandarin: gu3 dian3 zhu3 yi4

Simplified: 古典主义

classicalism

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古典語言

gu2 din2 jyu5 jin4

Mandarin: gu3 dian3 yu3 yan2

classical language

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古典音樂

gu2 din2 jam1 ngok6

Mandarin: gu3 dian3 yin1 yue4

classical music

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古冶

gu2 je5

Mandarin: gu3 ye3

Guye (place in Hebei)

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古動物學

gu2 dung6 mat6 hok6

Mandarin: gu3 dong4 wu4 xue2

palaeozoology

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古古怪怪

gu2 gu2 gwaai3 gwaai3

Mandarin: gu3 gu3 guai4 guai4

peculiar , eccentric , odd , strange

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古坑鄉

gu2 haang1 hoeng1

Mandarin: gu3 keng1 xiang1

Kukeng (village in Taiwan)

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古城

gu2 sing4

a temple; ancient city

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古墓

gu2 mou6

Mandarin: gu3 mu4

old tomb (archaeology)

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古天樂

gu2 tin1 lok6

Mandarin: gu3 tian1 le4

Simplified: 古天乐

Louis Koo Tin Lok, name of an actor in Hong Kong

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古巨基

gu2 geoi6 gei1

Mandarin: gu3 ju4 ji1

Leo Koo Ku Kei, name of a singer and actor in Hong Kong

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古巴共產黨

gu2 baa1 gung6 caan2 dong2

Mandarin: gu3 ba1 gong4 chan3 dang3

Communist Party of Cuba

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古希臘

gu2 hei1 lip6 /laap6

Mandarin: gu3 xi1 la4

ancient Greece

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古希臘語

gu2 hei1 lip6 /laap6 jyu5

Mandarin: gu3 xi1 la4 yu3

ancient Greek (language)

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古怪

gu2 gwaai3

Mandarin: gu3 guai4

peculiar; strange; eccentric | [粵]: also 古靈精怪

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古怪人

gu2 gwaai3 jan4

an eccentric person

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古惑

gu2 waak6

Mandarin: gu3 huo4

tricky | cunning

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古惑仔

gu2 waak6 zai2

Cantonese

[1] gangster; criminal; a dodgy character [2] popular comic book series named "Teddy Boy" and film series "Young and Dangerous" | Also written as 蠱惑仔

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古惑女

gu2 waak6 neoi2

Mandarin: gu3 huo4 nv3

a female ganster [colloquial]

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古意

gu2 ji3

Mandarin: gu3 yi4

interest and charm of antique taste; reflect on ancient events

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