Cantonese Dictionary

古抄本

gu2 caau1 bun2

Mandarin: gu3 chao1 ben3

codex

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古拉格

gu2 laai1 gaak3

Mandarin: gu3 la1 ge2

gulag (as a loanword)

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古拉格群島

gu2 laai1 gaak3 kwan4 dou2

The Gulag Archipelago

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古文

gu2 man4

classical Chinese literature

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古文字

gu2 man4 zi6

Mandarin: gu3 wen2 zi4

ancient and historical texts

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古時

gu2 si4

Mandarin: gu3 shi2

[n] ancient times

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古書

gu2 syu1

Mandarin: gu3 shu1

ancient books

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古月粉

gu2 jyut6 fan2

Mandarin: gu3 yue4 fen3

white pepper (slang)

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古板

gu2 baan2

Mandarin: gu3 ban3

[1] staid; stuffy; old-fashioned and inflexible [2] [adj] prim; proper; pedantic; particular; fastidious; [n] stickler for rules; preciseness; fastidiousness

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古柯

gu2 o1

Mandarin: gu3 ke1

[botany] coca (source of cocaine)

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古根海姆

gu2 gan1 hoi2 mou5

Mandarin: gu3 gen1 hai3 mu3

Guggenheim (name)

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古植物學

gu2 zik6 mat6 hok6

Mandarin: gu3 zhi2 wu4 xue2

palaeobotany

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古法偏方

gu2 faat3 pin1 fong1

Mandarin: gu3 fa3 pian1 fang1

ancient prescription; traditional remedies

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古浪

gu2 long6

Mandarin: gu3 lang4

Gulang (place in Gansu)

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古物

gu2 mat6

Mandarin: gu3 wu4

antique

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古玩

gu2 wun6*2

Mandarin: gu3 wan2

antique, curio

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古玩鋪

gu2 wun2 pou2

Mandarin: gu3 wan2 pu4

Simplified: 古玩铺

antique shops

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古琴

gu2 kam4

Mandarin: gu3 qin2

7-stringed zither, qin (musical instrument)

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古生物學

gu2 sang1 mat6 hok6

Mandarin: gu3 sheng1 wu4 xue2

palaeontology, paleontology

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古生物學家

gu2 sang1 mat6 hok6 gaa1

Mandarin: gu3 sheng1 wu4 xue2 jia1

palaeontologist, paleontologist; paleobiologist

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古田

gu2 tin4

Mandarin: gu3 tian2

Gutian (place in Fujian)

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古着

gu2 zoek6

Mandarin: gu3 zhe5

vintage clothing

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古着

gu2 zoek3

Mandarin: gu3 zhou2

a second hand clothing shop

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古箏

gu2 zang1

Mandarin: gu3 zheng1

guzheng, a Chinese zither

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古縣

gu2 jyun6

Mandarin: gu3 xian4

Gu county (county in Shanxi)

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古縮

gu2 suk1

Mandarin: gu3 suo1

Simplified: 古缩

(adjective) old-fashioned; conservative; introverted; reticent

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古羅馬

gu2 lo4 maa5

Mandarin: gu3 luo2 ma3

ancient Rome

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古老

gu2 lou5

Mandarin: gu3 lao3

(adjective) Outdated

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古老十八代

gu2 lou5 sap6 baat3 doi6

Mandarin: gu3 lao3 shi2 ba1 dai4

very old; ancient

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古老當時興

gu2 lou5 dong3 si4 hing1

Mandarin: gu3 lao3 dang1 shi2 xing1

Simplified: 古老当时兴

when old-fashioned becomes trendy again

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