Cantonese Dictionary

嘉山

gaa1 saan1

Mandarin: jia1 shan1

Jiashan (place in Anhui)

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嘉峪關

gaa1 juk6 gwaan1

Mandarin: jia1 yu4 guan1

Jiayuguan (city in Gansu) or Jiayu Pass

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嘉年華

gaa1 nin4 waa4

Mandarin: jia1 nian2 hua2

carnival; fiesta; festival

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嘉年華會

gaa1 nin4 waa4 wui2

Mandarin: jia1nian2hua2 hui4

Simplified: 嘉年华会

carnival [written and colloquial]

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嘉年華會

gaa1 nin4 waa4 wui6*2

Mandarin: jia1 nian2 hua2 hui4

carnival

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嘉特利亞蘭

gaa1 dak6 lei6 aa3 laan4

Mandarin: jia1 te4 li4 ya3/4 (Taiwan/PRC) lan2

cattleya (commonly grown orchid plant)

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嘉獎

gaa1 zoeng2

Mandarin: jia1 jiang3

to award an honour

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嘉祥

gaa1 coeng4

Mandarin: jia1 xiang2

Jiaxiang (place in Shandong)

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嘉禾

gaa1 wo4

Mandarin: jia1 he2

Golden Harvest (film production company); Jiahe (place in Hunan)

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嘉禾娛樂有限公司

gaa1 wo4 jyu4 lok6 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1

Mandarin: jia1 he2 wu4 le4 you3 xian4 gong1 si1

Golden Harvest Entertainment Co Ltd

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嘉禾望崗站

gaa1 wo4 mong6 gong1 zaam6

Mandarin: jia1 he2 wang4 gang3 zhan4

Simplified: 嘉禾望岗站

Jiahewanggang Station, metro station in Guangzhou

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嘉義

gaa1 ji6

Mandarin: jia1 yi4

Chiayi (city in Taiwan)

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嘉興

gaa1 hing1

Mandarin: jia1 xing1

Jiaxing (city in Zhejiang)

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嘉興地區

gaa1 hing1 dei6 keoi1

Mandarin: jia1 xing1 di4 qu1

Jiaxing district (district in Zhejiang)

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嘉蔭

gaa1 jam3

Mandarin: jia1 yin4

Jiayin (place in Heilongjiang)

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嘉言懿行

gaa1 jin4 ji3 hang6

Mandarin: jia1 yan2 yi4 xing2[PRC] / xing4 [TW]

wise words and admirable deeds

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嘉許

gaa1 heoi2

Mandarin: jia1 xu3

favorable; praise

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嘉賓

gaa1 ban1

Mandarin: jia1 bin1

distinguished guest, guest of honor

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嘉道理農場

gaa1 dou6 lei5 nung4 coeng4

Mandarin: jia1 dao4 li5 nong2 chang3

Simplified: 嘉道理农场

Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden, place in Hong Kong

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嘉魚

gaa1 jyu4*2

Mandarin: jia1 yu2

charr (a type of freshwater fish); Jiayu (place in Hubei)

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嘉黎

gaa1 lai4

Mandarin: jia1 li2

Jiali (place in Tibet)

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嘎

gaa4

Mandarin: ga2

eccentric | odd | mischievous | a long, slender shape with a bulding middle | staccato | # adapted from cc-cedict

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嘰

gi1

Mandarin: ji1

Simplified: 叽

to grumble | to sigh in disapproval | to whisper | to mutter | to babble | to chirp | to chatter | # adapted from cc-cedict

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嘰咕

gei1 gu1

Mandarin: ji1 gu1

Simplified: 叽咕

to speak very softly, to murmur

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嘰咕

gi1 gu1

Mandarin: ji1 gu0

to talk in a low voice; whisper; mutter; to drip (of liquid)

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嘰哩咕嚕

gi1 li1 gu1 lu1

Mandarin: ji1 li5 gu1 lu1

sound of a foreign language; talk in an indistinct manner, jibber jabber

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嘰哩咕嚕

gei1 li1 gu1 lou1

Mandarin: ji1 li5 gu1 lu1

Simplified: 叽哩咕噜

(slang) if someone is "嘰哩咕嚕", it implies the listener does not know what the person said

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嘰嘰乞乞

gi4 gi6 gat6 gat6

Cantonese

always critcizing and complaining

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嘰嘰咭咭

gi4 gi1 gat6 gat6

Mandarin: ji1 ji1 ji1 ji1

Simplified: 叽叽咭咭

to grumble ; to complain [colloquial]

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嘰嘰趷趷

gei1 gei1 gat6 gat6

Mandarin: ji1 ji1 he2 he2

Simplified: 叽叽趷趷

stutter, be annoying, or stand in the way

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