Cantonese Dictionary

巾

gan1

Mandarin: jin1

towel | general purpose cloth | women's headcovering (old) | Kangxi radical 50 | a kerchief | a turban | # adapted from cc-cedict

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巾幗

gan1 gwok3

Mandarin: jin1 guo2

a woman's head covering, a woman's head scarf; a woman (as a metaphor)

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巾幗不讓鬚眉

gan1 gwok3 bat1 joeng6 sou1 mei4

Mandarin: jin1 guo2 bu4 rang4 xu1 mei2

womenfolk (巾幗) not conceding to men (鬚眉)

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巾幗英雄

gan1 gwok3 jing1 hung4

Mandarin: jin1 guo2 ying1 xiong2

Simplified: 巾帼英雄

noun; heroine; female hero

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幗

gwok3

Mandarin: guo2

[1] a mourning cap worn by women [2] feminine

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干城章嘉峰

gon1 sing4 zoeng1 gaa1 fung1

Kangchenjunga (third highest mountain peak in the world)

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干戈

gon1 gwo1

Mandarin: gan1 ge1

warfare, literally 'shield and spear'

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干支

gon1 zi1

Mandarin: gan1 zhi1

the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches (short for 天干地支)

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干涉

gon1 sip3

Mandarin: gan1 she4

to intervene; interference

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干炒牛河

gon1 caau2 ngau4 ho2

Mandarin: gan1 chao3 niu2 he2

Fried rice flat noodle with beef

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干諾道

gon1 nok6 dou6

Mandarin: gan1 nuo4 dao4

Simplified: 干诺道

Connaught Road, located in Hong Kong

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干諾道中

gon1 nok6 dou6 zung1

Mandarin: gan1 nuo4 dao4 zhong1

Simplified: 干诺道中

Connaught Road Central, located in Hong Kong

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干邑

gon1 jap1

cognac

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干邑酒

gon1 jap1 zau2

Mandarin: gan1 yi4 jiu3

Cognac

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干預

gon1 jyu6

Mandarin: gan1 yu4

to meddle; to interfere; to intervene

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幹事

gon3 si6

Mandarin: gan4 shi5

administrative secretary (in charge of something)

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幹勁

gon3 ging6

Mandarin: gan4 jing4

vigour; energy; dynamism; enthusiasm | [粵]: also 勁頭

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幹嗎

gon3 maa3

Mandarin: gan4 ma2

[1] why on earth?; whatever for? | Cant: 做乜嘢; 做乜嘢鬼 [2] (Mand. coll.) what's up? wassup? how's it going? [3] totally; completely; all | Also written as '幹嘛' but read this essay on the difference betw. '幹嗎' and '幹嘛': [resources.emb.gov.hk]

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幹嘛

gon3 maa3

Mandarin: gan4 ma2

[1] why on earth?; whatever for? | Cant: 做乜嘢; 做乜嘢鬼 [2] (Mand. coll.) what's up? wassup? how's it going? [3] totally; completely; all | Also written as '幹嗎' but read this essay on the difference betw. '幹嗎' and '幹嘛': [resources.emb.gov.hk]

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幹活

gon3 wut6

Mandarin: gan4 huo2

[1] to work on a job; to do work | Cant.: 做工; 開工; 做嘢 [2] labour; work [] Mand. speech also: '幹活兒'

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幹活兒

gon3 wut6 ji4

Mandarin: gan4 huor2

[1] to work on a job; to do work | Cant.: 做工; 開工; 做嘢 [2] labour; work

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幹細胞

gon3 sai3 baau1

Mandarin: gan4 xi4 bao1

stem cell

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幹細胞研究

gon3 sai3 baau1 jin4 gau3

Mandarin: gan4 xi4 bao1 yan2 jiu4 (Taiwan), gan4 xi4 bao1 yan2 jiu1 (PRC)

stem cell research

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幹線

gon3 sin3

Mandarin: gan4 xian4

Simplified: 干线

(noun) 1. Route 1 | 2 | 3

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幹肉餅

gon3 juk6 beng2

Mandarin: gan4 rou4 bing3

pemmican

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幹部

gon3 bou6

(PRC) cadre

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幾

gei2

Mandarin: ji3

Simplified: 几

how much | how many | several | a few | quite | shortly thereafter | # adapted from cc-cedict

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幾乎

gei1 fu4

Mandarin: ji1 hu1

nearly; almost

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幾乎不

gei1 fu4 bat1

Mandarin: ji1 hu1 bu4

hardly; seems not

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幾乎不可能

gei1 fu4 bat1 ho2 nang4

Mandarin: ji1 hu1 bu4 ke3 neng2

almost impossible

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