Cantonese Dictionary

空洞

hung1 dung6

Mandarin: kong1dong4

(adjective) Hollow

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空白

hung1 baak6

Mandarin: kong4 bai2

blank space

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空盒氣壓計

hung1 hap6 /haap6 hei3 aat3 gai3

Mandarin: kong1 he2 qi4 ya1 ji4

[meteorology] aneroid barometer

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空空如也

hung1 hung1 jyu4 jaa5

Mandarin: kong1 kong1 ru2 ye3

compeletely empty; utterly empty

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空窗期

hung1 coeng1 kei4

Mandarin: kong1 chuang1 qi2

time period between losing a lover and finding a new lover

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空籠

hung1 lung2

Mandarin: kong1 long2

Simplified: 空笼

Empty cage; hollow

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空缺

hung1 kyut3

Mandarin: kong1 que1

vacancy in a company

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空置

hung1 zi3

vacant

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空肚

hung1 tou5

Mandarin: kong4 du4

on an empty stomach

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空虛

hung1 heoi1

Mandarin: kong1 xu1

[adj] hollow, no meaning; [n] emptiness

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空襲

hung1 zaap6

Mandarin: kong1 xi2

(military) attack from the air

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空襲解除的警報

hung1 zaap6 gaai2 ceoi4 dik1 ging2 bou3

all-clear

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空話

hung1 waa6*2

Mandarin: kong1 hua4

empty talk; idle talk; hollow words

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空身伶俐

hung1 san1 ling4 lei6

Mandarin: kong1 shen1 ling2 li4

(verb) be single; be alone; or someone is free without encumbrance

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空軍

hung1 gwan1

Mandarin: kong1 jun1

the airforce

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空軍基地

hung1 gwan1 gei1 dei6

Mandarin: kong1 jun1 ji1 di4

[n] air base

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空轉

hung1 zyun3

Mandarin: kong1 zhuan4

(of a motor, etc.) idling/racing; no load operation

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空郵

hung1 jau4

Mandarin: kong1 you2

Simplified: 空邮

air mail

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空閒

hung1 haan4

Mandarin: kong4 xian2

leisure time; free time

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空間

hung1 gaan1

Mandarin: kong1 jian1

Simplified: 空间

dimensions

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空間探測

hung1 gaan1 taam3 caak1

Mandarin: kong1 jian1 tan4 ce4

space probe

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空隙

hung1 kwik1

Mandarin: kong4 xi4

[n] crack or gap between two objects; gap in time between two events

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空難

hung1 naan6

Mandarin: kong1 nan4

aviation accidents and incidents

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空頭

hung1 tau4

nominal; short-seller

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空頭支票

hung1 tau4 zi1 piu3

Mandarin: kong1 tou2 zhi1 piao4

Simplified: 空头支票

bounced cheque

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空頭白契

hung1 tau4 baak6 kai3

Mandarin: kong1 tou2 bai2 qi4

Simplified: 空头白契

White Deeds, a contract that has not been stamped with the official stamp

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空䆲䆡

hung1 kwaang1 long4

Mandarin: kong1 kang1 lang2

Empty

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竅門

hiu3 mun4

Mandarin: qiao4 men2

the secret to a technique

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竅門兒

hiu3 mun4 ji4

Mandarin: qiao4 men2 er5

a trick; an ingenious method; know-how; the knack (of doing something)

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筐

hong1

Mandarin: kuang1

basket

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