Cantonese Dictionary

罄盡

hing3 zeon6

Mandarin: qing4 jin4

with nothing left, all used up

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罄竹難書

hing3 zuk1 naan4 syu1

Mandarin: qing4 zhu2 nan2 shu1

committed many crimes

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罕

hon2

Mandarin: han3

rare | a surname | a bird net | exceptional | # adapted from cc-cedict

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罕有

hon2 jau5

Mandarin: han3 you3

rarity, rare, unusual

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罕聞

hon2 man4

Mandarin: han3 wen2

to seldom hear of

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罕見

hon2 gin3

Mandarin: han3 jian4

[1] rare; [2] rarely seen

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羲

hei1

Mandarin: Xi1

same as Fuxi 伏羲 Fú Xī [伏羲], a mythical emperor | surname Xi | vapor | breath | # adapted from cc-cedict

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翕眼

hap1 ngaan5

Mandarin: xi1 yan3

blinking eyes; blink of an eye; wink

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翰

hon6

Mandarin: han4

writing brush | writing | pen | literary work | polite letters of correspondence | golden pheasant | long hard feather | long hair | ability | high flying | part of a place name | # adapted from cc-cedict

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考上

haau2 soeng5

Mandarin: kao3 shang4

to pass a university entrance exam

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考中

haau2 zung3

Mandarin: kao3 zhong4

to pass an examination

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考倒

haau2 dou2

Mandarin: kao3 dao3

to baffle; to confound

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考到

haau2 dou3*2

Mandarin: kao3 dao4

to have passed an examination

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考取

haau2 ceoi2

Mandarin: kao3 qu3

to pass an entrance test

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考古學

haau2 gu2 hok6

Mandarin: kao3 gu3 xue2

archaeology

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考唔到

haau2 m4 dou3*2

Cantonese

fail an examination

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考妣

haau2 bei2

Mandarin: kao3 bi3

deceased parents

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考察

haau2 caat3

Mandarin: kao3 cha2

expedition; delegation

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考慮

haau2 leoi6

Mandarin: kao3 lv4

Simplified: 考虑

to think over; to consider | to take into account of

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考慮不周

haau2 leoi6 bat1 zau1

Mandarin: kao3 lv4 bu4 zhou1

Simplified: 考虑不周

Thoughtless; lack of consideration

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考牌

haau2 paai4

Mandarin: kao3 pai2

to take a test to obtain a license

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考生

haau2 sang1

Mandarin: kao3 sheng1

examinee; examination candidate

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考第一

haau2 dai6 jat1

Mandarin: kao3 di4 yi1

to score first place in the examinations; to be top of the class

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考訂

haau2 ding6

Mandarin: kao3 ding4

examine and correct; do textual research

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考試

haau2 si5; haau2 si3

Mandarin: kao3 shi4

[n] examination; test [v] sit for an examination; take an examination

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考試

haau2 si5

Mandarin: kao3 shi4

Simplified: 考试

(noun) test

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考起

haau2 hei2

Mandarin: kao3 qi3

'beats me'; 'search me' (when being challenged by a difficult question or situation)

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考車牌

haau2 ce1 paai4

Mandarin: kao3 che1 pai2

Simplified: 考车牌

taking driving test

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考量

haau2 loeng4

Mandarin: kao3 liang2

to consider to give serious consideration to sth

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考驗

haau2 jim6

Mandarin: kao3 yan4

(put to the) test

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