Cantonese Dictionary

凶惡

hung1 ok3

Mandarin: xiong1 e4

fierce; ferocious; fiendish | [粵]: 惡 (ok3), 惡死

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凶相

hung1 soeng3

Mandarin: xiong1 xiang1

ferocious features; fierce look

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凶靈

hung1 leng4

Mandarin: xiong1 ling2

vicious spirit

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函

haam4

Mandarin: han2

envelope | case | letter | correspondence | a box | # adapted from cc-cedict

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函谷關

haam4 guk1 gwaan1

Mandarin: han2 gu3 guan1

Hangu Pass in modern day Henan Province, strategic pass forming the eastern gate of the Qin State during the Warring States Period

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刊印

hon1*2 jan3

Mandarin: kan1 yin4

to print (a publication)

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刊物

hon1/1*2 mat6

Mandarin: kan1 wu4

a periodical; a publication

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刊登

hon1/1*2 dang1

Mandarin: kan1 deng1

[1] carry a story, [2] publish (in a newspaper or magazine)

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刊載

hon1*2 zoi3

Mandarin: kan1 zai3

publish (in a newspaper or magazine), to carry

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券

hyun3

Mandarin: quan4

bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half) | contract | deed (i.e. title deeds) | ticket | voucher | certificate | arch | # adapted from cc-cedict

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刻

hak1

Mandarin: ke4

quarter (hour) | moment | to carve | to engrave | to cut | oppressive | classifier for short time intervals | quarter of an hour | to portray | to depict | # adapted from cc-cedict

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刻不容緩

hak1 bat1 jung4 wun6

Mandarin: ke4 bu4 rong2 huan3]

demand immediate attention; be of great urgency

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刻劃

hak1 waak6

Mandarin: ke4 hua4

describe, description

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刻劃入微

hak1 waak6 jap6 mei4

vivid portrayal of details

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刻字

hak1 zi6

Mandarin: ke4 zi4

to engrave characters

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刻度

hak1 dou6

Mandarin: ke4 du4

graduation (division on a graduated scale)

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刻意

hak1 ji3

Mandarin: ke4 yi4

painstakingly; meticulously; sedulously; deliberate

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刻板

hak1 baan2

Mandarin: ke4 ban3

stiff; inflexible; mechanical; stubborn; to cut blocks for printing

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刻毒

hak1 duk6

Mandarin: ke4 du2

spiteful, venomous, malicious

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刻畫

hak1 waa6*2

Mandarin: ke4 hua4

depict; portray

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刻舟求劍

hak1 zau1 kau4 gim3

Mandarin: ke4 zhou1 qiu2 jian4

an action made pointless by changed circumstances (lit., "a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard")

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刻苦

hak1 fu2

Mandarin: ke4 ku3

(adjective) Arduous (work, etc.)

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刻薄

hak1 bok6

Mandarin: ke4 bo2

(adjective) abrasive; mean and callous

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刻骨

hak1 gwat1

Mandarin: ke4 gu3

deeply ingrained; deep-rooted

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刻骨銘心

hak1 gwat1 ming5/4 sam1

engraved on one's bones and heart; unforgettable

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剋

hak1

Mandarin: ke4

Simplified: 克

to subdue | to restrain | to overcome | to set a time limit | to skimp | to cut down | to scold | to fight | opponent | natural enemy | # adapted from cc-cedict

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剋扣

hak1 kau3

Mandarin: ke4 kou4

short-change; embezzle; skimp; dock; reduce

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剋星

hak1 sing1

Mandarin: ke4 xing1

nemesis; natural enemy

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効力

haau6 lik6

Mandarin: xiao4 li4

Simplified: 效力

to work for

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劾

hat6

Mandarin: he2

to impeach | to examine | to charge | # adapted from cc-cedict

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