Cantonese Dictionary

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開籠雀
Mandarin: kai1 long2 que4
Simplified: 开笼雀
a talkative person; literally "open cage bird"; someone who is rejoicing on regaining freedom
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開籠雀
Mandarin: kai1 long2 que4
Cantonese
(bird in an open cage) someone who chatters all the time
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開綠燈
Mandarin: kai1 lv4 deng1
give the go-ahead; give the green light
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開綻
Mandarin: kai1 zhan4
to come unsewn
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開緊會
Cantonese
be currently in a meeting; be in the middle of a meeting | Mand.: 正在開會
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開縣
Mandarin: kai1 xian4
Kai county (county in Sichuan)
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開罐頭
Mandarin: kai1 guan4 tou2
Simplified: 开罐头
to open a can
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開羅
Mandarin: kai1 luo2
Cairo
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開聲
Mandarin: kai1 sheng1
Simplified: 开声
to speak out; to request; the act of "opening" the voice before singing
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開胃口
Mandarin: kai1wei4 kou3
Simplified: 开胃口
to stimulate the appetite [written and colloquial]
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開胃菜
starter; appetizer; hors d'oeuvre; entrée | Note: In UK English, "entrée", strictly speaking, is a small dish served just before the main dish, while in US English, "entrée" is the main course of the meal (主菜 or 正餐).
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開脫
Mandarin: kai1 tuo1
exculpate, absolve, exonerate
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開膳
Mandarin: kai1 shan4
Simplified: 开膳
to start to eat
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開舖
Mandarin: kai1 pu4
Simplified: 开铺
open a shop (spoken)
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開舖子
run or keep a shop
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開舖頭
Cantonese
run/keep a shop/store
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開航
Mandarin: kai1 hang2
Simplified: 开航
to set sail
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開花
Mandarin: kai1 hua1
to bloom, to blossom
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開花期
Mandarin: kai1 hua1 qi1
Simplified: 开花期
florescence;anthesis; the flowering period; the flower blooming season
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開花結果
Mandarin: kai1 hua1 jie1 guo3
Simplified: 开花结果
to blossom and bear fruit ——to have a positive result
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開荒牛
Mandarin: kai1 huang1 niu2
Simplified: 开荒牛
a hardworking founder (slang)
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開蓋器
bottle opener
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開行
Mandarin: kai1 xing2
Cantonese
begin to move
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開衩
(ladies' skirt) open slit
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開襟冷衫
Cantonese
cardigan
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開襟冷衫
Mandarin: kai1 jin1 leng3 shan1
Simplified: 开襟冷衫
a cardigan
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開襠褲
Cantonese
open-seat pants; split pants; crotchless pants [Var.] 開浪褲
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開解
Mandarin: kai1 jie3
console; cheer sb up; ease sb's anxiety
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開設
Mandarin: kai1 she4
offer (goods or services); open (for business, etc.)
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開講有話
Mandarin: kai1 jiang3 you3 hua4
Simplified: 开讲有话
as the saying goes
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