Cantonese Dictionary

限量版

haan6 loeng6 baan2

Mandarin: xian4 liang4 ban3

limited edition

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限額

haan6 ngaak6

Mandarin: xian4 e2

Simplified: 限额

limited quota

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限額

haan6 ngaak6*2

ration; quota

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陜

haap6

Mandarin: xia2

variant of 狭 narrow | variant of 峡 gorge | used erroneously for 陕 Shaanxi | mountain pas | # adapted from cc-cedict

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陷

ham6

Mandarin: xian4

pitfall | trap | to sink | to cave in | to frame (false charge) | to capture (a city in battle) | to fall (to the enemy) | defect | to submerge | to plunge | to fall into | to crumble | to collapse | to entrap | to injure | kill | to get stuck | # adapted from cc-cedict

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陷入

haam6 jap6

Mandarin: xian4 ru4

(of trouble, situation, predicament etc.) to get into; to fall into; get caught up in; to land into

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陷坑

haam6 haang1

Mandarin: xian4 keng1

pitfall; pit as animal trap

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陷害

haam6 hoi6

Mandarin: xian4 hai4

to frame; to blame an innocent party

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陷阱

haam6 zeng6

Mandarin: xian4 jing3

trap

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陷阱門

haam6 zeng6 mun4

Mandarin: xian4 jing3 men2

trapdoor

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險

him2

Mandarin: xian3

Simplified: 险

danger | dangerous | rugged | narrow pass | strategic point | risky | perilous | sinister | treacherous | nearly | almost | within an inch of | # adapted from cc-cedict

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險勝

him2 sing3

Mandarin: xian3 sheng4

Simplified: 险胜

to win by a narrow margin

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險境

him2 ging2

Mandarin: xian3 jing4

a precarious situation; dangerous position

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險惡

him2 ok3

Mandarin: xian3 e4

sinister; treacherous

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險灘

him2 taan1

Mandarin: xian3 tan1

Simplified: 险滩

dangerous rapids

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險狀環生

him2 zong6 waan4 sang1

Mandarin: xian3 zhuang4 huan2 sheng1

perilous events in succession; dangerous situations on after another [Syn]險象環生

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險症

him2 zing3

Mandarin: xian3 zheng4

critical illness

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險詐

him2 zaa3

Mandarin: xian3 zha4

sinister and crafty; treacherous and dangerous

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險象環生

him2 zoeng6 waan4 sang1

Mandarin: xian3 xiang4 huan2 sheng1

dangerous phenomenon occur one after another; danger lurking everywhere

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險過剃頭

him2 gwo3 tai3 tau4

Mandarin: jian3 guo4 ti4 tou2

Simplified: 險过剃头

describes a situation which is very dangerous; a close shave; a narrow escape

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雄

hung4

Mandarin: xiong2

male | staminate | grand | imposing | powerful | mighty | person or state having great power and influence | hero | manly | to shout or threaten with words | brave | valiant | strong | superior | great | skillfully | greatly | masculine | virile | # adapted from cc-cedict

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雄人魚

hung4 jan4 jyu4

Mandarin: xiong2 ren2 yu2

a merman (compare to mermaid, 美人魚)

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雄偉

hung4 wai5

Mandarin: xiong2 wei3

Simplified: 雄伟

tall and strong

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雄兵

hung4 bing1

Mandarin: xiong2 bing1

a powerful army

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雄厚

hung4 hau5

Mandarin: xiong2 hou4

solid; strong

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雄壯

hung4 zong3

Mandarin: xiong2 zhuang4

Simplified: 雄壮

masculine; muscular; strong

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雄姿

hung4 zi1

Mandarin: xiong2 zi1

majestic appearance

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雄師

hung4 si1

Mandarin: xiong2 shi1

Simplified: 雄师

mighty army

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雄心

hung4 sam1

Mandarin: xiong2 xin1

lofty aspirations; great goals

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雄心勃勃

hung4 sam1 but6 but6

Mandarin: xiong2 xin1 bo2 bo2

have lofty ambitions; be ambitious; to have high aims

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