Cantonese Dictionary

鹹蝦

haam4 haa1

Mandarin: xian2 xia1

Simplified: 咸虾

salted shrimp; shrimp paste

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鹹蝦燦

haam4 haa1 caan3

Mandarin: jian3 xia1 can4

Simplified: 鹹虾灿

nickname for descendants of Portuguese born and living in Macau

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鹹蟲

haam4 cung4

Mandarin: jian3 chong2

Simplified: 鹹虫

(noun) a lecherous guy; a lascivious man; libidinous man; a pervert

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鹹赧赧

haam4 naan5 naan5

Mandarin: jian3 nan3 nan3

too salty (spoken)

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鹹赧赧

haam4 naan3/2 naan3/2

Cantonese

salt-ish

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鹹酸

haam4 syun1

Mandarin: xian2 suan1

Simplified: 咸酸

literally: salty and sour' pickled

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鹹酸菜

haam4 syun1 coi3

Mandarin: xian2 suan1 cai4

Simplified: 咸酸菜

picked vegetables

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鹹餸

haam4 sung3

Mandarin: jian3 song4

the vegetables | meat dishes (usually with a slightly salty flavour) to accompany rice in a meal

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鹹魚

haam4 jyu4*2

Mandarin: xian2 yu2

salted fish; [粵] [slang] dead body, corpse

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鹹魚白菜

haam4 jyu4 baak6 coi3

Mandarin: xian2 yu2 bai2 cai4

Simplified: 咸鱼白菜

salted fish and Chinese cabbage

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鹹魚翻生

haam4 jyu4*2 faan1 saang1

to be successful when it seems one would absolutely be a failure

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鹹魚翻生

haam4 jyu2 faan1 saang1

Mandarin: xian2 yu2 fan1 sheng1

Simplified: 咸鱼翻生

to succeed unexpectedly in a dire situation; to succeed despite all odds; literal meaning: 'salted fish coming back to life'

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鹹魚茄子

haam4 jyu4*2 ke4*2 zi2

Chinese eggplant stir-fried with salted fish

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鹹魚雞粒炒飯

haam4 jyu4 gai1 lap1 caau2 faan6

Mandarin: xian2 yu2 ji1 li4 chao3 fan4

fried rice with salted fish and diced chicken

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鹹鴨蛋

haam4 aap3 daan6*2

Salted Duck Egg

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鹹鹹地

haam4 haam4*2 dei6*2

a little salty

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鹹鹹地

haam4 haam2 dei2

Mandarin: xian2 xian2 di4

Simplified: 咸咸地

a little salty

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鹹鹹臭臭

haam4 haam4 cau3 cau3

Mandarin: xian2 xian2 chou4 chou4

Simplified: 咸咸臭臭

smell of perspiration

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鹹龍

haam4 lung2

Mandarin: jian3 long2

Simplified: 鹹龙

another name for Hong Kong Dollar in the old days

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黑

hak1

Mandarin: hei1

black | dark | sinister | secret | shady | illegal | to hide (sth) away | to vilify | (loanword) to hack (computing) | evil | gloomy | glum (facial expression) | unlucky | unfortunate | cursed | # adapted from cc-cedict

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黑人

hak1 jan4

black person

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黑人僧

hak1 jan4 zang1

Mandarin: hei1 ren2 seng1

obnoxious

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黑人法令

hak1 jan4 faat3 ling6

Mandarin: hei1 ren2 fa3 ling4

black person ordinances; Black codes

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黑人牙膏

hak1 jan4 ngaa4 gou1

Used to describe a brand name of toothpaste known as Darlie which features a smiling black man wearing a top hat for its logo, formerly was called "Darkie" before Colgate bought Hazel & Hawley in 1985.

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黑仔

hak1 zai2

Mandarin: hei1 zi3

unlucky person (slang)

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黑仔

haak1 zai2

Cantonese

unlucky; just my luck; just not my day

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黑俠梭羅

hak1 haap6 so1 lo4

Mandarin: hei1 xia2 suo1 luo2

Zorro, fictional character created in 1919 (Lit. the black chivalrous Zorro)

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黑加侖子

hak1 gaa1 leon4 zi2

Mandarin: hei1 jia1 lun2 zi5

Simplified: 黑加仑子

blackcurrant

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黑加倫子

hak1 gaa1 leon4 zi2

blackcurrant (nb. more often spelled 黑加侖子)

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黑勢力

hak1 sai3 lik6

Mandarin: hei1 shi4li5

Simplified: 黑势力

criminal syndicate [written and colloquial]

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