Cantonese Dictionary

黑手黨

hak1 sau2 dong2

Mandarin: hei1 shou3 dang3

mafia

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黑括號

haak1 kut3 hou6

"black" brackets: 【】; another name for 方頭括號

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黑斑羚

hak1 baan1 ling4

Mandarin: hei1 ban1 ling2

impala

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黑暗

hak1 am3

Mandarin: hei1 an4

dark

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黑暗星雲

hak1 am3 sing1 wan4

Mandarin: hei1 an4 xing1 yun2

a dark nebula

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黑曜石

hak1 jiu6 sek6

Mandarin: hei1 yao4 shi2

obsidian

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黑板

hak1 baan2

Mandarin: hei1 ban3

blackboard

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黑桃

hak1 tou4

The suit of Spades in playing cards. The characters literally mean "black peach", which is a better description of the shape than a spade in my opinion... | Also 葵扇 (preferred in HK Cantonese)

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黑森

haak1 sam1

Mandarin: Hei1 sen1

Hessen, Germany

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黑森林

hak1 sam1 lam4

Mandarin: hei1 sen1 lin2

Name of the Black Forest somewhere in Germany, of fairytale and cake fame.

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黑椒

hak1 ziu1

Mandarin: hei1 jiao1

black pepper

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黑椒牛柳

hak1 ziu1 ngau4 lau5

black pepper beef medallions

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黑椒牛柳條

hak1 ziu1 ngau4 lau5 tiu4*2

peppered beef strips and sliced peppers seared on a hot plate

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黑椒牛柳粒

hak1 ziu1 ngau4 lau5 lap1

black peppered steak cubes

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黑椒鮮魷

haak1 ziu1 sin1 jau4*2

squid in black pepper sauce

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黑槍

haak1 coeng1

Mandarin: hei1 qiang1

Simplified: 黑枪

illegal guns | firearms

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黑檀

hak1 taan4

Mandarin: hei1 tan2

ebony [Syn.] 烏木

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黑死病

haak1 sei2 beng6

Mandarin: hei1 si3 bing4

bubonic plague

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黑水

hak1 seoi2

Mandarin: hei1 shui3

Heishui (place in Sichuan)

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黑沉沉

hak1 cam4 cam4

Mandarin: hei1 chen2 chen2

Cantonese

dark and gloomy

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黑沙海灘

haak1 saa1 hoi2 taan1

Mandarin: hei1 sha1 hai3 tan1

Simplified: 黑沙海滩

Hac Sa Beach, a beach in Macau, China

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黑河

hak1 ho4

Mandarin: hei1 he2

Heihe (city in Heilongjiang)

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黑河地區

hak1 ho4 dei6 keoi1

Mandarin: hei1 he2 di4 qu1

Heihe district (district in Heilongjiang)

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黑油

hak1 jau4

heavy fuel oil; dirty oil

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黑洞

hak1 dung6

black hole

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黑海

hak1 hoi2

Black Sea

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黑熱病

hak1 jit6 beng6

black fever, kala-azar, visceral leishmaniasis

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黑燈瞎火

hak1 dang1 hat6 fo2

in complete darkness

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黑狗得食白狗當災

hak1 gau2 dak1 sik6 baak6 gau2 dong1 zoi1

Mandarin: hei1 gou3 de5 shi2 bai2 gou3 dang1 zai1

Simplified: 黑狗得食白狗当灾

the real culprit escapes, while the innocent suffer from crimes not committed (slang)

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黑猩猩

haak1 sing1 sing1

chimpanzee, chimp

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