Cantonese Dictionary

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口字邊
Mandarin: kou3 zi4 bian1
Cantonese
Kangxi radical 30 (mouth)
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口密
Mandarin: kou3 mi4
tight-lipped, someone who doesn't like talking or gossiping; good in keeping secret
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口寡
Mandarin: kou3 gua3
loss of taste buds [colloquial]
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口岸
Mandarin: kou3 an4
a port on a sea or river
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口座
bank account
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口徑
caliber, calibre
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口德
propriety in speech: This word refers to the virtue of exercising proper judgement and restraint in voicing one's opinions, especially with regard to speaking ill of others.
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口快心直
blunt and frank
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口惠而實不至
Mandarin: kou3 hui4 er2 shi2 bu4 zhi4
Simplified: 口惠而实不至
verbally agreeing | promising but without taking any actions; Good words without deed are rushes and reeds
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口感
Mandarin: kou3 gan3
how food feels in the mouth; texture or taste of food
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口慷慷
Mandarin: kou3 kang1 kang1
to describe when someone makes promises casually without considering about whether they are really going to keep them [colloquial]
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口才
Mandarin: kou3 cai2
oral skill; oral ability
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口技
Mandarin: kou3 ji4
beat boxing; vocal mimicry; ventriloquism
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口拙
Mandarin: kou3 zhuo1
not good at speech or talking
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口授
Mandarin: kou3 shou4
teach verbally
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口擘擘
Mandarin: kou3 bai1 bai1
Simplified: 口掰掰
panting; mouth keeps opening and closing
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口數
Mandarin: kou3 shu4
Simplified: 口数
quantity per unit (related to finance)
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口是心非
Mandarin: kou3 shi4 xin1 fei1
duplicity; to say one thing and mean anothe (lit. the mouth say yes and the heart think no)
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口服
Mandarin: kou3 fu2
oral (administered by mouth)
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口服心服
Mandarin: kou3 fu2 xin1 fu2
to be convinced sincerely
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口果
Mandarin: kou3 guo3
traditional Chinese fruit candies to help with the intake of Chinese medicine
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口氣
Mandarin: kou3 qi4
Simplified: 口气
(noun) 1. breath of mouth; (of linguistics) (2.) tone (e.g. gentle, mean, unfriendly, etc.)
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口水
Mandarin: kou3 shui3
(adjective) 1. chatty; 2. talkative
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口水佬
Mandarin: kou3 shui3 lao3
describes someone who is very talkative
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口水多過茶
Mandarin: kou3 shui3 duo1 guo4 cha2
Simplified: 口水多过茶
(proverb) to describe someone who is talkative; loquacious; garrulous; a big mouthed person; a loquacious person
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口水尾
Mandarin: kou3 shui3 wei3
leftover food or drinks | one saying words which were just spoken from others
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口水戰
Mandarin: kou3 shui3 zhan4
a war of words, a "pissing contest"
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口水歌
Mandarin: kou3 shui3 ge1
resung songs (lit., "saliva songs"): some mediocre singers will sing the hit songs of pop stars or well-known folk songs in order to attract an audience to build their way to stardom. 口水歌 are also popular with karaoke as they are usually within ordinary peoples' limited singing capabilities.
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口水流
Mandarin: kou3 shui3 liu2
to drool
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口水溦
Mandarin: kou3 shui3 wei1
Cantonese
saliva, spit, spittle
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