Cantonese Dictionary

曉市

hiu2 si5

Mandarin: xiao3 shi4

Simplified: 晓市

morning market

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曉得

hiu2 dak1

Mandarin: xiao3 de5

to know [how to do something] | [粵]: 知道

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曉港

hiu2 gong2

Mandarin: xiao3 gang3

Simplified: 晓港

Xiaogang, a place located in Guangzhou, China

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曉示

hiu2 si6

Mandarin: xiao3 shi4

to tell; to notify

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曉諭

hiu2 ju6

Mandarin: xiao3 yu4

instruct; command

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曦

hei1

Mandarin: xi1

light of day | early dawn | sunlight | sunshine | # adapted from cc-cedict

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曷

hot6

Mandarin: he2

why | how | when | what | where | very | extremely | a type of insect | # adapted from cc-cedict

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杏

hang6

Mandarin: xing4

[1] [n] apricot [2] [n] almond; apricot kernels [3] apricot flowers

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杏仁

hang6 jan4

Mandarin: xing4 ren2

almond

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杏仁糊

hang6 jan4 wu4*2

almond paste soup -- a sweet Chinese dessert soup (糖水) made from almonds

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杏仁糊

hang6 jan4 wu2

Mandarin: xing4 ren2 hu2

(dessert) almond dessert

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杏仁茶

hang6 jan4 caa4

Mandarin: xing4 ren2 cha2

almond cream soup; almond tea; almond paste

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杏仁豆腐

hang6 jan4 dau6 fu6

almond beancurd/tofu

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杏仁露

hang6 jan4 lou6

almond soup

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杏仁餅

hang6 jan4 beng2

Mandarin: xing4 ren2 bing3

Simplified: 杏仁饼

almond cookies; almond biscuits

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杏加橙

hang6 gaa1 caang2

Mandarin: xing4 jia1 cheng2

curse of one's family to die (derogatory)

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杏壇

hang6 taan4

Mandarin: xing4 tan2

Simplified: 杏坛

(noun) the teaching profession

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杏桃

hang6 tou4/4*2

Mandarin: xing4 tao2

apricot

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杏桃

hang6 tou2

Mandarin: xing4 tao2

an apricot

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杏紅

hang6 hung4

Mandarin: xing4 hong2

Simplified: 杏红

apricot pink (a colour)

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杏色

hang6 sik1

Mandarin: xing4 se4

apricot colored (also used for various shades of beige)

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杏色加橙色

hang6 sik1 gaa1 caang2 sik1

Mandarin: xing4 se4 jia1 cheng2se4

used as an euphemism for 冚家鏟 (ham6 gaa1 caan2), used to curse someone wishing of their family to be dead [colloquial]

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杏花

hang6 faa1

Mandarin: xing4 hua1

(plant) Almond Blossom

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杏花邨

hang6 faa1 cyun1

Mandarin: xing4 hua1 cun1

Simplified: 杏花村

(estate in Hong Kong Island) Heng Fa Chuen

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杏花邨

hang6 faa1 cyun4

Mandarin: xing4 hua1 cun1

Heng Fa Chuen, Hong Kong MTR Station

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杏黃

hang6 wong4

Mandarin: xing4 huang2

Simplified: 杏黄

(noun) apricot yellow; pinkish yellow

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杭

hong4

Mandarin: Hang2

surname Hang | Hangzhou | an alternative form for 航, to navigate | # adapted from cc-cedict

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杭州

hong4 zau1

Mandarin: hang2 zhou1

Hangzhou (city)

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杭州西湖

hong4 zau1 sai1 wu4

Mandarin: Hang2 zhou1 Xi1 Hu2

the West Lake in Hangzhou, China

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杭州鹹魚白切鴨

hong4 zau1 haam4 jyu4*2 baak6 cit3 aap3

Hangzhou dish of steamed duck pieces served with slices of salted fish

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