Cantonese Dictionary

有時候

jau5 si4 hau6

Mandarin: you3 shi2 hou5

sometimes; occasionally; there are times when | "有時" is more often used in spoken Cant.

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有時間

jau5 si4 gaan1*3

Mandarin: you3 shi2 jian1

to have time

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有景轟

jau5 ging2 gwang1

Mandarin: you3 jing3 hong1

Simplified: 有景轰

something that is strange | fishy | not quite right; an affair;

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有朝一日

jau5 ziu1 jat1 jat6

some day

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有期徒刑

jau5 kei4 tou4 jing4

Mandarin: you3 qi1 tu2 xing2 (PRC), you3 qi2 tu2 xing2 (Taiwan)

limited term of imprisonment (anything less than life imprisonment)

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有板有眼

jau5 baan2 jau5 ngaan5

Mandarin: you3 ban3 you3 yan3

rhythmical; well presented; systematic; methodical; measured; orderly; adequately

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有核國家

jau5 hat6 gwok3 gaa1

Mandarin: you3 he2 guo2 jia1

nuclear weapon states

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有根蔃

jau5 gan1 koeng2

Mandarin: you3 gen1 jiang4

to have roots; to have support

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有案可查

jau5 on3 ho2 caa4

Mandarin: you3 an4 ke3 cha2

well documented

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有條不紊

jau5 tiu4 bat1 man6

Mandarin: you3 tiao2 bu4 wen3 (PRC) wen4 (TW)

orderly and unchaotic

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有條有理

jau5 tiu4 jau5 lei3

Mandarin: you3 tiao2 you3 li3

be systematic and methodical; arranged orderly and systematically

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有條理

jau5 tiu4 lei5

neat and tidy; has orderliness

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有條紋

jau5 tiu4 man4

Mandarin: you3 tiao2 wen2

striped

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有樣學樣

jau5 joeng2 hok6 joeng2

Mandarin: you3 yang4 xue2 yang4

Simplified: 有样学样

the act of imitating or following the behaviour of another

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有樣學樣

jau5 joeng6*2 hok6 joeng6*2

Mandarin: you3 yang4 xue2 yang4

monkey see, monkey do; follow suit; imitate; copycat

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有機

jau5 gei1

Mandarin: you3ji1

Simplified: 有机

(verb + noun) Have opportunity | chance

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有機分子

jau5 gei1 fan1 zi2

Mandarin: you3 ji1 fen1 zi3

organic molecule

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有機化合物

jau5 gei1 faa3 hap6 mat6

Mandarin: you3 ji1 hua4 he2 wu4

organic compound

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有機化學

jau5 gei1 faa3 hok6

Mandarin: you3 ji1 hua4 xue2

organic chemistry

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有機可乘

jau5 gei1 ho2 sing4

Mandarin: you3 ji1 ke3 cheng2

Simplified: 有机可乘

(verb) take advantage of

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有機物

jau5 gei1 mat6

Mandarin: you3 ji1 wu4

organic substance; organic matter

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有機玻璃

jau5 gei1 bo1 lei4*1

Mandarin: you3 ji1 bo1 li2 (Taiwan), you3 ji1 bo1 li5 (PRC)

polymethyl methacrylate, also known as Plexiglas (lit., "organic glass")

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有機肥料

jau5 gei1 fei4 liu2

Mandarin: you3 ji1 fei2 liao4

Simplified: 有机肥料

organic fertilizers

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有機食品

jau5 gei1 sik6 ban2

Mandarin: you3 ji1 shi2 pin3

organic food

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有機食物

jau5 gei1 sik6 mat6

organic food

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有機體

jau5 gei1 tai2

Mandarin: you3 ji1 ti3

organism

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有權威

jau5 kyun4 wai1

Mandarin: you3 quan2 wei1

authoritative

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有權有勢

jau5 kyun4 jau5 sai3

Mandarin: you3 quan2 you3 shi4

Simplified: 有权有势

powerful and influential; to have power and authority

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有正負符號數

jau5 zing3 fu6 fu4 hou6 sou3

Mandarin: you3 zheng4 fu4 fu2 hao4 shu4

[math.] signed number

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有殺冇賠

jau5 saat3 mou5 pui4

Mandarin: you3 sha1 mao3 pei2

Simplified: 有杀冇赔

Cantonese

(verb) presumption of guilt

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