Cantonese Dictionary

油鋸

jau4 geoi3

Mandarin: you2 ju4

Simplified: 油锯

a gasoline powered chain saw

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油門

jau4 mun4

accelerator

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油頭粉面

jau4 tau4 fan2 min6

Mandarin: you2 tou2 fen3 mian4

Simplified: 油头粉面

to describe someone with slick hair, or someone who has on heavy make-up

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油餅

jau4 beng2

Mandarin: you2 bing3

deep-fried pancake

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油香餅

jau4 hoeng1 beng2

Mandarin: you2 xiang1 bing3

Simplified: 油香饼

deep fried Chinese pancake

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油麥菜

jau4 mak6 coi3

Mandarin: you2mai4cai4

Simplified: 油麦菜

(vegetable) Also known as A choi

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油麻地

jau4 maa4 dei6*2

Mandarin: you2 ma2 di4

Yau Ma Tei (district in Kowloon, Hong Kong)

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油麻地

jau4 maa4 dei6

Mandarin: you2 ma2 di4

Yau Ma Tei, a town situated in central Kowloon in Hong Kong

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油麻地小輪

jau4 maa4 dei6 siu2 leon4

Mandarin: you2 ma2 di4 xiao3 lun2

Simplified: 油麻地小轮

Yaumati Ferry in Hong Kong

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油麻地小輪公司

jau4 maa4 dei6 siu2 leon4 gung1 si1

Yaumati Ferry Company

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油𩺬

jau4 zeoi1

Mandarin: you2zhui1

a moray eel [written and colloquial]

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沿住

jyun4 zyu6

Mandarin: yan2 zhu4

along [written and colloquial]

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沿岸

jyun4 ngon6

Mandarin: yan2 an4

coastal area

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沿岸地區

jyun4 ngon6 dei6 keoi1

Mandarin: yan2 an4 di4 qu1

[n] coastal area

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沿海

jyun4 hoi2

Mandarin: yan2hai3

(adjective) Along shoreline

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沿海地區

jyun4 hoi2 dei6 keoi1

Mandarin: yan2 hai3 di4 qu1

[n] coastland

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沿用

jyun4 jung6

Mandarin: yan2 yong4

continue to use (an old method, etc.)

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沿街

jyun4 gaai1

Mandarin: yan2 jie1

along the street; in the street

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沿襲

jyun4 zaap6

Mandarin: yan2 xi2

carry on as before; follow old traditions, practices, customs etc.

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沿路

jyun4 lou6

Mandarin: yan2 lu4

along the way; along the road

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沿途

jyun4 tou4

Mandarin: yan2 tu2

on the way

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沿革

jyun4 gaak3

Mandarin: yan2 ge2

evolution; successive changes; the course of change and development

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泣

jap1

Mandarin: qi4

to sob | tears | # adapted from cc-cedict

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泣不成聲

jap1 bat1 sing4 sing1

Mandarin: qi4 bu4 cheng2 sheng1

Simplified: 泣不成声

to break down in tears; to sob

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泣別

jap1 bit6

Mandarin: qi4 bie2

Simplified: 泣别

to bid goodbye in tears [written and colloquial]

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泫然欲泣

jyun5 jin4 juk6 jap1

Mandarin: xuan4 ran2 yu4 qi4

on the verge of crying; to well up with tears about to weep

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泫然淚下

jyun5 jin4 leoi6 haa6

Mandarin: xuan4 ran2 lei4 xia4

to shed tears; to cry

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洋

joeng2

Mandarin: yang2

silver dollar or coin | # adapted from cc-cedict

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洋剪

joeng4 zin2

Mandarin: yang2 jian3

tailoring scissors; tailoring shears

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洋奴哲學

joeng4 nou4 zit3 hok6

Mandarin: yang2 nu2 zhe2 xue2

Simplified: 洋奴哲学

the blind worship of everything that is foreign

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