Cantonese Dictionary

粵語班

jyut6 jyu5 baan1

[n] a Cantonese class or course

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粵語白話文

jyut6 jyu5 baak6 waa2 man4

Mandarin: Yue4 yu3 bai2 hua4 wen2

Simplified: 粤语白话文

written Cantonese

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粵語話劇

jyut6 jyu5 waa6*2 kek6

drama in Cantonese

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粵語課本

jyut6 jyu5 fo3 bun2

[n] a Cantonese textbook

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粵語課程

jyut6 jyu5 fo3 cing4

Mandarin: yue4 yu3 ke4 cheng2

Cantonese course [Syn.] 廣東話課程

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粵語長片

jyut6 jyu5 coeng4 pin3*2

Cantonese feature film

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粵語長片

jyut6 jyu5 coeng4 pin2

Mandarin: Yue4 yu3 chang2 pian4

Simplified: 粤语长片

old Cantonese films

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糅

jau2 nau6

Mandarin: rou2

mix; mingle; blend

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糅合

jau2 hap6

Mandarin: rou2 he2

mix together; blend; form a mixture

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糗事

jau2 si6

Mandarin: qiu3 shi4

awkward incident

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糗大了

jau2 daai6 liu5

Mandarin: qiu3 da4 le5

to make a fool of oneself

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糗糒

jau2 bei6

Mandarin: qiu2 bei4

food for a journey

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糗糧

jau2 loeng4

Mandarin: qiu3 liang2

dry rations

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約

joek3

Mandarin: yue1

Simplified: 约

to make an appointment | to invite | approximately | pact | to economize | to restrict | to reduce (a fraction) | concise | treaty | agreement | convenant | appointment | engagement | to restrain | to control | brief | simple | # adapted from cc-cedict

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約克

joek3 haak1

[translit.] York

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約分

joek3 fan6

Mandarin: yue1 fen1

reduction of fraction (in math)

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約埋

joek3 maai4

Cantonese

[1] invite someone to join in [2] [華]: 約上

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約好

joek3 hou2

Mandarin: yue1 hao3

Simplified: 约好

(verb) agree; arrange

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約定

joek3 ding6

Mandarin: yue1 ding4

to arrange or agree to

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約定俗成

joek3 ding6 zuk6 sing4

Mandarin: yue1 ding4 su2 cheng2

convention; established practice or custom

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約定資訊速率

joek3 ding6 zi1 seon3 cuk1 leot6

Mandarin: yue1 ding4 zi1 xun4 su4 lv4

committed information rate (Frame Relay); CIR

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約數

joek3 sou3

Mandarin: yue1 shu4

[math.] rounded number

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約旦河

joek3 daan3 ho4

Mandarin: yue1 dan4 he2

Jordan River

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約會

joek3 wui6

Mandarin: yue1 hui4

appointment; engagement

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約束

joek3 cuk1

Mandarin: yue1 shu4

Simplified: 约束

restriction; limit

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約翰

joek3 hon6

transliteration for "John"

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約翰一書

joek3 hon6 jat1 syu1

Mandarin: yue1 han4 yi1 shu1

1 John

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約翰三書

joek3 hon6 saam1 syu1

Mandarin: yue1 han4 san1 shu1

3 John

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約翰二書

joek3 hon6 ji6 syu1

Mandarin: yue1 han4 er4 shu1

2 John

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約翰內斯堡

joek3 hon6 noi6 si1 bou2

Mandarin: yue1 han4 nei4 si1 bao3

Johannesburg (largest city in South Africa)

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