Cantonese Dictionary

預科

jyu6 fo1

Mandarin: yu4 ke1

matriculation, preparatory course

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預算

jyu6 syun3

Mandarin: yu4 suan4

Simplified: 预算

(verb) 1. to forecast; 2. to budget

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預算案

jyu6 syun3 on3

Mandarin: yu4suan4 an4

Simplified: 预算案

the budget; the bill of budget [written and colloquial]

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預約

jyu6 joek3

Mandarin: yu4 yue1

to reserve; reservation; to book; booking

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預繳

jyu6 giu2

Mandarin: yu4 jiao3

Simplified: 预缴

to prepay; to pay in advance

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預習

jyu6 zaap6

Mandarin: yu4 xi2

to prepare a class or lesson

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預製組合屋

jyu6 zai3 zou2 hap6 uk1

Mandarin: yu4 zhi4 zu3 he2 wu1

pre-fabricated modular housing

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預見

jyu6 gin3

Mandarin: yu4 jian4

foresight; intuition; prescience; to foresee; to envision

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預覽

jyu6 laam5

preview

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預言

jyu6 jin4

Mandarin: yu4 yan2

Simplified: 预言

prediction

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預言家

jyu6 jin4 gaa1

Mandarin: yu4 yan2 jia1

prophet

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預訂

jyu6 deng6

Mandarin: yu4ding4

Simplified: 预订

(verb) To make a reservation (in advance)

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預計

jyu6 gai3

Mandarin: yu4 ji4

to forecast; to predict; to estimate (the completion of a project)

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預購

jyu6 kau3

Mandarin: yu4 gou4

purchase in advance, pre-order

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預賽

jyu6 coi3

Mandarin: yu4 sai4

preliminary competition; to take part in the preliminaries

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預選

jyu6 syun2

the first round of voting

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預防

jyu6 fong4

Mandarin: yu4 fang2

to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions against

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預防勝於治療

jyu6 fong4 sing3 jyu1 zi6 liu4

Mandarin: yu4 fang2 sheng4 yu2 zhi4 liao2

prevention is better than treatment

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預防措施

jyu6 fong4 cou3 si1

Mandarin: yu4 fang2 cuo4 shi1

protective step; protective measure

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預防為主

jyu6 fong4 wai4 zyu2

Mandarin: yu4 fang2 wei2 zhu3

Simplified: 预防为主

to rely mainly on prevention; to place the emphasis on prevention

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預防疫症針

jyu6 fong4 jik6 zing3 zam1

anti-epidemic vaccine

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預防霍亂針

jyu6 fong4 fok3 lyun6 zam1

anti-cholera vaccine

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預鬆時間

jyu6 sung1 si4 gaan3

Mandarin: yu4 song4 shi2 jian1

Cantonese

leave a little extra time (to do sth.)

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頤

ji4

Mandarin: yi2

Simplified: 颐

cheek | lower cheek | chin | jaw | to nourish | # adapted from cc-cedict

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頤和園

ji4 wo4 jyun4*2

Mandarin: yi2 he2 yuan2

Summer Palace (in Beijing)

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頤指氣使

ji4 zi2 hei3 si2

Mandarin: yi2 zhi3 qi4 shi3

to arrogantly order people around with the tilt of one's chin; arrogant; unbearably arrogant; act bossy; order people here and there by gesture

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頤養天年

ji4 joeng5 tin1 nin4

Mandarin: yi2 yang3 tian1 nian2

retire; take care of oneself during one's remaining years after retirement

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顒

jung4

Mandarin: yong2

Simplified: 颙

grand | majestic | just | stern | solemn | large | hoping | # adapted from cc-cedict

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顒琰

jung4 jim5

Mandarin: yong2 yan3

Simplified: 颙琰

Yongyan | the Jiaqing Emperor, the seventh emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty

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願

jyun6

Mandarin: yuan4

Simplified: 愿

to hope | to wish | to desire | hoped-for | ready | willing | sincere | ambition | aspiration | vow | pledge | # adapted from cc-cedict

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