Cantonese Dictionary

養父

joeng5 fu6

Mandarin: yang3 fu4

foster/adoptive father

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養父母

joeng5 fu6 mou5

Mandarin: yang3 fu4 mu3

to support one's parents

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養狗

joeng5 gau2

[v] to keep a dog or puppy

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養病

joeng5 beng6

[v] recuperate

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養眼

joeng5 ngaan5

[adj] good looking (lit., "feeding the eyes")

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養神

joeng5 san4

[v] repose

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養精蓄銳

joeng5 zing1 cuk1 jeoi6

Mandarin: yang3 jing1 xu4 rui4

to conserve energy; to build up strength

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養老

joeng5 lou5

Mandarin: yang3lao3

Simplified: 养老

(verb) Provide for getting in old age

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養老保險

joeng5 lou5 bou2 him2

Mandarin: yang3 lao3 bao3 xian3

old-age insurance; endowment insurance

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養老金

joeng5 lou5 gam1

Mandarin: yang3 lao3 jin1

annuity; old-age pension

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養育

joeng5 juk6

Mandarin: yang3 yu4

foster; rear; bring up; engender

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養草皮

joeng5 cou2 pei4

Mandarin: yang3 cao3pi2

Simplified: 养草皮

to make a loss in a gamble on horse racing [colloquial]

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養豬場

joeng5 zyu1 coeng4

Mandarin: yang3 zhu1 chang3

pig farm, piggery

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養身

joeng5 san1

Mandarin: yang3 shen1

Simplified: 养身

take good care of one's health

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養車

joeng5 ce1

Mandarin: yang3 che1

to maintain a car , to keep a car

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養雞場

joeng5 gai1 coeng4

Mandarin: yang3 ji1 chang3

chicken farm

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養顏

joeng5 ngaan4

Mandarin: yang3 yan2

nourish the complexion; of food or skin product to improve one's facial complexion

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餘

jyu4

Mandarin: yu2

Simplified: 余

extra | surplus | remaining | remainder after division | (following numerical value) or more | in excess of (some number) | residue (math.) | after | I | me | a surname | the spare time after something | # adapted from cc-cedict

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餘下

jyu4 haa6

the remaining

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餘味

jyu4 mei6

Mandarin: yu2 wei4

Simplified: 余味

a lasting aftertaste; a lasting impression; a reminiscence

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餘地

jyu4 dei6

Mandarin: yu2 di4

leeway; margin

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餘孽

jyu4 jip6

Mandarin: yu2 nie4

remaining evil element; hated relics

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餘式

jyu4 sik1

Mandarin: yu2 shi4

[math.] remainder

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餘弦

jyu4 jin4/jyun4

Mandarin: yu2 xian2

[math] cosine

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餘弦比

jyu4 jin4 /jyun4 bei2

Mandarin: yu2 xian2 bi3

[math.] cosine ratio

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餘悸

jyu4 gwai3

Mandarin: ye2 ji4

lingering fear

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餘情未了

jyu4 cing4 mei6 liu5

Mandarin: yu2 qing2 wei4 liao3

to still have feelings for sb. that have not subsided

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餘數

jyu4 sou3

Mandarin: yu2 shu4

[math.] remainder

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餘暇

jju4 haa6

Mandarin: yu2 xia2

free time; spare time; leisure

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餘暇

jyu4 haa6

Mandarin: yu2 xia2

Simplified: 余暇

spare time

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