Cantonese Dictionary

餘暉

jyu4 fai1

Mandarin: yu2 hui1

afterglow of the sun

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餘毒

jyu4 duk6

Mandarin: yu2 du2

Simplified: 余毒

pernicious influence; residual poison

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餘生

jyu4 sang1

Mandarin: yu2 sheng1

Simplified: 余生

the rest | remainder of one's life

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餘興

jyu4 hing3

Mandarin: yu2 xing4

Simplified: 余兴

a sideshow; after dinner entertainment; the lingering interest | high spirits | joyful mood

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餘角

jyu4 gok3

Mandarin: yu2 jiao3

[math.] complementary angle

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餘錢

jyu4 cin4*2

surplus money

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餘震

jyu4 zan3

Mandarin: yu2 zhen4

an aftershock (lit., "remainder of an earthquake"), aftershocks

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餘額

jyu4 ngaak6*2

Mandarin: yu2 e2

[math./commerce] the remaining sum; a balance (for accounts)

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餘額表

jyu4 ngaak6*2 biu2

Mandarin: ye2 e2 biao3

balance sheet

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饒命

jiu4 meng6

Mandarin: rao2 ming4

to spare one's life; "spare me!"

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饒恕

jiu4 syu3

Mandarin: rao2 shu4

to forgive

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饒沃

jiu4 juk1

Mandarin: rao2 wo4

Simplified: 饶沃

fertile | rich (soil)

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饒讓

jiu4 joeng6

Mandarin: rao2 rang4

Simplified: 饶让

tolerance and concession; to let off; to excuse; to have mercy on; to reprieve

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饔飧

jung1 syun1

Mandarin: yong1 sun1

breakfast and supper

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饔飧不繼

jung1 syun1 bat1 gai3

Mandarin: yong1 sun1 bu2 ji4

to be clueless where one's next meal will come from

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饜

jim1

Mandarin: yan4

Simplified: 餍

to eat to the full | satiated | # adapted from cc-cedict

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馭

jyu6

Mandarin: yu4

Simplified: 驭

to resist | imperial | (classical) to drive (a chariot) | to manage | to govern | to ride | to control | # adapted from cc-cedict

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驗

jim6

Mandarin: yan4

Simplified: 验

to examine | to test | to check | to inspect | to verify | to produce an effect | # adapted from cc-cedict

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驗光

jim6 gwong1

Mandarin: yan4 guang1

optometry; to examine the eyes

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驗孕

jim6 jan6

Mandarin: yan4 yun4

Simplified: 验孕

to test for pregnancy

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驗屍

jim6 si1

[n] a postmortem examination, an autopsy; [v] to conduct an autopsy | also 檢驗屍體

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驗屍官

jim6 si1 gun1

a coroner

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驗收

jim6 sau1

Mandarin: yan4 shou1

check (incoming goods) upon delivery; inspect and then accept (received goods)

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驗眼

jim6 ngaan5

Mandarin: yan4 yan3

Simplified: 验眼

to have an eye examination

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驗算

jim6 syun3

Mandarin: yan4 suan4

checking

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驗血

jim6 hyut3

Mandarin: yan4 xue4 (PRC), yan4 xie3 (Taiwan)

have a blood test

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驗證

jim6 zing3

Mandarin: yan4 zheng4

inspect and verify

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驗身

jim6 san1

Mandarin: yan4 shen1

Simplified: 验身

medical checkup; body check

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驛

jik6

Mandarin: yi4

Simplified: 驿

post horse | relay station | government post | courier | horse relay system | # adapted from cc-cedict

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驛站

jik6 zaam6

Mandarin: yi4 zhan4

relay station for posting horses (old); rest stop; a stopover

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